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STACKING UP SALES
Total album and single sales of CDs and cassettes for the week ended Sept. 4, compared to week-ago and year-ago levels, in millions of units sold:
Latest week: Albums: 10.8 Singles: 2.0
Week-ago: Albums: 10.4 Singles: 1.9
Year-ago: Albums: 10.3 Singles: 2.4
Hits Magazine Tip of the Week
PolyGram executives are deciding the configuration of the forthcoming Woodstock soundtrack package. Insiders say a group representing PolyGram record manufacturing and distribution executives favors individual CD and cassette releases that would separate the live performances by musical genre, maximizing domestic and international record sales. However, a faction led by the show’s producer, PolyGram Diversified Entertainment, favors a large multi-disc boxed set that would preserve the magnitude of the event. No official release date has been set for the project.
Note: Hits magazine is a weekly music industry trade publication.
Source: Soundscan Inc.
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