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Published at 3rd of November 2021 10:07:25 AM


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All this is happening in reality: the album has sold 6,000 copies in two weeks, and more than two hundred fans gathered at the entrance of Pioneer Village. The voice of "Don Quixote" really awakens resonance, just like Cervantes. In Don Quixote's pen, the windmill in front of him has really turned into a giant, and the spear in his hand has really cut off the head of the giant, and the spirit of chivalry has really regained its vitality.

For any album that has not been promoted, for any album by an independent rookie singer, for any album without a station, no music video, no magazine interviews, or even official news, in the North American market in 2011 , 2,000 copies in the first week and 1,000 copies in the next Thursday. Such sales results are a miracle, a glorious miracle that cannot be replicated.

More importantly, "Don Quixote" is not an ordinary album. It is an album containing 16 songs and two-sided CDs!

When Atlantic Records was considering signing a contract, Abraham Gray had already emphasized that a double-sided album is absolutely impossible. Because, in addition to the issue of royalties and cost, double-sided albums also mean rising prices, as well as difficulty in sales, and even more dilemmas in profitability.

Even at the peak of Michael Jackson, after getting rid of the accusation of "***/crime" in 1993, he immediately released his new album "history" in 1995. Sony Records was still reluctant to release double-sided albums. Although at Michael's insistence, Sony Records finally compromised, but the album sales still failed to reach new highs. There are many reasons for the impact, but the double-sided album and super high pricing are obviously important factors that cannot be ignored.

What's more, what about the little-known Renly Hall? In the end, Atlantic Records failed to sign, but "Don Quixote" still released a double-sided album.

Generally speaking, the current unified retail price officially recommended by the Recording Industry Association of America is: nine dollars and ninety-nine cents for a digital audio album, and ninety-nine cents to one dollar and twenty-nine cents for a digital single; A physical album for eight dollars and ninety-nine cents.

Of course, those large record companies with strong financial resources can also choose to cut prices or discounts to attract more consumer groups at cheaper prices, and then make singles or albums achieve better results on the bulletin board, thereby boosting sales; or After the promotion period, the record company develops different strategies to reduce the price of the album, clear the inventory, and guarantee the sales. At this time, the price may be 50% off the original price, or even lower.

"Don Quixote" is a double-sided album containing 16 songs, whether it is a physical disc, a vinyl record, or a digital audio album, the price will naturally rise, otherwise the 11th studio has not yet started Propaganda will lose money.

In the end, the market price of this album was: a digital album for sixteen dollars and ninety-nine cents, a digital single for ninety-nine cents, and a physical album for twenty-nine dollars and ninety-nine cents. The price is about two-thirds higher than other single-sided albums on the market. In the case of the overall market recession, such a price is definitely a fatal blow to sales!

However, even under this premise, "Don Quixote" still sold 6,000 copies in two weeks, which is equivalent to 10,000 copies or more in comparison with those single-sided albums. There is no more suitable adjective for such an achievement besides "unbelievable".

With such amazing sales performance, in the second week of September 2011, "Don Quixote" successfully entered the list, ranking 148th.

Unlike the singles chart which contains 100 singles, the album chart contains a full 200 album seats. "Don Quixote" made it into the list of course, although it is said that the 148th place is completely in the second half of the list, just like a long parchment scroll, people will only pay attention to the top part. As for The latter part can be omitted directly, but for those independent musicians and senior music lovers, it is a miracle.

If you investigate carefully, everything seems to be able to find the source

The most direct evidence is that the two singles "Cleopatra" and "Ophelia" are still on the billboard charts. The latter has always been in a good position, but has never fallen out of the list. The endurance alone is shocking, and it has stayed on the list for 52 weeks in a blink of an eye, reaching the first anniversary! Created results that countless popular singles could not achieve!

As for the former, it has stayed on the list for 64 weeks so far. Not only has it passed the first anniversary easily, but it is still ranked 17th!

Since the effect of the "Allen Show" at the beginning of the year triggered a chain reaction, after the single succeeded in making it into the top 20 on the chart, two-thirds of the year has passed in a blink of an eye, and this single still has not fallen out of the top 20. , Especially thanks to the summer file of "Speed ​​and Excitement/Love 5", the name "Lan Li-Hall" has even promoted Universal Pictures' external considerations, not to mention the sale of a digital audio source. What? "Cleopatra" now ranks seventeenth on the list, even higher than before "Speed ​​and Excitement/Love 5" was released.

