The recorded music industry mourns a situation it largely created.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/album-sales-nosedive-as-cruel-summer-rolls-on-20130806

Not mentioned in the article: chain stores such as Best Buy cutting their CD stock and giving the remainder of their physical product as unappetizing a placement as possible in each store.

After all, prime floor space is needed for the Samsung phone/tablet display.

Poetry Video: MISSING TOWER RECORDS

Music I was listening to this year (in no particular order)

1. The Beach Boys--THE SMILE SESSIONS
2. Adele--21
3. Fleet Foxes--HELPLESSNESS BLUES
4. Ben Folds/Ben Folds Five--THE BEST IMITATION OF MYSELF
5. The Kinks--SOMETHING ELSE BY THE KINKS (reissue)
6. Paul Simon--SO BEAUTIFUL OR SO WHAT
7. Dave Edmunds--SUBTLE AS A FLYING MALLET (reissue)
8. Thin Lizzy--JAILBREAK (reissue)
9. Compilation for MOJO magazine--STICKY SOUL FINGERS [tribute to the STICKY FINGERS album]
10. The Rolling Stones--SOME GIRLS (reissue)
11. Elvis Presley--FROM ELVIS IN MEMPHIS (reissue)
12. Lucinda Williams--BLESSED
13. The Feelies--CRAZY RHYTHMS (reissue)
14. Gerry Rafferty--SNAKES AND LADDERS (reissue)
15. James McCartney--AVAILABLE LIGHT ep
16. Kate Bush--DIRECTOR'S CUT/50 WORDS FOR SNOW
17. Lady Gaga--BORN THIS WAY: THE REMIXES
18. Pearl Jam--TWENTY (soundtrack)
19. Pink Floyd--DARK SIDE OF THE MOON (2011 reissue)
20. Ryan Adams--ASHES AND FIRE
21. Foo Fighters--WASTING LIGHT
22. John Doe--KEEPER
23. Exene Cervenka--THE EXCITEMENT OF MAYBE
24. Paul McCartney--McCARTNEY/McCARTNEY II (2011 reissues)
25. Wanda Jackson/Jack White--"Shakin' All Over" (single)
26, The Decemberists--THE KING IS DEAD