I don't really know what these charts represent but I went into Southampton at lunchtime, to buy the new Tindersticks singles/rarities compilation, and made a mental note of the TWATTYBUS in-store album chart positions:
HMV - 8 Virgin - 4
Proof that marketing does work? In Reading TwattyBus is displayed facing the front door in a big display all to itself, whereas in HMV it's just in amongst the others. If this is the same in Southhampton it could explain why it is selling better in Virgin (sorry, but as a psychologist I am fed up telling people advertising does work, so I jump on any proof I can). Whilst I'm here, I've noticed talk about list crushes. Now, I've not met any list girls yet, so I don't have any of those. However, I do have a couple of list heroes that I'd like to thank. Firstly, Ben Ferneyhough, who let me hear Tigermilk (can I say he copied it for me on the list?), and some great sessions as well. And Kevan Cooke, who not only got me tickets for Shephard's Bush after I was too lazy to get mine in time, but also supplied the bottle of Bacardi that got me drunk on Saturday night. Cheers guys. Oh, and clam-pickers are the worst piece of female clothing since calottes (sp?). I don't think Isobelle wore them in London, but then I thought she was pretty sexy so probably wouldn't have noticed. Michael +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo@majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+