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Buying a pop album on vinyl? You might be paying for a fraction of the music

CLEVELAND, OHIO AND THE BROADER U.S. MUSIC MARKET, AUG 12 – Vinyl albums often omit tracks due to physical and production constraints, with some releases featuring fewer than half the songs available digitally, industry experts say.

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Fans who pre-ordered the new albums by Lil Wayne and The Weekend on vinyl got a rude awakening: More than half the songs that appeared on the streaming version were missing on the LP.

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Buying a pop album on vinyl? You might be paying for a fraction of the music

Fans who pre-ordered the new albums by Lil Wayne and The Weekend on vinyl got a rude awakening: More than half the songs that appeared on the streaming version were missing on the LP.

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npr broke the news in Washington, United States on Tuesday, August 12, 2025.
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