> because people couldnt afford tons of content to play You'd save for a while to buy a vinyl LP, choose it carefully (besides radio play, you could also ask t

> because people couldnt afford tons of content to play You'd save for a while to buy a vinyl LP, choose it carefully (besides radio play, you could also ask to play it for a bit at the store), take it home and listen to it a score of times in a row, perhaps in company. Then lend it to the friend(s) who also loaned you their LPs. Eventually the LP would come to its place of honour on a shelf with a couple dozen others, to be played when the mood struck. [/Flintstone ;-]