On Thu, 7 Nov 1996, g3 wrote:
quoted 5 lines As far as I know the US releases of SAW and I Care basically
> >As far as I know the US releases of SAW and I Care basically
> >tanked,
>
> Compared to Madonna yeah, but for a 'techno' artist they sold well.
>
SAW II I think they pressed something like 100K copies, but only sold
15K. I've not seen it come up yet in cut out bins but it should be
quite a bargain when it does.
quoted 10 lines You heard it here first (or maybe not) -- the next AFX record on Sire
> >You heard it here first (or maybe not) -- the next AFX record on Sire
> >is going to sell more than the rest of his US releases combined.
>
> I really hope it does. because at the moment the USA (relatively) is a
> complete void for us at the moment. Very, very few (major) record
> companies in the USA have the guts to put out anything that doesn't
> have vocals, guitars and pop personalities.
>
> That's just the way the US music industry works apparently.
>
What I'm basing my prediction on RDJ from is the fact that the local
record shop has moved about 20 copies of Jake Slazenger "Das ist ein
Groovy Beat Ja" on import to high school students. Jungle is starting
to be something the high school hipsters are snapping up as well.
The most conservative customers, ironically are the DJ's -- most won't
touch it if it's not Chicago house or Tresor-style trance.
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