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Friday, November 19, 2010

Record Revival

Hideaway Music’s Brian Reisman discovers better living through vinyl.

On the same the day iTunes announced it would (finally) begin carrying the Beatles' catalogue, Brian Reisman was flipping through CDs, organizing his stock, and getting his store ready for the holiday shopping season. The proprietor of Hideaway Music, (and arguably the Hill's most prominent Beatles advocate), didn't greet the news as a competitor in fear of losing ground in the physical-music-versus-digital-music battle – rather, he reacted as a fan. "I have mixed feelings, since they created their albums to be listened to in the full album versions," Reisman said. "You're missing something by not hearing them in that context. But on the other hand, they're great singles as well." His attitude illustrates the secret to running a successful…

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