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If enough people buy the albums then they will remain in the charts. As far as I know all albums are in the "chart" on the day of release.
I remember the new Iron Maiden went in at No.6 (i think)... a few days later it wasn't even in the top 40.

robertzombie wrote:If enough people buy the albums then they will remain in the charts. As far as I know all albums are in the "chart" on the day of release.
I remember the new Iron Maiden went in at No.6 (i think)... a few days later it wasn't even in the top 40.

But what I was wondering is: can they chart at all as they are re-releases of previous released albums?

For example, if you release a single on 12", 7", Maxi-CD, 2-track CD-single they all count as one release if 80% or more of the titles are identical.

(Yes, I'm vey interested in charts, sale figures, statistics of albums sales. Apart from a personal interest we have a course in school now called International Music Production, and are looking at other countries different organisations like BPI, IFPI, chart systems etcetc.)

They are released on WEA International for the US public as well. Release date: 31 October.

Floodland

FALAA

Vision Thing

$15.98 each - order over $25 free shipping. There's no excuse...

TheBoyNextDoor wrote:They are released on WEA International for the US public as well. Release date: 31 October.

Floodland

FALAA

Vision Thing

$15.98 each - order over $25 free shipping. There's no excuse...

So six "new" Sisters albums then, feels like Christmas Eve comes early this year!

Nic wrote:

TheBoyNextDoor wrote:They are released on WEA International for the US public as well. Release date: 31 October.

Floodland

FALAA

Vision Thing

$15.98 each - order over $25 free shipping. There's no excuse...

So six "new" Sisters albums then, feels like Christmas Eve comes early this year!

Yepp indeed.

Badlander wrote:And this is only 2€ in Brussels.

I love this city !

BTW...

Aah maybe I should move to Belgium!

I think the town Sint-Niklaas could suite me well...

TheBoyNextDoor wrote:
Back on topic. Let's dream a little, is it possible at all for these albums to break in to the Top 100 (or 200 whatever) in the UK? Or is it impossible for them to chart when they are re-releases?

Not sure but I think (and hope) that they can chart, that would be excellent!

Nic wrote:So six "new" Sisters albums then, feels like Christmas Eve comes early this year!

It'd better be, think of the money this will be costing all of us

Nic wrote:I think the town Sint-Niklaas could suite me well...

About the only good thing about Sint Niklaas is James Ray gigged there

This is their current mayor:



The horror (he looks even worse usually)

Antwerp's the place to be

Obviousman wrote:

The horror (he looks even worse usually)

Mr. Ray is looking ill!

James Blast wrote:

Obviousman wrote:

The horror (he looks even worse usually)

Mr. Ray is looking ill!

That's not Mr. Ray, luckily

Obviousman wrote:About the only good thing about Sint Niklaas is James Ray gigged there

Yeah well and the name itself of course...

I don't think the albums need to chart at all to be profitable. Since they're just reissues they cost very little... and so the record company can expect big profits even if the sale are - relatively - modest.

Edit : and of course they didn't spend much on promotion either... which sometimes cost even more than the album itself !

Badlander wrote:I don't think the albums need to chart at all to be profitable. Since they're just reissues they cost very little... and so the record company can expect big profits even if the sale are - relatively - modest.

Edit : and of course they didn't spend much on promotion either... which sometimes cost even more than the album itself !

Good point Eric, 'though everyone seems to have forgetten that today, we are a demographic: 30-40+, earning/expendable income/more leisure time etc.
Record companies have done the math (that's for oor Amerikan viewers) they know enough of us will cough up the dough to make a profit.

So what...?
... everybody's happy nowadays

And of course they can put a sticker on them saying "From the band who were on the trailer for that new Robin Hood thingy on the telly"

James Blast wrote: Record companies have done the math (that's for oor Amerikan viewers) they know enough of us will cough up the dough to make a profit.

Nah, they've just being working through the alphabet reissuing everything they can and finally got down to S

czuczu wrote:Nah, they've just being working through the alphabet reissuing everything they can and finally got down to S

I bow to an higher intellect

Bury Me Deep rules and every song on the original release on FALAA are standouts. Totally buying it again for the bonus tracks.

