I know LPs can sound fantastic -- there's definitely care and attention placed into their production. And if you're going by numbers, it stands to reason that a higher percentage of LPs were mastered with "care and loving" than CDs. But is it really fair to compare well-mastered vinyl and poorly-mastered CDs? You mention nothing about the breathtaking ability of a well-mastered CD to transport you "into the moment".
One of the best things going for CD technology is that you don't need to spend a lot of money to reveal most of the benefits of the technology. Almost any modern CD player and any receiver connected to a pair of speakers like Axioms will perform wonderfully. With vinyl, however, a fair amount of tweaking and some expensive pieces of equipment are often required. You have your plinth, your platter, your tone arm, your cartridge, your phono pre-amp, etc. etc. Some bargains can be found, sure, but on average and dollar for dollar, I'm willing to bet better sound can be had from a CD-based system than one that is vinyl-based.
