CHSIB Bargain!

BillyPhatu · 28 Sep 2005, 00:51

I don't know whether this is good news or bad news... but yesterday I saw CHSIB in Tesco over here in London, UK for just £2.97 - the album, that is! It is part of their sale (in which you can pick up some brilliant bargains) but I noticed it was one of the cheapest CDs on the shelf.

djfierce · 29 Sep 2005, 14:41

This sounds like a bad thing to me, albums are generally reduced so low when the company thinks that most fans have already bought it so therefore it has little sale-ability,it's a little disheartening considering it isn't really that old

fencingirl · 29 Sep 2005, 19:44

yes, that isn't good! in germany it is also very cheap. it is only 6.99€!!!!!
but booh lll will be better

so let's look in the future:)
Keep rockin'
franziska

Nick · 30 Sep 2005, 03:39

Meat needs to get himself out there and show everyone that he is an amazing singer! He needs to get on vh1 or mtv or somthing so he can promote his albums. Hes a legend and should be known widly as one!

ChloeLee88 · 01 Oct 2005, 16:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by MadMexMan

Meat needs to get himself out there and show everyone that he is an amazing singer! He needs to get on vh1 or mtv or somthing so he can promote his albums. Hes a legend and should be known widly as one!

I agree!!
I saw CHSIB at that price here in tesco and music zone. BUT.....i don't care what anyone else thinks i love the album and think its great

) I actually own 3 copies of it somehow!!!
Chloe

AndrewG · 02 Oct 2005, 23:16

That isn't necessarily a bad thing, it simply means the production number of the cd was/is extremely high. Bat out of Hell was for sale for £5, just before the 25th anniversary edition came out in lots of places also. It's quality music for a little price.
I'd rather have Meat stay away from MTV. The popular music industry has totally been taken over by 1-3 year hit wonders, I mean will any of you guys be going to a "pussycat dolls" show in 2030? I'll probably be wearing slippers, a smoking jacket, smoking a fake pipe (real ones probably banned by then), sitting in front of the fire and listening to CHSIB on my rusty old cd player, while Simon Cowell is trying to coach X-factor winner number 26.

Juan Llanos · 02 Oct 2005, 23:42

For me is a good news... I have more than 100 referencs of Meat Loaf, and most of all, I bought very cheap.

L96 · 03 Oct 2005, 01:44

Exactly. People tend to buy cheaper CD's. Most people have heard, of not listened to, Meat, so they CD of his cheap, they may buy it just to snaffle a bargain. And we all know what happens from there....
So a sale is not neccessarily a bad thing, right?

Nick · 04 Oct 2005, 01:06

Ya but mtv would get him out there to the public, bon jovi is a great singer and will be around for a long while, and your right mtv may not be the best way to get him out but how then?? it almost frustrates me

ok im better now

Nick · 04 Oct 2005, 01:08

and your right bout the whole pipe thing!

L96 · 04 Oct 2005, 01:21

I reckon they need to play some more clips of Meat on MTV...
My sister is an Angelina Jolie fan, and she converted from hatred to toleration of Meat after seeing the Rock'n'Roll Dreams clip.
So it's worth a shot, isn't it?

Nick · 06 Oct 2005, 00:32

Ya thats the spirit!!!!!!

glad more people agree wit me. thats means im not crazy!

chrissylf22 · 17 Oct 2005, 19:02

in my local MVC they have CHSIB for £1.99

Pudding · 01 Nov 2005, 03:56

The CD is cheap because too many copies of it were made and nobody wants it at normal price or even half normal price. It isn't some marketing tactic by the record company because people like a bargain, it's because they're trying to get rid of excess stock, because the CD didn't sell as well as they'd hoped.

Pud

Nick · 02 Nov 2005, 02:03

Hmmmm..... didn't think of it that way!

I geuss your right!

Tim · 02 Nov 2005, 17:40

Is the price of a cd a way to say if an artist is hot or not?? Mmm. strange thinking. I will buy a cd cause i like the music and artist. If it costs me 2 euro's or 20 euro's.

But to be honest.... know what you are meaning

Pudding · 03 Nov 2005, 04:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tim

Is the price of a cd a way to say if an artist is hot or not?? Mmm. strange thinking.

Not really strange at all. If you look at the price of CD's for a lot of the American Idol, Pop Idol, X-Factor type manufactured artists, their CD's are almost for free because they've fallen out of favour with the public (apart from Kelly Clarkson, she seems to be doing quite well). I'm not saying that is the case with Meat Loaf at all.

However, if you look at the price of Bat1 and the price of Bat2 and compare them to the price of CHSIB, that could be a reflection on the quality of the CD itself and not the artist.

Pud

PrissLoaf · 26 Nov 2005, 10:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pudding

...if you look at the price of Bat1 and the price of Bat2 and compare them to the price of CHSIB, that could be a reflection on the quality of the CD itself and not the artist.

