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10.1.05
Blue Mystery

So, Elvis claims the 999th Number One, but never mind that - what's happened to Blue? In the midweek charts. their cover of 'Get Down On It' was heading for a new entry at #9, just trailing the new Kasabian single in sales. Today, nowhere to be seen. The only sign of Blue in the new top 40 is their previous single, 'Curtain Falls', which goes back up a couple of places to #28. So, what's happened? It's hard to believe that sales tailed off so abruptly that Blue's new single has missed the top 40 altogether, so I'm left with two possibilities. It's either a mistake, or the single has been banned for breaking some chart rules. Have you heard anything?

UPDATE: Aha! It seems it has indeed broken chart regulations, due to the inclusion of a calendar. How can big record companies not know about these rules? It's a shame, especially if it turns out to be Blue's last ever single, as many expect. Still, that'll make the much more appropriate 'Curtain Falls' the last entry against their name in chart records instead.

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