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Paul McCartney has announced that he's going to give away his current studio album, Memory Almost Full, in the May 18th edition of the UK's Daily Mail paper.
Paul's album is not new, though. It's already been out for months!
Why give it out now???
Well, Macca's Starbuck's imprint release has sold 100,000 copies to date. But, with the free giveaway the album has a potential to reach up to 2 million homes.
The paper's managing director commented on the deal saying, "If you look at how he came to do the Starbucks' album deal, it was a result of feeling unhappy with the music industry and looking at alternative ways of distribution. I can't think of anyone else who has come up with the right alternative distribution than us."
The UK's so lucky!
We never get anything cool in our US newspapers!
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Sweet!
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go gray man! died hair, yuck
Kind of tired of the free music imitators. The only one who seems to have a sound marketing strategy (on this trend) is Nine Inch Nails.
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WHY AREN'T YOU POSTING ABOUT LI.LO'S BOSSY SINGLE????
Perez you have been kinda lame lately! Who cares about this douche?
I'd stick my dick in that.
oooh, 10th?
6TH!!!!!!!!
omfg!
NINE INCH NAILS HAS THE RIGHT IDEA! STARBUCKS IS TALKING SHIT!
go away, Paul McCartney, go away
firsttttttttttttt
starbucks…oh, jesus
the daily mail are always giving away free cds and dvds. such a great idea! i miss the freebies…
Celebrity talk is caddy. What are we going to do about these tax and spend liberals ruining our country?
Prince already did this,with his "Planet Earth"release in the uk.
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When are we going to put preasure on the gov't to drill ANWAR and build more refineries? Aren't you little pipsqueeks tired of sitting home because you cant afford gas? It's the liberals fault; they won't allow new drilling in America. You dumb schmucks - keep putting those liberals in office. Get ready for $5 gas; it will be arriving soon to a gas station near you.
THE defining moment in Rock-n-Roll?
The second-to-last song on the Beatles album Abbey Road, the aptly titled 'The End', features Ringo's ONLY drum solo, followed by repeated "Love you"s, then what must be the holy trinity of Rock;
First we hear Paul on lead, followed in round-robin style by George's distinctive guitar… Followed by John's blistering lead. This volley of guitars goes through the cycle three times, each Beatle playing his part, followed by a brief staccato on the piano… Then, together, all the Beatles proclaim "And in the end, the love you make is equal to the love you make".
And in that final moment, the world's greatest band comes to an end, leaving the door open for ten thousand bands to follow in their footsteps.
Nothing will ever, EVER top that final act. Nothing.
The only problem with this, of course, is that it involves reading the alarmist, homophobic and xenophobic pile of shit that is the Daily Mail!
Who cares, his music SUCKS! That's why it's free.
Re: jill –
Yeah, we should destroy everything for a few more years of living it up, huh?
And you are the moron here… Ever wonder why Big Oil pays every little Jed Clampett out there to cap their oil wells? Think on that for awhile before you say anything stupid again.
Dude,
I was working at Starbucks when this album came out months ago, and its as much a pain in the ass as it is now. Reading this article it brings me back to the day in hell I had all day none stop Paul McCartney. He sucks!
Ahhhh that's why we come to YOU P.
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Re: Brett – Re: Brett – ANWAR is a vast wilderness. Drilling would take up a tiny percent of that land which very few have ever scene. The oil pipes will keep the animals warm and they will thrive. Don't F with someone with a 140 I.Q. douche. I'm sure you chew of the lies of your idol Al Gore like it's gospel. What an idiot you must be.
Whoa cool! His album is named after that message you get when you're downloading. Now I know he's cool with the new generation!!
Ugly old Brit who can't sing or sell his album. Shut up and get out of the news you old fart.
I hope the three or four people who PAID for the CD will get their money back.
Dear Perez,
Wow, the two biggest shits in the U.K. are joining forces: the horribly reactionary and conservative "Daily Mail", and that peddler of shite throughout a significant proportion of recorded musical history, Paul "No, seriously, next album I'll have some good lyrics" McCartney (just type in " 'Memory Almost Full' + lyrics" into Google for a fun time).
