I could not hear a difference between Analog and digital...... what gives ?

One thing to keep in mind is that when CD’s and SACDs came out, re-mastering was common, for one reason or another, and of course the loudness wars were a thing, so some of what we heard in terms of: 

• Compression
• Channel separation
• Frequency response

was pretty deliberate.  There’s even evidence for instance for Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon being repeatedly re-mastered with each CD pressing, with some very different results.  I think there was even a premium version which was particularly poorly received. 

Having said that, given the normal vinyl cartridge variations in frequency response to one another, I’d be really surprised if you found a vinyl and digital copy which performed audibly identically, without significant bandwidth limits on the playback system, so I suggest a decent pair of headphones may be needed to help assess. 

I agree.

In instances where I have a really good pressing to compare to a CD that was pre-loudness wars or mastered without being overly compressed,  digital and vinyl can be very close. I have my vinyl playback dialed in well.  Probably need to work on my digital playback as it's all inboard DACs that have some years on them now. I'll never get rid of the my vinyl setup as I enjoy it so much but digital done right can sound fantastic with the right files or cd master. As far as the overly compressed cd's from the loudness wars, I might as well give them away or recycle them. They never get played. 

@erik_squires 

Thanks so much.  In this particular case, it looks like both versions were remastered by Steve Hoffman in 1996.  I am really starting to think that these DCC versions went from Analog Master tape to Digital to CD; then Digital to Analog (Vinyl) and that is why they sound the same.  In addition, the volume levels are almost exactly the same...  Here you can see the rear of the Album and rear of the CD and all the documentation of the remaster... 

Here is what the insert in the Vinyl Album says about the recording:

Here is what it says on the back of the CD relative to the recording:

The sonic signature playing the same mastered album on digital vs analog is entirely dependent on your components... well except for surface noise. This has been true for a while. Congratulations for discovering it. So, at this point it means... you want a better sounding system invest more into digital. It used to be analog was your best bet, no longer true. Both get better with cost but digital has the advantage in convenience and no surface noise. 

So, if you haven’t got there yet. A high end streaming can equal or exceed vinyl. On the same master streaming sound quality equals stored files, equals CD. So, streaming is the way to go. Infinite library almost no cost. 

Welcome to the future...it’s great isn’t it!

Well, this is a hobby were there’s lots of passionate nostalgia and emotional connection to vinyl (mostly old guys like me), and CD to a lesser degree.  It seems to have always been  assumed (at least to vinyl lovers) that vinyl will always automatically sound better than digital, although that was never always the case, but much more so, I would say, 5 to 10 years ago and beyond.  In recent years, with the vast improvements in sound quality of separate/outboard DACs, leading to brilliant digital sound quality, the gap has narrowed to the point were many of us, myself included, have opted to lay aside vinyl and CD, and enjoy streaming our music exclusively (the new, wonderful, brilliant technology).  The wonderful thing about high-end audio is that, all of these different wonderful forms of music media, old and new, (streaming, CD, vinyl, reel-to-reel, etc.) are still available for all of us to enjoy for the foreseeable future.  Happy listening