[direwolf74]

When you are posting "Ten Years Gone" on October 18, 2026, the stories of The Secret Path album release are going to be missing that element of where you picked up the CD. I have great memories of being at Sam the Record Man at opening to pick up FC or DFN, and I know others here have talked about lining up at midnight in some of the bigger cities to pick up those albums. Things were a little quieter at the record store on World Container release day but I can still remember where and when I picked it up. When people think about this release date 10 years from now, stories of waiting for the mail to arrive or waiting for the album to download on your computer aren't going to have the same resonance.

I did pick up the Man Machine Poem vinyl on release day at The Record Centre in Ottawa, so there are still some release memories being made.

Yea I still buy the physical album on release day every time, including today. I download a lot of music too, but there's just something special about holding the CD or vinyl in your hand and having the artwork, lyrics, liner notes, etc.. And they smell great too!