I love the long tail and how nothing is every truly gone with the advent of the Internet. In case you didn’t know, N.E.R.D. stands for “no one ever really dies” and the ‘Net makes it so. Here is one application:
\nOnline music fans have downloaded more than 250,000 tracks of previously out-of-print recordings by European artists since the launch of Universal Music\u2019s pioneering digital catalogue reissue programme earlier this year. It was launched as the first step in a multi-year drive to reinstate more than 100,000 European deleted recordings. The initial offering comprised more than 3,000 out-of-print tracks from the company\u2019s vaults in the U.K., France and Germany. They were made available through online music services in 20 countries, mostly in Europe.
\nBelow are listed the top artists, albums and tracks. I didn’t know most of these names and am still finding out info and\/or listening to all of them. Cool to say the least, check it out:
\nMOST POPULAR ARTISTS BY TRACK
\n1. Noir Desir
\n2. Chris de Burgh
\n3. Gun
\n4. Eddie & the Hot Rods
\n5. Del Amitri
\nMOST POPULAR TRACKS
\n1. Gun, Word Up
\n2. Eddie & the Hot Rods, Do Anything You Wanna Do
\n3. Brigitte Bardot, Je T\u2019Aime Moi Non Plus
\n4. Freak Power, Turn On Tune In Cop Out
\n5. Cast, Guiding Star
\nMOST POPULAR ALBUMS
\n1. Big Country, Steeltown
\n2. Fairport Convention, Meet On The Ledge
\n3. Jacques Brel, Ballades et Mots D\u2019Amour
\n4. Freak Power, Drive-Thru Booty
\n5. Nana Mouskouri, Les Plus Beaux Noels du Monde
\nWeird! Lots of new music to listen to now…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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