Music
The most expensive single ever released - making the point that music is valuable - has sold 70 copies.
Thurston Revival put 'Somewhere There's An Angel' on sale for £100, says the artist, to make people realise that music is art.
Dan O'Connell, the singer-songwriter behind the record, admitted there was slightly more to it, however.
"Ultimately, underneath the surface it's an arrogant and outrageous statement. There's only one song, not even a B-side," he confessed. "But given that, it's ironic that the goal of the whole project is to force people to describe music as art.
"The single may be pricey, but it could make a good investment. Almost everything you read is built around a discussion of music as a commodity - this brings the focus back to the music to be thought of as art."
David Balfor, from Victorious Kiam Records, said he believed in the single's campaigning value: "We thought it would be valuable to make a statement about music being more valuable.
"CDs are getting cheaper and cheaper all the time, downloads are pretty cheap and somewhere there's a message being sent to people that music has no value and we totally don't agree with that. We believe music does still have a value."
Only 100 copies have been issued.
Thurston Revival put 'Somewhere There's An Angel' on sale for £100, says the artist, to make people realise that music is art.
Dan O'Connell, the singer-songwriter behind the record, admitted there was slightly more to it, however.
"Ultimately, underneath the surface it's an arrogant and outrageous statement. There's only one song, not even a B-side," he confessed. "But given that, it's ironic that the goal of the whole project is to force people to describe music as art.
"The single may be pricey, but it could make a good investment. Almost everything you read is built around a discussion of music as a commodity - this brings the focus back to the music to be thought of as art."
David Balfor, from Victorious Kiam Records, said he believed in the single's campaigning value: "We thought it would be valuable to make a statement about music being more valuable.
"CDs are getting cheaper and cheaper all the time, downloads are pretty cheap and somewhere there's a message being sent to people that music has no value and we totally don't agree with that. We believe music does still have a value."
Only 100 copies have been issued.
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