[kj] MMXII actual UK sales: 3,843

[Rheinhold Squeegee]

There are more bands releasing more music more cheaply with the ability to niche-market to a smaller segment while remaining profitable. This is the age of the long tail:
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Tail
 
Vinyl, special editions and live albums are where the money is at for warhorses like Motorhead and KJ.
 
The 4k is probably only physical sales within the UK. I don't believe this includes downloads and it certainly doesn't include sharing. The metal community is notorious for its love of the torrents.
 
 
 

 


> Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 17:02:34 +0100

> From: paul.rangecroft at gmail.com

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Subject: Re: [kj] MMXII actual UK sales: 3,843

> 

> 4K, what's that - a medium sized venue? Paying £10 each. No wonder

> they're doing this tour with The Cult.

> 

> On 4/10/12, Nick Scott <npscott at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

> > Not only do I find it quite sad that on the first week of release UK

> > sales only amount to not quite 4000 but also the fact thats enough to

> > get as high a chart placing of 44.

> >

> > Have album sales declined that much? I remember back in the 80s and

> > early 90s when regularly bands had 7" 12" and CD Single limited

> > editions of around 10000 copies.

> >

> > On 9 April 2012 18:20, Rheinhold Squeegee <kjlist at live.com> wrote:

> >> http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=1049089&c=1

> >>

> >> But post-punk survivors Killing Joke, all of whom are now in their 50s,

> >> rack

> >> up their 13th chart album and extend their chart tenure to 32 years with

> >> an

> >> album of that name debuting at number 44 (3,843 sales).

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