From The Financial Times:

Island to sell albums over web

Island Records has become the first large UK record company to sell its music, including recordings by U2 and Pulp, directly to the public from its internet site. Consumers can e-mail orders and credit card details to the site, and the albums are sent out by mail. The system is administered by IMVS.com, the online recordstore. Island, part of the PolyGram group, has more than 1,000 recordings in its catalogue, all of which will be sold online. Alice Rawsthorn

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