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Old Welsh geezers download the most music
OLD FOGEYS will have spent up to £24,000 on music, stereo equipment and live gigs by the time they reach 50, says a UK radio station. Forty per cent of people over 50 own an iPod or MP3 player and have downloaded an average of 45 tracks from the internet. (30/03) Read
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