Three formats are allowed into the charts - usually cassette single, cd and a vinyl. However, Blur released Country House on Cassette Single, 2CD's, and a vinyl, and so they vinyl had a separate chart entry. All thanks to this handy dandy "Guiness Music Chart History" book. hehehehe Wozza. http://www.suggs.co.uk http://www.blockheads.co.uk > ** Original Subject: RE: [total-madness] # of tracks on singles/Madness future > ** Original Sender: "Simesy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ** Original Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 14:59:25 +0000 > ** Original Message follows... > > Sio deWayfinder wrote: > > The standard Lovestruck & JTH singles had 4 tracks on it. So why not stick > DFF / Elysium / Light Of The Way / We Want Freddie all on one single? That > was my initial point. > > Then Jeff Young wrote: > > How so 4 tracks? Not any way that I count it. The JTH & Lovestruck CD > singles have 3 and 2 audio tracks, the ones with 2 having video tracks as > well. Or are > you judging by cassette singles or is there something I'm missing here? > > > Jeff is entirely right in what he says. Just to reiterate what > constitutes a single for the UK charts (someone correct me if I'm wrong). > > A single has no more than 3 audio tracks. > Cassingles do not count (although they might now with the death of 7" > vinyl). > A single's total playing length is less than 40 minutes (remember The Orb's > 39' 59'' "tune" about three years ago?). > Old-fashioned 4-track EP's no longer count (so Work, Rest & Play from 1980 > would be a no-no) > I'm not sure if both CDs in a 2CD release count. > > > Stay Mad 8-) > Simesy > > ICQ - 50212254 > I pick at the floor for juicy butts... > > http://www.suggs.co.uk A great hom(ep)age to a great man > http://www.blockheads.co.uk The net's first Ian Dury Fansite > http://www.countrybumpkin.ndo.co.uk My first crack @ it! > > > - > ______________________________________________________________ > > Visit the Total Madness Mailing List website for: > latest news, madmeet info, list charter, games, and more ... > http://members.xoom.com/totalmadmail/ > > Contact the TMML Moderators at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe, send an e-mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > and in the message body put: unsubscribe total-madness > >** --------- End Original Message ----------- ** > - ______________________________________________________________ Visit the Total Madness Mailing List website for: latest news, madmeet info, list charter, games, and more ... http://members.xoom.com/totalmadmail/ Contact the TMML Moderators at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, send an e-mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] and in the message body put: unsubscribe total-madness
