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Sat 03 Mar 2009The seven-inch single hits 60
As the CD single disappears from record store shelves, the seven-inch vinyl, now 60 years old, clings tenaciously to life, and the format even saw increased sales last year
THESE ARE DARK days for the recording industry, as sales of CDs continue to plummet and downloading continues to eat into artists’ revenue. These days, there seems hardly any point in a band bothering to go into a recording studio – you probably wouldn’t even recoup your production costs. Unless your last name is Vox, Ciccone or Knowles, you’re not exactly going to get rich on CD sales – most of your fans will probably download it for free on a peer-to-peer site, or cherry-pick their favourite tracks from your album on iTunes at less than a euro a pop.
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