Andrew Marlin, Billy Strings latest albums - not on CD?
Is this the beginning of the end of audio CDs? Last month I saw a YouTube video with one of the songs from Billy Strings "Turmoil & Tinfoil" album, but when I went to Amazon to buy a CD, I could only purchase MP3's or stream with Amazon Prime. This week I saw the positive reviews of Marlin's new album and it too appears to be unavailable in CD format, but only available through MP3 purchase or streaming sites.
I still value my CDs for their portability, relative permanence, as well as for the art work and album info, but I guess I can see, especially in relatively low-volume niche markets, that CDs would lose out to direct downloads and streaming. I do like the idea of immediate downloads (and I've used this option with Amazon Prime, to listen to music immediately while my CD is being shipped to me), but I'll miss CD's!.
Doug Brock
2018 Kimble 2 point (#259), Eastman MD315, Eastman MDA315, some guitars, banjos, and fiddles
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