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Mike Oldfield has complained after the The Mail on Sunday gave away his album for free.
The musician said handing out Tubular Bells, the musician's most popular record, devalued his music. Oldfield told 6 Music he would not mind some live tracks being given away, but the entire album was too much.
He explained: "I feel the same as if I had lent something to somebody, and it had come back trashed."
However, Peter Wright, the newspaper's editor, has responded that the give-away has actually boosted sales. He commented: "The week before we gave it away, it sold 600 copies, the week after, it sold 900 copies, so sales of the disc have actually gone up since we gave it away, not down."
The agreement was between Oldfield's record label, EMI, which has the right to give it away.
The musician said handing out Tubular Bells, the musician's most popular record, devalued his music. Oldfield told 6 Music he would not mind some live tracks being given away, but the entire album was too much.
He explained: "I feel the same as if I had lent something to somebody, and it had come back trashed."
However, Peter Wright, the newspaper's editor, has responded that the give-away has actually boosted sales. He commented: "The week before we gave it away, it sold 600 copies, the week after, it sold 900 copies, so sales of the disc have actually gone up since we gave it away, not down."
The agreement was between Oldfield's record label, EMI, which has the right to give it away.
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