Article: The Hartford Courant, Conn., Eric Danton column: Get The CD, Hold The Ringtones.

Byline: Eric R. Danton

Jul. 6--There's more to the latest Replacements compilation than a pair of newly recorded songs. There's also information in the liner notes about how to obtain "official Replacements ringtones and more."

Ringtones are the latest music-industry cash machine, with cellphone users everywhere paying good money for brief song snippets that proclaim their fandom to all, every time they receive a phone call. Most ringtone purchases seem to involve R&B and hip-hop tunes, judging by a newish Billboard "Hot Ringtones" chart that measures such things. But the prospect of having my phone chirp out "Alex Chilton" whenever my dad calls ...

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