While I do agree that mixing for records produces a pretty good sounding final product (and for many people the best sounding album), you are still constrained

While I do agree that mixing for records produces a pretty good sounding final product (and for many people the best sounding album), you are still constrained to the laws of physics. If you have a track that’s mixed too hot, you’ll just throw the needle out and get skipping. I’ve heard of this happening with some rock and electronic albums. With a digital release, the whole album can be mixed however the artist wants.