What Happened to Soundtracks?

Does anyone else remember the day when you would cop a soundtrack before you saw the movie? At this moment I'm listening to the Jason's Lyric soundtrack, specifically LL Cool J's "Candyman". The cd was solid from front to back with mostly a West Coast feel but it was hot. The soundtracks used to have joints that you couldn't find anywhere else but it was worth it. It was a tight mixture of rap