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BLOCKBUSTER® RELEASES COLLECTION OF MUSIC HITS

Music Genres from the 40's to the 80's to be Featured

DALLAS, June 30, 1998 -- There are now 10 more reasons to get your music from BLOCKBUSTER MUSIC® stores. Beginning June 30, BLOCKBUSTER will release its exclusive private label collection, "BLOCKBUSTER Hits" featuring 10 themed CDs spanning from the 40's to the 80's.

Each of the limited edition CDs contain tracks from 10 different artists. The CD collection is only available at BLOCKBUSTER MUSIC stores and the CDs are specially priced at $5.99.

"The variety of music available at our stores is what makes these CDs so great," said Cindy Barr, BLOCKBUSTER's vice president, music merchandising. "This new collection of great hits is just another reason why everyone should get their music from BLOCKBUSTER."

Following is a list of the titles and some of the featured artists on each CD:

    Big Band Hits
  • Count Basie and His Orchestra
  • Benny Goodman, His Orchestra and His Combos
  • Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
    Country Legends Hits
  • George Jones
  • Willie Nelson
  • Merle Haggard
    Old School Hits
  • AWB (Average White Band)
  • Spinners
  • Aretha Franklin
    60's Rock Hits
  • Tommy James & The Shondells
  • The Monkees
  • The Young Rascals
    Alternative 80's Hits
  • Flock of Seagulls
  • Haircut One Hundred
  • Thompson Twins
    70's Rock Hits
  • Daryl Hall & John Oates
  • Firefall
  • Eric Carmen
    R&B Slow Jams Hits
  • Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
  • Earth, Wind & Fire
  • The Isley Brothers
    70's Soul Hits
  • The Isley Brothers
  • Sly & The Family Stone
  • The O'Jays
    Heavy Rock Hits
  • Quiet Riot
  • Boston
  • The Edgar Winter Group
    Easy Listening Hits
  • Billie Holliday
  • Louis Armstrong
  • Sammy Davis, Jr.

BLOCKBUSTER operates approximately 6,000 BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO® and 400 BLOCKBUSTER MUSIC neighborhood entertainment stores in the United States, its territories and 26 other countries and may be accessed internationally at www.blockbuster.com. BLOCKBUSTER is a unit of Viacom Inc., one of the world's largest entertainment and publishing companies and a leading force in nearly every segment of the international media marketplace.

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