--------------------------------------------------------------------- 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) --------------------------------------------------------------------- (#2002-80) - Topics This Issue: 1) Beggars are finally awake?or not 2) Automatic ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2002 02:05:21 +0100 From: "Ziggy Allen" Subject: Beggars are finally awake?or not This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C218C8.18ECE7A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Can someone help me here.......I'm no marketing expert but if I was in = the position BB are in, concerning a big chunk of Gary's history, I = would want to use this catalogue to its full potential. Thus selling = when there is most interest in the products. Now would be that time = for me, I thought AFE would have been re-released, but so far I'm wrong. = Good each way bet when you think they re-released CARS at every chance = that came by. Anyway I've always been lead to believe that one of the reasons BB = have delayed the two last albums, was down to finances, as in the lack = of return for them....SO WAKE UP........THE TIME IS NOW.....not just us = eager fans that would probably by it in any format now, but the, on the = fringe fans, ones with the rekindled Numanoid interests who thought = he'd retired after Wembely 81'....... Warriors is a superb Album, a = milestone in the Numan sound, great to grace the ears of newcomers, well = if they can get it......... Totally different thought occurred to me yesterday...........Does anyone = feel that BB is holding back these albums on the thought that once we've = got them, no more will our interests be pointed in their = direction........the cored will be finally severed and thousands of eyes = will look the other way, away from BB in general. At least this way = they keep us hanging in the land of a name on a mailing = list................... Maybe just another chance to moan on about not having these = recordings....well catch you all later.... PS....I thought Change your Mind, New Thing from London etc was quite = good......when it came out. Now it's like a page in Gary's history or a = time that's gone, something you know is there but don't want to bring = back all those memories etc.....sorry babbling again......... I'm Gone Ziggy.................UK ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C218C8.18ECE7A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Can someone help me here.......I'm no = marketing=20 expert but if I was in the position BB are in, concerning a big chunk of = Gary's=20 history, I would want to use this catalogue to its full potential.  = Thus=20 selling when there is most interest in the products.   Now = would be=20 that time for me, I thought AFE would have been re-released, but so far = I'm=20 wrong.  Good each way bet when you think they re-released CARS at = every=20 chance that came by.    Anyway I've always been = lead to=20 believe that one of the reasons BB have delayed the two last albums, was = down to=20 finances, as in the lack of return for them....SO WAKE UP........THE = TIME IS=20 NOW.....not just us eager fans that would probably by it in any format = now, but=20 the, on the fringe fans,  ones with the rekindled Numanoid = interests who=20 thought he'd retired after Wembely 81'....... Warriors is a superb = Album, a=20 milestone in the Numan sound, great to grace the ears of newcomers, well = if they=20 can get it.........   Totally different thought occurred to = me=20 yesterday...........Does anyone feel that BB is holding back these = albums on the=20 thought that once we've got them, no more will our interests be pointed = in their=20 direction........the cored will be finally severed and thousands of eyes = will=20 look the other way, away from BB in general.  At least this way = they keep=20 us hanging in the land of a name on a mailing=20 list...................   Maybe just another chance to moan = on  about=20 not having these recordings....well catch you all later....   PS....I thought Change your Mind, New = Thing from=20 London etc was quite good......when it came out.  Now it's like a = page in=20 Gary's history or a  time that's gone, something you know is = there but=20 don't want to bring back all those memories etc.....sorry babbling=20 again......... I'm Gone   Ziggy.................UK ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C218C8.18ECE7A0-- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2002 16:57:46 +0200 From: "Hansi Slanec" Subject: Automatic Automatic is quite "so". I agree with the statement "doesnt really stand the test of time... But "Nightlife" is quite a smash. 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