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It didn't always work that way. Only the people with bookcase style storage had to squint at the spine labels. (-: There were, at the time (and still are, a
by JdeBP 3y ago
It didn't always work that way. Only the people with bookcase style storage had to squint at the spine labels. (-:
There were, at the time (and still are, a quick trip to Bing informs me), flip storage containers that one could buy, meaning that one didn't have to read the spines, just flip backwards and forwards looking at the faces. CD jewel cases are less amenable to this sort of flip-storage, and have a tendency to self-right since they have flat bases.
- masklinn 3y agoThat is essentially the same result: browsing through your vinyl collection was / is normally done by looking at the cover. Not so much with CDs. And with dematerialised content... it could be (there are views which show covers, and to this day I try to tag albums with their covers at least when I copy them to my phone) but why bother when you can just look for the artist, album, or track you want to listen to directly? These are not because of > the smaller picture formats used by streaming platforms. is my point.