LookingGlass Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 Hello, I am deputy manager of HMV Guernsey, 2 hours ago I recieved a phone call from the manager (also a big GNR fan) telling me that we will be recieving a shipment of an album allegedly titled "Blue Tree's and Greem Grass" by a band called Far Downs on Wednesday afternoon for a November 20th release. (More on this later)This is a fairly large shipment we are recieving, ie it is the identical size shipment of the recent Girls Aloud Greatest Hits (sales are relative across seas folks, not to scare American fans). Not out of the ordinairy, but I know, as well as the next music fan does that no such band exists.We believe that this is in fact Chinese Democracy and that the title is simply a smoke screen, our distributor can tell us no information other than the title and the pallets (containing both advertising stuff as well as the CD) cannot be opened until November 19th.So if I'm wrong shoot me, if I'm right praise be to HMV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user FKA webmoster Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 (edited) interesting... very interesting. thats all im gonna say.edit: googled it, and Far Downs is from the Hobbit, fyi. Edited November 13, 2006 by user FKA webmoster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunsnmotley Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 interesting. plays into bravewords news that the album will be released secretly on November 21interesting also that the commercial with better will debut november 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carsonskitz Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 Hello, I am deputy manager of HMV Guernsey, 2 hours ago I recieved a phone call from the manager (also a big GNR fan) telling me that we will be recieving a shipment of an album allegedly titled "Blue Tree's and Greem Grass" by a band called Far Downs on Wednesday afternoon for a November 20th release. (More on this later)This is a fairly large shipment we are recieving, ie it is the identical size shipment of the recent Girls Aloud Greatest Hits (sales are relative across seas folks, not to scare American fans). Not out of the ordinairy, but I know, as well as the next music fan does that no such band exists.We believe that this is in fact Chinese Democracy and that the title is simply a smoke screen, our distributor can tell us no information other than the title and the pallets (containing both advertising stuff as well as the CD) cannot be opened until November 19th.So if I'm wrong shoot me, if I'm right praise be to HMV.sounds interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIKOZ3 Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 Hope God you are right. :xmasssanta: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddb1211 Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 I think at this point I'd rather go buy Izzy's 3 new albums on itunes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen8R Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 Hello, I am deputy manager of HMV Guernsey, 2 hours ago I recieved a phone call from the manager (also a big GNR fan) telling me that we will be recieving a shipment of an album allegedly titled "Blue Tree's and Greem Grass" by a band called Far Downs on Wednesday afternoon for a November 20th release. (More on this later)This is a fairly large shipment we are recieving, ie it is the identical size shipment of the recent Girls Aloud Greatest Hits (sales are relative across seas folks, not to scare American fans). Not out of the ordinairy, but I know, as well as the next music fan does that no such band exists.We believe that this is in fact Chinese Democracy and that the title is simply a smoke screen, our distributor can tell us no information other than the title and the pallets (containing both advertising stuff as well as the CD) cannot be opened until November 19th.So if I'm wrong shoot me, if I'm right praise be to HMV.wow, i hope this isn't another bullshitter.A8R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jah772 Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 hmmm this sounds pretty credible. If other stores can confirm they are getting shipments, this could be awesome news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tippin Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 Hmmm.....Well I don't know what to think of that. How do you know that no such band exists? There are bands coming up that no one knows about.....Where do you get this thory? It could be anything......Hope you're right though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunsnmotley Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 hmmm this sounds pretty credible. If other stores can confirm they are getting shipments, this could be awesome news.what youd have to confirm is if other places are getting a supposed shipment of cds by a band called far downs which doesnt exist... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motownjunkie Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 your clutching at straws and making a wild assumption, obviously it being around christmas the shipments will be quite large, nobody has comfirmed chinese democracy, i doubt it is, but you could be right, who knows anything these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edward Rose Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 Hello, I am deputy manager of HMV Guernsey, 2 hours ago I recieved a phone call from the manager (also a big GNR fan) telling me that we will be recieving a shipment of an album allegedly titled "Blue Tree's and Greem Grass" by a band called Far Downs on Wednesday afternoon for a November 20th release. (More on this later)This is a fairly large shipment we are recieving, ie it is the identical size shipment of the recent Girls Aloud Greatest Hits (sales are relative across seas folks, not to scare American fans). Not out of the