“After eight weeks of digital-only sales, the (Byrne & Eno) duo have already grossed what they would have earned from a typical record company advance for artists of their expected sales profile. And that’s without any physical CDs–they don’t drop into retail stores until November 30.”
via Byrne/Eno succeed in cutting out the middleman | Digital Noise: Music and Tech – CNET News

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