Musicrooms.net: Coldplay To Rush Release Contract Obligations

Coldplay To Rush Release Contract Obligations
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Menho Donoghue on 26 August, 2008
 
The tabloid said that a new studio album and a greatest hits collection would be
released this year, citing a source who said: "The 'Viva La Vida' sessions were
incredibly fruitful. They gelled brilliantly with Brian [Eno, producer] and
recorded much more music than they could fit on one album. The majority of the
follow-up is already in the can, though they will have to go back into the
studio at some point to add a few more songs. Standard industry contracts tend
to be for six albums, so if they provide some kind of compilation after their
next album they will be free agents and able to renegotiate their contract or
head out on their own".
Rumours of a second album from the 'Viva La Vida' sessions had already been
circulating, but the speculation that that would enable them to complete their
EMI commitments within the year seems to have been a bit made up. Certainly EMI
say so. They quickly issued this response to the Sun story: "Contrary to
inaccurate reports in The Sun, Coldplay are signed to a long term record deal
with EMI and are committed to produce a number of albums. The band's
relationship with EMI is both long-term and positive".