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Originally Posted by aico
I bet they made more than they would have if a recored label took a cut.
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As I said none of you are taking into account that the record label fronts the cost of producing and distrubting the album. Why do all bands even in today's age where thelabelsa re sen as evil do they still want to be signed by a label? Because most bands are broke and cannot produce and distribute a quailty album on their own. Also labels give them upfront cash before even one album is sold.
For an established band that doesn't have a contract with a label, yeah this method would probably work. They could afford the upfront costs. Also label are usually better at producing and distribution than individual bands. Take our industry. I'd rather go to a site that has movies of my favorite pornstars than go to the sites of those pornstars themselves? WHY? Because most of them are garbage. You'd think it be the opposite.