Pud

very true. I have the CD, but I'm not fond of most of the songs on it. I like the live "bonus" disc better.

edited to add: I like the live version (Melbourne) of CHSIB much better than the album cut.

Paul191 · 26 Nov 2005, 20:14

Yeh, this is quite bad, but beleive it or not i saw BOOH for £6.99 in a bargain bin in England. So at least this album is still concidered great and people are still willing to pay good money for the album

AndrewG · 04 Dec 2005, 00:28

Steve Brookstein's first album is going for less than 2 quid on amazon right now. I think that is worse than any of the bargains mentioned in this list, especially since it is his first and only album. So who's doing better, the winner of a VERY popular pop contest (exposed to millions of viewers or the mighty Meat Loaf ?!
Meat I'd say by miles...

Pudding · 04 Dec 2005, 01:52

I don't believe this thread was disputing the popularity of Meat Loaf, but Meat Loafs albums or in particular CHSIB.

Pud

mikeloaf · 04 Dec 2005, 02:17

In England this album didn't much air time, I did hear an interview on BBC Radio 2 in 2003, he sang CHSIB live in the studio, and he sang it on Top of the pops on BBC2, but that was it. I know loads of people who love Meat ( and other's who don't ) but the only song I ever hear on the radio is Took the words...I think fans buy the new album as soon as they can. There are never real bargains like you say it's trying to clear over-stocking.

AndrewG · 04 Dec 2005, 05:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pudding

I don't believe this thread was disputing the popularity of Meat Loaf, but Meat Loafs albums or in particular CHSIB.

Pud

I was just pointing out that even people with lots of airtime on tv (as Steve, probably on tv for hours viewed by millions if add it all up from last year) can end up having cheap bargain cds after a while also...
I think record companies quite often don't get it right (marketing / cd stock etc) even with new artists etc...

mikeloaf · 05 Dec 2005, 01:01

I guess as a fan you want to rush out and buy the latest offering regardless of the price. I'll buy bat three as soon as I can, yet I'm happy to buy other artists music as and when I see it or hear it.

Because it's Meat's music my heart would sink to see it at such a low price, anyone else and I'd think 'Oh thats cheap, I'll buy that!' and feel just as happy.

Pudding · 05 Dec 2005, 01:37

There's been some CD's etc Meat Loaf has put out that I've paid full price for, live with MSO for example and there's some that I've only purchased when it was going cheap. I have to admit CHSIB was such a purchase.

Pud

28 Sep 2005, 00:51	#1
BillyPhatu Loafer Join Date: 02.11.2003 Location: Dagenham, Essex Posts: 92	CHSIB Bargain! I don't know whether this is good news or bad news... but yesterday I saw CHSIB in Tesco over here in London, UK for just £2.97 - the album, that is! It is part of their sale (in which you can pick up some brilliant bargains) but I noticed it was one of the cheapest CDs on the shelf.

29 Sep 2005, 14:41	#2
djfierce Mega Loafer Join Date: 15.06.2005 Location: Posts: 3,596	This sounds like a bad thing to me, albums are generally reduced so low when the company thinks that most fans have already bought it so therefore it has little sale-ability,it's a little disheartening considering it isn't really that old

29 Sep 2005, 19:44	#3
fencingirl Loafer Join Date: 24.07.2005 Location: Germany Posts: 65	yes, that isn't good! in germany it is also very cheap. it is only 6.99€!!!!! but booh lll will be better so let's look in the future:) Keep rockin' franziska

30 Sep 2005, 03:39	#4
Nick Super Loafer Join Date: 17.08.2005 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 431	Meat needs to get himself out there and show everyone that he is an amazing singer! He needs to get on vh1 or mtv or somthing so he can promote his albums. Hes a legend and should be known widly as one!

02 Oct 2005, 23:16	#6
AndrewG I hope your salmon sucks! Join Date: 18.01.2004 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 7,085	That isn't necessarily a bad thing, it simply means the production number of the cd was/is extremely high. Bat out of Hell was for sale for £5, just before the 25th anniversary edition came out in lots of places also. It's quality music for a little price. I'd rather have Meat stay away from MTV. The popular music industry has totally been taken over by 1-3 year hit wonders, I mean will any of you guys be going to a "pussycat dolls" show in 2030? I'll probably be wearing slippers, a smoking jacket, smoking a fake pipe (real ones probably banned by then), sitting in front of the fire and listening to CHSIB on my rusty old cd player, while Simon Cowell is trying to coach X-factor winner number 26.

02 Oct 2005, 23:42	#7
Juan Llanos Super Loafer Join Date: 25.02.2003 Location: espaÑa Posts: 233	For me is a good news... I have more than 100 referencs of Meat Loaf, and most of all, I bought very cheap.

