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Last summer's Mail On Sunday Prince CD giveaway changed the rules of newspaper covermounts, opening the door for acts such as David Bowie, Paul McCartney and McFly to reap the benefits of a million-selling partnership. But how has retail and the record industry adapted to what has become an accepted and effective cog in the today's marketing strategies?
It is now more than a year since The Mail On Sunday created a schism in the music industry world by covermounting - and in the the UK's case, releasing - Prince's Planet Earth album.
On the one hand are the newspapers, magazines, promotions companies and - arguably - casual punters, happy to pick up some ...