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C J Brown ![]() Music Fan ![]() Joined: 27 December 2007 Status: Offline Points: 0 |
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While "All My Loving" got tons of airplay back then I think
sales may have been hindered by being a Capitol Canada release here in the USA. Availability may have been limited in the USA due to this. |
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Paul C ![]() Music Fan ![]() Joined: 23 October 2006 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 14 |
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Piers Hemmingsen estimates in The Beatles In Canada -
The Origins Of Beatlemania! that Capitol of Canada exported approximately 350,000 copies of the "All My Loving"/"This Boy" single to American distributors. Capitol of Canada reported to EMI in the UK that the single had sold 208,251 copies in Canada (whose population at the time was less than 20 million.) By comparison, "Can't Buy Me Love" had sold only 91,369. My guess as to why the song did not chart higher on the Hot 100 is that many US radio stations and retailers likely did not include the single in the data they reported to the trades, because not only was Capitol US not promoting the song at all, they were none too pleased with Capitol of Canada's practice of releasing its own Beatles records. By mid-spring of 1964, Capitol US demanded that Capitol of Canada replace its versions of the Beatles albums with the American versions and only release Beatles records identical to the US releases. (The Canadian Beatles records were subsequently deleted, although a few years later Capitol of Canada quietly added them back to their catalogue.) Capitol of Canada released the "All My Loving"/"This Boy" single on March 9, 1964, after The Beatles had performed both songs on The Ed Sullivan Show. It is the same reason that Vee-Jay had issued "Twist And Shout" as a single on its Tollie label on March 2. Capitol of Canada would follow Vee-Jay's example and issue a "Twist And Shout"/"There's A Place" single on March 16. It would sell 97,405 copies. |
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AndrewChouffi ![]() Music Fan ![]() Joined: 24 September 2005 Status: Offline Points: 25 |
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Please keep in mind that "All My Loving" was getting major
airplay from US album 'Meet the Beatles' but couldn't chart on the Hot 100 because there was no single issued (The Hot 100 then was quite sales-based). When Capitol Of Canada 45s started leaking in and being reported by select sales reporters, Billboard started to allow it to chart. Andy |
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bitman ![]() Music Fan ![]() Joined: 10 August 2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1 |
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Any plans for an e-book version?
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Paul Haney ![]() Music Fan ![]() ![]() Joined: 01 April 2005 Status: Offline Points: 43 |
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Not at this time. Our e-book versions don't sell much at all. |
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Scanner ![]() Music Fan ![]() Joined: 14 August 2019 Status: Offline Points: 0 |
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I imagine the potential for future Gavin books of its other
charts will depend on the success of this book. If the AC book ever gets updated, I hope it will also include chart data from the AC charts published by Gavin as well as R&R and Record World. How did you access the Gavin charts at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Do they have a library available to any researcher? Edited by Scanner |
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Paul Haney ![]() Music Fan ![]() ![]() Joined: 01 April 2005 Status: Offline Points: 43 |
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First we had to get permission, then we could either go ourselves or (in this case) hire someone to scan the charts for us. We've built a relationship with the library staff over the years. I'm not sure what their overall policy is, but I imagine you have to set up some sort of appointment to access research materials. |
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Scanner ![]() Music Fan ![]() Joined: 14 August 2019 Status: Offline Points: 0 |
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Thanks for the feedback, Paul. I never realized the RRHOF
had a research facility available to the public. It does not seem as accessible or comprehensive as other libraries (Lincoln Center, Library of Congress) where I have done chart research, but could be something worth exploring someday. |
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Paul Haney ![]() Music Fan ![]() ![]() Joined: 01 April 2005 Status: Offline Points: 43 |
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I just approved the proofs from the printer this morning,
so this book appears to be right on schedule! |
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PopArchivist ![]() Music Fan ![]() ![]() Joined: 30 June 2018 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 36 |
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What about Vol 2 of the Top Pop Singles book (1990-2021) isn't that supposed to come soon?
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Favorite two expressions to live by on this board: "You can't download vinyl" and "Not everything is available on CD."
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