#11 on Monday's middies. So top 40 guaranteed? Still can't believe it debuted only at 6 given the money cant buy concert and all the Fever success. Understand the sound was underwhelming, blah blah but I would've thought the fanbase alone would've at least sent it top 3.

It was a very competitive week, the album chart would start to become very busy with huge sales by mid November time (which is when it was released). So #6 could probably be viewed as being a decent outcome for Body Language. Britney Spears - In the Zone only entered at #14, and Ronan Keating was in at #21 despite his previous two solo albums making #1!

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I was expecting Top 5 for Body Language today leaving that Number 11 position disappointing.

I was expecting Top 5 for Body Language today leaving that Number 11 position disappointing.

 

Thinking about it it’s actually doing well for a £35 vinyl release with no new content, Girls Aloud are at #10 and have multiple formats, digital release and bonus content.

Re-enters at #34!

 

Girls Aloud’s second studio album, What Will The Neighbours Say?, reached No.6 in 2004, and re-enters at No.35 (2,925 sales) after being released in a number of new editions, while Kylie Minogue’s ninth studio album, Body Language – No.6 in 2003 – re-enters at No.34 (2,943 sales) after being released on vinyl for the first time. Cumulative sales: What Will The Neighbours Say? – 618,569, and Body Language – 407,731.

Oh wow hun, number 34 is good for such a price tag on one of Kylies least liked albums by the fans. Plus it has 1 format as well. I was expecting it to possibly miss out on the top 40 if I am honest.

 

Also, no new content either huns.

 

Just Carol Honey ♥️

It done really well to be as high as 34, I was convinced it wouldn't be top 50 today.

Lovely to see it return to the top 40 👏🏻

 

Meanwhile, I've gone to play my copy today and it would appear I've wound up with a massively faulty one, and I'm not the only one. I've seen so many people on X and Popjustice in the last week saying the same thing and having the same problem I am.

 

It's less "Skip a beat and move with my body" and more "Skip all through the bloody song and accumulate a massive quantity of dust on my stylus".

 

I've cleaned the vinyl about three times now and the same thing is still happening. I'm so disappointed because I've been looking forward to this release for ages. I never had this problem with the Fever or Impossible Princess reissues!

Yeah it seems this has been a big problem for lots of people. Thankfully mine just took a few cleans to get rid of the skips but I know it’s not been as simple as that for many.

Yeah it seems this has been a big problem for lots of people. Thankfully mine just took a few cleans to get rid of the skips but I know it’s not been as simple as that for many.

 

Looks like I'm contacting HMV to request a refund in the morning then :(

 

Just hope they've got a standard black vinyl coming that's free of this aggro.

It's less "Skip a beat and move with my body" and more "Skip all through the bloody song and accumulate a massive quantity of dust on my stylus".

 

I know it's a bad situation and I'm sorry to hear, but this really made me laugh :lol:

I’ve seen a few people on SH FB mention it skipping too :nocheer:

 

It really bothers me that vinyl pressing nowadays seems quite sloppy with no QC checks, when they are charging premiums for vinyl they really should be getting it right - also it’s not great for people starting out collecting vinyl and may put them off the format.

It has long been an issue with vinyls which was one of the original reasons for it's decline.

I know it's a bad situation and I'm sorry to hear, but this really made me laugh :lol:

 

That was the idea :lol: You've gotta laugh at the situation haven't you?

 

I think I'll just return it and get a refund. I've got no guarantee that any replacement won't do the same thing, and then I'd be lumbered with a vinyl with no value at all. Just hope they give us a standard black vinyl later down the line.

Purchased just before the Amazon deal ended, phew. It jumped up during the deal period from 50 to 200+ monthly sales! So about 150 new sales, they must be happy or they’d have kept the deal going. Better not skip a bloody beat!!!!!

 

Oh and Kylie Christmas snatched too for less than £9.

 

(Body Language vinyl arrived it’s gorgeous…seems like heavyweight vinyl too? Wasn’t expecting that at all)

Edited March 19, 20241 yr by aeroco

I listened to my copy of the Body Language vinyl, earlier today!

 

I have a bad habit of buying vinyl and then not actually getting around to playing them (more so older albums, rather than new ones)! However, the discussions about faulty copies made me feel like I ought to listen to it, to make sure that mine was okay. Fortunately my copy has no problems at all which is a relief; I hope others who had skipping copies are able to replace them with ones that play fine. :cry:

 

So, Body Language... I haven't listened to it in full in years. I truly wouldn't be surprised if the last time I played it from start to finish was actually in 2004! :lol: I know I listened to it a fair few times in 2003/4 though. Since then, I think it's only been a case of hearing songs in isolation if they came up during an iTunes shuffle.

 

Looking at the track list today, there were many songs that I couldn't remember how they went purely based on title. So I was curious to find out if I did remember the songs when playing them, and to see how I feel about them now.

 

I guess those 2003/4 listens dug deep into my brain, because I did remember hooks from most of the tracks after all.

 

I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised by the album. I've noticed a lot of fans aren't keen on it, so reading these assessments probably had an effect on me in feeling like it wasn't an album to bother revisiting, over the years. However there's some good stuff to be found on there though!

 

I'm not going to say the album is packed full of career highlights, and yes the sound was an unexpected pivot following on from Fever. But putting aside expectations from two decades ago, I think it stands nicely as a perfectly enjoyable and listenable album, and has a unique vibe to it amongst her back catalogue. I mean, it would surely get a bit boring if every album was more of the same.

 

I think there was only three songs I'd probably not be in a rush to return to. Those being 'I Feel for You' (quirky, but with a grating sound to it), 'Someday' (I felt like this track dragged) and 'After Dark' (decent, but surely in a B Side way, not album closer).

 

Otherwise I had no real problems with any of the other album tracks, I think they vary from ok to great. 'Loving Days' in particular was a lovely surprise - this was actually one of the few tracks I couldn't recall at all even while listening to it, so I'm glad it's something of a discovery for me and I'll have to pay more attention to it from now on.

Im assuming body language didnt manage to stay top 200 last week??

Very doubtful as it might have sold another 200-300 vinyl but think at least a 1000 sales is required to make the top 200.

Im assuming body language didnt manage to stay top 200 last week??

 

Seems it was very much a one week wonder - it didn’t manage a 2nd week in the vinyl, physical and sales charts.

Body Language vinyl £22 on Amazon right now!