Ultimate mix of Alternative, Rock, Hip Hop and Electronica

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Thinking of giving CDs as a holiday gift this year? Ho! No! No! Give the gift of downloadable music from

EMusic.com! Download the ultimate mix of Alternative, Rock, Hip Hop and Electronica —
even throw in a Christmas tune. Or, give a gift certificate so your loved ones can create their own
EMusic wonderland! EMusic is MP3 downloadable music from over 125 labels and more than 25,000
MP3 tracks. All for just 99¢ a song and about $8.99 an album. That’s less than the cost of a CD.
And it's sure to get you a lot more action under the mistletoe!

EMusic.com The way to download.

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‘Ultimate mix of Alternative, Rock, Hip Hop and Electronica’

eMusic was an early online digital music store. By 1999 their standard file was an MP3 files encoded at 128Kb/s and users were warned that ‘Downloading a 3-minute song on a 56.6 modem should take about 7 to 8 minutes or about 15 to 20 minutes if you have a 28.8 modem connection’. Predominantly selling tracks from independent artists, some notable groups that were available on eMusic at this point included Phish and They Might Be Giants.

Taken from: Wired - Volume 7, Issue 12 (December 1999)