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Well, Susanne, the US 12" of "The Big Sky" was
released about June 25 or so, about the same
time that MTV first started showing the video.
The 7", however, was only released last
week. Criticism has been leveled by IED at
EMI-America's addle-brained release schedule,
which has resulted in complete market failure.

It's true that the U.S. 12" singles are
packed in LP-quality board, whereas UK 12"s
are not. It cannot be concluded from this
difference that singles are seen as more
disposible in the UK than in the US, however,
since UK 7" singles are usually released in
much sturdier sleeves than US 7"s.

Incidentally, it may interest business-minded
Kate-fans to know that Thorn EMI, the video
branch of EMI in the US, has been purchased
by Menahem Golan and Whatsisname Globus, who
co-run Cannon Films, the Israeli-originated
independent.