As for your sales figures, did the album not sell over 1.5 million? I mean, it's Platinum in the U.S., according to McCartney himself. Take a look at Wikipedia also for a breakdown. I can't say I'm sure you've made a mistake (maybe the direct downloads in the stores at Starbucks accounted for 100000), but you need to be clear about these things - it's not good journalism otherwise.
^Jodi.
Why isn't PRINCE getting credit for this new 'Revolution' from recording artists?? Radiohead, Madonna, now Sir Paul getting headlines, when PRINCE DID THIS BEFORE ANY OF THEM!!! Even NIN giving away links/Cd's (in bathrooms, really Trent???), came AFTER.
The Daily Mail does this all the time, with DVDs too. Usually only quite old ones though but still.. (:
Alright, here's what you do….
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This is how you'll get rich people!
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MACCA = CHRIS MCCORMACK, NOT THAT DONKEY! GOOGLE IT, LEARN IT, LIVE IT FOOLS.
Was excited to get NIN and Pennywises latest for free. You would have to pay me to get that old crows shit
Re: Jill –
The pipelines will keep the animals warm? wtf kind of rhetoric is that?
So for the past million years or so the animals have just been waiting around for us to "warm them up" with a huge pipeline?
Even so, your argument is invalid, since the LAST thing Big Oil (and the U.S. gov't) want is to open up the oil fields. For one, that would go against their policies towards their trillionair buddies the Saudies; for two, there's no profit$ in lots of oil for everyone, is there?
But it's OK Jill, I rmember MY first day on the internet… I'm sure with some practice you may eventually present a coherent argument. Keep going Kid!
Obviously the record company can't get rid of all the copies that didn't sell, so they're giving them away. I guess the spin is it's a form of advertising now. Better than carting them off to the nearest rubbish dump. Bet those people who actually paid for one are spitting chips. Mr (oh sorry, Sir) Paul McCartney associating with "The Daily Mail" - if he's not careful he's going to lose his credibility, or what's left of it. The day comes for all of us when we need to retire…
"Macca's Starbuck's imprint release has sold 100,000 copies to date"
Holy shit Perez, is it possible for you to get ANY story correct???
McCartney's abum has sold nearly 2 Million copies since it's release and is certified Platinum! Hell, it debuted at #3 the day it was released!
Here's a tip Perez: Lay off the cocaine and cock and try spending a little more time getting your facts straight! you Fucking fat ass loser.
i think this is all about damage control from the divorce…he wants heather to think losing money to her hasn't hurt him at all! also to get in the good graces of the public again, in case people were believing what heather says about him…which i do. sorry!
thats cause no one is gonna buy it
How many albums later and he still can't write a good song.
I love that man.
Cool in your newspapers? Why would you want anything from this saggy old twat? His music is as shit as his taste in women!
OMG! There is a reason he is SOOOO loved around the world!!!!
You can have my copy when I get it Perez, I bet it's a pile of boring old shit.
I already have that album. I bought it at Target and it's on iTunes. It was not exclusively sold at Starbucks, let's get that straight.
Also, it was an OK album, with a few good songs and most, but definitely not all, of the lyrics are good. Worth the money? No. Wish I got it for free.
WTF is Starbucks doing in the music business…they're having a hard enough time keeping their coffee business going.
The Daily Mail?! The most bigoted, detestable rag in the entire country, with some of the worst, most irresponsible journalism I have ever seen in my life?
….. Great move, Macca.
Give it up old man.
This is totally not true… Remember when we got those McDonald's records in the newspaper back in the 80s? That was free music in the paper..
Big Mac, McDLT, quarter pounder with some cheese!!!
As if a post-Beatles Paul McCartney record is 'cool'. Not surprised he's giving them away… only that he doesn't have to pay people to take them.
Boring, boring, boring……
Who is he? needs to hook up with Britney!!!
UK papers give away CD's all the time. Everytime I have been the Sunday edition usually has one of a UK artist. It promotes the artist or group. you don't make money on album sales you tard. It's the touring. God, Perez for claimiing to know so much about the industry, you sure are moron.
Hey stop with the Paul - bashing! I just bought that album and it was amazing.
Wow, now I see the kind of people that read this piece of crap website. Paul McCartney is only one of the most important artists of the 20th century, and the level of ignorance on this website is astounding. Oh, and old does not equal crap, crap equals crap. Go back to commenting on the britneys and cyruses, those people are up your alley.