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Swords enters UK album chart at #55

posted by davidt on Sunday November 01 2009, @03:00PM

Kewpie sends the news (via Morrissey reddit) that Swords entered the UK album chart at #55. News posted by Frank's Wild Years and MALki_4@hotmail in the forums (original posts).

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Swords enters UK album chart at #55 | Log in/Create an Account | Top | 49 comments | Search Discussion

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truly disappointed (?) (Score:0)

thats such a shame ! it's a really good collection of songs and deserves a higher audience ! he should have released a single from it (but which one) and put a couple of unreleased tracks on both the single and album to entice all the die hards into buying them ! as he said at leeds " i smell my lowest chart position ever !"

Anonymous -- Sunday November 01 2009, @03:30PM (#341991)

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Re:truly disappointed (?) by Anonymous (Score:0) Sunday November 01 2009, @03:56PM

Re:truly disappointed (?) by Anonymous (Score:0) Sunday November 01 2009, @08:03PM

Re:truly disappointed (?) (Score:2, Informative)

As for the US, the date keeps getting pushed back so the "can't waits" are just going to import. I bid on a promo copy on ebay, but somehow was outbid even after being willing to go over $100
*I reposted because I decided to take another forum member's advice and no longer post without a screen name*

Moz's milk -- Sunday November 01 2009, @08:07PM (#342007)
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Isn't it out today? by Georgissey (Score:1) Monday November 02 2009, @08:10AM

Re:truly disappointed (?) by bowieboots (Score:1) Monday November 02 2009, @08:17PM

Re:truly disappointed (?) by marred (Score:1) Sunday November 01 2009, @10:04PM

Re:truly disappointed (?) (Score:2, Insightful)

I agree that it is a good collection of tracks, in fact it could be argued to be superior to some previous albums he has released, certainly 'Kill Uncle' and possibly 'Southpaw' and 'Malajusted'.
It was also the perfect opportunity to release ' The never played symphonies' as a single as it is a beautiful track worthy of much greater exposure than it had as a 'b' side to 'irish blood'.
Strange to why he didn't include ' The Public Image' as it was a great track in the vein of 'Maudlin Street' and certainly should have been on 'Quarry' along with 'Symphonies','Friday Mourning' and 'My life is an endless succession' or 'Teenage dad'. All these would have improved that album from very good to 'Vauxhall' type respect.
Still Moz is his own man and makes his own decisions...but i'm sure he realises 'Symphonies' not making the 'Quarry' cut was a huge mistake!!

nevr playd symphony -- Monday November 02 2009, @01:55AM (#342022)
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Re:truly disappointed (?) by Anonymous (Score:0) Monday November 02 2009, @09:29AM
Re:truly disappointed (?) by Davey Boy (Score:1) Tuesday November 03 2009, @10:15AM
- Re:truly disappointed (?) by Anonymous (Score:0) Tuesday November 03 2009, @11:24AM
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Uh? (Score:2, Funny)

AHAHAHAHAHHHHAHHAHAHAHHHHAHAHHAHAHA!
He'd better start thinking about a Christmas release now.

Jesus Christ -- Sunday November 01 2009, @04:21PM (#341996)
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Re:Uh? by Anonymous (Score:0) Sunday November 01 2009, @07:02PM

Should never have been released... (Score:0)

When the Best of album was released, it would have been sensible to include a 2nd disc featuring b-sides and unreleased songs. That way it would have attracted both the diehard fans and the part-timers.

This album was never going to be a seller though.

Anonymous -- Sunday November 01 2009, @08:16PM (#342008)

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LOWEST CHART POSITION ? no surprise (Score:0)

no wonder, i am a ardent moz fan and did not buy it. why ? because i bought all songs from the album on singles and other releases why not put something new to make it more attractive ? Plus just can not stand this awful cover foto, what happened to his taste ? huge disappontment this album

Anonymous -- Monday November 02 2009, @12:30AM (#342017)

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Swords at 55 (Score:1)

I'm sure no-one expected it to do any better- I quite like having all the B sides in one place but maybe I'm just lazy. There are plenty of quality bands/ artists out there that don't chart highly - when you have people like Leona Lewis at No 1 then it's hardly a measure of quality

magnolia70 -- Monday November 02 2009, @01:11AM (#342019)
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Re:Swords at 55 by Anonymous (Score:0) Monday November 02 2009, @04:02AM
Genius doesn't always sell. by Georgissey (Score:1) Monday November 02 2009, @08:13AM
- Re:Genius doesn't always sell. by magnolia70 (Score:1) Monday November 02 2009, @09:46AM
  - In terms of ego, somebody has Mussolini beat! by Georgissey (Score:1) Monday November 02 2009, @05:38PM

Swords sales (Score:3, Informative)

The album sold 4123 copies, according to Music Week.

