>A person like myself
>wants to continue to buy music in a form that my future
>children can "flip" through like i did with my parents
>records.

'The Cloud' will take care of all the archiving and all you will need to do is give them names to search. It is much more efficient this way (think about all the paper, vinyl, ink, machinery to press the vinyl or any physical product). Music 'collecting' is paralleling human evolution as it is in other fields (hybrid cars, organic foods, etc.).

The artwork/track-listing complaint is rooted in nostalgia. It has no other basis because not only is there MORE information online, Social networking is infinitely more interactive/stimulating for the fan.