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  • Concert CDs sold on the spot by a radio giant (Clear Channel to sell bootlegs)

    05/06/2003 5:10:06 PM PDT · by weegee · 6 replies · 285+ views
    New York Times via Houston Chronicle ^ | May 4, 2003 | no byline
    Concert CDs sold on the spot by a radio giant New York Times News Service Clear Channel Communications, the radio broadcasting and concert promotion giant, plans to introduce on Monday a venture that will sell live recordings on compact disc within five minutes of a show's conclusion. The venture, Instant Live, will enable a band's still-sweating fans to leave with a musical souvenir instead of, say, a pricey T-shirt or a glossy program. Although initially modest, involving only small-audience clubs and theaters in the Boston area, the venture could eventually extend beyond radio and concerts into music distribution. And that...