Before Ipods,MP3s and CDs there was the vinyl record. I grew up buying real records ( i do admit to dumping vinyl when the CD first came out in the 80's but i see now my mistake), there is no sound like the sound of a real record.
All the pops and cracks add something to the sound and really the sound off a record is much richer and full than the electronic cleaned up sound of cds and mp3s.
If you've never listened or owned a real record, you should go out and find some, you'll fall in love with them.
My first album was Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs "Wooly Bully", i love this record to this day, sadly i have played the poor record to death but i still have it.
