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Gen X’s most interesting artists were hidden from them until the doors were blown open in 1991. Unless you were living in a major city and really tapped into an underground scene, you would be completely oblivious. Sales figures before 1991 depended on a system of bribes, fraud, and lies made up by industry insiders and record store owners. Accurate recording of music sales only began in 1991 with implementation of the Soundscan system.
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