I love the smell of a new cd. Newly pressed, fresh ink, the flawless underside of the disc and its sharp click as it pops out of the case for the first time since the factory. I love the minted treasure of the cd liner and the whole-wheat texture of the paper… This is going to be bad for my finances, I can tell.
allmusic.com + Barnes & Noble (where you can listen to the cd before you buy it) + newfound financial solvency = tricky situation.