Rob Sheffield on the Joys of the CD, Music's Least-Glamorous Format
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Rob Sheffield pays tribute to the humble pleasures and basic functionality of the compact disc, in the midst of what may be a CD revival.
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Rob Sheffield on the Joys of the CD, Music's Least-Glamorous Format
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