Michael Jackson's albums flying off area shelves

CHAMPAIGN – Local record stores are reporting brisk sales of Michael Jackson and Jackson Five CDs, albums and DVDs since the pop-star's untimely death on June 25.

Most shops are out of Jackson-related products or have managed to get their stock replenished, if their distributor has any.

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