Tuesday June 23, 2009
Sweden’s Answer To Piracy
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As there are a lot of discussions going on about how to release music, the Swedish rock band Bob Hund did something pretty interesting. The first single of their new album, was released in just one ex as a dubplate (only allows for approximately 30 plays) vinyl single, with an actual record player as the ‘case’ with the lyrics and info engraved. The single was sold on eBay and ended up going for US$3650, which is the most expensive record ever sold in Sweden.

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