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The Day the Music Stopped

99% Invisible

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The Bebop Recordings

The longer somebody could play, the more wild the audience would get. Virtualocity was a virtue; they wanted to play faster. The big three record companies weren't in the business of recording unproven talents. But thanks to the recording band, the big three labels now had a whole lot of competition.

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