--------------------------------------------------------------------- T H E G A R Y N U M A N D I G E S T (by subscription only - to unsubscribe, see bottom of this message) --------------------------------------------------------------------- (#2001-13) - Topics This Issue: 1) Caution - Numan Singles ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 23:54:58 -0000 From: "Gary Perkins" Subject: Caution - Numan Singles I was recently chatting to a friend of mine who worked for W H Smiths back in the good old eighties. In those days W H Smiths used to stock Numan records and my friend worked in the record department. Anyway, about the time of the New Anger single, head office issued a memo to all branches of the shop telling them to order Numan singles with 'extreme caution' (he claimed that the words 'extreme caution' were in bold and underlined, but I think he added this only for my benefit!), as they were prone to sell well for one week, then sales would almost completely drop-off. That's gratitude for you isn't it. After all that time Gary spent working at the W H Smiths warehouse (although not answering the phone of course). I can see what W H Smiths were concerned about I suppose. The British charts are only based on sales, and for a long time he would always enter the chart reasonably well but then fall away. I think he was ahead of his time in that respect as that is what every release does now. Almost every position in the chart is held by a new entry or a tune dropping down. Rave on Gary ------------------------------ End digest@garynuman.info Digest [11/20/2001 18:01] --------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- T H E G A R Y N U M A N D I G E S T is produced, moderated, and distributed by Derek Langsford, Dave Datta, and Joey Lindstrom dlangs@sunstroke.sdsu.edu, davdat@allmusic.com, Joey@GaryNuman.Info ------------------------------------------------------------------- To reply to the messages in this list, email: digest@garynuman.info If you want to be removed, or someone wants to be added, email: listserv@GaryNuman.info and include this line as the first line of your message body: SUBSCRIBE digest@garynuman.info (email address) or UNSUBSCRIBE digest@garynuman.info (email address) (email address is optional but useful if you have multiple addresses) If you want to switch between receiving Digests or individual posts, again send to listserv@GaryNuman.Info and include either of these in your message body: NORMAL digest@garynuman.info or DIGEST digest@garynuman.info ------------------------------------------------------------------ Please note: this mailing list is configured to automatically unsubscribe you if mail to your mailbox goes undeliverable for any reason. If you suddenly stop receiving this list, you should assume you've been automatically unsubscribed and should then manually resubscribe. ------------------------------------------------------------------ The Gary Numan Digest is produced with the facilities of the Gary Numan Info Server and The Interocitor. All of the opinions in this digest belong to the respective authors and do not necessarily agree with those of the Digest Producers. This digest is published in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and is governed by all applicable Canadian laws. --------------------------------------------------------------------------