Johan de Witt <johandewitt2@yahoo.com> -- Monday November 02 2009, @02:31AM (#342023)
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Re:Swords sales by Anonymous (Score:0) Monday November 02 2009, @07:20AM
- Re:Swords sales by Anonymous (Score:0) Monday November 02 2009, @09:41AM
Re:Swords sales by Hello Indie (Score:1) Tuesday November 03 2009, @06:23AM

Ticket for Salisbury (Score:0, Offtopic)

I have a spare ticket for tonights gig in Salisbury! I would rather give it away if I can't sell it, than letting it go to waste.....anyone interested??

dbowie -- Monday November 02 2009, @03:00AM (#342024)
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nowhere (Score:1)

sold in my city,they all say we ordered it
'yes the limited', "it can come any day", from
past wednesday, yes email me as it comes in.

maybe to Nijmegen next monday only to buy the CD ;)

and a T shirt, from unofficial t shirt dealers,
they're half cheaper and more variety, but you
have to bumb into them, cause if they're caught,it'll
be their last , taxpolice will check what's bought
from selling t's, and it get out the house, plus
a bona drag check for the mony he made and repay
the country they come from, on the flight home they can shop taxfree :)

Celibate Cry <vauxhall@mail2uk.com> -- Monday November 02 2009, @07:38AM (#342045)
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and the hills are alive with celibate cries

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Surprised? No. (Score:1)

I can't say that I'm exactly surprised by this.

Hello Indie -- Monday November 02 2009, @08:39AM (#342053)
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Re:Surprised? No. by Anonymous (Score:0) Monday November 02 2009, @11:32PM
- Re:Surprised? No. by Hello Indie (Score:1) Tuesday November 03 2009, @07:18AM

The barrel hasn't been scraped just yet (Score:1, Funny)

Some fans are blaming the poor sales on the awful sleeve. Others are pointing out that their favourite b-side missed the cut. But, hey! Don't they realise that this is all part of a cunning plan? I'm sure we will get a Swords Platinum Edition next year with the complete set of b-sides on it. And as for the sleeve, I'm sure we will get a new version of Swords in 10 years time, with a new cover, a rejigged track listing, plus sleevenotes from El Moz about how the album deserved a much better reception than it got. This man won't rest until we have bought every song he's ever released 10 times over.

Anonymous -- Monday November 02 2009, @10:21AM (#342063)

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Re:The barrel hasn't been scraped just yet by Senior Partner (Score:1) Monday November 02 2009, @11:52AM

Swords (Score:2, Insightful)

its a fine album , with some great songs on it , the live album has a corking version of pigsty on it ....but the album has received next to no publicity , wasn't even displayed with the new releases in HMV ...so the low chart position is no big surprise ...

quarryman -- Monday November 02 2009, @01:13PM (#342071)
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Re:Swords by Anonymous (Score:0) Tuesday November 03 2009, @12:38AM

Contextualising Swords (Score:2, Interesting)

Here's a balanced preview of the new b-sides album that provides some background to the songs and to everything else Morrissey has been doing recently as well -

"LOS ANGELES(Top40 Charts/ Universal Music Enterprises) - 2009 has been quite a year for Morrissey. He's toured relentlessly, performing to sold-out audiences around the world. His 9th studio album, Years Of Refusal, saw Morrissey tie his highest US chart debut on the Billboard 200, and he's overseen upgraded and remastered versions of his '90s works Southpaw Grammar and Maladjusted. Crowning what is undoubtedly his most productive year since his solo career began in 1988, SWORDS compiles 18 select songs released as b-sides of his 13 hit singles from his last four albums. As an artist who has always ensured his b-sides are of as outstanding quality as his singles and album tracks, SWORDS features some of Morrissey's finest material..."

Full article at; http://www.top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=51985 [top40-charts.com]

goinghome -- Monday November 02 2009, @02:08PM (#342073)
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Re:Contextualising Swords by Tomi (Score:1) Tuesday November 03 2009, @03:27AM

Swords (Score:1, Interesting)

Personally, I think TEENAGE DAD ON HIS ESTATE, MY LIFE IS A SUCCESSION OF PEOPLE SAYING GOODBYE, THE NEVER-PLAYED SYMPHONIES, CHRISTIAN DIOR, FRIDAY MOURNING and DON'T MAKE FUN OF DADDY'S VOICE are among M's finest songs in recent years.

Anonymous -- Monday November 02 2009, @02:24PM (#342076)

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Re:Swords by Nick The Name (Score:0) Monday November 02 2009, @04:56PM
- Re:Swords by Anonymous (Score:0) Monday November 02 2009, @06:44PM
- Re:Swords by Anonymous (Score:0) Tuesday November 03 2009, @03:31AM

Thanks for the message (Score:0)

But where are the remastered Smiths-cd's?

Anonymous -- Tuesday November 03 2009, @07:18AM (#342150)

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unnecessary album (Score:1)

i have all the songs
so why buy it?
and the artwork is so bad...

Daniel Mozzer -- Tuesday November 03 2009, @09:46AM (#342159)
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where is the ............ (Score:0)

Huge Latino fan base ?????
Always hearing about it !!!!
that joke isn't funny anymore

markmustb1 -- Tuesday November 03 2009, @09:56AM (#342160)
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cos no one ever turns to me to say ...

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Re:where is the ............ by Anonymous (Score:0) Tuesday November 03 2009, @10:25AM
- Re:where is the ............ by Anonymous (Score:0) Tuesday November 03 2009, @12:47PM

truthfully (Score:1)

"For the first time picked by Morrissey''

Wow, well, it's a rubbish b-sides album and so I couldn't give two flying fucks if they were picked by Donald Duck in a porno.

Hello Indie -- Wednesday November 04 2009, @03:37PM (#342322)
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#55?! Disgusting (Score:1)

Didn't any of you go out and buy it!? I brought 2!

Lonelyplanetboy -- Saturday November 07 2009, @05:16AM (#342634)
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