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Five more years for Floyd
Floyd have signed a new five-year contract with the label after last year suing EMI for selling individual album tracks via download services like iTunes, saying their "seamless" albums should not be split up.
Pink Floyd won an early round of the court battle, but the case dragged on after EMI lodged an unsuccessful appeal. However, single Pink Floyd tracks have remained on sale through iTunes and will continue to be available under the new deal.
The band have been with the label since first signing with them in 1967.
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Pink Floyd were an English rock band that achieved international success with their progressive and psychedelic rock music marked by the use of philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, and elaborate live shows. One of the most commercially successful and influential rock groups in the history of popular music, they have sold over 200 million albums worldwide, including 74.5 million certified...
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