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20 Years Ago I Bought My First iPod

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Simon Sweetman
Apr 02, 2022
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It has been 20 years since I bought my first iPod.

Such a big deal. It changed how I listened to and played music. For better and for worse.

I spent $770 on the pocket-device that no finer grump than Paul Weller once described as being “like a mini fridge. With no fucking beers in it” – and I managed to do this by going away for a long weekend and selling…

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