[friendlyHornet]

One of my favourite albums of all time ("Witchcraft Destroys Minds and Reaps Souls" by Coven, released 1969) was very recently taken off of streaming platforms

I don't know the reason it was removed but it was like a I was pinched and realised how little control I have over my favourite music.

The album is still on YouTube but I don't know for how long.

I bought the vinyl, even though i currently don't have a record player but plan to get one

I have to start preserving DRM free or physical copies of media I like. I always knew there was a risk of stuff being removed but always put off thinking about it for convenience, but not anymore

[AlexandrB]

This has always been a pain about streaming services. The reason is almost always some licensing dispute or contract running out between the publisher, streaming company, and artist. Same kind of thing as when Netflix loses a movie or TV show. This is a good reason to still buy LPs, CDs, or DRM free mp3s since, for smaller artists, getting those rights back may not be worth bothering with for a giant like Spotify or Apple.

I'm not aware of this happening for explicitly censorious reasons, but I wouldn't be surprised at all if it did.

[wyre]

I see the album on Apple Music listed as Witchcraft

[friendlyHornet]

Maybe it is geolocked? What country are you in? (You don't have to say if you're not comfortable)