I've read several articles lately about the resurgence of interest in vinyl records.  You remember: those large fragile easily-scratched 33 - 1/3 LPs. 

According to the Recording Industry Association of America, manufacturers' shipments of LPs jumped more than 36 percent from 2006 to 2007 to more than 1.3 million. Shipments of CDs dropped more than 17 percent during the same period to 511 million, as they lost some ground to digital formats.

Part of the reason for the renewed interest in this format is due to the sound purist looking for true analog sound.  As CNN notes, "digital recordings capture samples of sound and place them very close together as a complete package that sounds nearly identical to continuous sound to many people.  Analog recordings on most LPs are continuous, which produces a truer sound." 

What I think is funny (and sad) is that some new LP releases are being recorded and mixed digitally, so the audiophiles might think they are getting the true experience, but instead are buying digital music on a less convenient format.  In this case, the only benefit of an LP that I can think of is that CDs are limited to 16-bit, 44.1kHz.  Whereas LPs can be created from digital masters recorded at much higher bit depths/sample rates, and the LP would presumably capture the higher resolution.  Would anyone notice?  I doubt it. 

So who wants to see the Kompoz CD project released on vinyl?