Mercury Win Boosts Klaxons Sales

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"As previously reported":PR, London based rockers Klaxons took the the Mercury Prize - awarded the best British or Irish album of the preceding year- and the results are a boost in sales of some 486% the day after the ceremony, the BBC reports.??Myths of the Near Future??, the now award winning album had been out of the top 60 before Tuesday's ceremony, but could now re-enter the Top 20.The 486% figure represents retail sales at the HMV chain stores the day after the ceremony. Meanwhile, Amy Winehouse's Back to Black - which had already sold well over a million copies - is selling 50% more copies, which the chain says could see it in contention for the number one spot in this weekend's album chart."BBC NEWS":BC[BC]http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6981961.stm[PR]http://mog.com/Sturgell/blog_post/109459

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  1. Rockgirl21 says wow its sad that it takes the validation of an award to get some people to listen to good music
    Permalink posted 09/06/2007

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