[kj] AP: " Do superstars still need record labels?"

[Flight Bringer]

You can really say that Radiohead are following in Fugazis footsteps by imitating them and their sales policy . The record industry has changed beyond recognition over the last 20 years .
    I dont believe that Radiohead did what they did in the name of being independent , i believe that it was because of the changing market and changing technology and ot was a way of making money .
   Radiohead received £5 Million in the first few days of them putting their album on line , thats £5Million directly to them , baring in mind that to receive £5Million from a Record Company for sales of an album, they would have had to sell something like £100 million worth of sales over the counter.
    If they would have gone down the record company route and sold their album through shops, they would have gotten something like 50 pence for each Album sold .    The majority of people would have down loaded it anyway , so to make it freely available and to ask for a donation is a good business strategy .
 
 

> Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2007 03:10:07 -0500> From: bigblackhair at sbcglobal.net> To: gathering at misera.net> Subject: [kj] AP: " Do superstars still need record labels?"> > > [Keyword -- "superstars." Although now that NiN and Radiohead have> decided to do what Fugazi started doing 20 years ago, that is, going> independent, never signing to a major a label even when offered> massive six figure sums in the early 90s in the cultural wake of> Nirvana -- and refusing to take it! -- while still selling out shows> and sellings lots of records, one is tempted to remind, 'Yeah, but a> lotta bands, punk and otherwise, have always done this...' I guess> it's when the mainstays do it it causes a real panic. - Oliver]> > > > Do superstars still need record labels?> >

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