The usage of album covers use to be an art form. I know I could not only wait to hear the music but I also use to look forward to seeing the art covers and surprises that may be in the albums. With the MP3’s being used the album cover design/art and the content inside is becoming obsolete. The quote below is the best way to sum up what has happened to this art form.
"For a while, there was a true 'marriage' of two very distinct and different media -- art and music. In their heyday, LP covers were an outlet for experimentation, art, fun, social comment, and the power of the visual image to sell you the music that was contained therein. It's over I guess. The 'cover' of a CD is about 14% of the size of a record album; the artwork on the cassette box is just 7% as big. That's barely enough space to put the name of the artist, much less some breathtaking or unusual artwork."__Bill Walsh
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On the plus side, with electronic media, artists have the potential for integrating videos and cool interactive features with their audio files, which was never possible with vinyl.
Dude, I agree, I miss the old ritual of tearing open a new tape and reading through the content on the pullout, sometimes they had just the words, sometimes it had all sorts of fun stuff. I would listen to my new tape and read/look at the same time, I would even read the "We would like to thank..." section to see who the band was associated with. The worst was when you got a new tape and there was no insert, those bastards! One album cover comes to mind as I reminisce, The Wall by Pink Floyd, maybe the coolest album design of all time, it didn't work on tapes or the cd, would the album be as cool if it were just released as mp3s?
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