[Thor Joachim Haga]

Cute article, from a relative “normie” (in terms of how he treated and interacted with his collection…rather haphazardly; I’m definitely in his “archive” category, although more laidback than the biggest ‘moths’ out there). He’s also younger than me, it stung a little when he said “a clear advance on the cassette tapes cherished by older siblings and cousins”, because that was me.

I’ve always been more or less immune to the changes in the music industry. I eventually did latch on to streaming and files, but at no point did I consider selling off my entire CD collection (only individual titles in trades and the like). Nor did I get rid of my cassettes when I moved into CDs.

I would love it if CDs became more popular, because that would probably – and ironically – mean lower prices too (more on the market). Less need for the “deluxe” editions they churn out now, to $30 and beyond, and back to simple things. But I doubt that’s gonna happen.