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The latter was the best-selling vinyl act after The Beatles, selling 36, 000 albums in the U.S. alone (for a full list of the releases available this week, click here).
FORBES: A Record Store Day For Black Friday
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For decades, fans have craved the release of the original mono mixes of the albums - the versions that the Beatles themselves originally approved.
BBC: Today - You Never Give Me Your Money
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With the release of their albums once again on vinyl, the Beatles' music will have turned full circle, returning via tapes, compact discs, minidiscs and mp3s to the format where it all began.
CNN: Beatles and Bond: Half a century on, can we now let them be?
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Since it was founded 23 years ago, Metallica has sold more albums than Ozzy Osbourne, Madonna and the Beatles.
NPR: Metallica on the Couch
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Overall, the Beatles occupied 15 of the top 50 spots on the iTunes albums chart.
CNN: 'Abbey Road,' 'Let it Be' climbing iTunes charts