TWGMTR Makes a HUGE gain this week

[Shady]

Up to 29 this week from 43, 16,370   +95%

 

[dumbangel76]

That is awesome!! 

[drbeachboy]

Very Cool!

[Wirestone]

That's your $1.99 per album Amazon sale, I'd say. Or was it 99 cents? Whatever, that price moves some albums.

[Shady]

That's your $1.99 per album Amazon sale, I'd say. Or was it 99 cents? Whatever, that price moves some albums.

Yeah but it's still cool..

I imagined the album dropping out of the top 50 after 2 weeks, we are at week 6 or so now I think and it's moved over 100 thousand with "isn't it time" still to come..

[acedecade75]

So with these numbers, has the album gone gold yet?

[Summertime Blooz]

I've noticed that the CD for 10.99 has been in Amazon's Top 10 for the past week. Don't know if it's ever dropped out and come back, but it does seem to have some legs to it beyond the  initial rush of fans. Maybe the PBS show is generating some sales.

[musicismylife101]

More proof that this whole thing is beyond reality. Just months before all of this seemed like wishful thinking    

Maybe reality isn't really what we believe it to be   (at least until it slaps us in the face)

[Jim V.]

That's your $1.99 per album Amazon sale, I'd say. Or was it 99 cents? Whatever, that price moves some albums.

Actually, I'd venture to guess that those $1.99 sales actually don't count as a whole sale, same thing with "cut-out bin" CDs. So the fact that even with those maybe not being counted as full sales, they must have sold a sh*t ton.

And seriously this has to be great for Brian and Mike. It must be great artistic validation for Brian, because we know higher sales and the charts positions really do make him happier, or so it seems. And for Mike, imagine how proud he must be that The Beach boys are not just still cruisin' after all these years, but making it big again with a hit album.*

But anyways, I think this bodes well for future releases of all kinds. I know that the box set and hits album were scheduled anyways, but I was still nervous about the box set coming out. And with the way they are doing right now, I don't think Capitol is worried at all. Both The SMiLE Sessions and That's Why God Made The Radio have both exceeded expectations, and I'm sure they are probably excited to get some more stuff out there now that they know their is still a large fan base for The Beach Boys. Now hopefully they also decide to issue those Japanese remasters here in America too. And lastly, I hope this guarantees a new studio album. I am excited to see what the guys will put out next, especially with the fact that they seem so focused on being "The Beach Boys" again, rather then just reuniting for a few months. So I think a new studio album might be even better than TWGMTR, which I think is great.



*I tried to construct a Mike Love worthy sentence with the references and whatnot. Lame, yes I know.

[Wirestone]

That's your $1.99 per album Amazon sale, I'd say. Or was it 99 cents? Whatever, that price moves some albums.

Actually, I'd venture to guess that those $1.99 sales actually don't count as a whole sale, same thing with "cut-out bin" CDs. So the fact that even with those maybe not being counted as full sales, they must have sold a sh*t ton.

They do, actually.

"Next week's Billboard 200 will also be complicated by a number of titles due to make great gains thanks to low sale pricing at Amazon MP3. An array of popular albums were discounted to 99-cents for one day only (July 3) by the retailer, and many of those will pop into the top 20."

http://www.billboard.com/news/album-chart-preview-next-week-s-billboard-1007516752.story#/news/album-chart-preview-next-week-s-billboard-1007516752.story

[mabewa]

I was in Tower Records here in Japan the other day, and noticed that it was #7 on the "Western Music Chart," right between Sigur Ros and Norah Jones.  I thought that was pretty good, considering that it has been out for a month. 

[Quzi]

I frequent a few music forums around the 'net and TWGMTR has only just drummed up interest on a couple of those within the past week or so. Good to see the album has a little momentum backing it.