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Mark Wheat
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A signed Led Zeppelin album cover is displayed at a press preview for an auction of celebrity memorabilia in New York City.
Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images

In the last 25 years, the compact disc has shaped the way music is made and presented to audiences. But will the internet and itunes make the CD and the album obsolete?

Midmorning brings a couple of The Current's musicheads to the stage of the Minnesota State Fair to discuss how technology has influenced their experience with and love for music.

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Album cover
A signed Led Zeppelin album cover is displayed at a press preview for an auction of celebrity memorabilia in New York City.
Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images