Tom Dunne: The time is right to jump aboard the great CD revival

Music & Me: The digital music cloud's silver lining has seen an increase in compact disc sales, driven by the likes of Adele, Taylor Swift and BTS
Tom Dunne: The time is right to jump aboard the great CD revival

Last year, for the first time in 17 years, CD sales actually increased. 

My dearest friends. Do you remember how I once told you that the CD is dead, is just landfill in shiny boxes and you’d be better off burning your collection while dancing naked around the flames? You didn’t actually do that did you? You did! Okay, well, we have much to talk about so.

On a positive note, dancing naked is more liberating that people give it credit for, especially in the garden, at night, by a fire. And I’ll bet you’ve liberated a lot of storage space in your house too. Marie Kondo eat your heart out. However, as regards the CDs themselves, well, perhaps you should sit.

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