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Daggers & Contracts wrote: ↑

Sat Oct 26, 2019 12:33 am

Dannorama wrote: ↑

Fri Oct 25, 2019 11:51 am

dadascot wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 24, 2019 11:15 pm

I have number 24

Just curious - where did you get yours? I am done ordering directly from EAR Music. They make me wait far too long for my orders, and then when it comes, I wind up with #6,119.

Wow, I was concerned that when my # was less than 1300 that the Ep wasn't selling well. I got mine from
HotShot Records in Germany & although it took a couple of weeks after it shipped (w/o any Tracking Info), it arrived 1 week before the their window of 3 weeks plus it showed up in good condition & well packaged. They may have pre-ordered many cases but, I would suppose that HotShot wouldn't have stuck their necks out for more than they thought could reasonably move, even though they ship Internationally.

Thanks. That's interesting!

Dannorama wrote: ↑

Sun Oct 27, 2019 3:19 pm

Truly, my beef is the wait. EAR Music has made me wait weeks past the release date for the last three orders. It seems as if they wait to ship until the day of release, as opposed to having the customer receive the product on, or near, the release date. I know - wahh-wahh-wahh. Still, it's kind of maddening.

Not that it helps you, but mine from Earmusic turned up day of release, as did 'Rise'.

Si wrote: ↑

Sun Oct 27, 2019 4:02 pm

Dannorama wrote: ↑

Sun Oct 27, 2019 3:19 pm

Truly, my beef is the wait. EAR Music has made me wait weeks past the release date for the last three orders. It seems as if they wait to ship until the day of release, as opposed to having the customer receive the product on, or near, the release date. I know - wahh-wahh-wahh. Still, it's kind of maddening.

Not that it helps you, but mine from Earmusic turned up day of release, as did 'Rise'.

"Paranormal" was the one that made me anxious. "Rise" is the one that made we aware. "Breadcrumbs" is the one that made me mad. Maybe they need North American representation? You're it, Si!

pitkin88 wrote: ↑

Sat Oct 26, 2019 4:09 am

Unless you have No 1 the numbers thing doesn't mean that much. I believe Ringo had the No 1 White album. Why is this being shipped from Germany isn't it a U.S. Release?

Halfway through November & I just just received an e-mail to rate HotShot Records(Germany) from Amazon (after I logged in Amazon denied me because I didn't meet the threshold for a review).
I rechecked Domestic US distributers & found the Ep (vinyl) available at 3 sites now. However, as the price did vary by a couple of dollars per site - not all that much better than shipping from Germany!
I got the disc well ahead of the projected window but would have taken the digital download ahead of the eventual U.S. vinyl release! I found it difficult to resist the digital over the vinyl in the 1st place but since I had recently acquired "Sealed" vinyl (& a new turntable to boot!). I felt a numbered Ep was a collectable option I shouldn't pass up.

I ordered through earmusic and received number 24. And on time.. And I think its a fantastic record!! So really pleased all round. I bought one for my daughter from HMV and it was around number 16 000

dadascot wrote: ↑

Sun Nov 17, 2019 8:10 pm

I ordered through earmusic and received number 24. And on time.. And I think its a fantastic record!! So really pleased all round. I bought one for my daughter from HMV and it was around number 16 000

Good to see that Earmusic is getting close to the 20,000 limit. As a collectable your # is closer to what collectors look for but, in a limited run any # has more value.
How long after release was the purchase for your daughter?
I hope she enjoys the Ep as much as you do!

Breadcrums will be release on CD in Japan.

Release date: 29.11.20019.
Cat.Number: GQCS-90800

Decided to listen to it again tonight as despite the fact I liked it I hadn't played any of it for a while and had forgotten all of it. A bad sign for me.

Re-listened and enjoyed again but less than am hour later I decided to listen to Paranormal in preference. Interesting..

Funny enough I played it again last night and loved it. Great little rocker.

I'll wait for the inevitable collectors CD release.

RemarkablyInsincere wrote: ↑

Mon Nov 25, 2019 7:06 pm

I'll wait for the inevitable collectors CD release.

OOOH, maybe w/a Bonus Track or two!

No, the same tracks are on LP and CD.

Si wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 12, 2019 2:53 pm

If anyone can catch the first name Alice says in 'Go Man Go' (the line before "Crazy Anne") let me know. I can't make it out.

itunes lyric has hamtramck Maybye amtrack

Cant say i liked this. Pretties for you and easy action seem More interesting to me then this. 4 cover songs a remake of a song im not crazy for and a new one i havent herd. Its better served as an ep lol.

Keith1980 wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 18, 2019 7:43 am

Si wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 12, 2019 2:53 pm

If anyone can catch the first name Alice says in 'Go Man Go' (the line before "Crazy Anne") let me know. I can't make it out.

itunes lyric has hamtramck Maybye amtrack

No, I think it's "Hamtramck".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamtramck,_Michigan

The Hamtramck town flag features a man with a big hammer on his shoulder, and there is mention of a huge industrial Hammer at the car factory that used to make local buildings shake. There's also a vague reference to a baseball player with that nickname possibly. Also a few local businesses use "Hammer" in their name.
If anyone can find a authorative source for the term I'd like to know, as all the above are somewhat vague.

Keith1980 wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 18, 2019 7:43 am

Si wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 12, 2019 2:53 pm

If anyone can catch the first name Alice says in 'Go Man Go' (the line before "Crazy Anne") let me know. I can't make it out.

itunes lyric has hamtramck Maybye amtrack

Alice once dated a girl named Amtrack.

Amtrak is a passenger train company.

Daggers & Contracts wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 19, 2019 6:02 am

dadascot wrote: ↑

Sun Nov 17, 2019 8:10 pm

I ordered through earmusic and received number 24. And on time.. And I think its a fantastic record!! So really pleased all round. I bought one for my daughter from HMV and it was around number 16 000

Good to see that Earmusic is getting close to the 20,000 limit. As a collectable your # is closer to what collectors look for but, in a limited run any # has more value.
How long after release was the purchase for your daughter?
I hope she enjoys the Ep as much as you do!

A couple of days ago I was in a local music shop (Foppish) which has just announced it is closing down and found 4 copies of Breadcrumbs. Can't remember the precise numbers but there were two consecutive numbers @ 6000 one @11000 and one @14000. Surprised to see such a spread of numbers and now wondering how well sales have gone overall.

Not Foppish - Fopp

HMV in Chester still has 3 copies left and the one in Reading has 1 left, again, all around the 6000 region.
I bought my copies (4 currently, long story) from Both of these HMV’s and obviously they haven’t sold any since then. So perhaps the physical sales have been poor.