From: owner-seven-seas@smoe.org (seven-seas-digest) To: seven-seas-digest@smoe.org Subject: seven-seas-digest V4 #312 Reply-To: seven-seas@smoe.org Sender: owner-seven-seas@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-seven-seas@smoe.org Precedence: bulk seven-seas-digest Tuesday, August 16 2005 Volume 04 : Number 312 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 10:53:50 +0100 (BST) From: "Anne Ronan \(nee Gleeson\)" Subject: Re: seven-seas Another best of ? Many years ago I pulled the SoundScan data on a handful of albums and I do believe I may have posted it to SevenSeas. If I'm recalling it correctly, this was sometime in 1997 when I had SoundScan access at PolyGram.... I'm afraid Brian is right - it was extraordinarily disapointing as I recall. But to be honest, not at all suprising. I've learned from the School of Hard Knocks not to count on the buying power of the public to chart an album of any quality in the US. It's one of many reasons I left the music biz.... Anne xxx - --- Brian Andersen wrote: > Do you mean specific numbers? I've been wanting that > for years. I have a > strong feeling we would all be disapointed in those > numbers. I saw the > numbers for another band I like and I was thinking > "that's it???". I realize > that they are just using the word "Platinum". I > highly doubt that our > beloved Bunnymen have ever sold one million copies > of any single or album or > gold either (500,000). I really would like to be > wrong about that. > > There are Bunnymen songs listed here for chart > positions in the top 40 for > the UK but not units sold: > > http://www.everyhit.com/ > > 37 Echo & The Bunnymen Crocodiles Apr 1981 > 19 Echo & The Bunnymen The Back Of Love May 1982 > 8 Echo & The Bunnymen The Cutter Jan 1983 > 15 Echo & The Bunnymen Never Stop Jul 1983 > 9 Echo & The Bunnymen Killing Moon Jan 1984 > 30 Echo & The Bunnymen Silver Apr 1984 > 16 Echo & The Bunnymen Seven Seas Jul 1984 > 21 Echo & The Bunnymen Bring On The Dancing Horses > Oct 1985 > 28 Echo & The Bunnymen The Game Jun 1987 > 36 Echo & The Bunnymen Lips Like Sugar Aug 1987 > 29 Echo & The Bunnymen People Are Strange Feb 1988 > 34 Echo & The Bunnymen People Are Strange (re-issue) > Mar 1991 > 8 Echo & The Bunnymen Nothing Lasts Forever Jun 1997 > 30 Echo & The Bunnymen I Want To Be There When You > Come Sep 1997 > 22 Echo & The Bunnymen Rust Mar 1999 > > > > On 8/15/05, Theodore Turner > wrote: > > > > "Echo & The Bunnymen - Seven Seas: The Platinum > Collection" > > > > > > > > Is there a list of Bunny record sales online > anywhere? > > > > TT > > > > ===================================================================== > Bunnymen Online Presence: > http://www.bunnymenlist.com * > http://www.bunnymen.info > * > http://www.bunnymen.com * > http://www.fotolog.net/sgtfuzz/ > * > http://bunnymen.nexuswebs.net/ * > http://www.angelfire.com/wy2/discog/ > * > http://www.softskull.com/detailedbook.php?isbn=1-887128-89-6 > * > http://www.neonhalos.blogspot.com > > ====================================================================== ===================================================================== Bunnymen Online Presence: http://www.bunnymenlist.com * http://www.bunnymen.info * http://www.bunnymen.com * http://www.fotolog.net/sgtfuzz/ * http://bunnymen.nexuswebs.net/ * http://www.angelfire.com/wy2/discog/ * http://www.softskull.com/detailedbook.php?isbn=1-887128-89-6 * http://www.neonhalos.blogspot.com ====================================================================== ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 11:43:40 +0200 (CEST) From: Barry Whiting Subject: RE: Re: seven-seas Another best of ? I think sales of 100,000 got you Gold in the UK. 300,000 for Platinums ; 60,000 for Silver. - -- Barry ======================================== Message Received: Aug 16 2005, 08:17 AM From: "zimbo1@juno.com" To: seven-seas@smoe.org Cc: Subject: Re: seven-seas Another best of ? For sure the 1st four albums went gold in the UK. And I believe The Grey album and Evergreen did also. zimbo1 - -- Brian Andersen wrote: Do you mean specific numbers? I've been wanting that for years. I have a strong feeling we would all be disapointed in those numbers. I saw the numbers for another band I like and I was thinking "that's it???". I realize that they are just using the word "Platinum". I highly doubt that our beloved Bunnymen have ever sold one million copies of any single or album or gold either (500,000). I really would like to be wrong about that. There are Bunnymen songs listed here for chart positions in the top 40 for the UK but not units sold: http://www.everyhit.com/ 37 Echo & The Bunnymen Crocodiles Apr 1981 19 Echo & The Bunnymen The Back Of Love May 1982 8 Echo & The Bunnymen The Cutter Jan 1983 15 Echo & The Bunnymen Never Stop Jul 1983 9 Echo & The Bunnymen Killing Moon Jan 1984 30 Echo & The Bunnymen Silver Apr 1984 16 Echo & The Bunnymen Seven Seas Jul 1984 21 Echo & The Bunnymen Bring On The Dancing Horses Oct 1985 28 Echo & The Bunnymen The Game Jun 1987 36 Echo & The Bunnymen Lips Like Sugar Aug 1987 29 Echo & The Bunnymen People Are Strange Feb 1988 34 Echo & The Bunnymen People Are Strange (re-issue) Mar 1991 8 Echo & The Bunnymen Nothing Lasts Forever Jun 1997 30 Echo & The Bunnymen I Want To Be There When You Come Sep 1997 22 Echo & The Bunnymen Rust Mar 1999 On 8/15/05, Theodore Turner wrote: > > "Echo & The Bunnymen - Seven Seas: The Platinum Collection" > > > > Is there a list of Bunny record sales online anywhere? > > TT ===================================================================== Bunnymen Online Presence: http://www.bunnymenlist.com * http://www.bunnymen.info * http://www.bunnymen.com * http://www.fotolog.net/sgtfuzz/ * http://bunnymen.nexuswebs.net/ * http://www.angelfire.com/wy2/discog/ * http://www.softskull.com/detailedbook.php?isbn=1-887128-89-6 * http://www.neonhalos.blogspot.com ====================================================================== ===================================================================== Bunnymen Online Presence: http://www.bunnymenlist.com * http://www.bunnymen.info * http://www.bunnymen.com * http://www.fotolog.net/sgtfuzz/ * http://bunnymen.nexuswebs.net/ * http://www.angelfire.com/wy2/discog/ * http://www.softskull.com/detailedbook.php?isbn=1-887128-89-6 * http://www.neonhalos.blogspot.com ====================================================================== ===================================================================== Bunnymen Online Presence: http://www.bunnymenlist.com * http://www.bunnymen.info * http://www.bunnymen.com * http://www.fotolog.net/sgtfuzz/ * http://bunnymen.nexuswebs.net/ * http://www.angelfire.com/wy2/discog/ * http://www.softskull.com/detailedbook.php?isbn=1-887128-89-6 * http://www.neonhalos.blogspot.com ====================================================================== ------------------------------ End of seven-seas-digest V4 #312 ********************************