It was this weekend, that I discovered it’s been so long now since I bought a CD, I can’t even remember the last time I went in a store and picked up a record. I was left thinking, what does this mean?

It was 8 weeks ago doing my Christmas shopping that I was shocked to discover that HMV had once again reduced the CD racks, in Hammersmith the HMV racks were 91% DVD’s and 8 % CD’s. I’m no stranger to the constantly evolving music industry, in fact I’m a stong believer in the new business model and the strength of the legal mp3 download on platforms like iTunes, Amazon and Rhapsody.

But I digress, it was Sunday night when I was browsing the iTunes store and clicked the buy button on Alicia Keys – “Empire State Of Mind” when I realized it’s been so long since I actually bought a CD, is it because I don’t value CDs anymore? NO WAY! My immense CD collection proves otherwise, so what the hell is it?

Well I came to the conclusion it must be the sheer eaze of use, the convenience of just hearing a 30 second sample and clicking buy now for the dirt cheap price of 79p. The convenience of accessing any song I want from the iTunes store on my iPhone, no matter where I am. It makes the task of traveling to the record store a thing of the past.

Do you still purchase CDs? Or have you found yourself in a similar situation, buying most of your music of an online store or listening free on Spotify or Last Fm? Comment on this post and let me know what you think.

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