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...what really ruffled the monks' cowls was EMI's insistence on holding them to a contract the Benedictines had signed 30 years ago with Hispavox Records, which EMI later bought out. That agreement entitled them to only a flat $1,500 per record, though a small royalty was added later. "The monks say they were paid legally," says musicologist Alejandro Masso, who produced their new album, "but they also say they could have been paid more elegantly." "Ridiculous," responds EMI executive Steve Murphy. He asserts that the monks have received "substantial" royalties in excess of $40,000, adding that Buruaga...
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