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Suppose that the first who wanted to release these albums actually seeked permission from Columbia to release them, whether they were prepared to pay royalties, or were given royalty free permission to do so.
I imagine that more stores would have carried the LPs, and not been seen as "stone chicken."
Let's say someone had not only thought to make the music available but actually written to Columbia records for permission.
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