1.   Although a few vinyl albums are still being produced, most stores have virtually abandoned displays of the vinyl album in favor of CDs.

2.   As a virtue, patience seems to have gone the way of eight-track tape players, vinyl albums and monogamy in the military.

3.   Experts say the surge was sparked by consumers replacing their old vinyl albums with compact discs along with the explosion in alternative rock, rap and Spanish music.

4.   Just like the vinyl album before it, the cassette is limping into history.

5.   Music Exchange in Westport sells all modes of recorded music but also offers a big selection of vinyl albums.

6.   On CDs, liner notes are locked inside the plastic, but on vinyl albums, they can be read in the store.

7.   People who want to digitize and compress their vinyl albums, cassettes and reel-to-reel tapes will have to surmount other hurdles.

8.   Ripping through the packing tape, I discovered a collection I had adjudged at the time to be the most embarrassing vinyl albums I had ever purchased.

9.   The band is expected to promote the hard-rocking disc -- which will also be released as a vinyl album -- with its first tour in five years.

10.   This was in large part because consumers were replacing their old vinyl albums with more expensive compact disks.