▁number ▁one , ▁sold ▁a ▁million ▁copies , ▁and ▁did ▁nothing ▁for ▁our ▁bank ▁statements . ▁We ▁were ▁getting ▁sc rew ed ." ▁After ▁su ing ▁Rob ey , ▁" We ▁were ▁given ▁an ▁advance ▁check ▁for ▁$ 1 , 2 0 0 ," ▁said ▁St ol ler , ▁" but ▁the ▁check ▁b ounced ." ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁Le iber ▁and ▁St ol ler ▁started ▁their ▁own ▁label , ▁Spark ▁Records , John ▁Bro ven , ▁Record ▁Mak ers ▁and ▁Bre akers : ▁Vo ices ▁of ▁the ▁Independent ▁Rock ▁' n ' ▁Roll ▁P ione ers ▁( Univers ity ▁of ▁Illinois ▁Press , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ) ▁p . ▁ 2 3 3 . ▁and ▁publishing ▁company , ▁Quint et ▁Music . ▁Those ▁vent ures ▁were ▁successful , ▁but ▁Le iber ▁and ▁St ol ler ▁would ▁only ▁ear n ▁substantial ▁roy alt ies ▁from ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁covered ▁by ▁El vis ▁Pres ley ▁( R CA ▁ 6 6 0 4 ) ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁Similarly , ▁Thor nt on ▁stated : ▁" That ▁song ▁sold ▁over ▁two ▁million ▁records . ▁I ▁got ▁one ▁check ▁for ▁$ 5 0 0 ▁and ▁never ▁saw ▁another ." Ge orge ▁Li ps itz , ▁Mid night ▁at ▁the ▁Bar rel house : ▁The ▁Johnny ▁Ot is ▁Story ▁( Univers ity ▁of ▁Minnesota ▁Press , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ) ▁p . ▁x iv . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 ,