I used to spend all day at the record store and I took some horrible L's based on artwork and hoping shit would sound good before they let you listen to albums...

it was fun but it was also time consuming.

I guess the best thing about buying music at record stores was the journey to the store.

I used to ride buses or walk blocks on lunch break to check for new music.

I miss that part of it but I listen to more music these days due to streaming and convenience.

I honestly have no idea how artist aren't making more money since they don't have to press up a ton of CD's and vinyl.

pretty sure Weird Al Yankovich pointed out how he still has to pay for warehouse sticking fees in his contract even tho 99% of his catalog is now digital.