Undoubtedly, "Cleopatra" is about to break the previous record of 76 weeks in the list created by Jason Mayez "I am yours". This is almost a certainty, but the question is, where is the end point? ? This single is still hovering in the top 20, and the number of points counted every week does not fall but rises. In a short time, it will not fall out of the top 50. Then, how long will it stay?

Not only that, Neal’s YouTube account already has 300,000 subscribers. Although it’s not a standout among the group with millions of subscriptions on YouTube, it has a group of loyal and loyal fans; including "Mixer" in The professional music magazines inside have paid attention to Lan Li. For those experienced music lovers, this is an unfamiliar name, but not a completely unfamiliar name.

It is in such a mighty, vigorous and indomitable momentum that "Don Quixote" has achieved such a result. Objectively speaking, compared to the single score of "Cleopatra", the sales of this album seem to be too low.

After all, the album has not been put into any publicity, and those professional fans will not get the news. How can it drive sales? After all, "Cleopatra" has been released for more than a year, and it looks like a nail on the list. The release interval of "Don Quixote" is so long that those who love this song The people of the singles couldn't react for a while, and the increase in sales was naturally even more impossible.

But, as George Slander said, dreams never die.

Even in the torrent of the fast food age, the craftsmen who calm down and focus on the professions still shine with their own light; even in the barren and impetuous society of the whole society, the inner persistence and the pursuit of art are still possible after all. Find like-minded companions. Those sincere, sincere, sincere, and true dreams will never die.

Everyone laughs at me too crazy, I laugh at the world to see through. Without the persistence and madness of Don Quixote, without the illusion and beauty of dreams, without the courage and perseverance to move forward, then society cannot progress. Survival is not difficult; life, but needs more; life, longing to bloom.

So, Neil and Stanley held this grand event, inviting the dreamers who walked alone to gather together, in the flashy and impetuous New York, put down their footsteps, and enter the world belonging to "Don Quixote"; so, those Lovers of music, fans of movies, and supporters of dreams, all arrived in the pioneer village, the last piece of pure land in the world, proclaiming the existence of "Don Quixote".

The door of the pioneer village was noisy at this time, and the air was almost ignited by excitement and enthusiasm. After the figure watching Lan Li disappeared from the door, William and others were still stunned in place, unable to believe their eyes:

As mentioned on the event page before, Renly will not attend today, it is just a fan interaction event, but the group of them decided to come to New York from Los Angeles to enjoy the last trip before the new semester officially starts. However, the surprise in front of them completely crashed their brains.

"Guys, the one just now was... uh..." A middle-aged man standing next to him frowned, and kept pulling his light red beard, speaking incoherently. "Right? I mean, the one just now. Is...I’m not mistaken, am I? Lanly-Hall? Or do I think too much?"

William and his friends exchanged their sights. The brain finally recovered, and he couldn't help but began to scream, "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Startled, then Hope and Graham shouted at him, "Yes, yes, yes!"

The red-haired man's mood rose involuntarily, a smile appeared on his face, and he gently waved his fist, but then he looked at Hope again and asked ~www.novelhall.com~ but... May I ask? Why does he come here? "Everyone's voice stopped abruptly, and he looked at the red-haired man blankly. He couldn't help but panicked and shrugged, "I mean, he's an actor, right?" I watched his starring "Speed ​​and Excitement/Emotion 5", but what happened to him when he came over? If he is participating in the event tonight, then he should line up and he just goes in. Does it mean that there is one person at the end of the line who cannot go in? This is unfair..."

As he spoke, the red-haired man found that more and more eyes gathered around him. He choked, but he straightened his chest, "Or, what kind of VIP he is. I don't know what happened. Did I say the wrong thing?"

"You don't know who the singer of this album is?" Hope finally understood and asked.

The red-haired man shrugged and said nonchalantly but intently, "Does this matter? I like the album itself, not the singer. This is a very good album."

Hope turned his head, looked at the friends, and then everyone said in unison, "Don Quixote."

This is the real Don Quixote, the giant who is immersed in his own world and cannot extricate himself from it. 19




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