A few weeks ago, Nielsen Soundscan noted that old albums outsold new ones for the first time since 1991, when the company began tracking U.S. album sales. Anyone claiming they know why probably has something to sell you. Nielsen Soundscan analyst David Bakula said in the July 13 issue of OC Weekly that this has to do with a few things: a lack of blockbusters in the first half of the year (me: well, OK ...), a strong catalog (me: which isn't so different from your mom and dad saying music was better when they were kids) and the fact that catalog CDs are often priced as low as $5.99 or $7.99 while new releases are often twice that (me: hmmmm). All of this may be correct, but it doesn't seem to...
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