Not even touching the top 100 UK singles chart? I find that unbelievable. It's a great tune and a good choice for a single. Mind you a few weeks back there were about 17 Justin Bieber entries in the UK chart making it pretty irrelevant these days.

For an old timer like me downloading singles is a bit crap anyway to be honest, I would always prefer to actually own it rather than have a 256 Kbps file any day.

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he might not have cared.

but historically, all through the 80s, they hit 1 with almost all their singles on the indie charts.


also, world in motion hit 1, was a major event for the group.

so i don't believe him, when he says he didn't care.


he might not care now, or since 2000.... but that's different.. no one really cares since then.

later
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Crikey, so a record can be close to number 1 in the vinyl or “physical” (CD?) chart but nowhere in the top 100 overall? doesn’t say much for vinyl or cd sales, if the overall top 100 is a combination of all 3. Surprising that downloads should dominate sales to that extent. if so, anything not available for download appears to be somewhat at a disadvantage. I just had a look at the chart and there are some real old chestnuts in there from decades past, possibly impulse downloads? Have to admit I just downloaded that old Wham xmas song (Last Christmas you gave me your heart) - it finally got to me. Another song in that vein is A1, Caught in the middle, I can now play them back to back and wallow in nostalgia.

U2's 2009 single Get On Yer Boots didn't make the UK singles Top ten.

It really shouldn't have been a surprise to see the blatant PR stunt they pulled by (pretending) to offer an album of new material for free. I say "pretending" - look at how it gave iTunes the form of publicity money can't buy...


For the record, Depeche Mode's first single from their 2013 album barely made the Top 75 singles.


So Mute should be given credit for pushing Music Complete's vinyl singles so high in the vinyl charts, if the above is correct.

I think it's a tough time to release a new brand new song/single and expect it to do well especially as it's basically the Xmas market which is over-saturated with seasonal dross. At the end of the day it's album sales that count and Music Complete seems to have blown expectations out of the water on that count; number 2 on the UK chart is pretty respectable whichever way you cut it.

If you aren't?

I hope you aren't including that crappy Robie mix of Sub-culture in that statement

I hate all sheets, duvets and quilts. Sorry, that's a blanket statement.
Fuck, someone on these forums agrees with me! Better lower my standards a tad.
Wags were reportedly spotted at gigs circa 85 / 86 with 'Robie must die' T-shirts, and as I mentioned the blank sleeve was perhaps a way of saying the mix was shit. I actually loved Dub Vulture - dated now of course, but as a teen I liked the way it went all weird and wonky at the end. But I was a weird and wonky teen. I'm OK now though. The voices told me.
As Bernard said on their second DVD, it's diffiult to assess recent stuff as it's yet to stand the test of time. Love the new LP, but will Tutti Frutti sound like a novelty record in 20 years? Ceremony still kicks butt and even the massively overplayed Blue Monday continues to gain admirers. I'm not criticising the new abum, just ruminating.

You're forgetting this masterpiece: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1b8AhIsSYQ.
A summary of what was wrong with the 80s: http://www.allinlondon.c.../posts.php?thread=12185.
I can't vouch for the sleeve styory - the only '''''''''''authority'''''''''' I got it on was the Paradise fanzine.