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Ars Technica / Catherine Sinow / Nov 30, 2020
“The popularity of YouTubecore albums first released decades ago has caused their long-out-of-print physical counterparts to skyrocket in price. Predictably, record labels have come to the rescue with reissues on vinyl, CD, and even cassette.” (Previously: How Spotify’s algorithm turned an obscure B-side into Pavement’s biggest hit, and how Spotify’s algorithm made a 28-year-old album track Galaxie 500’s biggest hit.)
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