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Old 19th January 2012   #25
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Originally Posted by drumdrum View Post

I'm all for artists getting a fair deal, but before the internet came along, things weren't as rosy as people want to think. Only the lucky bands (not always the best) got signed and still the record labels could take advantage of them.
Total myth.
I started out in the business in 1980 and spent the whole of the 80's in small indie bands, as well as making records as a studio drummer.
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