03 Oct 2005, 01:44	#8
L96 Inaugural goldfish winner Join Date: 04.07.2005 Location: In a handbasket. Believe me, for someone my height, it's hell... Posts: 2,373	Exactly. People tend to buy cheaper CD's. Most people have heard, of not listened to, Meat, so they CD of his cheap, they may buy it just to snaffle a bargain. And we all know what happens from there.... So a sale is not neccessarily a bad thing, right?

04 Oct 2005, 01:06	#9
Nick Super Loafer Join Date: 17.08.2005 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 431	Ya but mtv would get him out there to the public, bon jovi is a great singer and will be around for a long while, and your right mtv may not be the best way to get him out but how then?? it almost frustrates me ok im better now

04 Oct 2005, 01:08	#10
Nick Super Loafer Join Date: 17.08.2005 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 431	and your right bout the whole pipe thing!

04 Oct 2005, 01:21	#11
L96 Inaugural goldfish winner Join Date: 04.07.2005 Location: In a handbasket. Believe me, for someone my height, it's hell... Posts: 2,373	I reckon they need to play some more clips of Meat on MTV... My sister is an Angelina Jolie fan, and she converted from hatred to toleration of Meat after seeing the Rock'n'Roll Dreams clip. So it's worth a shot, isn't it?

06 Oct 2005, 00:32	#12
Nick Super Loafer Join Date: 17.08.2005 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 431	Ya thats the spirit!!!!!! glad more people agree wit me. thats means im not crazy!

17 Oct 2005, 19:02	#13
chrissylf22 Cry Over Me Join Date: 24.04.2004 Location: Burnley Lancs, UK Posts: 339	in my local MVC they have CHSIB for £1.99

01 Nov 2005, 03:56	#14
Pudding I'm A Prize Fight Lover... Join Date: 22.10.2003 Location: New Zealand Posts: 5,532	The CD is cheap because too many copies of it were made and nobody wants it at normal price or even half normal price. It isn't some marketing tactic by the record company because people like a bargain, it's because they're trying to get rid of excess stock, because the CD didn't sell as well as they'd hoped. Pud

02 Nov 2005, 02:03	#15
Nick Super Loafer Join Date: 17.08.2005 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 431	Hmmmm..... didn't think of it that way! I geuss your right!

02 Nov 2005, 17:40	#16
Tim The Butcher Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: Westervoort, The Netherlands Posts: 10,321	Is the price of a cd a way to say if an artist is hot or not?? Mmm. strange thinking. I will buy a cd cause i like the music and artist. If it costs me 2 euro's or 20 euro's. But to be honest.... know what you are meaning

26 Nov 2005, 20:14	#19
Paul191 Mega Loafer Join Date: 26.11.2005 Location: Posts: 1,530	Yeh, this is quite bad, but beleive it or not i saw BOOH for £6.99 in a bargain bin in England. So at least this album is still concidered great and people are still willing to pay good money for the album

04 Dec 2005, 00:28	#20
AndrewG I hope your salmon sucks! Join Date: 18.01.2004 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 7,085	Steve Brookstein's first album is going for less than 2 quid on amazon right now. I think that is worse than any of the bargains mentioned in this list, especially since it is his first and only album. So who's doing better, the winner of a VERY popular pop contest (exposed to millions of viewers or the mighty Meat Loaf ?! Meat I'd say by miles...

04 Dec 2005, 01:52	#21
Pudding I'm A Prize Fight Lover... Join Date: 22.10.2003 Location: New Zealand Posts: 5,532	I don't believe this thread was disputing the popularity of Meat Loaf, but Meat Loafs albums or in particular CHSIB. Pud

04 Dec 2005, 02:17	#22
mikeloaf Super Loafer Join Date: 06.11.2005 Location: England UK Posts: 708	In England this album didn't much air time, I did hear an interview on BBC Radio 2 in 2003, he sang CHSIB live in the studio, and he sang it on Top of the pops on BBC2, but that was it. I know loads of people who love Meat ( and other's who don't ) but the only song I ever hear on the radio is Took the words...I think fans buy the new album as soon as they can. There are never real bargains like you say it's trying to clear over-stocking.

05 Dec 2005, 01:01	#24
mikeloaf Super Loafer Join Date: 06.11.2005 Location: England UK Posts: 708	I guess as a fan you want to rush out and buy the latest offering regardless of the price. I'll buy bat three as soon as I can, yet I'm happy to buy other artists music as and when I see it or hear it. Because it's Meat's music my heart would sink to see it at such a low price, anyone else and I'd think 'Oh thats cheap, I'll buy that!' and feel just as happy.

05 Dec 2005, 01:37	#25
Pudding I'm A Prize Fight Lover... Join Date: 22.10.2003 Location: New Zealand Posts: 5,532	There's been some CD's etc Meat Loaf has put out that I've paid full price for, live with MSO for example and there's some that I've only purchased when it was going cheap. I have to admit CHSIB was such a purchase. Pud