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    LETTERS

    Aug 10, 2021 4 minutes

    Liner notes with downloads, please!

    ver the decades, I’ve progressed through albums to CDs to hi-rez downloads. Part of my listening experience has always been reading liner notes. Holding and reading an album cover or CD booklet while listening to the music has always enhanced the experience. So what gives with liner notes not being part of most hi-rez download purchases? I’ve complained to one of the major hi-rez download sites about this, and they indicated that their hands are tied by the record companies. So I contacted one of the major record labels and got nowhere: Seems they’re happy for? I admit I won’t stop buying hi-rez files, but I also will not stop feeling ripped off.

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