I, for one, do not miss all the hiss and static, the short play times and having to replace the records often because I had played them until they were flat!
As a DJ (late 1980 thru late 1983), we were required to hold each record and look at it across the grooves. If the surfaces was a dark and shiny black, we played it. If it was dull and gray, it meant the grooves were gone and the record was flat. Those were noted in our log (so the program manager could replace it) and tossed.
Oh, and, yes, I could spin a record on my finger tip while fading in another with my other hand! It looked really cool for those looking into the DJ booth. ?