WeirdSinisterGhostly wrote:This is a sign that new material is on the way. Warners aren't stupid (Well would probably disagree), but if they have caught wind of new Sister's product, they will re-issue to capitalise on the event. Vision Thing re-issue doesn't look that great. Could have included YCBTO.

Oh they did.

For goodness sake. it's a re-issue with afew b sides on. this has already
happened to just about every 80's indie/gothy band already:
so warner are doing it with the Sisters ? big deal.
Warner are cashing in on...what, exactly ? they are not about to
do a big tour: they've missed that boat.
Sign of new material on the way??? like, EH??
Someone re-issued all of all about eve's early stuff, and a load of
"hits" besides. was that a sign of new material ? no.
if warner were going to cash in on new sisters material they would
have released it at, or shortly after a new album release.
no such release is imminent.

I'm curious if there will be an iTunes release. That would be a great way to save a few bucks.

I've already bought Theatre of Hate's back-catalog about 5 times for a few extra tracks, don't need to do it for every band I like...

Zuma wrote:And of course they can put a sticker on them saying "From the band who were on the trailer for that new Robin Hood thingy on the telly"

Ocean Moves wrote:

WeirdSinisterGhostly wrote:This is a sign that new material is on the way. Warners aren't stupid (Well would probably disagree), but if they have caught wind of new Sister's product, they will re-issue to capitalise on the event. Vision Thing re-issue doesn't look that great. Could have included YCBTO.

Oh they did.

For goodness sake. it's a re-issue with afew b sides on. this has already
happened to just about every 80's indie/gothy band already:
so warner are doing it with the Sisters ? big deal.
Warner are cashing in on...what, exactly ? they are not about to
do a big tour: they've missed that boat.
Sign of new material on the way??? like, EH??
Someone re-issued all of all about eve's early stuff, and a load of
"hits" besides. was that a sign of new material ? no.
if warner were going to cash in on new sisters material they would
have released it at, or shortly after a new album release.
no such release is imminent.

Didn't All About Eve release a new album last year?! am sure they did - and I think it had a cover of Aled Jones' Walking In The Clouds on it!

New Model Army's reissues of a couple of years ago were utter shiiiite sadly - the 'rare extra' tracks were b-sides, most of which had already appeared on other compilations, while Thunder and Consolation disc 1 was stripped of three tracks which were included in the original cd to pad out the rarities disc 2!! what a bargain

deadagain wrote:New Model Army's reissues of a couple of years ago were utter shiiiite sadly - the 'rare extra' tracks were b-sides, most of which had already appeared on other compilations, while Thunder and Consolation disc 1 was stripped of three tracks which were included in the original cd to pad out the rarities disc 2!! what a bargain

The NMA releases were done by EMI with no input from the band, so it makes sense that they weren't all the could be.

Thunder and Consolation on vinyl didn't have those three tracks and the original CD was expanded to include them (they were all b-sides from the White Coats EP). The marketing dept said that the albums were restored to their original vinyl tracklisting but that case Marrakesh should've left of Impurity.

Record labels, don't you just love them?

TheBoyNextDoor wrote:They are released on WEA International for the US public as well. Release date: 31 October.

Floodland

FALAA

Vision Thing

$15.98 each - order over $25 free shipping. There's no excuse...

Yay! I just wanted to say: thank you for finding that. It wasn't coming up in my searches... maybe because I added the "The" in "The Sisters of Mercy".

I finally fully believe these reissues are coming out... well, at least, I 99.99% believe it.

But now they come out a day too late for a birthday present.

[quote="hallucienate"]
The NMA releases were done by EMI with no input from the band, so it makes sense that they weren't all the could be.quote]

...and it would appear that the putative Sisters reissues are being put together without any input by the Sisters either, which doesn't bode well sadly.

Hey First is pretty cool IF it is the real deal. Plus it is the first time we (hopefully) get a crisp hearing of the B sides. I'd love to hear a crisp version of Poison Door and On the Wire. The other 2 are not that interessting.

mandrake wrote:Plus it is the first time we (hopefully) get a crisp hearing of the B sides.

First time ?
Go get your sorry self a decent turntable.

The other 2 are not that interessting.

Get lost.