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Post by Moe on Feb 1, 2005 11:30:47 GMT -5
I have a question about the certifications of the Christmas Collection. Would it be certified by itself or would each disc, Portrait and Old Fashioned, be certified? For instance, if Collection sold 500,000 copies, would it get a gold disc or would both individual disc's certifications be increased? Could this be a decision by RIAA or A&M? just wondering....
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Peteruk
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Post by Peteruk on Feb 1, 2005 19:06:40 GMT -5
Moe & All, Christmas Collection as 2 CD set needs to sell : Minimum 250,000 sets for Gold status Minumum 500,000 sets for Platitum status Rather like recent December 2004 Gold certification of USA 2 CD GOLD release ...in one sense it requires less units as a double set .....but usually double / triple CD sets are harder to sell to larger audiences due to price & length issues .... Christmas Collection seems to be handled as a specialist release ....and A&M always focus campaigns / attention on Christmas Portrait classic album ....
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Post by Peteruk on Feb 1, 2005 19:17:09 GMT -5
Well next certifications should be confirmed as : Ticket To Ride Passage Made In America Lovelines Certainly the first three studio sets have easily sold 500,000 copies plus ....A&M / Universal have just been slow & lazy in having another Carpenters audit Compilations / other releases ideally in line for Gold certifications : 20th Century Masters / The Singles 1969-1981 / Essential Collection Box Set .... Ideally As Time Goes By ....Karen Carpenter solo plus Richard's upcoming Christmas solo release will follow ...allowing both Karen & Richard solo & Carpenters sales success ....
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