As a listener I do not really care, or it has to be something special, like the cheap dinosaurs plant, or the infinity shred 4 vinyl album.

As a musician I love to release physical stuf. Unfortunately, it costs money plus no one really seems to buy stuff anymore at shows. We're still stuck with +200 copies of Clarence, our first ep, because we had to order 600 cds (that was their minimum).

What if the mp3s are sold out? Surely THAT most increase their value?

I don't really care.

I don't mind purchasing physical releases however they have to be limited edition to tempt me otherwise I prefer digital download especially since download is generally a lot more cheaper compared to buying something physical and paying postage rates.

With the chip scene I like how artists including .sav files and sometimes tips with their digital releases, lets you explore their techniques, at times it makes you appreciate the music more knowing that you have seen the music in it's raw form of how it was designed.

tl;dr

Digital is nice.

Well, some things have a resale value, but it depends on how popular the bands you like are, and if there is a market when you decide to get rid of them. I've got about 3/4 of the way through selling my physical music collection, and now I'm stuck with this big load of records by bands no-one has heard of, and I can't shift them.

Also, mp3s tend to be cheaper than the physical records (at least with vinyl), so while mp3s don't have a resale value, you usually make an initial saving.

I like digital copies unless I'm a really big fan of the music, in which case I will buy a vinyl copy, if available.  I hardly ever use CDs other than to rip them onto my computer and set them aside.  If the music is really good, and there is no vinyl available, I'd rather have the CD to be able to rip a higher quality audio file.  If the music is good but doesn't rank in the higher bracket, I don't mind having .mp3s rather than higher quality files.

Big music is supposed to take up a lot of space. I want a digital release with the bits carved into a gigantic obelisk.

One good thing about physical releases is that they have resell value when you get tired of them.

Not so with mp3s.

The graphics in albums like that are deliberate, for example, the rainbow on Dark side of the Moon goes all the way around the jacket on purpose, but there are lots of people involved, nearly hundreds at times, to make things like that.

Depends how much effort is being put into the packaging of the release. The inclusion of booklets, photos, cards, shiny things, strange coloured vinyl and weird formats will make me want to buy something. 

I probably wouldn't buy a regular ol' CD in a case with nothing else unless I was at a gig and have had a few.

It really doesn't relate to the album at all. Some artist Pink Floyd knew just showed them a bunch of pictures to choose for their new album and they just chose the pretty one with the rainbow on it.

Word. I'm towards the end of getting rid of all of my vinyl, and I can't wait until it's all gone. It takes up so much space.

I like digital, but I can appreciate the ritual of taking a disc out and putting it on the platter, or rewinding tapes or whatever.

I appreciate the feel of the physical goods, but having once owned over 1000 records, cassettes, and CDs, I'm thankful for digital and I realize I don't sit and listen often enough to look back. Tl;dr- the shit takes up too much space.

sounds more like a prism to me...
as a kid i would get a big chuckle at 'The Wall's artwork. Giant butt wearing a judge wig lol.

back to topic,
i think it's great to have physical formats available, but maybe save them for special releases. Digital is great for pumping out endless short EP's, but make the physical format a comp of EPs ya know? (unless of course you are putting out 7"s)

no, i just think it's a shit cover and doesn't relate in the slightest to the album itself (besides maybe the 'heartbeat' pulse on the inside cover, but that's pretty lame too). its popularity just makes it worse.

i'm sure i could easily list twenty others that i wish i'd never seen.