Singles & Promos

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EricSweden
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i've just managed to get my hands on the following:

dominion - cd single
lucretia - cd single
more - cd single
doctor jeep - cd single

and i got the american promo for "when you don't see me". if i got it right "when you don't see me" was only released in germany in limited copies.
strange thing is that they made a video for "detonation boulevard" but didn't release it on a single. anyone know why this is?

i also managed to get the 3-cd box set of all their albums, not including "some girls" or "slight case". this box was only released in australia if i'm not wrong.



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James
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On Oct 19, 2002 10:31pm, EricSweden wrote:

i also managed to get the 3-cd box set of all their albums, not including "some girls" or "slight case". this box was only released in australia if i'm not wrong.



As far as I know, the box set was only released in Australia. I don't think too many were sold here, most were probably imported by Northern Hemisphere record stores.

Why Australia for a 3CD box set?

Here's my theory...

During the mid to late 90s, bands like NIN and Marilyn Manson were very popular among a sub section of Australian teenagers. What better way to rebel against your parents' conservative religious views, than by dressing in black clothes and listening to songs with (unintelligent) lyrics about satan, violent sex and how the world is f**ked up.

Warner increased the output of CDs that they perceived to be the influences of this neo-darkwave trend, predicting that these teenagers would seek out the roots of their current listening, in the same sense that many young metal fans buy Motorhead and Black Sabbath CDs.

Over time, this teenage trend turned out to be based more in fashion and attitude, rather than music and the kids turned their attention to (awful) bands like Korn and Limp Bizkit.

Realising that the stockpile of mainstream 80's g**h CDs was unlikely to sell, the discs were repackaged in a box set, and sold for (the local equivalent of) 10 - 15 EUR.

At the same time as the Sisters box set emerged, two Australia-only 3CD box sets of early Cure albums were also released as well as a 3CD Ministry package (and a few others bands also.)

I think these box sets were the result of Warner predicting an Aussie g**h trend that just didn't happen.

Of course, this is just a theory and I may be totally wrong, but the simultaneous release of all these box sets seems to give it some backing. It wouldn't be the first time Warner's marketing division completely failed to comprehend the situation :grin:

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EricSweden
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cool.....
i bought two boxsets of the sisters. i couldnt help myself.
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