Posted September 27, 200618 yr U.S. Music Retailer Boycotting New Scissor Sisters Album Credit: ChartAttack.com http://www.chartattack.com/pics/2006/09/27-scissorsisters.jpg Scissor Sisters While The Scissor Sisters' Ta-Dah is currently the best-selling album in the U.K., it got off to a slower start in the band's U.S. homeland after one of the country's largest music retailers declined to carry it. Trans World Entertainment — which owns almost 1,100 FYE, Sam Goody, Strawberries, Wherehouse, Specs and Coconuts stores in 26 states — is refusing to sell Ta-Dah because of criticism levelled at it by Scissor Sisters frontman Jake Shears at the National Association Of Recording Merchandisers (NARM) convention in Kissimmee, Florida last month. "I complained at the NARM convention that record prices were too high," Shears told MTV News. "A few months ago, I went to go buy the new Raconteurs album, and it was like $18.99 [u.S.]. "Of course, I rounded it up to $20 when I made the comments, and now they're denying it. They said, 'Our records are not $20, they're $19.99.' And so now they're not carrying our new record. I mean, even Wal-Mart is carrying it, but FYE is not." Trans World president/CEO Jim Litwak said that Shears' comments were untrue and unfair, but added that his company would have stocked Ta-Dah if it would have received an apology. It never got one. "We reached out to their distribution company [universal Music Group Distribution] to let them know we were displeased, and we never heard back from them. So we made the decision not to carry the band's new release." It appears that Trans World's boycott is more than just a temporary thing, according to Litwak. "There are thousands of new releases out there, we've just decided not to carry this one. All they had to do was pick up the phone and talk to us. But they didn't elect to do that. We were ignored, and he made those comments. So who's the injured party here?" Hmmmm, typical! What do you think?
September 28, 200618 yr Author Well, we all know they only want success here, so HA to the USA! Their loss!
September 28, 200618 yr isn't it nice to know this gentleman is happy to put personal displeasure and a personal gripes before the needs of his customers?
September 28, 200618 yr Author isn't it nice to know this gentleman is happy to put personal displeasure and a personal gripes before the needs of his customers? Excatly -_- I hope they lose loads of money, it would serve them right!
September 28, 200618 yr this guy needs his head testing! :huh: How much did the debut sell in America??
September 28, 200618 yr very pathetic i hope scissors get the last laugh though how did there first album so in america does anyone know?
October 1, 200618 yr Ta-Dah didn't go Top 100, so the odds are it didn't beat the #102 debut that SS had :( unless it went number 101. Does anybody know the Billboard 200? :unsure:
October 1, 200618 yr Ta-Dah didn't go Top 100, so the odds are it didn't beat the #102 debut that SS had :( unless it went number 101. Does anybody know the Billboard 200? :unsure: It's here, maybe I've missed it, but I can't see it Top 200 :unsure: Also, at least this will give them press in the US ;)
October 3, 200618 yr Author Also, at least this will give them press in the US ;) Very true, I suppose at least bad press is some press!
October 3, 200618 yr I echo what everyone else has said.. PATHETIC :rolleyes: And yes it's a shame that America don't seem to like what I would consider one of their best exports :(
October 3, 200618 yr Author I echo what everyone else has said.. PATHETIC :rolleyes: And yes it's a shame that America don't seem to like what I would consider one of their best exports :( I think its kind of nice that the US dont like them but we do in the UK, I like it when they are missing out! :lol:
