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A recent Newsweek article, which is otherwise a bit suspect on its research (as usual), touches on Yoko Ono’s annual commemoration of her husband which this year culminated in the last two pieces of his catalogue being reissued. Only the figures are a lot lower than you’d think. The new Working Class Hero: The Definitive Lennon compilation slipped off the charts after having sold only 180,000 copies, and the number of copies sold for last year’s reissue of Rock ’n’ Roll was placed at 32,000, which is sad considering its quality.