-Jay-

I've personally never seen a more overwhelmingly negative comments section of any artist's release announcement posts, before this 🫨 Who knows whether their team will check/care about that. A lot of disappointment has been expressed, many saying they won't buy it. I wonder what the label's expectation for sales are. Presumably they figured that it will sell enough to justify pressing it. However, with the poor reaction it's received, I wonder if it's going to sell a lot less than they imagined... It's an interesting decision to put out just one vinyl again, because they already have evidence of how the previous one did. The 2020 release of course being its first time ever on vinyl. In the UK that resulted in... 696 physical sales. (820 overall sales that week when adding in 37 streaming sales and 87 downloads - 87 downloads only being the case because of a vain attempt at encouraging a sales campaign, lol). That chart week needed 940 sales to make the Top 200. Fast forward 5 years, and it typically takes between 1,200 to 1,300 sales to make the Top 200. So I sincerely doubt that this new release has any chance of making the chart.

Upscaled to 1080p!

Them acknowledging that they know what fans want but "aren't able to give [us] that" is an extremely bizarre admission to make in a mailer. Why aren't they? I truly fear that the Christmas "watch this space" will end up being "WOMAN - Live from Christmas in Spiceworld 1999". I wouldn't know whether to laugh or cry if that happens...!

From their mailer. What the hell...

^ I doubt it, unless they're saving announcing that until after they've got people pre-ordering this vinyl. Although I'm definitely not holding my breath I think this may well be it. What a let down! Personally I won't be supporting this as a full price item (I might buy it at some point in the future if it gets a price reduction). The choice of photos for the postcards is so incongruous. Nothing to do with the Forever era at all. If anything they belong to the later part of the Spiceworld era. I'd like to know how they landed on using these pictures. Were they the cheapest to licence? Is it just that the people involved in creating this item didn't care if the pictures belong to the era or not? There's many photoshoots from 2000 they could have used for this. Heck, even a 1999 photoshoot would fit better - at least they'd be from the time they were actually recording this album. I can't imagine this is going to sell much or re-enter the UK chart. If it couldn't do that in 2020 as a first-time on vinyl release, I don't see why this would do much better. I mean, I guess we'll see. The most laughable thing about this announcement isn't the vinyl, but this...

InstagramSpice Girls on Instagram: "To celebrate the 25th annivers...384 likes, 12 comments - spicegirls on October 6, 2025: "To celebrate the 25th anniversary, ‘Forever’ will be released on limited edition red + black marble vinyl featuring four new collectable art... Well, this seems to confirm that a vinyl is all they're doing to mark this anniversary. Sigh...

Changing the colour of vinyl & the postcards but not changing what a lot of fans actually wanted to be changed lol, the front cover.

Also Emma x3! Bunton made several points with this single x

Victoria Beckham has said that she found being asked about her time in the Spice Girls "quite triggering". The 51-year-old star is the subject of a new Netflix documentary series, which is simply titled Victoria Beckham, and she found being interviewed about her girl band past "almost like therapy" because she has struggled with her time in the group overshadowing her fashion career. She told the Sunday Times Style magazine: “I’ve been defined by a four-year period in my life. That was the Spice Girls. “It’s taken me almost two decades to fight that and I feel that only now can I look back and talk about it. I’m not going to lie, being asked questions about when I was in the Spice Girls was quite triggering. And I’d say those were the most difficult moments. It was almost like therapy for me.” However, Victoria insisted she is "so proud" of everything she achieved with the group and is still in contact with all her bandmates. She said: "I love the Spice Girls. I really do. And it’s been great reflecting on that time. The other night I had dinner with Emma and Geri, and Mel B messaged me at the weekend. I still speak to all of the girls. "I’m so proud of everything we did. I wouldn’t have been who I am now if it wasn’t for the Spice Girls, 100 per cent."

Note that Chemistry actually sold more to reach #71 than Spiceworld needed for #46! #71 - 2,488 - Girls Aloud - Chemistry #46 - 2,257 - Spice Girls - Spiceworld 25 (I know Spiceworld didn’t have the CD contribute in that week, but it was still less sales needed to reach 25 places higher up) Which makes me wonder how a potential Forever 25 would do tbh, particularly if it did end up just being a vinyl. The 2020 vinyl release of Forever didn’t sell enough to re-enter the Top 200.

