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Universal-EMI deal: the day the music died

More than 100 years of British musical history extinguished after a sorry tale of greed, piracy, incompetence – and, even, records"I knew I was out of luck the day the music died," sang Don McLean, on American Pie, still available on EMI. It is a competitive field as to when this event happened but the pointless, unnecessary dismemberment of the 115-year-old UK record company has to be in the dismal top 10. The world's most concentrated media market, with four players, is reduced to three.Frid...

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15:45 on September 21 2012

Universal-EMI deal: the day the music died

Guardian Music — More than 100 years of British musical history extinguished after a sorry tale of greed, piracy, incompetence – and, even, records"I knew I was out of luck the day the ... more info
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