Fields fall foul of chart rules with 'digital vinyl' release

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by Mike Diver [Edit this content] ▾ 13 comments 18:23 March 21st, 2007

Excellent indie-gazers Fields have angered rule-makers over at Charts HQ by releasing their new single, 'Charming The Flames', on something alleged experts are calling 'digital vinyl'. Wait... wait... right, now I've closed my mouth.

The single - out March 26, a week ahead of their Everything Last Winter LP - is banned from the charts in its digital vinyl form. Explanation? Okay: the b-side of the vinyl is etched with a code redeemable at the band's own online store (click) in exchange for one of a selection of non-album tracks, including a cover of My Bloody Valentine's 'When You Sleep'.

Makes sense. The cover that is. 'Digital vinyl' makes my head hurt.

Atlantic Records' digital manager, Jack Melhuish, commented:

“We feel strongly that this release is a great combination of the benefits of both physical and digital, allowing for the importance felt by many music fans of owning a tangible format as well as harnessing the flexibility and immediacy afforded by downloads. The Fields 'Charming the Flames' digital vinyl straddles both of these with a beautiful etched 7” product and choice of downloads for the fans”

Yep.

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Heehee

Why are Fields so unnecessarily complicated?

Indie_Jamie | 21 Mar '07, 18:27 | X | Reply

I was listening to this song earlier today

It's utterly fantastic, total overwrought gold.

Acquiescence | 21 Mar '07, 18:28 | X | Reply

"immediacy"

What's "immediate" about buying the vinyl in HMV (or online and then waiting 3 days for it to arrive), travelling home, and then logging in to some website to enter a code?

I quite like the idea of vinyl + free download code, was exploring that avenue last summer with my wee indie label.

Still, doesn't sound as bollocks as the USB flash drive single idea... madness.

earthquakemilkshake | 21 Mar '07, 20:29 | X | Reply

i can't say

that i'm a huge fields fan. i wasn't wowed by them when i saw them on the DiS tour last year. was it a dis tour? i think so. anyways. yes. not wowed.

so i won't go to the effort of trying to understand what this is about.

verity-may | 21 Mar '07, 21:50 | X | Reply

thanks

for letting us all know that anyway.

555-4832 @verity-may | 21 Mar '07, 23:04 | X | Reply

so where's the beef?

why do the chart people care? are the free (free? included?) downloads considered to be a bribe or something?

markarchibald | 22 Mar '07, 08:33 | X | Reply

great band, great single.

period.

kowalski__ | 22 Mar '07, 09:50 | X | Reply

any time

i think i started with a point and lost it. apologies

verity-may @555-4832 | 22 Mar '07, 10:02 | X | Reply

If youve bought the record

you should be allowed to download it for free in all instances. Could you be prosecuted for illegally downloading music that you already had on record?