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It's CDs that ensure music doesn't change. The music changes every time you play a vinyl record, as well as simply while the LP is on the shelf. CDs by contrast store an immutable copy of the music.



OP was referring to multiple versions of a track due to licensing and censorship changes rather than the media itself altering.


Yes, but their chosen solution is vulnerable to the media itself altering, which is not the case with CDs (which aren’t vulnerable to licensing issues either).


GP was being pedantic, and probably knew what OP meant.




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