HW SOTA and Amazon

[Dave Law]

well thanks firstly for your kind words Mick

i think it's fair to say that this has been a huge learning curve for all
concerned.

i myself have no experience of putting together such a campaign, Voiceprint
are not a singles label and Hawkwind are not exactly standard pop fodder but
between us i don't think we've done too bad a job.

i really hope that this Amazon thing dosen't scupper the whole thing but if
there is problems then we need to try to learn from them.

also one of the problems these days is that whilst there is still a
definative chart, the one that's broadcast on Radio 1 on a Sunday afternoon
i think you'll find that a lot of stores such as woolworths have their "own"
which would probably choose to exclude Hawkwind as they don't fit into the
particualr "demograph" that the companies looking for! (sarcastic head on at
the moment)

if i find out anything further i will of course pass it on but i think all
we can do is just sit tight for now

regards

Dave

On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 20:09:43 +0100, Michael Crook <m.j.crook at TALK21.COM> wrote:

>I don't know - I just had a look at the "Hot 100 CD
>Singles - The CD singles that Amazon.co.uk customers
>couldn't live without in the last 24 hours. Updated
>hourly" page and CD1 was at 28 and CD2 was 43 with the
>comment  - usually dispatched in 2-3 days whereas many
>have within 24hrs.
>Personally I reckon most people just want to walk into
>a store and pick up a single - If I hear something I
>like on the radio (very rare!) I check out the store
>rather than order on line.
>Being positive after all the hard work Dave's put into
>chart trek - what happens if the single makes the top
>20 (alright then top 10!) in the uk? All the stores I
>know in the UK from HMV to Woolies have the all the
>top 40 on display - I sure hope there isn't a big hole
>on the shelf where Spirit of the Age should be!!
>
>Mick