Morrissey versus PSB

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Fick · #61 Post by **Fick** » Tue 11 Apr 2006, 1:25 pm

Nighlife Denmark 40.000 Source :EMI Denmark

Joemoz · #62 Post by **Joemoz** » Tue 11 Apr 2006, 1:46 pm

Fick wrote:Nighlife Denmark 40.000 Source :EMI Denmark

Oh. Well obviously that must mean they have sold 38 million albums worldwide then

Yeah, that makes a lot of sense.

Fick · #63 Post by **Fick** » Tue 11 Apr 2006, 1:57 pm

Prior to the release of Nightlife they had sold more than 30m. There were quite a few
articles that stated that.Surely you remember?.

Joemoz · #64 Post by **Joemoz** » Tue 11 Apr 2006, 2:07 pm

Fick wrote:Prior to the release of Nightlife they had sold more than 30m. There were quite a few
articles that stated that.Surely you remember?.

So you made up the "precise" number of 38 million based on a few articles and an estimation that Nightlife, Release and PopArt sold 8 million all in all?

I'm just trying to clarify what's fact and what's speculation. I would love to see documented worldwide sales figures for PSB (and Morrissey for that matter) but I am not sure they exist.

Fick · #65 Post by **Fick** » Tue 11 Apr 2006, 2:16 pm

That´s fair enough. Release Nightlife Popart and the rest of their albums have sold 8 million between 1999 and now you don`t think thats realistic?.
Prior to the release of Release PSB had sold 250.000 albums in Denmark source EMI Denmark.

rabagast · #66 Post by **rabagast** » Tue 11 Apr 2006, 2:22 pm

Joemoz wrote:
Fick wrote:And 17 million singles.
Where have you got those numbers from? I'm assuming you have documentation since you present them with such conviction.

From what we usually hear, Very is supposed to have sold around 4 million albums worldwide, and that should be their best sellling album, so something doesn't quite add up.

Introspective is their best selling album

Joemoz · #67 Post by **Joemoz** » Tue 11 Apr 2006, 2:27 pm

rabagast wrote:
Joemoz wrote:
Fick wrote:And 17 million singles.
Where have you got those numbers from? I'm assuming you have documentation since you present them with such conviction.

From what we usually hear, Very is supposed to have sold around 4 million albums worldwide, and that should be their best sellling album, so something doesn't quite add up.
Introspective is their best selling album

Again, documentation?

Edit: Okay, we have the boys word for that but does anyone have any actual figures?

rabagast · #68 Post by **rabagast** » Tue 11 Apr 2006, 2:33 pm

We have the Boys word for that, and it's pure logic.

During Introspective, PSB was massive all over (including US).
Very hit big but not in all territories.

rabagast · #69 Post by **rabagast** » Tue 11 Apr 2006, 2:34 pm

rabagast wrote:We have the Boys word for that, and it's pure logic.

During Introspective, PSB was massive all over (including US).
Very hit big but not in all territories.

Chrispsb · #70 Post by **Chrispsb** » Tue 11 Apr 2006, 2:36 pm

I bet the number of 40 million albums is clearly exaggerated. Every magazine writes a different number from time to time. All we know is that they sold between 30 and 40 million albums. No one can say the exact number of copies.

stew · #71 Post by **stew** » Tue 11 Apr 2006, 2:37 pm

does anyone no the total amount of albums they have sold? ? ? ?

i wouldnt have thougt it was 40mill surely thay would mean that they are far more popular than they actually are!!!!

gareth · #72 Post by **gareth** » Tue 11 Apr 2006, 2:49 pm

stew wrote:does anyone no the total amount of albums they have sold? ? ? ?

i wouldnt have thougt it was 40mill surely thay would mean that they are far more popular than they actually are!!!!

"Were" more popular than they are is probably closer to the truth!

stew · #73 Post by **stew** » Tue 11 Apr 2006, 2:50 pm

rite ....

but still that is a bloody lot!

rabagast · #74 Post by **rabagast** » Tue 11 Apr 2006, 2:51 pm

gareth wrote: "Were" more popular than they are is probably closer to the truth!

Yep. One must count in all those cassettes tapes of Please, Actuallty and Introspective gathering dust in basements and garage sales all over the planet

Vicki · #75 Post by **Vicki** » Tue 11 Apr 2006, 3:29 pm

Fick wrote:That´s fair enough. Release Nightlife Popart and the rest of their albums have sold 8 million between 1999 and now you don`t think thats realistic?.
Prior to the release of Release PSB had sold 250.000 albums in Denmark source EMI Denmark.

PSBs have sold 750.000 copies of 'Release' world-wide...