Eamonn wrote:

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Giles Acrylic is reporting that a 7" single of Spike Island is coming out on May 23rd. There is a b-side, Open Strings which is the bonus track on the Japanese edition of More.

A pity they couldn't have released this when the digital version started streaming. It might have got into the proper charts. Also, I wonder does it mean we have to wait til after the album comes out for a second single (if there is one).

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There isn't an effective single chart any more.  It doesn't mean anything. They are just 'drops' to promote album sales. 

7" was described variously by retailers as very / super / extremely limited, etc. which I assumed was hyperbole... yet already showing sold out at Resident, Bear Tree, Vinilo, Mixed Up, South.

Which then triggered me to panic buy from Rough Trade, then when I looked on Jumbo Records they had it a quid cheaper, and less P&P. Nuts.

I guess RT will have loads of copies, but if you feel you need a plastic copy, probably better to order now.

Edit: charging £6.51pp for a 7", which seems as swizz, since they're only charging me £6.51pp for 3 More LPs, CD, cassette, and all the stickers, posters, signs and t-shirts they come with. Wish I could learn to think about money before spending it. Instead, I wander insouciantly away from the bar, and my friend says 'do you know you just paid £9 for a pint?'... then I need another to get over the shock.

inspirit wrote:

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7" was described variously by retailers as very / super / extremely limited, etc. which I assumed was hyperbole... yet already showing sold out at Resident, Bear Tree, Vinilo, Mixed Up, South.

 

-- Edited by inspirit on Wednesday 7th of May 2025 01:06:11 AM

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I expect they get the pre-orders in, then manufacture say about 20% more.  So if they only get 5 pre-orders, it will actually be 'super limited' to 6.  Whereas if they get 10,000 pre-orders, it will be 'super limited' to 12,000.  

Got a dispatch notification for the 7" today.

I'd like to know if the A Side is the full version or not? Thanks in advance! 

"How low does love go?" And how low can Jarvis' vocals go these days? He may have never said he was deep, but says things very deeply these days. Another superb, and moving, Pulp b-side, from one on the best b-sider bands that ever were. Also excellent to hear Spike Island through a proper amp, much more bass, and fuller sound.

Another thread is speaking of 30 years since Common People, and I remember how excited I was with music in 1995 - and this years getting more exciting. New Suede, Patrick Wolf back after a lost decade, and Spike Island, Got To Have Love, and More to come, set to the warmest best spring / early summer for years. Good time for me to have a full on mid-life crisis and revert to teenage decadence again.