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10th Sep 2016, 8:57 PM
	mister_tmg Also on 78rpm Member since Apr 2012 1118 Points	Today I got a second-hand copy of T'Pau's 1987 chart-topper "China In Your Hand" CD single. A sticker on the back from Virgin (record shop, if you don't recall) has the price £5.99. Was this a normal price for a chart CD single in 1987? I bought CD singles regularly from 1996 until around 2004. I remember most big record company releases were £3.99, or sometimes £2.99 depending on the store, I think shops could set their own prices. Then in the early 00s when downloads began to challenge CD singles for sales, £2 two-track singles were heavily promoted with a red sticker on the front. It's interesting that the CD single format has pretty much died a death, and with it the 'single' as a physical format. The last one I saw in a record shop was the X Factor winner in Christmas 2015, not that I visit them very often. Fond memories of the chart wall in HMV, Virgin, Woolies etc and new releases. Plus the fact HMV and Virgin had a CD single section with old stock. I remember Madonna's 80s re-issues being in regular stock at Virgin Megastore Oxford Street every time I went. The section devoted to 'singles' has now completely disappeared. It seems like folklore now that you could go in and browse through an array of ex-chart singles going back a while.

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