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Jondalar · #1 04-23-2011, 07:46 PM

Well I just noticed that the Beastie Boys is outselling Stevie on Amazon now. Of course, their CD is only $9.99. Her is 11.88. Also, Fleet Foxes has been outselling Stevie since the start, but their album is only $8.99. What gives? I hope they take into considering heavily discounted CDs when they tally their weekly numbers.

ryguy2010 · #2 04-23-2011, 07:51 PM

Sounds like a buy high (production) Sell low and make up in volume gimmick to me.

Phoenix · #3 04-23-2011, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by ryguy2010

Sounds like a buy high (production) Sell low and make up in volume gimmick to me.

...agreed..

ryguy2010 · #4 04-23-2011, 09:20 PM

At least Stevie tends to stay true to her roots most of the time. But w/ this album
(from what we've heard) It seems she may be attempting to intentionally cross most if not all genres she can. For some reason I bet sequencing may have been more difficult this time around. I would totally flip if they shocked us all and we have a death Metal Stevie song

Josh2003 · #5 04-23-2011, 10:59 PM

Well I don't know much about Fleet Foxes, but perhaps one of the reasons Beastie Boys is outselling her is because they are, perhaps, more popular than her?

Jondalar · #6 04-24-2011, 03:15 AM

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Well I don't know much about Fleet Foxes, but perhaps one of the reasons Beastie Boys is outselling her is because they are, perhaps, more popular than her?

They weren't outselling her before. They just sorta came out of nowhere with a 9.99 price and now they are ahead. They were way down the list.

louielouie2000 · #7 04-24-2011, 03:31 AM

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They weren't outselling her before. They just sorta came out of nowhere with a 9.99 price and now they are ahead. They were way down the list.

The Beastie Boys did just have a new music video debut prominently on MTV.com... all of my DeLorean message board has been aflutter about it since there's a DeLorean in the video. There's something to be said for smart and effective promotion. Something Stevie's not had in her solo career since the 1980s.

Jondalar · #8 04-24-2011, 03:35 AM

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The Beastie Boys did just have a new music video debut prominently on MTV.com... all of my DeLorean message board has been aflutter about it since there's a DeLorean in the video. There's something to be said for smart and effective promotion. Something Stevie's not had in her solo career since the 1980s.

Well the Glee thing, Oprah, tying a song into Moonlight and touring with Rod Stewart seems pretty smart. However, doubt her record company had anything to do with that. They better have a commerical for her new album on Glee and Dancing with the Stars. It would be mighty stupid if they didn't.

the beastie boys new album is also featured at the top of itunes, and their preorder sets at #22. Stevie is not even in the top 200, which is sad.

Thrown_Down · #9 04-24-2011, 04:02 AM

I wouldn't worry about iTunes. Only a small portion of album sales come from there, besides which, the iTunes crowd isn't really Stevie's demographic.

Jondalar · #10 04-24-2011, 04:08 AM

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I wouldn't worry about iTunes. Only a small portion of album sales come from there, besides which, the iTunes crowd isn't really Stevie's demographic.

Really? ITunes doesn't amount to much? That's news to me.

Thrown_Down · #11 04-24-2011, 04:14 AM

I think digital albums are about one fifth of the market share overall. The percentage share for albums is a lot lower than for individual tracks.

louielouie2000 · #12 04-24-2011, 04:15 AM

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Really? ITunes doesn't amount to much? That's news to me.

I think you missed the latter part of that sentence:

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Originally Posted by Thrown_Down

I wouldn't worry about iTunes. Only a small portion of album sales come from there, besides which, the iTunes crowd isn't really Stevie's demographic.

I tend to agree. Stevie fans are in general an older, more traditional group of music fans who still prefer to have a physical product. I don't foresee myself buying the album on iTunes, and I'm still in my 20s.

Most Stevie fans are going to want to buy a physical copy of the album for multiple reasons. First and foremost, we like flipping through the album booklets looking at pictures contained within, etc.

Thrown_Down · #13 04-24-2011, 04:25 AM

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I think you missed the latter part of that sentence:

I tend to agree. Stevie fans are in general an older, more traditional group of music fans who still prefer to have a physical product. I don't foresee myself buying the album on iTunes, and I'm still in my 20s.

Most Stevie fans are going to want to buy a physical copy of the album for multiple reasons. First and foremost, we like flipping through the album booklets looking at pictures contained within, etc.

Exactly. Most of her fans must be skewing towards the 40+ zone, and I can't imagine the majority of them avidly scouring the web to discover whether an artist they like will have a new record out soon. Like Stevie said in Destiny Rules, the demographic that buys FM and Stevie records isn't 'lying around smoking pot and wondering what record to buy next' anymore.

I expect most of her casual fans will hear about this record via TV appearances, or else they'll physically see the album in Walmart or Target or wherever else.

Jondalar · #14 04-24-2011, 04:59 AM

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Exactly. Most of her fans must be skewing towards the 40+ zone, and I can't imagine the majority of them avidly scouring the web to discover whether an artist they like will have a new record out soon. Like Stevie said in Destiny Rules, the demographic that buys FM and Stevie records isn't 'lying around smoking pot and wondering what record to buy next' anymore.

I expect most of her casual fans will hear about this record via TV appearances, or else they'll physically see the album in Walmart or Target or wherever else.

I"ll be 42 the 28th.

**mylittledemon** · #15 04-24-2011, 05:54 AM

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Well I just noticed that the Beastie Boys is outselling Stevie on Amazon now. Of course, their CD is only $9.99. Her is 11.88. Also, Fleet Foxes has been outselling Stevie since the start, but their album is only $8.99. What gives? I hope they take into considering heavily discounted CDs when they tally their weekly numbers.

You are more hung up on sales than anyone I've ever seen. You make a post about it like, every 10 seconds.

Look... her new album isn't gonna sell. Her last one didn't and it was really good. But hey - I love Stevie Nicks, I will buy the new record... but you gotta face the fact that the record biz is fooked up now, and she's never gonna sell a million records. Say You Will barely broke gold and "Fleetwood Mac" is a bigger name than Stevie.