There’s been a humorous bit of indirect smack talk between Thom Yorke from Radiohead and EMI’s Guy Hands over Hands’ claim that the band were making big money demands of the label.

According to Hands, the band were looking for a deal that would have cost EMI in the region of £10 million for:

• A £3 million advance for the In Rainbows album.
• Rights to Radiohead’s last two albums, resulting in a £4 million loss for the label, and
• A guarantee of £3 million to market the new album internationally.

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