speedyxjs
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| posted on 7/11/07 at 02:57 PM |
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New Radiohead album
Found this on yahoo:
"60 per cent of Radiohead fans paid nothing for In Rainbows
More than 60 per cent of music fans who were allowed to set a price for downloading Radiohead's new album In Rainbows refused to pay anything.
Of the 38 per cent of fans that paid for it, the majority refused to part with more than GBP2, and only four per cent paid more than GBP6 for the
MP3s, according to Internet research group ComScore.
The study shows that in the 29 days after the online release, the Radiohead site received more than 1.2 million visitors - most to download the
album.
The survey found U.S. fans were willing to pay more than Radiohead devotees around the rest of the world - 40 per cent of Americans who downloaded the
album paid for it, compared to 30 per cent of fans outside the U.S."
It was kind of obvious that that was going to happen 
[Edited on 7-11-07 by speedyxjs]
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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matt_claydon
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| posted on 7/11/07 at 03:02 PM |
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I think the average was something like £2, so Radiohead probably still earned more than they would have if they'd put it out on CD through a
record label.
I don't know what proportion of a CD price goes to the artist, but as a guess I doubt it would be much more than a quid on the average album.
Ready to be corrected though 
[Edited on 7/11/07 by matt_claydon]
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 7/11/07 at 03:17 PM |
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I beleive normally with a cd, 50p goes to production and management etc and the rest goes to the artist(s).
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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donut
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| posted on 7/11/07 at 03:38 PM |
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it's only worth a quid!!
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
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matt_claydon
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| posted on 7/11/07 at 04:07 PM |
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I suspect you're right that production/distibution is about 50p, but I would have thought the record label takes the vast majority.
From http://www.ascap.com/musicbiz/money-recording.html
"Under the traditional recording agreement, recording artist royalties usually range from 10% to 25% of the suggested retail price for top-line
albums "
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iank
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| posted on 7/11/07 at 06:06 PM |
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The amount you get also depends if you are a name brand and how desparate you were when you first signed up.
I can assure you Prince et.al. who spend $100k's getting out of record deals weren't earning 95% of the retail price where they were.
This breakdown seems likely to be about right to me.
http://www.postaudio.co.uk/education/business/cd_breakdown.html
Bottom line is they did better at £2 per album than they would with a record deal+all the middle men.
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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Coose
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| posted on 7/11/07 at 11:08 PM |
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I would expect to be paid £2 to listen to that bunch of whining gits!
Spin 'er off Well...
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