oh dear...

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

...it transpires that Aly & AJ didn't just fail to make the top 10, they missed the top 20: 'Potential Breakup Song' languishes at No 22, and that's with physical releases. Sadfaces all round. What doomy conclusions can we draw from this? Personally, I think if that song can't be a big hit, nothing of its ilk can, and the UK can officially be declared a pop wilderness.

On the plus side, that nasty Sex Pistols reissue thing is nowhere to be seen.

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[hoshuteki.livejournal.com]

I also wonder, wrt physical copies available, whether there were issues with marketing at other levels? My personal experience (admittedly this holds absolutely no empirical value, but is merely an observation) was that when I went into HMV Oxford Circus last Monday afternoon, the copy of Aly & AJ's single I bought was one of the last 4 on the shelves. Perhaps they just hadn't restocked the shelves quickly enough, but there was certainly no lack of copies of other singles...

[hoshuteki.livejournal.com]

(PS I was a bit loose with words: I think I meant to say my observation only has empirical value, i.e. not any scientific or statistical basis.)

[bengraham.livejournal.com]

That's interesting, especially as I experienced the same thing today with the new Underworld album, which was released this morning. Only worse... I went into the big HMV at Bond Street to buy a copy and was told that they've had a problem with their suppliers and none came in. Shocking to think that a CD by an act as well known as Underworld would be unavailable in one of London's largest branches of HMV on the day of release.

Is this possibly related to the postal strike? I wouldn't have thought HMV receive their stock by post, but stranger things have happened!