Cover art -- it was part of the fun!

[GoKidd]

My lovely wife gave me a new iPod Nano -- the little 1.5 inch square that's maybe a quarter-inch thick. I love it: it includes an FM radio; I can pause live shows; carry around most of my music collection in my shirt pocket; and SHAKE it to shuffle up a music mix!
It even briefly displays on its face what I remember as the "cover art" associated with the albums I have loaded into the Nano. Very Cool!
Well ... except it reminds me how much I really enjoyed the full-size covers and liner notes on vinyl LP albums.
Man, albums were the main decoration in my bedroom when I was a kid! And those liner notes could be a peek inside the recording industry or a copy of the full lyrics or at least extra photos!
Cover art in the world of CDs and iPods -- has anything really taken its place?

[The Mayor]

I still buy CD's because of the liner notes. There's something about holding the booklet in your hand while listening to the CD.