custead@sask.UUCP (Der cuss) (01/20/86)
> i would not put too much shock into realizing that more cassettes > have been sold than lps - it just happened this past year. I hate to be argumentative on net.audio, but... "(In March 1984) RIAA released sales figures for 1983 which show that, for the first time ever, cassettes outsold LPs (53 percent - 47 percent). A week later it is revealed that cassette costs (68 cents, finished) have fallen below album costs (78 cents, finished)." - Dave Marsh, The First Rock & Roll Confidential Report I suspect that this trend has continued (and probably increased) through 1984 and 1985. It is no longer a surprise to find more material (extra songs or extended versions) on cassette and CD versions of albums than on the LP. The CD share of the market will also surpass the LP. The only question is when. L. R. Custead U of Saskatchewan sask!custead