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I remember hearing "El Bimbo" on the loudspeakers way back in 75 when I was just a kid playing pinball in the Bar Playa in Rota, Spain. Of course, I had no idea what it was or who it was. And it remained that way for four decades with the song sticking in my head, not knowing what it was. You can imagine how 'DUH!" I felt when I clicked onto the you tube video of Herb's 45 and realized what it was.The song "El Bimbo" went to # 28 on Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart in August of 1975. The flip 45 was "Catfish" (from "Coney Island"). Matt Clark Sanford, MI
I don't have overall sales figures handy. But based on what I've seen from Amazon sales figures in the past, new releases usually get a spike in sales the month they are released, trail off the second month, and then get only the occasional sale afterwards. Whipped Cream (and surprisingly, Definitive Hits) was one of those steady sellers straight through the entire time. And it wasn't unusual to see slightly more sales of both when new releases came out.So, I'd be curious, if anybody knows. I know I've seen talk that Whipped Cream and Other Delights is the best-seller among the re-releases. No shock there. How do sales of it compare to sales of Alpert's current albums? Are the current ones still being beaten by it?
It's not surprising in a way to me for Whipped cream in its first A&M run which lasted 35 plus years still remained in print until Herb Got His Masters back and of course Definitive hits is the only Compilation album in print now these two are the ones people are buying as introductions to Herb's music I admit they could have done a much better job sound wise with Definitive hits though I compared the songs on that with the shout factory. HAP And original A&M Cds and to my ears the songs on those sound better than on definitive hits Just my opinion.I don't have overall sales figures handy. But based on what I've seen from Amazon sales figures in the past, new releases usually get a spike in sales the month they are released, trail off the second month, and then get only the occasional sale afterwards. Whipped Cream (and surprisingly, Definitive Hits) was one of those steady sellers straight through the entire time. And it wasn't unusual to see slightly more sales of both when new releases came out.
I suppose a late question for Lost Treasures is in order. Why did they decide to feature songs from You Smile with new trumpet parts
This may be a long shot guess on my part but Maybe Randy Knows and perhaps this would be a question to ask of him. Again Just a guess on my partI only wonder if those were used to fill out the CD, as other tracks (like the B-sides) may not yet have been found on the reels, or lost.
Guilty as charged. Sometimes, though, I will add something to the cart just to "bookmark" it for the future--it is often quicker (depending where/how I am browsing Amazon) than adding to a wishlist. Later on, I can use "save for later" to clear it out of the cart, or move it properly to a wishlist. And yep, I do the same--if it sits there a few days, I'll often decide I have no use for it, and will dump it from the list.If I'm buying something online, if it's something frivolous vs. something I really need to have, I usually make myself wait a day or two after I add the item(s) to my "cart."
I would treat it like the past reissues. If you do plan on getting more, and grabbing maybe only one or two at a time, get the least popular albums first (even if they are not favorites). Those are likely to be the first to become unavailable. On the flip side you have Whipped Cream, which is a perennial best seller and my guess is that album will probably outlive all of us.I just hope I don't end up going back at some point and deciding "why not get the rest of them?" That would cost a lot of money.
It's not the lighting of the fuses...it's the "running as fast as I can" part that trips me up each time.Mike... "Fireworks Firing System"??? Tell me more -- Like you I'm a fireworks 4th of July guy and get more nervous lighting fuses as I get older...
It's not the lighting of the fuses...it's the "running as fast as I can" part that trips me up each time.
I know the feeling and I Agree with you and in my case I didn't know about Herbs early to mid 80s titles being available on CD until they were long out of print and to add insult to injury the store where I lived in at the time ( which I mentioned previously) was so slow and slack in their special orders as it seemed they were more interested in serving their friends and colleagues( who had more money than us regular folks) and I heard more than my fair share of excuses why. And they didn't fly with me then and They Still Don't Now. However at least with the internet in my opinion it seems like more of a Level field at least with Amazon and other sites everyone has more equal opportunity to get the products they want at a price they are willing to pay Without the Runaround and Without The Lame Excuses. I have had much better luck in the last 6 years buying music thru the web than ever anywhere else especially since some of our major music retailers went out of buisiness.I know downloads aren't a physical product, but those probably have the best chance of remaining available since there are no costs involved with manufacturing and warehousing a physical product.
There have been many titles, on both vinyl and CD, I always said I would buy "next time"...and then they would be out of print when I finally got around to looking for them.