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TIL in June 1994, Aerosmith was the first major artist to release a song as an exclusive digital download, making “Head First” available as a 4-megabyte WAV file to CompuServe subscribers; though, at the time, it would have taken about 60 to 90 minutes to complete the download.

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TIL in June 1994, Aerosmith was the first major artist to release a song as an exclusive digital download, making “Head First” available as a 4-megabyte WAV file to CompuServe subscribers; though, at the time, it would have taken about 60 to 90 minutes to complete the download.

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