Hear hear! I heartily agree, and I think I'd file myself right alongside you in terms of "audiophileness." Vinyl is not worth the effort and worry for me. I appreciate the masterings that made them so great, many of which wound up on early CDs, but I don't want to deal with the ritual.
As for that Mudcrutch album, you'd better give the audiophile CD that comes with the vinyl a listen. It blows away the standard CD. Like I mentioned above - same mastering as the vinyl. It is lovely sounding.