Nah, they'd only go for it if it was big on Radio 2. This is what they're trying to do, it's airplay hits now. There was a time when Now only included Radio 1 and Top 40 songs but they had to change their approach after the charts slowed down ridiculously. Only thing is, even Radio 2 generally forget that a lot of their veteran act playlist choices even happened the moment they fall off their playlist.

They played Spike Island by Pulp* to death in May, it probably won't be on ever again now as the only old songs they really play are actual hits. Radio 1 aren't much better for that, it's only old A-list songs that get on as recurrents really, most B-list songs are gone forever once they leave the playlist. So in a way, you could thank Now for ensuring anyone thinks about 2020s Pretenders songs ever again!

*Wouldn't have been a bad shout for Now 121, maybe Rough Trade told them to pee off or they didn't try. It's been a pretty high-profile comeback!

Edited Saturday at 04:313 days by HiyaLuv!

The best way to save the numbered series from disastrous sales is a better track list and to also release them on double vinyl seeing as more people are buying vinyls than CDs nowadays. If they can’t squeeze all the songs onto the vinyls, then only include the hits from the CDs and leave off the radio 2 songs

f***ing hell man

The numbered Nows can’t be saved from disastrous sales. This is just where things are now.

30 minutes ago, lewistgreen said:

f***ing hell man

Nothing wrong with releasing the numbered series on vinyl

21 minutes ago, T Boy said:

The numbered Nows can’t be saved from disastrous sales. This is just where things are now.

As I said earlier, lots of people are preferring vinyl to CD. Releasing the numbered series on vinyl would help a little bit oh and another thing, £10.99 would be a reasonable price for the CDs. £13.99 is also putting people off from buying them

People won’t spend money on vinyl for the tracks Now are accessing for their numbered editions. The Yearbooks sell well because they contain songs that appeal to people who buy vinyl.

On the tracklisting on the back of NOW 1998 The Millennium Series
Track 10 Bus Stop feat. Carl Douglas is missing the s at the end

1 hour ago, Mark said:

On the tracklisting on the back of NOW 1998 The Millennium Series
Track 10 Bus Stop feat. Carl Douglas is missing the s at the end

I remember on the millennium series when there was a lack of Warner and Sony artists on there but on the 10th anniversary editions, they were full of Warner and Sony artists

12 hours ago, Hadji said:

I’ve noticed that every time they include Sam Fender on the numbered series, they always put him on disc 2

Mr Hadji,

The lead times on vinyl are ludicrous.

By the time the records were available, every song on the album would be absolutely ancient and there would be limited public interest in them.

But you already know this, yet choose to persistently ignore these obvious massive obstacles.

It's like talking to a brick wall.

But you rarely respond to anything, you just double down on your crazy ideas, like this forum's pjex (if you know, you know), and just say "they should" a lot.

Happy Monday!

Edited yesterday at 00:251 day by HiyaLuv!

8 hours ago, HiyaLuv! said:

Mr Hadji,

The lead times on vinyl are ludicrous.

By the time the records were available, every song on the album would be absolutely ancient and there would be limited public interest in them.

But you already know this, yet choose to persistently ignore these obvious massive obstacles.

It's like talking to a brick wall.

But you rarely respond to anything, you just double down on your crazy ideas, like this forum's pjex (if you know, you know), and just say "they should" a lot.

Happy Monday!

So genius, how did they manage to release the numbered Nows before on vinyl? Their albums including their pointless spin-offs get announced 4-5 weeks prior to release date and some of those get the vinyl treatment so what’s what different would it make to releasing the numbered series on vinyl? As for the lead times on vinyl being ludicrous, that’s why stick to double vinyl and only select the hits for the vinyl edition or do triple vinyl and include all songs including radio 2 artists. And why are you responding to my comment regarding Sam Fender on disc 2 with an answer for vinyl? Wrong response

Edited yesterday at 08:431 day by Hadji

In the 90s there were still loads of vinyl plants in the UK, now there are not, so that's why they could be released at speed back then and put out at the same time as the CD. Nowadays they would need to be produced abroad where the demand far outstrips the supply. So it would be completely impossible to have a set of current hits pressed on vinyl to release on the same day as the CD (anything newer than two months wouldn't get on). At absolute best it might follow the CD six weeks later, by which time very few people would buy it.

What might work, and like what Bravo in Germany did last year, is to just release one best of the year vinyl at the end of every year. Get it pressed in October (as most hits of the year have already happened by then) and have it ready for release in early December.

The spin-offs and Yearbooks will be planned and sent to the vinyl production plants several months ahead of time, we just don't find out about them until 4-5 weeks before. They don't include current hits so Now don't have to be as reactive with getting them into production. It doesn't mean they are not already in production when they are announced 4-5 weeks before, people will just sign non-disclosure agreements so that nobody finds out about it outside the Now team until they are ready to announce it.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FFRKWLF5/ref=cm_sw_r_as_gl_api_gl_i_5SBWMCH5VCFMHRZBF6YY

Now Yearbook Extra 1997 announcement imminent as Amazon have it up already but no tracklist yet, release date 8 August.

Excited to see the 59 tracks that follow Star People '97.

2 hours ago, gooddelta said:

Excited to see the 59 tracks that follow Star People '97.

I hope 1975 or 1976 is the next yearbook that they’ll announce at the end of the month. I wish they’d stop putting George on track 1. He’s the reason why The Great Pretender missed both 1987 yearbooks

Edited 8 hours ago8 hr by Hadji

6 hours ago, gooddelta said:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FFRKWLF5/ref=cm_sw_r_as_gl_api_gl_i_5SBWMCH5VCFMHRZBF6YY

Now Yearbook Extra 1997 announcement imminent as Amazon have it up already but no tracklist yet, release date 8 August.

Excited to see the 59 tracks that follow Star People '97.

They removed it. Lol.

1 hour ago, IdentFan101 said:

They removed it. Lol.

It will be back up on Thursday