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jamie1978 wrote:

PopArt wrote:I am very excited by it- epic, electronic and produced by Trevor Horn. Sounds excellent...

However, i doubt it will sell a hell of a lot but then quite frankly, who cares?

I think, personally, that if this album lives up to expectations, it will be the first Pet Shop Boys album to sell over a million copies since Nightlife.

If Release can sell 750,000 - then an epic, electro, trevor horn produced masterpiece (which we all hope and expect this to be) can surely return them to 7 figures.

People often underestimate how many albums PSB sell. The UK is only 5% of their global market.

With a little bit of quality they'll reach more than 1 million of copies.

If the Rebeca collaboration is on it, I fully expect it to approach Thriller proportions saleswise.

Janet Street-Porter wrote:If the Rebeca collaboration is on it, I fully expect it to approach Thriller proportions saleswise.

Yes, to boost sales even more they could have soft porn images of Rebeca in the booklet...and of Neil too of course.

jamie1978 wrote:I think, personally, that if this album lives up to expectations, it will be the first Pet Shop Boys album to sell over a million copies since Nightlife.

that's not saying much really, theres only been one new PSB album since Nightlife. Thing is no matter how good the album is the problem/issue is who will buy it outside the fanbase, Release garnered good reviews from a large section of the press but that didn't transfer into sales

Flaffer wrote:

jamie1978 wrote:I think, personally, that if this album lives up to expectations, it will be the first Pet Shop Boys album to sell over a million copies since Nightlife.

that's not saying much really, theres only been one new PSB album since Nightlife. Thing is no matter how good the album is the problem/issue is who will buy it outside the fanbase, Release garnered good reviews from a large section of the press but that didn't transfer into sales

True...ish

There have been three albums since Nightlife, maybe not of entirely new material, but that hardly matters. I mean, Disco and Discography both sold exceptionally well. You can contrast that with PopArt, which sold in moderation, and Disco 3, which totally bombed.

Also, don't forget that Nightlife is now 6 years old. There are not many acts who can shift 1m copies of ANY album, so if the Pet Shop Boys can achieve that they deserve much credit.

I have the feeling fans will be very satisfied with this forthcoming new album. There will be more hits on it than on their previous records. It will be a comeback of success again after 90´s.