Packaging, Streaming, and the Staying Power of The Clark Sisters Used bookstores hold the history of collectible music. In 1983, compact discs reached American consumers, and a smaller medium set off a revolution in audio recording. Through every change in packaging since, the sound of The Clark Sisters has endured. This is a Slice tribute to their staying power and a look at how the presentation and consumption of music have changed over four decades. Essay by Mona Austin The music industry has evolved to the point that physical media is becoming a thing of the past. I write this essay to reminisce over the music relics we once knew and what they meant to the way we lived. The Clark Sisters immediately come to mind. One of their seminal albums sits squarely at the intersection of an era change in music packaging and distribution. What album covers come to mind for you? Is it Michael Jackson's Thriller? Prince's Purple Rain? Or Stevie Wonder's Songs in the Ke...