ordinairy, but I know, as well as the next music fan does that no such band exists.We believe that this is in fact Chinese Democracy and that the title is simply a smoke screen, our distributor can tell us no information other than the title and the pallets (containing both advertising stuff as well as the CD) cannot be opened until November 19th.So if I'm wrong shoot me, if I'm right praise be to HMV.Well if you're right, that would be ANOTHER way to do it. And I'd be the first to say that my idea below was wrong but close...There's a company called Fed-Ex. And if you don't care about the profits from the first shipment, as he doesn't seem to care to promote the tour too much, you can send that first shipment to every record store on any Particular Monday to arrive on Tuesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukinx Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 I just peed a little in my pants... :krider: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tippin Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 Oh, and you should change the title of the topic by the way. Just put a question mark at the end instead of the period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edward Rose Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 interesting... very interesting. thats all im gonna say.edit: googled it, and Far Downs is from the Hobbit, fyi.I think the poster's point is that there are too many CD's in the shipment to JUST be the Hobit thing, and more closely match the amopunt of CD's expected from The Stones, Guns, etc., etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EverythingWasRoses Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 pssst......open one of the boxes with the CDs when they get there!come on, take one for the team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user FKA webmoster Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 interesting... very interesting. thats all im gonna say.edit: googled it, and Far Downs is from the Hobbit, fyi.I think the poster's point is that there are too many CD's in the shipment to JUST be the Hobit thing, and more closely match the amopunt of CD's expected from The Stones, Guns, etc., etc.nono, i was just saying that, you know, it very well could be an alias name for GNR that they just picked up from the Hobbit, nothing much to it. i was just adding in a little bit of 'did you know' info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motownjunkie Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 could it be just because its near christmas?! ..maybe the shipments are increased for the festive season, bah who knows, im not taking this too seriously, but who knows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edward Rose Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 interesting... very interesting. thats all im gonna say.edit: googled it, and Far Downs is from the Hobbit, fyi.I think the poster's point is that there are too many CD's in the shipment to JUST be the Hobit thing, and more closely match the amopunt of CD's expected from The Stones, Guns, etc., etc.nono, i was just saying that, you know, it very well could be an alias name for GNR that they just picked up from the Hobbit, nothing much to it. i was just adding in a little bit of 'did you know' info.Oh I see. I don't know much about the hobbit, and didn't know if they really were expecting a music release.However, the hobbit is essentially "Led Zeppelin," and a deep story. So this COULD be expected as a good choice for a fake name by Guns management. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlisOld Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 I'd open it before the 19th anyway. What's the worst that can happen, you get a job at another record store? Fuck, I'm young, I'd find another job. I'd go for it. (Assuming you don't care about your job much). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukinx Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 Hmmm, how does it work at HMV, can you REALLY get a new record shipment without anyone ordering the records? Sounds weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jah772 Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 i searched myspace for a band called Far Downs, to no result, and you would think they would at least have a page there, like every other tiny band... So if this guy isnt BSing it could be the real deal. Anyone at other stores have the same album on their lists? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunsnmotley Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 I'd open it before the 19th anyway. What's the worst that can happen, you get a job at another record store? Fuck, I'm young, I'd find another job. I'd go for it. (Assuming you don't care about your job much).ya, but if you open it before the 19th, who knows mercks probably in the box. prob jump out and punch him.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user FKA webmoster Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 (edited) could it be just because its near christmas?! ..maybe the shipments are increased for the festive season, bah who knows, im not taking this too seriously, but who knowsbut the thing is, google the band name, and the album name. nothing comes up. (i was guessing he possibly accidently wrote "Greem" when he meant "Green") i googled "Blue Tree's and Greem Grass", "Blue Tree and Greem Grass", "Blue Trees and Greem Grass", and all of the preceding with Green instead of Greem also, and nothing came up, at all. Edited November 13, 2006 by user FKA webmoster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketking Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 If this was HTGTH, you would have been banned, arrested, beaten within an inch of your life, fired from your job, and now facing death by firing squad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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