21st January 2003, 03:11 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2002
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[article] Independent music was the smart alternative in '02
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Independent music was the smart alternative in '02
By STEVE McCLURE
2002 was not a vintage year, to put it mildly, for the Japanese music industry. Sales of CDs were down for the fourth straight year, and just one single - female vocalist Ayumi Hamasaki's "H" (Avex) - topped the million-sales mark during the year, compared with five in 2001.
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From The Japan Times, 19 January 2003
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