How many times do you play a CD/LP?

I think everyone has albums that they've bought only to find they don't like them and just filed away. However, I've often found that several years down the road I'll pull a few of those out and rediscover them - and LIKE them.

Good example, when I first started listening to jazz I bought a three-fer of Mingus's Bethlehem recordings. I was new to jazz so they were a little more far out than I was(and the cds sounded terrible). I put them away for almost ten years before rediscovering them and now (with a different cd player) they are a listening staple.

Your own tastes will change over time.

I'm always perplexed that people still seek out yet another new and improved copy of Dark Side of The Moon. If there was ever a record that EVERYONE should be tired of that is it. Its great, don't get me wrong, but everyone in America has heard it, what, eight or nine million times?

If you're standing still as the world changes it'll run you over. (this coming - ironically - from a guy who collects nothing but 50-year old jazz)