But I’m not sure why this isn’t more standard. Been reminded thanks to Hop Along’s latest Bark Your Head Off, Dog doing just that with my Bandcamp purchase. I recall Shaking the Habitual came with the album details.
And obviously our very own @ericVI sent out the album artwork to us digital-only weirdos.
Feels like a lot of the time it’s assumed you’re not that into music if you only buy digitally but I still like to know all about who did what on an album and it’s not always easy to find out this stuff online.
I suppose it’s just a matter of the artist deciding what they are going to supply in the digital package, and the buyer deciding whether it’s worth it.
It’s possible that some artists take the view that “OK, if you only want a digital version I’ll sell it to you, but if you want artwork, lyric sheets, 120-page booklet describing the narrative of the album, lapel button, souvenir cardboard cutouts, etc, then just buy the friggin’ physical version of the album.”
feel like downloaders on the whole don’t care much about artwork, and sorta feel like the full artwork should be the preserve of those who’ve shelled out full price for the record, otherwise you should make the download more expensive but that sorta defeats the point