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Michelle single was too dear.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)

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| February 07, 2004 | Armanet, Herve | COPYRIGHT 2004 CMP Information Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

>From Herve Armanet

I read with great interest your article about the latest Pop Idol's relatively poor sales performances (MW, 17.01.04) and thought that you might like to hear another possible reason for this.

I am a 35-year-old freelance interpreter working with, among other clients, CISAC (International Confederation of Authors and Composers Societies). So I know a bit about the record industry. I also purchase a lot of records including singles and was planning to buy Miss McManus's first offering (as I had bought Will Young's) until I realised that the two-track single (and not a double A-side like Will Young's first single) was price at 3.99 [pounds sterling]. In the past few months, we have seen a trend whereby record companies release two singles of the same song, one priced ...

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