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The Mail On Sunday's recent giveaway of Tubular Bells has reignited the debate on newspaper covermounts, just as the music business thought they had gone away for good. This week, Music Week gathers the views of the retail sector, led by retailers' leader Paul Quirk.
Barely a few months ago, the consensus among the music industry was that the covermount CD was on its way out, as newspapers turned their attention to free DVDs, wall charts and stickers in order to boost sales and major labels distanced themselves from the practice.
Yet the past few weeks has seen the contentious issue bounce back into the headlines, driven by the controversy over a Mail On ...