February 4, 201114 yr Jedward and Timbaland both had physicals. Some of the HMVs in London still have loads of unsold copies of Under Pressure :D
February 4, 201114 yr Author Per C+ #13 has a 12" release, and #31 & #32 7" release. Last Sunday's chart show thread states they are download only http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?s...t&p=3423060 http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?s...t&p=3423085 http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?s...t&p=3423412
February 4, 201114 yr Jedward and Timbaland both had physicals. Some of the HMVs in London still have loads of unsold copies of Under Pressure :D They didn't at the time though :P
February 5, 201114 yr Last Sunday's chart show thread states they are download only http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?s...t&p=3423060 http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?s...t&p=3423085 http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?s...t&p=3423412 But ChartsPlus get their info direct from the OCC...
February 9, 201114 yr Speaking as a number one single collector, it's a sad day now that so many single releases have nothing physical to collect. Downloads just don't give me the same sense of 'possession' as holding something in my hand when we all know the identical product can be obtained illegally for free, not to mention the fact the resale value of a download is 0p. As a side note, the modern music section of eBay in the future is going to look pretty sparse. There are plenty of other number one collectors out there - you only have to look at the prices of promo CDs or Euro releases of records that go to UK number one zoom upwards on eBay as soon as it achieves that magical status. I think the most expensive so far has been Dirtee Disco from last year - £27 I think it cost me to get the promo CD, when the download would have been 79p. That was a rare example though - a combination of a big hit on a minor label meant there were relatively few promo copies to go round. But the point being there is a market for physical copies (of number one singles at least) since there are plenty of people out there with all 1155 in their collections whether on 78 rpm, 7 inch or CD single - all of whom will still buy each new number one as it hits the top of the charts. Now that owning a record has been reduced to just having a little file tucked away on a computer or MP3 player you are always at the mercy of an electrical fault or glitch wiping out part of what has been carefully amassed over months or years. For me there's still something tangible about actually holding something I have paid money for. However, with the first 4 number ones of 2011 all being download-only maybe it's time to bring my 34 year collecting habit to a halt. Sure, they're all on sale right now on eBay for £8 - £20 each, but all that money soon adds up to a much more expensive hobby than it used to be. Here's the last decade's worth of number one singles in pictoral form... 2000 - 2005 - facebook.com/album.php?aid=233278&id=755737005&l=ba7aeae27e 2005 - 2010 - facebook.com/album.php?aid=233610&id=755737005&l=73a21cb987 ...I'm not allowed to post links yet, so you'll have to add the www's in yourself to those above. It's not going to be possible to produce a similar photo album for the decade we are now living in.
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