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  • 20 Biggest Record Company Screw-Ups of All Time

    03/12/2008 5:48:28 PM PDT · by MotleyGirl70 · 36 replies · 969+ views
    Blender ^ | 03/11/08 | Jon Dolan, Josh Eells, Fred Goodman
    They Never Even Recouped Their Aqua Net Expenses#20 As grunge dawns, one label bets on hair metalIn 1989, with hair metal reaching its zenith, the A&R department at MCA Records finally decided to get in on the act—by tossing a rumored $1 million at L.A. band Pretty Boy Floyd, who at the time had played only eight shows. The band’s debut, Leather Boyz With Electric Toyz, peaked at No. 130 on the Billboard charts, and the  Floyd blew another mil or so of MCA’s money before the label finally dropped them in 1991 … right around the time the suits...