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Post by prncspeach on Feb 20, 2008 8:11:01 GMT -5
considering the environment and the situation i think those figures are good. the hives only sold 54,000 of their last album and they had pharrell, timbaland and Andre 3000 it depends on how much it cost which is really NOT what i want to think about. just enjoy it for what it is and leave the unsexiness to them.
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Post by trevgreg on Feb 20, 2008 8:14:04 GMT -5
yes.the tour could save the sales of rcm.. i wonder why aren't they giving a copy of RCM with each ticket bought for the concert.I think REM did simillar things and it all went well... I think Billboard started to not count those sales when it made a big difference for Prince's album a few years back (at least in the U.S.).
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Post by laluna on Feb 20, 2008 8:51:57 GMT -5
Interesting. I wonder what the world wide figure actually is?
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Post by clairestansfield on Feb 20, 2008 9:02:40 GMT -5
Hey Trev! Haven't seen you here for a while. How are you doing?
At the Mix 98.5 radio thing in January the host was talking about RCM sales and I thought he mentioned 85MM copies sold in the U.S. I may be remembering wrong though or maybe the numbers given were based on different scales..... not sure but the response by Simon and John was pretty comical. John corrected the host indicating that they had actually sold 85 million and 1, and Simon added that the additional 1 copy had been purchased by his mum.
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Post by stopdead on Feb 20, 2008 13:27:02 GMT -5
Yes, Billboard no longer counts albums that are bundled into ticket prices. But who cares what the chart says...its all about revenue and adding $10 to a ticket price for a "free" album at the door (or via download--cheaper/instant) would make the label money, or at least help to pay off the recording debt.
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Post by sarahb1863 on Feb 20, 2008 13:42:29 GMT -5
Yeah, but what if you already own the album? I'd be pretty unhappy about having to pay $10 more for a concert ticket to cover the price of something I've already paid for once...
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Post by stopdead on Feb 20, 2008 13:47:53 GMT -5
That's the point of the bundle. You don't know you're paying for it. As far as you know, its free with the ticket purchase. Its like pop and peanuts on airplanes. You may not be directly paying for them, but the cost is indeed bundled into the plane ticket price...
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2008 21:31:55 GMT -5
Just sell the album or download cards at the shows...stupid for fans to buy the album yet again...if they already have it.
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Post by stopdead on Feb 21, 2008 10:19:39 GMT -5
A quick poll of fans at the shows would likely reveal the majority didn't buy the latest album and are there to hear the hits. A bundle would increase awareness of the new music (get it heard, which is what the band wants) and generate revenue for the label. Everyone wins, save for the small percentage of fans who both a) have the album already and b) are aware that they are paying for another copy via a bundle and don't want to (I think the majority won't mind)...
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