i wrote this in another thread - there's no way i'm going to pay $15 USD to get a vinyl single. that's what it costs to import one record to the States now. if the choice is to risk financial ruin on a vinyl run or release straight to digital, i would rather my favorite artists go digital and stay around for the duration. i don't think anyone has to constantly be proving their STREET CRED by suffering for an outdated medium.

this is all an ancient debate, but let me reiterate - sound quality is subjective. yeah, i love certain traits of vinyl, but i love other things about WAV and 320 MP3. with digital, i get a really clean representation of the sound, and it is most likely unspoiled by a poor cut, surface noise, etc..

the bottom line is that digital distribution gives artists total control over their work, which is far more important than trying to revive a format.