Below are the
details of the much anticipated Hawkwind single
Spirit Of The Age
due for release on the 30th August 2005
Click on the cover images to link directly to Amazon
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FEATURING THE FOLLOWING TRACKS |
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CD1 Catalogue Number: HAWKVP55CD1 ASIN: B000AIZ8GS Spirit Of The
Age (Radio Edit) |
CD2 Catalogue Number: HAWKVP55CD2 ASIN: B000AIZ8H2 Spirit Of The
Age (Live - featuring Matthew Wright) |
Please note that at the time of writing we would suggest the following - For UK buyers yet to order the single your best policy to ensure that the campaign is a success would be to buy one copy from each of the online outlets above. For overseas buyers it's a bit different if you have no other option then I would suggest that HMV is your best bet as I know that with Amazon you need both a UK address and e-mail for it to count. Ideally try and get someone in the UK to buy on your behalf and you know your purchase is helping. The single is available through other online retailers but please check as to whether their sales contribute towards the UK charts before ordering. At the end of the day it's your choice as to who you order from and I am in no way influencing that choice, also please note that all we are talking about here is the single and not the album, all I would advise is that you make sure you are getting the best deal (that'll be the one with the DVD then!) before ordering! |
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As I
write this the two singles are vying for top slot in the Amazon pre release charts (and
the forthcoming albums No 1!) and can be ordered by
CLICKING
HERE (and following the links)
so things are looking very rosy indeed, but we mustn't be complacent, do not sit back
if you want this to be a success as we now need to try and continue on this phenomenal
start to this campaign by getting more people involved, underneath are some ideas that you
might like to employ but these are by no means definitive, do what ever it takes (within
reason, and legality!) to get folks on board.
I think
it was the politician David Steele who made a memorable speech at a party conference,
something along the lines of -
"Go back to your constituencies and prepare for Government"
Well in
a similar vein I'd ask all of you reading this to -
"Go forth in your workplaces, pubs, retirement homes etc and spread the word,
convince people to but this single and prepare for a full on assault on the charts by
Hawkwind!"
All I hope is that we have more success than Mr Steele, rousing as his speech was, his party, the Liberals if I remember correctly failed dismally in the general election that followed ;-)
Anyway as promised here are some suggestions as to how you can get involved, as ever feel free to e-mail me with any other ideas you may have by
1 - Producing your own DIY flyers to put up on notice boards at work, social clubs etc. A mate of mine has already instigated this and he's managed to convince a few of his colleagues to buy the single. Why not do the same, keep it simple making sure you include the following -
a) the bands name - Hawkwind
b) the name of the single - Spirit Of The Age
c) release date - 30th August 2005
d) ordering details - Amazon.co.uk
e) one or all of the following web sites for more details - www.hawkwind.com www.hawkwindmuseum.co.uk www.starfarer.net
You might also want to add that it features Channel 5 daytime star Matthew Wright, perhaps you might want to add your own details by way of a contact point and anything else you feel is relevant. please get permission from the owner if you intend to use any logos or graphics, but I would say that bold and simple is your best approach anyway.
2 - get talking to serious music fans when you're at work, out socialising or anywhere for that matter, explain what we're trying to do and ask that for less than a tenner they fancy lending their weight to the project. This is proper music in a chart that is predominantly filled with processed, over produced rubbish so I'm sure some true music fans would be happy to get behind us even if it's "not their particular bag (baby)". It might also be an idea to loan out copies of albums, be it originals or back up copies that feature the song SOTA so these folks can see what they're buying into, well at least roughly how the song sounds. remember to many casuals observers Hawkwind will get tagged as "Heavy Metal" something they are clearly not especially where SOTA is concerned. Please note that I am in no way condoning the copying of these albums or any other for that matter but I believe it's not illegal (or morally wrong for that matter) to lend something! alternatively you can always direct them to www.hawkwnd.com where of course there are samples of SOTA and the rest of the new album, but we always have to remember that not everyones online.
3 - start hounding local, national, Internet, well any bl**dy radio station you can think of. start by simply trying to get Hawkwind played so at this point Silver Machine has to be the favourite for this, but this need not be a problem. what you must do however is inform me (click here it's an e-mail link) of any success you have, we can then attempt to "mobilise troops" (that's the rest of you) to follow up with further communication such as - "blimey that was brilliant hearing Hawkwind on the radio, lets have some more please!" - "can't believe I just heard Hawkwind on the radio, did you know they are releasing a new single soon!" that sort of thing, this can only help in promoting the bands name, there are literally 1000's of people out there who love this band but are simply not aware they exist anymore! Many of these same people are listening to radio stations all over the world - SPREAD THE WORD, so get phoning, e-mailing or whatever other means you see fit to employ but please let us know of anything positive that comes from your efforts!
4 - as far as I am aware at this point it looks as though it's going to be an Internet only release, i.e - you're not going to be able to stroll into you're local HMV, Virgin etc and pick it "off the shelf". remember that although most folks now have access to the www in some shape or form, many still don't, so again talk to people, let then know and if need be, order the single on there behalf, IMO those people have as much right to purchase this single as the rest of us so this can in no way be deemed as chart rigging.
HAVE FUN
