Speaking of the 80'ies - Some of you might get a kick out of this collection: http://www.allmusic.com/album/left-of-the-dial-dispatches-from-the-80s-underground-mw0000401755 Most of it is not really my style(Usually I make a point of hating most covers, but for instance I very much prefer Manfred Mann's version of "Going Underground" to Paul Weller's (The Jam) original :-) ), but there are some gems among.

As for digital/other I confess to listening to most of my music nowadays ripped to flac on a computer, but I have usually bought it on CD...

Holy Grails for me would be something like a signature on some of my favorite albums - e.g. DB ;-)