The Joy of Vinyl

I love vinyl records for many reasons:

• They remind me of my childhood. 
• They are usually filled with great, less electronically manipulated music. 
• They are still cheap. 
• They force the listener to listen to an album (or at least half of it) from start to finish. There is no "shuffle." This is great for conceptual albums.
• They sound great. 
• They are often obscure or out of print, and I have a record player that can hook up to a computer and digitize them if I so desire.
• They often have great artwork and interesting anecdotal information.