Radiohead - In Rainbows : What Are You Paying?

i paid £3.03 and was pleased to find a link to a youtube clip of derrick may discussing "strings of life" on radiohead's website.

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Anyone else paid or registered for a download?

Rock legends back Radiohead plan

I wonder what time they'll send out emails.

Indeed. Will there be server chaos?

When will I receive my download?

Upon purchasing the download, only one per e-mail address, you will be sent a confirmation e-mail. We will e-mail you on or before the 10th October with your activation code and download details. If you have any problems please e-mail our customer service team, quoting your order number, on inrainb✧✧✧@wa✧✧✧.u✧.c✧✧ who will then investigate the matter for you.

http://www.inrainbows.com/Store/Advice.html

when was the last time you were interested in the new sainsbury's release?

I am interested. I would also like to know who was in the disabled toilet for so long this afternoon. Sainsbury's have got some new little recipe cards, some of which have Jamie Twat Face on them. Also there is a tape that plays in which Jamie says, "Hello, Sainsbury's people". I found that patronising and offensive. When I go to Tesco's I do not have to suffer, say, Dustin Gee saying, "Hello, Tesco tosspots".

As for Radiohead, I much prefer Marillion.

I downloaded some free fIREHOSE the other day, but it was live stuff. They were doing some 70s WHO songs.

When I go to Tesco's I do not have to suffer, say, Dustin Gee saying, "Hello, Tesco tosspots".

That would have to be one hell of a medium!

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160KBPS = you are sucker if you paid (like me)

I like how no one on this thread is reading the other Radiohead thread.

Not true.

Maybe the 160 bitrate is so it cant go on sites like Oink!!

^ Yeah, OiNK has a minimum bitrate standard of 192...What is it for the other popular torrent sites?

Probably the same! Never used them though.

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I didn't expect that to win. I was sure the I donated NOTHING and will have a free download and not buy a physical format. would.

52! No wonder they can afford to give the downloads away for free.

I wonder if the amount for people who paid for the download would be much lower now that they know the bitrate is 160.

you people are insane.

and/or rich.

they're insane. fuck this board.

$4000 off ILX alone

That will pay for the yachts

I agree, people here be rich and crazy. You haven't even heard the bloody thing yet! HELLO? I don't care how much of a fan you are, that is absolutely insane.

I like the assumption that the votes are legit.

Yes because nothing is more ROFFLICIOUS than voting "I paid £40/$80 for the discbox"! Those clowns!

This is ILX. Logic does not apply.

I'm freeloading. If I like the album, a friend and I are splitting the discbox. He gets the CDs, I get the vinyls, we split the goodies.

I can totally rationalize $40 for a deluxe vinyl + implied international shipping.

your friend is getting ripped off

Hoos, do you REALLY have a record player? Because you must be one of like every 300,000 people your age with a record player, and if so, I salute you. Please don't hold any drunken mathematics against me, thanks.

Not everyone has a record player in this day and age, and I bloody salute those who do.

As Elvis said "Thank you vaaray much"

I paid £0. I wasn't even going to want to listen to it, so I guess the hype worked to get me to hear it/participate in the buffoonery. So well done Radiohead.

I paid 1p + 45p.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7037194.stm

I'd have been interested to see how a "not going to bother at all" option would have done (though obviously there's a fair few not-botherers who wouldn't even click on the thread).

Anyway, my favourite Radiohead album is still Pablo Honey. Get back to your best, boys, and I might be persuaded to give you more than £0.00 next time.

I think that's where he lost any remaining credibility :)

They haven't announced how many people ordered the discbox or downloads. I wonder what the figures would be. How many did Hail To The Thief sell?

Hoos, do you REALLY have a record player? Because you must be one of like every 300,000 people your age with a record player, and if so, I salute you. Please don't hold any drunken mathematics against me, thanks.

-- Bimble, Wednesday, October 10, 2007 5:46 AM (17 hours ago) Bookmark Link

i think vinyl is kind of making a comeback, my friends in bands that tour a lot say they consistently sell more vinyl than CDs, and to people in their early 20s.

It's definitely become in vogue the past few years. Probably due to all the ltd edition collector stuff.

i just fixed my parents' old record player last weekend! i suppose i could start buying vinyl now since i don't carry CDs around anyway so portability is not an issue

lots of stuff on indie labels like sub pop, merge, and 4AD gives you a certificate for free 256K mp3s, nice deal

They haven't announced how many people ordered the discbox or downloads. I wonder what the figures would be.

The two main rumours are:

The average price paid for 'In Rainbows' has been around £4.72 and the band have made around £1.3m so far.

or

45,000 box sets
170,000 downloads @ £1.49

Which is around £2M (assuming they pay 49p themselves for the downloads).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/2007/10/random_stat_34.shtml

Random stat
Posted Friday, 12 October 2007 at 10:08 UK time A survey of music fans who downloaded Radiohead's new album found that 29% paid either nothing or just 1p. More than half gave up to £10.

Do they mean us?

(sum, sum, sum, dif, dif, div...)

ach, no.

I paid exactly £5. There is no option for me.

http://idolator.com/tunes/rumors/radioheads-in-rainbows-profits-the-rich-get-richer-310140.php

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7073079.stm

Rock group Radiohead have signed a deal to give their digital album In Rainbows a "physical" release.

The agreement with UK label XL means the album - previously only available via digital download - will shortly be available in shops and other outlets.

The band made music history last month by allowing fans to pay what they liked to download their seventh studio album.

The deal with XL covers all territories outside North America. A release date for the CD has yet to be announced.

London-based XL, part of the Beggars Banquet group, previously released Radiohead singer Thom Yorke's solo album The Eraser.

'Exaggerated'

Radiohead's novel way of releasing In Rainbows set a precedent, though it is unclear how successful the experiment has been financially.

No official figures have been released, though their manager has said reports of 1.2 million sales were "exaggerated".

Fans were invited to put their own price on the 10 MP3 files that made up the album, from nothing to £100.

Radiohead - whose previous albums include Kid A, The Bends and OK Computer - are just one of the acts exploring new ways to reach consumers.

Earlier this week Sir Cliff Richard announced he would cut the price of his latest album if enough fans ordered it ahead of its download release.