Radiohead's experiment rocks music industry

Written by mikee on Sunday, 28 October 2007 12:21

Several weeks after Radiohead's digital release of its seventh studio album, "In Rainbows," aftershocks are still reverberating though the music industry.

While some perspective on the success of the experiment is possible, a full sense remains elusive since the band has been mum on how many copies of its album, and for what average price, were purchased from www.inrainbows.com. A spokesman for the British group decline to comment Wednesday.

Nevertheless, British Web site www.Gigwise.com has reported that Radiohead sold 1.2 million copies, a figure thought to be largely based on the pre-orders of the album placed in the 10 days between when Radiohead announced the release and the day it went on sale: Oct. 10.

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