Music Sales
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Happy 40th birthday, compact disc!It was forty years ago this month that the first compact disc emerged from a factory in Germany. The format eventually changed the industry, but not without a fight.EntertainmentAug 21, 2022
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Alan Cross says he might rekindle his old love affair with compact discsAlan Cross: 'I come not to bury compact discs, but to praise them.'EntertainmentFeb 13, 2022
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Weekly survey: When was the last time you bought a compact disc?It's only a matter of time before the compact disc, once the driver of the recorded music industry, fades to become a niche format. How many CDs have you purchased recently?EntertainmentJun 28, 2021
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A pandemic bright spot: Sales of vinyl records have exploded in CanadaIf you thought that we'd reached peak vinyl and that Canadians' renewed love affair with record had come to an end, you might want to reexamine those assumptons.EntertainmentMay 16, 2021
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Weekly survey: When was the last time you bought a CD?Remember the days when we used to travel through space and time to purchases our music on pieces of plastic? When was the last time you did that?EntertainmentMar 22, 2021
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Canadians continue to adopt streaming music, and there’s no going back: Alan CrossIt won't be long before buying a CD will seem as quaint as picking up a new gramophone.CommentaryApr 21, 2019
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Where are musicians making money these days? On the road — and that’s about it: Alan CrossIn the old days, record sales were where all the money was made, while touring was often a loss leader. Not anymore.CommentaryJul 29, 2018
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Easter weekend in Edmonton, all but a dream for vinyl fansTens of thousands of vinyl records were being sold at the Super Mega Records garage sale at Kenilworth Community Hall Friday to Sunday.ConsumerApr 16, 2017
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