It took me this long in the show's history to realize that H. Jon Benjamin voices Jimmy Pesto Jr. It might've been the "T-I-N-A" song that made me notice the resemblance.

If they were going to have Porky Pig make an appearance, they could've called the show Sunni Tunes instead of the first-draft Muslim Looney Tunes.

One of my major record-buying regrets (another of which I mentioned in the vinyl revival article comments) is that I passed on buying a cheap used CD copy of John Linnell's State Songs at a Coconuts about ten years ago. Oh, sure, I could probably find another one now, but it was right there.

Somewhat ironically, Pearl Jam's "Spin the Black Circle" is an early example (predating (What's the Story) Morning Glory?) of brickwalled rock music.

My regret is passing on a $2 copy of the Mothers of Invention's We're Only in It for the Money because of what probably would've been a minor scratch. That was just being petty.

The digital downloads probably don't come with artwork that turns colors when you get it wet.

And for records, I had the pleasure of buying a large haul of used vinyl at the Newman Book Sale in Indiana, PA, back in 2008. I bought about 80 records—mostly "modern classical" music, including Stockhausen, Reich, Glass, and Ligeti—for less than $30. Most of it seemed to come from a retired (and possibly deceased)…

Some used copies of Fragile have the booklet inside with photos of the band and more artwork. I've never sprung for one—I bought my $1 copy long ago—but part me wishes I had, as marginal as that additional packaging seems.

Our local "hand-picked music" station (which does a decent job of mixing current rockish-but-not-too-hard hits with a large back catalog of lesser hits from established acts) plays a Dawes single occasionally. I like it. It's got a '70s Rumours texture to my ears and just chugs along. It's kind of hard to live up to…

@avclub-e2d2a66fbfbd0e54fd283fa6a053dc4f:disqus : But not all vinyl records are LPs! Semantic expansion's a real bitch.

I get aural quotes all the time. Usually it'll be of a song I haven't listened to in a long time, and I puzzle over where I heard it until it eventually clicks and I listen to the song or album.

@avclub-e46fa50c967edb3d8391cc2fa53f6c6f:disqus : I find it highly unlikely that in thirty years, there will be as many of today's copies of Xiu Xiu and Magnetic Fields albums as there are now of 1980s copies of Future Shock and Purple Rain.

I see lots of ill-considered vinyl markup at flea markets, too. I rarely pay more than $5 (USD) for a used LP, and your Bat Out of Hell example is borne out my many, many uninformed sellers who don't realize how easy it is to find some records cheaply.

You say that "vinyl won't hold value," but depending on the quality of the pressing and relative rarity, an album kept in very good condition (playing- and packaging-wise) can appreciate in value considerably years later.

That sound can only be captured on a disc hewn from rock and lubricated with fresh raw petroleum.

I don't have a copy, but I remember seeing it from time to time at my local record shop (Papa Jazz, Columbia, SC), often with the diecut title lettering. Maybe you could call 'em about it.

Poor Oscar Homeslice.

"A unicorn going to a job interview. He doesn’t get it."

I think @avclub-725cc2b97f6fb312e84200ede841eff0:disqus counts Kid A as good, if I done my math correct.

The Wikipedia article for "Loudness war" cites (What's the Story) Morning Glory? as one of the prominent milestones in the trend.