SPARKS

bryan_davey · Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 2:20 pm Post subject:

yes!!!!..it stated the single was to be released on jan 30 th , and the cd 6TH FEB

LadyGodiva · Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 11:11 pm Post subject:

Yeah, so January will be the month of 'giving sparks advert papers, telling everyone that finally the album and single of that so favourite group of yours (everyone around you knows about it because you mention Sparks at once twice per hour) are going to be released soon!!!'

64 Youpiiiiii 64

Anyway, I'm going to spread the words at the university, I've already talked about Sparks to 5 different persons, that's a good beggining, now it's time to share the sound and music and to spread the maelmania 64

I should not post at night just after reading that sort of news, these are two factors to make my brain bounce into my head!

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Ruud · Groupie Joined: 22 Jan 2002 Posts: 144 Location: Holland

I've been running a Sparks fan club from 1974-1989 and from 1994 until it was merged in the Fan Mael site. In those day, I was always worked against by the US fanclub. Will this still be the case?

Ruud.

MrDemotime · Site Admin Joined: 20 Dec 2002 Posts: 426

well Ruud, who do you think is running the street team??

this is a time for being positive and working together with this new album

sparkette · Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 12:44 pm Post subject: sunshine and flowers

We'll send you some tulips, Ruud, if I can find some and you are just around the bend.

All the best!

**for you US fans, as soon as a date is announced I will try to let you know of any bargin airfares - they are out there**

Ruud · Groupie Joined: 22 Jan 2002 Posts: 144 Location: Holland

Much obliged, Sparkette, but I happen to live in the centre of the Dutch tulip fields.

Forgive me my slight cynicism. I suppose things will have changed over the years..

Alex Robertson · Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 2:16 pm Post subject:

CALI · Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 2:46 pm Post subject:

Alex, I couldn't agree more. This is not the time or the place to be airing centuries old grievances. We should all be pulling together now to make this album/single a bloody well deserved success for Ron and Russell.

Anyway, I am getting off my soapbox now and are going out to do some 'Sparks' promotion around my much frequented clubs :-)
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Girl From Glastonbury · Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 4:24 pm Post subject:

I've been chatting about Sparks to Hilary, Dick and Emily at the festival office: yes, I know there's no festival next year, but these people have other irons in the fire, and they are largely of (ahem!) that certain age..the festival committee's collective favourite act at Pilton this year was Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel.

I live in hope....!!!
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Ruud · Groupie Joined: 22 Jan 2002 Posts: 144 Location: Holland

Hi Alex,

Thanks for your clearing reply. Of course my message wasn't to you in the first place. I just remember the thousands of guilders and days of work put into my efforts to promote Sparks in those days (quite a long period in fact), while being threathened by a law suit. It just brought back memories really.

I agree that we all should be positive and exciting about the new album coming up and I haven't been anything else regarding Sparks for the last 30+ years. But let's not get to the point where we cannot have any form of criticism on Sparks. After all, we are not sycophantic. Or are we?

Ruud.

Alex Robertson · Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 12:18 pm Post subject:

I find being sycophantic gets me through the toils and tribulations of life...it helps me get over things a lot easier.
The whole point of being a fan is to be sycophantic...admittedly some fans are psychophants..but of course nobody has ever,to my knowledge,been castigated for honest constructive criticism on this site (yes the complete tossers have been.).Obviously you didn't run the "Unofficial"fan-club for profit...but you still seem to be counting costs...which is still a bit of a bind to cast it up now....after all it was your choice to set the thing up...unless unbeknown to the rest of the world the brothers Mael invited you to do it.
As for not addressing me....what is it no-one allowed to answer for the site....bearing in mind..my reply is under the category of "unofficial"?
(Unless it gets an endorsement!!!...lol)

Ian Beach · Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 7:02 pm Post subject:

Eh? Not so many big words please.

CALI · Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 7:16 pm Post subject:

What big words are them then??
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SOLDAT · Power Groupie Joined: 28 Oct 2003 Posts: 433

i just recived a mail from republicmedia.

anyone else?
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CALI · Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 1:10 pm Post subject:

I have also Soldat. Mine is regarding the new merchandise for the new album. I had one regarding the street team weeks ago.
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Alex Robertson · Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 1:49 pm Post subject:

CALI · Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 5:22 am Post subject:

Republic Media want some ideas on what type of merchandise to produce and they have asked me to put my thinking cap on. I am still pondering on the possibility of those pens ;-)
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SteveBoyce · Sub-Deity Joined: 17 Jan 2002 Posts: 770

the sparks ipod nano pre-loaded with all 20 albums

Guest · Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 2:12 pm Post subject:

Great idea, but expensive (?!).....

but how useful for those unable to find all the albums easily.....but I guess it`s those old licensing problems again, trying to get all of them together at once.

Girl From Glastonbury · Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 2:26 pm Post subject:

What about a CD/DVD wallet? Those of us who travel on public transport a lot would snap up a travel CD holder to keep all those Sparks albums in and it would be advertising to the general public. I'd also like a special wallet for my DVD collection too.

Back on the advertising front; I always refuse carrier bags in shops as one way of trying to save this ailing planet. Instead, I use a strong printed cotton tote bag for all my retail therapy. So, how about an environmentally friendly Sparks shopping bag emblazoned with the lads on one side, the new album name & cover on the other?
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