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Mon 11 Nov 2006Thumbs Up, Thumbs DownThumbs Up/Download low prices:  The price of downloading hundreds of albums is set to tumble after Universal Music permanently cut the digital download price of 1,500 back-catalogue albums. Artists affected by the price reductions include Sonic Youth, Stevie Wonder Bon Jovi, Nelly Furtado and Jimi Hendrix. It could mean digital download prices of the reduced-cost albums being cut by around 3, a Universal Music spokesman said.All due credit