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Steve Albini

If the label presents them with a contract that the band don't want to sign, all the label has to do is wait. There are a hundred other bands willing to sign the exact same contract, so the label is in a position of strength.

Steve Albini

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Steve Albini is saying that record labels have power because they can offer contracts to many bands, so if one band refuses, the label can simply wait for another to agree. This means the band has less negotiating power since the label doesn’t depend on just one group to sign their terms.

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