PIECE OF THE ACTION - THE BEST OF MEAT LOAF

[Kev]

53,237 sales since release this year - just thought I'd post a quick update!

[nikox1]

Originally Posted by icwuke

53,237 sales since release this year - just thought I'd post a quick update!

so almost silver
thanks

[daveake]

Originally Posted by nikox1

so almost silver
thanks

So just over 0.1% of Bat 1 sales ...

[nikox1]

Originally Posted by daveake

So just over 0.1% of Bat 1 sales ...

and?

[RSG]

Originally Posted by daveake

So just over 0.1% of Bat 1 sales ...

thanks dude. its a random statistic, but it is nice to know how our special little record is doing. haven't met a single meat fan who don't like it.

[daveake]

Originally Posted by nikox1

and?

and it's therefore a tiny, irrelevant number.

Unless of course you're the kinda guy who gets all moist at the thought of yet another crap compilation album.

Dave

[RadioMaster]

Originally Posted by nikox1

and?

take it this way: If you had that percentage of alcohol in your blood, you'd be drunk

[Wario]

Originally Posted by RadioMaster

take it this way: If you had that percentage of alcohol in your blood, you'd be drunk

holy mother of mercy

[AndyK]

That's not too bad a sales figure for a compilation that's had little or no promotion. Shame Meat's unlikely to see any of the royalties from it.

[nikox1]

Originally Posted by daveake

and it's therefore a tiny, irrelevant number.

Unless of course you're the kinda guy who gets all moist at the thought of yet another crap compilation album.

Dave

no not at all, just it will be another sales award for meat
even if he has nothing to do with it? its almost 60,000 sales
some new albums came out this year and barely managed that?
plus it means theres people buying hes stuff, and i dont think its hardcore
fans as they would probably have all the songs 10 times over?
so some casual buyers maybe, and that is a good thing
the only draw back is that meat gets nothing for it

[florence75015]

Sorry to ask a silly question, but how can Meat not get a penny from the sales of that CD?
That's a shame, he's the artist who's singing and whose name induce people to buy the album.

Florence

[RSG]

Its not silly question. Meat don't get a penny because Meat has been signed under a variety of labels over the years. Labels can make compilation albums using songs Meat has recorded under their label. The record labels like to think they own the songs. Therefore they do as they please. Anything to make a extra buck.

I've only bought 2 ML compilations album over the years. Hits Out Of Hell DVD and Very Best Of. And that went to my Very Best Of ex girlfriends

[mib]

Hits Out Of Hell is being advertised on u.k tv at the moment.

[AndyK]

Originally Posted by mib

Hits Out Of Hell is being advertised on u.k tv at the moment.

Must be getting close to Christmas then

Still, all good publicity in the build up to the new album.

[Monstro]

Originally Posted by RSG

The record labels like to think they own the songs. Therefore they do as they please. Anything to make a extra buck.

On a technicality they don't own the songs but depending on what deal the artist signed they may own the recordings, this is all down to who paid for the recording studio which is usually the label. It is unfair but it's only the label and songwriter that get any pennies from releases like this, does explain why Meat gets pissed off with them as well, as someone said earlier it's his name they're buying.

[Pudding]

Originally Posted by AndyK

Still, all good publicity in the build up to the new album.

Not really, not if the public think that Meat (even though it has sod all to do with him) is peddling the same old shit over and over and over. Saturation of a variation of the same product can have an adverese effect

[duke knooby]

Originally Posted by Pudding

Saturation of a variation of the same product can have an adverese effect

hasn't harmed mr steinmans philosphy

[florence75015]

Thanks RSG and Monstro for your explanations concerning labels and the way they can earn money on Meat's work without giving him anything back.

But even if there is a deal for the recording, that's nothing less than despoiling of somebody's talent to their sole interest. If I were Meat, I would be disgusted by such a process.

Florence

[nikox1]

Originally Posted by florence75015

Thanks RSG and Monstro for your explanations concerning labels and the way they can earn money on Meat's work without giving him anything back.

But even if there is a deal for the recording, that's nothing less than despoiling of somebody's talent to their sole interest. If I were Meat, I would be disgusted by such a process.

Florence

and im disgusted about henrys hand of God boo boo boo!!!!
back on topic then!!

[florence75015]

Sorry to be French, 80% of the people here are ashamed by the way we were qualified

[nikox1]

Originally Posted by florence75015

Sorry to be French, 80% of the people here are ashamed by the way we were qualified

i know!! just had to say something
no hard feelings

[Pudding]

Originally Posted by duke knooby

hasn't harmed mr steinmans philosphy

In what way?

[nikox1]

Originally Posted by Pudding

In what way?

maybe he means the way jim keeps re-releasing stuff? recycling the same song? etc etc,,

[Pudding]

Originally Posted by nikox1

maybe he means the way jim keeps re-releasing stuff? recycling the same song? etc etc,,

Like what exactly? You take the songs from a poorly sold Bad For Good album and an even less successful Pandora's Box one aside, what has Jim re-released?

[AndyK]

Originally Posted by Pudding

Not really, not if the public think that Meat (even though it has sod all to do with him) is peddling the same old shit over and over and over. Saturation of a variation of the same product can have an adverese effect

True perhaps. But it's raised his profile in some peoples eyes. I've had discussions with a few people this last week which were prompted by the Hits Out Of Hell advert who didn't know Meat was still recording and were interested to find out that he was ... those conversations wouldn't have happened if there'd been no advert.