I like the physicall discs over the downloads as well, but it's nice to hear what you're going to buy. Plus, with the Radiohead thing, I ended up picking up the cd in store for $7.99. A few years back there was talk of cheaper cd prices, but that didn't last. I'm still paying 14.99-16.99 a disc, which is rediculous considering the amout of good albums that have been released as of late. I'm like that though. If someone makes me a copy of a cd and I like it, I'll go out and buy it.
I thought it was cool when STP had SLDD streaming on their site a day or two before the album came out.