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==Dispute==
Reznor became engaged in several disputes with TVT records which resulted in the secret recording of the angst-filled ''Broken'' EP. The label forced Reznor to work with producers he did not want to work with (specifically John Fryer, whom Reznor didn't get along with) and released ''[[Down In It (halo)|Down In It]]'' as [[Nine Inch Nails|NIN]]'s first commercial single. The version of "Down In It" which appeared on the album was not the completed version Reznor wanted on it but a remix done by [[Adrian Sherwood ]] and Keith LeBlanc, two of the producers involved with ''Pretty Hate Machine'', which also appeared on the single. Reznor has also stated in interviews that the record label called ''Pretty Hate Machine'' a "complete abortion" and paid little attention to [[Nine Inch Nails]] until the band started getting popular.
Reznor has also stated that when NIN did [[LollapaloozaTour|Lollapalooza]], they had wanted to put the Adam Ant cover ''[[Physical]]'' out as a 12 inch, but couldn't because of TVT Records.
While NIN was touring both with Lollapalooza and other bands, relations between Reznor and TVT Records got much worse; TVT had released a ten song EP in the USA for ''[[Head Like A Hole (halo)|Head Like A Hole]]'' which was actually a few minutes longer in length than ''Pretty Hate Machine''. Reznor claimed that he should have received more royalties from the sales of ''Head Like a Hole'' because, according to contract, he should have received payment as though it was an album, not an EP; TVT disagreed. Also working to break down this relationship was TVT's restrictive attitude toward NIN; Reznor wanted more freedom with what he could do with Nine Inch Nails but TVT wanted him to make a specific sound and assign him producers (a problem other bands have also had with the company). Reznor countinued to tour to bring in money without having to make another album for TVT and recorded his next album, ''Broken'', in secret with the personal funds he raised during the first Lollapalooza. He was also going to use that money to get a lawyer that would get him off the label (''"I decided to leave the label at any cost, if that was the end of my career then that was the end of my career."''). He eventually left TVT but the battles took up precious time which, along with touring, caused a long lapse in time between recordings.