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| Monkey Woman |
Universal Music Group announced at the MIDEMNET in Cannes, France, that the reeditions of the 22 first Rolling Stones albums totalled 2 millions units sold in the world since their release in 2002.
UMG is the leader of the 5 records industry majors who support the SACD (Super audio compact disc) format.
Source: AFP, Club Des Stones
http://www.sympathyforthedevils.com/news.htm
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| glencar |
That's under 100,000 per album. Kind of slack, no? |
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| Monkey Woman |
Probably because not many people have SACD players yet. And there's probably the "too much choice so I'll buy nothing" factor. 22 albums released at once is enough to confuse all but the dedicated fans!
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| mac_daddy |
curious - does anybody have any idea how these sales compared to the Dylan reissues (which were hybrid SACDs too)..?
how many units sold of the SACD release of DSOTM...?
taken together, those #s might give a more thourough indication of where the market is at for these things, and how the Stones are selling when compared to similar products put out by artists of comparable stature...
curious. |
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| Dan |
Since they came out at the same time I was buying lots of concert tickets, I didnt get too many. Bought a few off half and traded CDs out of my private collection for some. Finally ordered most of the rest with the recent Tower sale. |
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| Soldatti |
"Hot Rocks" SACD sold 96,000 copies and "Let It Bleed" SACD 91,000 copies according to Soundscan.
Let It Bleed reached #11 on the Billboard Pop Catalog, Hot Rocks #16, Beggars Banquet #19, Metamorphosis #50, Aftermath (UK) #83, Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! #102, Big Hits #104, Their Satanic Majesties Request #117, Between The Buttons #136, Aftermath (US) #144 and Through The Past Darkly #150.
Let It Bleed also reached #25 on the Billboard Top Internet Albums.
The week that Forty Licks came out, Sticky Fingers also reached #48 on the Billboard Pop Catalog.
When Virgin re-released the 1971-89 Catalog on July 1994, Some Girls reached #17 on the Billboard Pop Catalog, Sticky Fingers #21 and Exile On Main Street #24.
Hot Rocks on the Billboard charts:
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976 (233 wks on the Pop Albums Chart)
1989 (8 wks on the Billboard 200)
1990 (2 wks on the Billboard 200)
1993 (1 wk. on the Billboard Pop Catalog)
1994 (19 wks on the Billboard Pop Catalog)
1997 (7 wks on the Billboard Pop Catalog)
2002 (4 wks on the Billboard Pop Catalog)
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| marko |
Are the sales in USA or worldwide? |
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| Lazy Bones |
quote:
mac_daddy wrote:
curious - does anybody have any idea how these sales compared to the Dylan reissues (which were hybrid SACDs too)..?
Found this Rolling Stone article from October 2003 -
Dylan Enjoying Sales Storm
Classic albums reissues posting hefty numbers
Bob Dylan
Bringing it all back home
In one of the record-business surprises of the fall, an ambitious series of remastered Bob Dylan albums is selling big. New hybrid Super Audio Compact Disc versions of fifteen classic discs -- including Highway 61 Revisited, Blood on the Tracks and Blonde on Blonde -- have sold close to 60,000 copies since their release in early-October, including sales at online stores such as Amazon.com. A limited-edition box that includes all fifteen discs has also sold more than 3,000 copies -- a big number for a set that retails for $240.
The Dylan albums have no bonus tracks or other new music; it's the quality of the new mixes that's the draw. Fans have long complained about the subpar quality of the CD versions of Dylan's albums. For those who already own SACD players, the audio quality of the new discs is astounding: You can even hear the sound of Dylan's cuff link hitting his guitar on "Shelter From the Storm," from Blood on the Tracks. "There's a whole new generation discovering Bob," says Jeff Jones, senior vice president of Sony Legacy, who says the label has shipped 750,000 of these reissues to stores worldwide.
NATHAN BRACKETT |
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| mac_daddy |
interesting...
thanks, LB  |
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| Gazza |
>That's under 100,000 per album. Kind of slack, no?
For albums that have been released several times over (including previously on CD) I'd say thats a pretty incredible figure. I wouldnt have expected sales to have been a quarter of that amount to be honest.
As posted earlier, they were released to coincide with the tour. Whilst ive been impressed with what I've heard, my money went on concert tickets (and flights & hotels!) instead, and so far I've only bought two or three of these reissues (I dont own a SACD player and in some cases this is about the 3rd or 4th time I've bought these albums in varying formats..there's a limit!).. I'll buy them in sales in bits and pieces over time. I still dont even own all the Virgin reissues of the Rolling Stones Records catalogue!
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| Gazza |
>Hot Rocks on the Billboard charts:
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976 (233 wks on the Pop Albums Chart)
1989 (8 wks on the Billboard 200)
1990 (2 wks on the Billboard 200)
1993 (1 wk. on the Billboard Pop Catalog)
1994 (19 wks on the Billboard Pop Catalog)
1997 (7 wks on the Billboard Pop Catalog)
2002 (4 wks on the Billboard Pop Catalog)
I know 1976 was a long, hot summer but I didnt realise it was THAT long! |
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| Monkey Woman |
quote:
an ambitious series of remastered Bob Dylan albums is selling big. New hybrid Super Audio Compact Disc versions of fifteen classic discs -- including Highway 61 Revisited, Blood on the Tracks and Blonde on Blonde -- have sold close to 60,000 copies since their release in early-October, including sales at online stores such as Amazon.com. A limited-edition box that includes all fifteen discs has also sold more than 3,000 copies
Well, the Stones reissues did pretty well since this is the level of the competition!  |
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| Soldatti |
Gazza wrote:
I know 1976 was a long, hot summer but I didnt realise it was THAT long!
Hot Rocks was on Billboard Pop Albums on 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 and 1976. The total weeks until July 1976 (the last week) are 233.
Adding the 10 weeks from 1989-90 the album was 243 weeks on the Billboard chart.
Here the list with the albums with most weeks on chart:
741, The Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd [1973-87]
490, Johnny`s Greatest Hits, Johnny Mathis [1958-67]
480, My Fair Lady, Original Cast [1956-65]
331, Highlights From The Phantom Of The Opera, Original Cast [1992-98]
305, Oklahoma!, Soundtrack [1956-62]
302, Tapestry, Carole King [1971-77]
295, Heavenly, Johnny Mathis [1959-65]
282, MCMXC A.D., Enigma [1991-96]
281, Metallica, Metallica [1991-96]
277, The King And I, Soundtrack [1956-62]
277, Hymns, Tennessee Ernie Ford [1957-63]
276, The Sound Of Music, Original Cast [1960-65]
265, Camelot, Original Cast [1961-66]
262, South Pacific, Soundtrack [1958-63]
259, Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin [1971-76]
255, The Phantom Of The Opera, Original Cast
252, Nevermind, Nirvana
250, Ten, Pearl Jam
245, The Music Man, Original Cast
243, Hot Rocks 1964-71, Rolling Stones [1972-90]
242, The Best Of Van Morrison, Van Morrison
238, Shepherd Moon, Enya
233, The Sound Of Music, Soundtrack
231, Film Encores, Mantovani
224, No Fences, Garth Brooks
214, Breathless, Kenny G
207, Greatest Hits, Queen
206, Fiddler On The Roof, Original Cast
204, Sing Along With Mitch, Mitch Miller
202, Soul Provider, Michael Bolton
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