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From: "h0l -" <h0l211@hotmail.com>
To: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 12:02 AM
Subject: [idm] grumpy warp tour curmudgeons + planet mu sales figures.
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> It's up to the artists, I don't want to publish exact sales figures if
> they'd rather keep it secret.
>
> But on average this year (last 12 months) cd albums have sold 800 copies.
> Our best seller in last 12 months was The Cosmic Forces Of Mu which sold
> 2217 copies worldwide. just over 12 months ago the Slag Boom remixes cd
did
quoted 3 lines very well at almost 3000 copies.> very well at almost 3000 copies.
>
> The average earnings of a Planet Mu artist (from sales royalties, not
their
quoted 5 lines real jobs obviously) is £800 per album ($1190) which is the royalties on> real jobs obviously) is £800 per album ($1190) which is the royalties on
> 1000 sales. But I usually give them an advance of more than that.
>
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Maybe some piracy, but I think bad distribution also plays a significant
part. Here in Belfast it's a pain to get anything decent by any other means
except mail order. And I've had bad experiences in that field (Sister Ray /
Rough Trade) - so if people can't get the product they'll turn to
downloading it.
I prefer an original copy but a lot of material is too tricky to find. Also,
some labels don't seem to press enough copies - Skam being a good example of
this IMO.
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