[chet]

Originally Posted by Bernie

One good thing that CDs did bring was, with the longer and more compact format, old catalogs were revived, vaults of tapes were researched and new discoveries were made - alternate takes and outtakes - were included in the reissues. This kind of material was a gold mine for fans and completists. These sets often came with great new liner notes and booklets with all kinds of great info. I'm a jazz fan, and there were many great box sets and reissues in the "CD years". That stuff never would have seen the light of day had it not been for the "new" CD format. Will this continue with the MP3 or other "non-physical" format? Sadly, probably not.

They're starting to do that with vinyl also. They may have to include an extra disc but so what?