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Music Downloads Could Be No More By 2020Nielsen,an American global information and measurement company,has reported that download sales in the US have fallen by 42% and with the rate they're falling,could be a thing of the past by 2020.Nielsen's figures are for single track downloads and confirm that purchase of songs have fallen 24% in the first half of 2016.Music Business worldwide says:"If single track sales continue to fall at this rate,purchases from download stores such as i-Tunes will be …

HIGH DEFINITION VINYL - ARE WE ABOUT TO GET IT?Austrian company Rebeat Digital have filed a patent to develop what would be the world's first "High Definition Vinyl" technology.Capable of producing records with longer playing times (up to approximately 30%)and a wider frequency range that would potentially cut waiting times at pressing plants in the process.The HD Vinyl process would involve using 3D topographical mapping combined with a laser to burn the music direct to the stamper.This would p …

Hang On To Your Helmet - HD Cassette Is Here!We know it's August but we just fell across one of the best April Fool's jokes and we thought we might share.....the HD cassette....Promising updated machinery and manufacturing methods,the new cassette will offer HD sound,unchewable tape and up to 360 minutes of storage space.The HD tapes offer Shush technology which offers a quiet performance free from hiss and noise,as well as anti-tangle protect which coats the tape with a special substance that m …

The World's Worst Record Shop Customer Service....And He's Proud Of It!There is a record shop in Philadelphia  that has 4 million records on hand,mostly 45's from the 1950's and 1960's.And the owner hates customers.....how does that work?Shively celebrates his 50th year in the record business this year but don't expect him to throw an anniversary party.You won't even get a warm welcome on arrival!On his shop door hangs a sign warning "DO NOT ENTER" with the smaller words underneath "unless …

The First Record Played In Space - T Minus 33 1/3!After 4 years of planning,Jack White's hair-brained scheme to play a record in space was achieved successfully on 30th July,2016.Seeking to fulfill White's long held ambition,White's record label Third Man Records has built a custom space-proof turntable called "the Icarus Craft" which was hoisted into the atmosphere attached to a high altitude balloon.The record set that was played was a gold plated master of Carl Sagan's single"A Glorious Dawn" …