"'In Rainbows' has sold THREE MILLION copies thus far".
Little more than a year since Radiohead's October 10, 2007 pay-what-you-like self-release of its seventh album, In Rainbows, some conclusive statistics were made available at the recent "You Are In Control" conference in Reykjavik, Iceland.
For those who missed coverage of the conference while engrossed in something as
trivial as the Presidential Debates or the world economic collapse, the following
is a summation of key answers to FAQs:
* In Rainbows has sold three million copies thus far, a figure that includes downloads
from Radiohead.com, physical CDs, a deluxe 2-CD/vinyl box set, as well as sales
via iTunes and other digital retailers.
* The In Rainbows deluxe edition sold 100,000 copies via Radiohead fan service W.A.S.T.E.
* Radiohead made more money prior to In Rainbows' January 2008 physical release
than its total take on 2003's Hail To the Thief.
* The physical release of In Rainbows entered both the US and UK charts at #1 in
January, despite having been freely available since October 2007.
* In Rainbows was the first Radiohead album available on iTunes, where it went in
at #1 in January, selling 30,000 in its first week.
In Rainbows also owns the singular distinction of being the first record widely
regarded as album of the year in advance of its actual physical release: By the
time TBD/ATO released In Rainbows to retail on January 1, 2008, the digital version
had already topped the 2007 year-end lists at NEW YORK, THE NEW YORK TIMES, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, NPR, TIME, PEOPLE, ROLLING STONE, BLENDER, SPIN, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES and many more.
Radiohead recently concluded a world tour in Japan, one that sold over 1.2 million
tickets.
Little more than a year since Radiohead's October 10, 2007 pay-what-you-like self-release of its seventh album, In Rainbows, some conclusive statistics were made available at the recent "You Are In Control" conference in Reykjavik, Iceland.
For those who missed coverage of the conference while engrossed in something as
trivial as the Presidential Debates or the world economic collapse, the following
is a summation of key answers to FAQs:
* In Rainbows has sold three million copies thus far, a figure that includes downloads
from Radiohead.com, physical CDs, a deluxe 2-CD/vinyl box set, as well as sales
via iTunes and other digital retailers.
* The In Rainbows deluxe edition sold 100,000 copies via Radiohead fan service W.A.S.T.E.
* Radiohead made more money prior to In Rainbows' January 2008 physical release
than its total take on 2003's Hail To the Thief.
* The physical release of In Rainbows entered both the US and UK charts at #1 in
January, despite having been freely available since October 2007.
* In Rainbows was the first Radiohead album available on iTunes, where it went in
at #1 in January, selling 30,000 in its first week.
In Rainbows also owns the singular distinction of being the first record widely
regarded as album of the year in advance of its actual physical release: By the
time TBD/ATO released In Rainbows to retail on January 1, 2008, the digital version
had already topped the 2007 year-end lists at NEW YORK, THE NEW YORK TIMES, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, NPR, TIME, PEOPLE, ROLLING STONE, BLENDER, SPIN, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES and many more.
Radiohead recently concluded a world tour in Japan, one that sold over 1.2 million
tickets.
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So this just proves that the pay what you want scheme works. I paid $5 for Girl Talk's Feed the Animals ( http://74.124.198.47/illegal-art.net/__girl__talk___feed__the__anima.ls___/ ) and hope other artists use a similar distribution scheme. All $5 went to the artist, not just a few cents.
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