...will soon on be iTunes.
I'm going to play my age card here: so does this mean a whole generation of kids will listen to songs from, say, "With the Beatles" without holding that classic b-w picture in their hands? Don't they lose something important in the bargain?
Would you want to listen to Side-B of Abbey Road out of sequence? Is it even possible to explore White Album without downloading "Wild Honey Pie" or "Revolution 9"?
Next week, I'm going to talk about how telegraphy and Morse code are corrupting our youngsters.
UPDATE: A great bit of insight via a post in Techcrunch about why this news matters:
"So why do we care? Because this is one of the last times you’re going to see the recording industry in a position of power. It’s like seeing a majestic Dodo in action for one last time. The obstinacy that has led to doing things the same way since the 50s (there are likely LPs that have been in print that long, being sold the same way, like produce) at last is running out of steam."
I like that phrase, "majestic Dodo". It gives this news item a proper place in a narrative that started some 50 years ago.
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