April 26, 2002
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Way back in 1989, the police drama Wise Guy featured the Eagles guitarist Glenn Frey as a record-company executive who guided an undercover agent, Vinnie Terranova (played by Ken Wahl), through the thickets of the modern music industry. Playing Virgil to Vinnie at a packed rock concert, Frey boasted that the band on stage had sold over two million CD's and cassettes.
"What about record albums?" asked Vinnie.
"Vinyl," sneered Frey, "is over."
Videotape may not be over --
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