Ova Nova - single release, Sept. 30, 2016

[holden]

Originally Posted by TheBang

What am I missing? You're talking about these promo singles, like this Ova Nova one, right? There hasn't been a retail album single since Scribble, which had a 12", and you'd have to go all the way back to Crocodile (or BBB in Japan) for a retail CD single, which also happens to be the last one with a B-side (Peach Tree).

My apologies, I stand corrected. I'd wrongly assumed that the singles from BBWFASF had received retail release, even if as rare imports. So I was squabbling over whether they were for sale anywhere, if not in mass distribution. If they've all been digital or promo copies (I.e. not for sale, though I've bought plenty of promos over the years!) I assumed wrong!

With a five+ year gap between Barking and Barbara, even more has changed in how we consider releases. I have a bunch of the Barking single remixes on my mo3 player and just assumed that they were physically released for sale somewhere ( though I didn't like most of the mixes enough to pay for them beyond my mp3 subscription fee).
The Bells, The Bells! Is probably the last UW single/EP I bought.