Re: hypothesis about poor UK single sales

[Ottis <BOYD@unb.ca>]

In article <294mt8$6j4@pandora.sdsu.edu> dlangs@sunstroke.sdsu.edu (Derek Langsford) writes:
>  [deletion] .... For new KaTe material to be so ephemeral in it's chart
>showing indicates to me that either her average fans are not impressed with
>RBG and are not buying the singles or, that many fans are not singles buyers
>anymore, or they are waiting for the album (pardon the poor sentence
>construction).

Last theory is probably true, and is a sensible reaction to the
price of singles records (although albums are pretty 'spensive as
well).  When you think about it, there is very little
"bang-for-the-buck" (or the quid) left in singles compared to
albums.  The last single I bought was "Hip to be Square" in 1986
(because I don't really like Huey Lewis and I didn't want to buy a
whole album; but I had to learn the song for a band I was in, and I
don't believe in ripping off artists, i.e. by breaking copyright).
With KT (and others) on the other hand, I've noticed that there are
*always* better songs on the albums, regardless of how good the
singles may be (personal preference -- I guess I'm not record
producer material), so I will always wait and buy the album.  In
case you think I'm being disloyal to my idols by doing this, just
remember there are album charts as well as singles charts.  -- Ottis