CD Babies: Why Kids Will Save The Compact Disc

Vinyl records famously came back from near-extinction. Another physical medium is about to follow the same trajectory, thanks to a new generation of listeners.

My almost-two-year-old daughter, Riley, loves music. Believe it or not, she developed some distinct—and eclectic—preferences by the time she was eight months old. More recently, my wife and I have been playing LPs for her. Now, when Riley wants to hear another one, she’ll actually walk over to the turntable and shout, “Rec-uhd!”

But record players aren’…