Not surprised that the earlier stuff is dipping out already, but that’s not to say I disliked any of it! Still really strong material considering that they’re his first releases.

Mi Chico Latino wins this for me!

Tut, I had a feeling that Music Week wouldn't give total sales this time... that's annoying. The most likely occasion we'd get a new total for it and we don't So that's 437 copies less than the 2,925 that What Will the Neighbours Say needed for #35 and Sound of the Underground for #42. Also, 85.06% of what they sold. A shame to see a slight dip in interest.

Blimey that’s lower than I’d have imagined! Must have sold barely anything these last few days.

I doubt it because vinyl pressings have to be planned many weeks (or even months) in advance of happening, in order to secure a slot at a pressing plant! I guess we’ll have to wait and see if this pops up on other stores soon.

I guess the mock up hasn't updated yet seeing as that doesn't show a black/red marble vinyl. But 4 collectable art prints is the same feature as the 2020 version... which makes me wonder if it's essentially that but with a different colour vinyl.

Today's date marks 5 years since this album came out! Can't believe it. She's never kept us waiting this long for a follow up album.

How Deep Is Your Love came out around the time I started to pay a little bit more attention to pop music. I'd only just turned 8 when it hit #1. I seem to remember being aware of the single while it was new, but I don't think I cared for it, or cared about who Take That were. I only started to pay proper attention to them when they came back in 2005, that's when I discovered their old music. By no means is How Deep Is Your Love anywhere close to being their best, but nevertheless I have a soft spot for it for some reason. The music video is quite memorable. I think it's the best of what has been revealed so far in your count down, so I agree with everything that is placed lower down than it. The Peter Andre songs are very forgettable! I've heard them occasionally (not by choice) and I honestly couldn't hum anything from them. If he'd released either of them before Mysterious Girl, I wonder how they would have charted? I'm not sure how you feel about the Spice Girls, but hopefully they won't end up too low down?

Gutted to see how this is doing

30 Dua Lipa - Don't Start Now (favourite) 29 & Whitney Houston - Higher Love 28 Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho 27 Katy Perry - Never Really Over 26 Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer 25 Lauv & Troye Sivan – I’m So Tired… 24 Ariana Grande - 7 Rings 23 Ava Max - Torn 22 Tiësto, Jonas Blue & Rita Ora - Ritual 21 Harry Styles - Adore You 20 Ariana Grande - Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored 19 Katy Perry - Harleys In Hawaii 18 Caroline Polachek - So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings 17 Taylor Swift - Lover 16 Charli XCX & Christine And The Queens - Gone 15 Harry Styles - Lights Up 14 Selena Gomez - Lose You To Love Me 13 Sam Smith – How Do You Sleep? 12 Mabel - Don't Call Me Up 11 Billie Eilish - Everything I Wanted 10 Post Malone - Circles 09 Haim - Now I'm In It 08 Taylor Swift – You Need To Calm Down 07 Ellie Goulding (with Juice WRLD) - Hate Me 06 Cardi B & Bruno Mars - Please Me 05 Jax Jones (feat. Ella Henderson) - This Is Real 04 Sigrid – Don’t Feel Like Crying 03 Billie Eilish - Bad Guy 02 Jax Jones & Martin Solveig present Europa with Madison Beer - All Day and Night 01 BLACKPINK - KILL THIS LOVE

I'm just keeping everything crossed that Music Week will give an updated total like they did with the previous two albums - I'll be so annoyed if they don't! I hope we're not having to wait until the 20th anniversaries of those two. I've yearned for Tangled Up on vinyl for a long time, I don't want them to hold out on it for another 2 years!

Bish I already gave that answer xx

Midweek #31 today... that's 10 places lower than SOTU was in its Wednesday midweek, 9 places lower than WWTNS. I'm thinking Top 50 is the best we can expect from Chemistry come Friday.

Top 40 albums update here: https://www.buzzjack.com/forums/topic/282830-friday-chart-predictions/page/10/#findComment-7815432