Big Black – Bad Penny

Bad Penny by Big Black!!! They sold a quarter million copies! Here is the math that will explain just how fucked they are: These figures are representative of amounts that appear in record contracts daily. There’s no need to skew the figures to make the scenario look bad, since real-life examples more than abound. Advance: $ 250000 Manager’s cut: $ 37500 Legal fees: $ 10000 Recording Budget: $ 150000 Producer’s advance: $ 50000 Studio fee: $ 52500 Drum Amp, Mic and Phase “Doctors”: $ 3000 Recording tape: $ 8000 Equipment rental: $ 5000 Cartage and Transportation: $ 5000 Lodgings while in studio: $ 10000 Catering: $ 3000 Mastering: $ 10000 Tape copies, reference CDs, shipping tapes, misc. expenses: $ 2000 Video budget: $ 30000 Cameras: $ 8000 Crew: $ 5000 Processing and transfers: $ 3000 Off-line: $ 2000 On-line editing: $ 3000 Catering: $ 1000 Stage and construction: $ 3000 Copies, couriers, transportation: $ 2000 Director’s fee: $ 3000 Album Artwork: $ 5000 Promotional photo shoot and duplication: $ 2000 Band fund: $ 15000 New fancy professional drum kit: $ 5000 New fancy professional guitars [2]: $ 3000 New fancy professional guitar amp rigs [2]: $ 4000 New fancy potato-shaped bass guitar: $ 1000 New fancy rack of lights bass amp: $ 1000 Rehearsal space rental: $ 500 Big blowout party for their friends: $ 500 Tour expense [5 weeks]: $ 50875 Bus: $ 25000 Crew [3]: $ 7500 Food and per diems: $ 7875 Fuel: $ 3000 Consumable supplies: $ 3500 Wardrobe: $ 1000 Promotion …