> I know that at Newbury we're progressively stocking more and more vinyl as
we
> phase out cassettes (all rumors that I've heard suggest that cassettes are
> within their last 90 days within our company).

The local shops I haunt are basically giving away pre-recorded audio
cassettes - most are a dollar - and even the public library has reduced its
shelf space by about 90%. I still grab cheap titles on occasion (I don't
have a cd player in the car) and really - for a dollar - hard to go wrong.

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