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Burj · #16 Post by **Burj** » Tue 04 Jul 2006, 12:57 pm

Well if Minimal has been pressed they could always just postpone the release and leave it sitting in the factory till October.

They'd really have to be sure of huge success for Numb to conceive a brand new single from scratch now and have it out in the same month. Unless they had B-sides etc recorded and planned already?

Nickname · #17 Post by **Nickname** » Tue 04 Jul 2006, 1:04 pm

Burj wrote:Well if Minimal has been pressed they could always just postpone the release and leave it sitting in the factory till October.

Minimal is being promoted on Radio 2 since yesterday. So, they can't chang plans now. Anyway, they can rush releasing Numb after the release of Minimal (they did with Always on my mind, I think, when Rent was being promoted on the radio).

Burj · #18 Post by **Burj** » Tue 04 Jul 2006, 11:12 pm

But that's different because they obviously hadn't planned a Xmas single and the non-album Always on my mind was originally gonna be the B-side to Rent.

mantooth · #19 Post by **mantooth** » Thu 06 Jul 2006, 2:39 pm

dibdav wrote:Look at the album sales for the PSB's last couple of albums 'post' first single - virtually nill.
What is wrong with returning with a BIG BANG. Rather that, than a 'slow burner' - it's not as much fun.

Could it be that EMI's tactic is to have an even bigger bang from the second single. Although unlike Go West etc it is released AFTER the album.