Can one get the stuff from the inside/back of the album/CD cover when one has purchased on-line music? I like to know who played what instrument for each track as well as whatever comments the artist may have made about the song, etc.
Great question - I look forward to the more web-music-savvy Dopers posting ideas on this…
I love liner notes and hate the blank sameness of mp3’s on their own - I wish we could grab a write-up about each song when it is downloaded and then access the notes while the song is playing…
While not really very helpful, I’ll point out that at least some of the basic info can sometimes be found at AMG all music guide. Nowhere as good as reading the actual liner notes, but better than nothing. (And I’m hoping someone else has a better source, too.)
Depends on the album- some modern albums downloaded at iTunes have digital liner notes, although most don’t.