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Story: Jack Foley
PINK Floyd have vowed not to profit from the Live 8 concerts
and have urged fellow performers to donate any profits that they
receive to charity.
The veteran rockers benefited most from post-concert sales, with
sales of Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd rising 1,343%
on Sunday, according to music retailer HMV.
The figure is based on comparison to sales for the previous Sunday.
Fellow rock veterans, The Who, also saw sales of their album,
Then and Now, increase by 863%.
However, Pink Floyd singer and guitarist, Dave Gilmour, was quick
to maintain that he wasn't interested in profiting from the concerts
and vowed to donate any profits to charity.
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"This is money that should be
used to save lives," he commented in a statement.
"Though the main objective has been to raise consciousness
and put pressure on the G8 leaders, I will not profit from the
concert.
"If other artists feel like donating their extra royalties
to charity, perhaps then the record companies could be persuaded
to make a similar gesture and that would be a bonus."
Universal Music has since said that it will give its profits
from digital downloads of Sir Paul McCartney's performance to
Live 8.
"One hundred per cent of the revenues we receive from the
downloaded tracks will be passed on to the Band Aid trust,"
said a company representative.
Sir Paul McCartney's rousing rendition of Sgt Pepper's Lonely
Hearts Club Band with U2 quickly topped the iTunes chart
in several countries after being made available to download an
hour after its performance (which launched the London showcase).
The singer's performances of Hey Jude and The Long
and Winding Road can also be obtained online.
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