From: Biondi,Louie, lbiondi@ch.ci.buffalo.ny.us
Subject: RE: Church album in US stores....
Date: 2/2/2002 7:38:33 AM
To: seance@lists.no-fi.com


> I may be wrong but it is my understanding that records in the US are
> almost always released on Tuesdays.  Most record stores receive their
> shipments on Tuesdays but some also receive shipments on Thursday.  If
> your local store does not receive it by either Tuesday the 5th or
> Thursday the 7th then they are most likely not going to carry the new
> release unless it either turns into a big hit or local 
> requests are able
> to get the buyer to add the release to their purchase schedule.
> 
> The industry seems to be pretty consistent about this.  Every Tuesday
> morning you can meet the shipments at the door in most stores.
> 
> Christopher 
> 
Hiya---

	This is correct.  The large chain storez complained yearz ago that
they couldn't get new releasez into all their storez and that the indie
storez were getting the jump on them.  So now, everything is shipped to the
warehouses earlier which givez them time to get everything into their storez
for a Tuesday street date.  In fact, the local chain here already has the
new CHURCH cd sitting in their warehouse ready to be put in their storez on
Tuesday.  And they received it I think on Thursday.  So wherever you are in
the US, it should be available for sale on Tuesday unless that particular
store of chain didn't order it.

Best alwayz---

"mad" louie