Darkness singer pays £350 for own CD
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Darkness singer pays £350 for own CD
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4418356.stm
Originally Posted by BBC
The Darkness singer Justin Hawkins paid £350 for a copy of his own band's new album on eBay a month before its release to stop it being leaked. The CD was sent to a small number of record company figures and journalists around the world but found its way onto the auction site in Australia, he said.
Hawkins plans to find the culprit by using the CD's unique ID code.
The band's second album, One Way Ticket To Hell... And Back, will be released on 28 November in the UK.
"I've bought our own album back off this character who's selling it on eBay," the singer told the BBC News website.
'Should be sacked'
"It cost me £350 and it's going to be a tenner when it's in the shops - with artwork.
"It's encoded so we'll have a name and a number - so we'll know which disc it is, who distributed it and who they distributed it to. And that person is going to go down.
Hawkins said the band had been stringent with who they had given the album to in the UK.
Hawkins plans to find the culprit by using the CD's unique ID code.
The band's second album, One Way Ticket To Hell... And Back, will be released on 28 November in the UK.
"I've bought our own album back off this character who's selling it on eBay," the singer told the BBC News website.
'Should be sacked'
"It cost me £350 and it's going to be a tenner when it's in the shops - with artwork.
"It's encoded so we'll have a name and a number - so we'll know which disc it is, who distributed it and who they distributed it to. And that person is going to go down.
Hawkins said the band had been stringent with who they had given the album to in the UK.