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Re: Today's Jubilee is Tomorrow's DVD
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Deryk Barker <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 13 Jun 2002 09:12:59 -0700
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Virginia Knight ([log in to unmask]) wrote:

>In 1995 I sang in a performance of Handel's 'Messiah' in Manchester
>Cathedral in aid of charity.  The performance was on sale on CD within 24
>hours, also in aid of charity.  There was I believe a deliberate attempt
>to claim the record for the quickest release of a recording of a live
>performance.

And probably wins.  One question though: how widely was it available?
Nationwide?

deryk barker
([log in to unmask], http://www.camosun.bc.ca/~dbarker)

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