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Gulp . .I was only joking when I said 'Closer' . .not that there was a much choice...


Sacrilege.

Yep.

Thank goodness. I started thinking, what next?

While part of me DOES agree with you both, another part feels that it's not a big deal really.

These are only promo items. They will contain all the music but will appear (presumably) in a card sleeve and not be coming in a jewel case with expanded artwork. And they are only available for one day (barring eBay subsequently)! It will still cost a pound to buy the paper so unless you get the Times anyway it is not particularly "free". And if you hunt around you can pick up "Closer" and the others at dirt cheap prices anyway. Or you could download the album for next to nothing (or even nothing if you are so inclined).

I think my overriding opinion is that these giveaways are useful in promoting a band to an audience which otherwise might not be aware of them.

Not here. Joy Division anything is still top dollar prices.

I was at a conference this weekend about 'the future of journalism' and a chief editor of a well known Sunday paper said that all British newspapers are now obsessed with getting more 'women' and 'young' readers .. I was tempted to ask why the Times is giving away Joy Division ann New Order albums....(but I didn't).

I suppose it's nice to think that my (Conserative-voting) 70 year old uncle will now have a copy of 'Power Corruption & Lies' kicking around his house (oooh the irony...)

I won't even ask what the marketing ploys will be. :rolleyes:

The US music market is totally different to here in the UK, at least from price wise. Whats high here is low there, and visa versa.

Yeah you sure said it; example: hardly any John Foxx in the stores

Closer, one of the greatest albums ever made, the swansong of a troubled man and an undisputed classic is being given away free today to peddle a newspaper