Rob Sheffield on the Joys of the CD, Music's Least-Glamorous Format

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.

Gig 62. Siouxsie & The Banshees, Durutti Column, SPK, Howard Devoto, The Box. Pandora's Music Box festival, De Doelen, Rotterdam, 2nd September 1983

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