How many records did each album sell individually?
215977
several probably like 11 or 13 I can't remember
95385
a lot...  TOO MANY TO LIST!!!!
130129
Go to Tower Records or Rasputin music and ask if they have a list or a magazine on the going rates of records. Unfortunately nowadays unless they are in perfect (I'm talking never been played never been touched) condition, you'll probably only get a couple hundred out of them...
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I haven't heard anything recently, but I know that about 4-5 years ago an artist (or band) generally made between 55 and 65 cents per album.  That's how much money the artist CLEARED from the album.  Out of the money that the artist "makes," from the album, they still have to pay for the actual making of the album, promotion, etc.  The label doesn't cover much.\n\nI know that for every I-Tunes download, the artist generally makes 10 cents per song, or $1 per album.\n\nIf you really want to see how the whole money part of it breaks down, you should read "So You Wanna Be a Rock & Roll Star," by Jacob Slichter.  He was the drummer in the band Semisonic, and he does a good job of outlining who pays (artist or label) for what.\n\nThe only real money an artist can make is through publishing rights.
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They are working on their new album for release next year. You must understand that they need to have a break in between records. Patience, as taking their time will make them create a great record as opposed to speeding things up, and releasing a crap record.
324580
NO WAY!  The first year Napster was in existence, there were record sales in CD's.  I thing the effect of downloading has caused artists to make better records.  No more buying a record for one good song.  The public is tired of it.  That's all I have to say about that.
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To be honest, I've never seen this information documented online, but you can certainly get it if you have access to a library locally. The main magazines at the time will be either available as microfiche or as paper-copies (it obviously depends on which country you live in). The UK magazines which documented such charts were Record Mirror and Mixmag Update. In the US, the nearest equivalent was either the dance charts in Billboard or underground magazines like Dance Music Report. \n\nBest,\n\nBill
328913
Try your local record store.
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There are books listing the values of old albums. Check your local library to see if they have one (or if they can get one). Otherwise, see if a local bookstore has one and read it at the shelf.\n\n(See source link for book)
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there's supposed to be 75 bands/artists in there. i've found like sixty. but i dont have my list with me right now.
532956
They do not sell singles around here anymore.  you have to buy the full cd
538477
Prior to Sgt. Pepper, Beatles albums that came out here in the States only had ten tracks on them. Meanwhile, the LPs that came out in Britain on EMI's Parlophone label had FOURTEEN tracks on them. \nIn my experience, the British pressing of REVOLVER in 1966 with 14 glorious tunes is THE best Beatles album ever!\n-RockNroll Dr.
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Regarding The Beatles and Zep, both became HUGE, way beyond big, way before merchandising, marketing and publicity became standard practice in the music industry. The Beatles and Zep were 'grass roots' as we call it today. That means in the early days, they put out a record, toured, put out another record toured, showed up for press, radio, and retail events. All of this in hopes of selling more and more records, with the utmost minimum dollars being put into, marketing, promotion, and merchandising. All success for these two and bands like them came from blood sweat and tears - hard work. Recognition was the end result. Today, most record companies looks for a band thats like ANOTHER band. No more individuality or sounding different, or even being unique. My point being that the record companies will spend millions on press, publicity, and marketing in hopes you will see it everywhere, hear it everywhere, and want to buy it. The harsh and unfortunate reality is 'cash rules everything around us'. MTV is pay for play. Radio is the same. You need to have sold LOTS of records, or show significant sales increases daily, to even get airplay on major radio or mtv. So to sum it up, it's all marketing and promotion. - not so much the band (remember Paula Abdul? She can not sing). Let me know if I can help further.
590993
They didn't really "split up". They are all still close friends. They are just working on independent projects. The last CD they put out was the last time they were together.
464668
The single is picked off the album (but not always) to get heavy airplay on the radio to promote the album. Usually a hit single results in voluminous sales of the album/CD.
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Well it simply comes down to politics and money\nRecord labels dish out alot of money to radio stations to have certain artist(s) in heavy rotation. The idea behind it (fr labels stand point) is, if the single does well then there is potential for the whole album to sale as well. Then secondary, listeners call in and request artist and song play.\n\nHowever it creates a problem bcuz we listeners get very sick of hearing the same 5 artists every 25mins. Also many artist dont have a chance in hell of selling records simply becuz they arent getting alot of exposure. Especially artists on labels where the record execs are releasing THEIR OWN albums (def jam: Jayz  & bad boy: P diddy)\n\nJust think if labels pay stations to promote songs/albums...whose album do u think Jayz is gonna promote,  shereefa's or his own???? (just examples im giving) jay z's new album just came out yesterday...shereefa's dropped 2 or 3wks ago...now where do you think the promoting dollars are going? Politics of the biz.\n\nBut it really seems to me most labels are too stupid to promote more than 1 act at a time...which is another reason overall album sales drop each yr...also illegal downloads contribute.\n\n*sigh* sorry i got so long winded...i work in the biz, so i cant help but run off at the mouth. =}
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All of this depends on the terms of the contract that is signed. Generally, artists would be considered to have a pretty good deal if they're earning about 10-15 points on a record ("points" is just an industry term for percent). But out of those 10 points, you have to pay your manager, producer, mixing engineer, recording engineer, publicist, etc. The amount that an artist keeps is generally around 5% of gross album sales (this can obviously vary quite a bit though).\n\nThis is how it works: The record company will give a band an "advance". Let's say $250,00. The band will go out and buy Porches or gold teeth or ponies or whatever they want to blow it on. But this money is "recoupable" by the record company, as is the cost of recording the album. What does that mean? The band doesn't make a single cent until all of that money is paid back to the record company. It gets a bit trickier with online distribution though, with most artists getting a higher percentage of sales.\n\nMerchandise like T-Shirts, lunchboxes, action figures, blow up dolls (whatever) generally is done outside of the record company, but sometimes they'll take a bite out of those sales as well.\n\nTouring, in most cases, is similar to recording. The label will generally give a band X amount of money for touring, which is recoupable. These days, most bands make more money off touring than album sales.\n\nIf you want to read a really interesting article, check out Steve Albini's "The Problem With Music". He was the guy who produced Nirvana back in the early 90's and is generally considered one of the most influential Indie-Rock Producers in the industry. Here's the link:\n\nhttp://www.arancidamoeba.com/mrr/problemwithmusic.html