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simmo2005 Group: Members Posts: 173 Joined: Sep. 2005 Posted: Oct. 04 2005, 07:17 Well, according to various chart forums, 'Light and Shade' managed to get to number... 175 in it's first week in the UK. The lowest placing of all the albums released on 26/9/05. Undoubtedly M.O's worst performance in history... shocking... I still do not believe this is justified as the music is nowhere near as bad as the negative reviews suggest! I'm interested to know if the album has charted well in the other countries it has so far been released in i.e. France, Spain Anyone know? Back to top

Deadcalm Group: Awaiting Authorisation Posts: 752 Joined: Nov. 2004 Posted: Oct. 04 2005, 07:52 Theres no real Justice in the Record Biz any more its all down to perceived feelings about whats "Cool" and whats not..If you wear Baggy Trousers and can rap a bit well thats OK ... Or bring out a real Crap Single   sorry "Robbie" but its the Truth.. Or be a NME darling sorry Boreplay   well youve got a fighting Chance it seems !!   Maybe thats why Mikes not to bothered Banging his head against a Brick wall trying to Push the CD...  Anyway L&S will be selling steadily for Years to come rather than a Quick Burn... Back to top

tubular_trekkie Group: Members Posts: 366 Joined: Sep. 2005 Posted: Oct. 04 2005, 08:17 Quote (simmo2005 @ Oct. 04 2005, 12:17) Well, according to various chart forums, 'Light and Shade' managed to get to number... 175 in it's first week in the UK. The lowest placing of all the albums released on 26/9/05. Pretty terrible that. But I can't say I'm surprised. The only response I ever get from people regarding MO is always along the lines of "that guy who did Tubular Bells". I seriously doubt many people even realise L+S is out in the UK.   -------------- "The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future." - from 'Collected Sayings of Muad'Dib' by the Princess Irulan Back to top

TOBY Group: Members Posts: 1562 Joined: May 2002 Posted: Oct. 04 2005, 13:12 Well I took L+S into work and played it on the workshop stereo and was promptly told to 'take that new-age crap off'. Maybe thats a truer representation of where Mike is these days. Back to top

MikeAholic Group: Members Posts: 205 Joined: Sep. 2005 Posted: Oct. 04 2005, 14:04 I'm not suprised, though. Did you some advertisements for the CD ? I'm living in Belgium, and did not. Had I not followed the official site and this site, I would not have known that a new CD was coming. How can we expect the audiance to buy Mike's CD's if they never see that a new one is there ? -------------- I sure hope that Mike realises what joy he brings to us ! Back to top

Bastian Group: Members Posts: 12 Joined: June 2003 Posted: Oct. 05 2005, 08:54 In Poland, in Empik stores (large multimedia stores which you can find in every bigger city here) L+S is on 20th place. -------------- Bastian -==Take a walk until the next dawn ==- -== In the winter, rain and storms  ==- Back to top

bonkers Group: Members Posts: 45 Joined: Dec. 2004 Posted: Oct. 05 2005, 18:20 i wonder what would happen if the original tubular bells was realsed today for the first time   Back to top

Tati The Sentinel Group: Members Posts: 3360 Joined: Feb. 2002 Posted: Oct. 05 2005, 19:01 In Spain,according to ToroAcu's blog, L +S is in position #9 in the charts \o/ -------------- "But it's always the outsider, the black sheep, that becomes the blockbuster." - Mike Oldfield, 2014 "I remember feeling that I'd been judged unfairly and that I was going to prove them wrong." - Peter Davison, 2011 Back to top

simmo2005 Group: Members Posts: 173 Joined: Sep. 2005 Posted: Oct. 06 2005, 06:45 yes just found that on yahoo's official chart listings: http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/c/es/album/es.html number 9 first week. What a contrast to the dismal UK placing!! I believe the albums out in Germany from friday... this should be interesting... Back to top

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