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Full Fat Guides: Where the Money Goes


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01 Introduction

When you hand over your hard-earned in a record shop for a CD, where does the money actually go? This section explains who gets what when you buy a CD.

For the sake of this argument, we'll say that the average CD costs about £15.

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Starting at the Shop

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01 Introduction
02 Starting at the Shop
03 The Artist's Share
04 Mechanical Royalties
05 Other Percentages
06 The Final Bill
07 One-off Costs
08 Why the Label Gets Most
09 Small Label Deals
10 More ...

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