Posted June 12Jun 12 order here https://shop.universalmusic.it/products/spice-girls-wannabe-bumper-to-bumper-45-giri-colorato-tiny-vinyl-edition
June 12Jun 12 I think it's really cute and to have the b-side and the original cover is great!Personally, I think this is waaaay nicer than Wannabe25 which had horrible remixes and a shite cover lolI bought it!
June 12Jun 12 HMV exclusive Orange vinyl:Wannabe (hmv Exclusive) Orange Crush Tiny Vinyl | HMV StoreWonder if there will be an Amazon one too?
June 12Jun 12 7 minutes ago, Rebel said:Do we think they are gonna release all four singles on tiny vinyls?this would actually be a really cute idea but I doubt they will do that to be honest...
June 12Jun 12 I just read on popsquare/spice cycle that a tiny vinyl single boxset is coming in autumn...
June 13Jun 13 7 hours ago, Rebel said:I just read on popsquare/spice cycle that a tiny vinyl single boxset is coming in autumn...I thik those are just fan speculations, from what I read.Still, I would quite like it. Girls Aloud did one a few years ago and I would totally be up for it!
June 13Jun 13 Luckily I ordered the blue one in time, but I didn’t realise hmv was doing an orange one 🥺This’ll be the first tiny vinyl I own! Interesting concept. Not so tiny when it comes to the price of it though. Edit: hmv version back in stock! Ordered one
June 13Jun 13 14 minutes ago, Mr.X said:Urgh, I wish they would ship internationally cos I would totally buy one from HMV ☹️I'm happy to buy and ship one for you if you want me to? 🧡
June 13Jun 13 2 hours ago, Spiceboy said:I'm happy to buy and ship one for you if you want me to? 🧡You're the best! Have send you nudes to your inbox accordingly ❤️
June 14Jun 14 So this has sold out in the UK at least, both versions.Do we know if this was a very limited release? and if not, do we think we might see a return to the charts? How much would it need to sell to get top200?
June 15Jun 15 The UK singles chart is only a Top 100 in recent years, and it takes quite a bit over 5000 sales to make it inside!Wannabe is on “ACR” (accelerated chart ratio - meaning that for weekly chart purposes, its streaming units would be halved). At one point it was selling approaching 3500 units a week. Although those sales contribute fully to its running sales total, in weekly chart terms those sales would be halved to 1750.Roughly speaking it’s possible this would mean that they’d need to sell 3500 tiny vinyl to have a shot at re-entering the Top 100. I can't imagine anywhere near that many have been produced.Maybe we’ll see it appear in the midweeks… but I think it would be highly unlikely to make the final chart.I’m not sure if this is the case but I think Wannabe is possibly the first 4” vinyl to be put on sale for the UK market? A lot of different artist tiny vinyl releases have been put on sale in the US in the last couple of years, but I’ve not been aware of it here in the UK.I would be surprised if their format catches on long term. To me, one of the major selling points of a 7”/10”/12” vinyl is that they have larger artwork than a CD or cassette. Tiny vinyl takes the size to less than a CD. I’ve also not read particularly great things about the audio quality of tiny vinyl. It seems very gimmicky. Perhaps they’re more practical for storage, or simply to be treated as merchandise you just look at and don’t intend to play. The price point being £12.99 on the Spice Girls official store, and £14.99 on hmv - but both becoming around £18 when postage costs are added - is pretty extreme for its small size. That puts it in line with the cost of 7” in recent times.I ordered them because I’m a sucker for collecting Spice Girls stuff and this is certainly a novelty - I’ve never owned anything on this format before! I’d be very surprised if I buy many more of them if the labels try to make them a widespread thing in the UK. I suppose it’s cool that the Spice Girls are perhaps the first to bring this format here.The rumours of more releases, including a box set of singles… I would be a little disappointed if it’s all done on tiny vinyl. A collection of 7” singles would be a lot nicer! I also fear what the price of an 11 singles box set would cost if they’re charging £12.99 for just one by itself! £150 perhaps?!
June 15Jun 15 7 hours ago, -Jay- said:The UK singles chart is only a Top 100 in recent years, and it takes quite a bit over 5000 sales to make it inside!Wannabe is on “ACR” (accelerated chart ratio - meaning that for weekly chart purposes, its streaming units would be halved). At one point it was selling approaching 3500 units a week. Although those sales contribute fully to its running sales total, in weekly chart terms those sales would be halved to 1750.Roughly speaking it’s possible this would mean that they’d need to sell 3500 tiny vinyl to have a shot at re-entering the Top 100. I can imagine anywhere near that many have been produced.Maybe we’ll see it appear in the midweeks… but I think it would be highly unlikely to make the final chart.I’m not sure if this is the case but I think Wannabe is possibly the first 4” vinyl to be put on sale for the UK market? A lot of different artist tiny vinyl releases have been put on sale in the US in the last couple of years, but I’ve not been aware of it here in the UK.I would be surprised if their format catches on long term. To me, one of the major selling points of a 7”/10”/12” vinyl is that they have larger artwork than a CD or cassette. Tiny vinyl takes the size to less than a CD. I’ve also not read particularly great things about the audio quality of tiny vinyl. It seems very gimmicky. Perhaps they’re more practical for storage, or simply to be treated as merchandise you just look at and don’t intend to play. The price point being £12.99 on the Spice Girls official store, and £14.99 on hmv - but both becoming around £18 when postage costs are added - is pretty extreme for its small size. That puts it in line with the cost of 7” in recent times.I ordered them because I’m a sucker for collecting Spice Girls stuff and this is certainly a novelty - I’ve never owned anything on this format before! I’d be very surprised if I buy many more of them if the labels try to make them a widespread thing in the UK. I suppose it’s cool that the Spice Girls are perhaps the first to bring this format here.The rumours of more releases, including a box set of singles… I would be a little disappointed if it’s all done on tiny vinyl. A collection of 7” singles would be a lot nicer! I also fear what the price of an 11 singles box set would cost if they’re charging £12.99 for just one by itself! £150 perhaps?!Ah damn, I had no idea about most of this. The ACR rules in the UK are quite wild, I never quite understood them. If Wannabe25 didn't chart I highly doubt this tiny vinyl will, in this scenario then. Also, yes I am with you on the tiny vinyl. I only bought it because it is a novelty and I had never heard of the format but yes it does seem gimmicky and if the quality isn't up to par then I will disregard future ones, specially for this price. I don't know why they didn't just do a 7" then. They could have justified it a bit better for long-term sales like Wannabe25 (which still sells and has been in continuous re-print since 2021!)...Lets see how this fairs...
