Glastonbury Festival still resonating

July 03, 2008 According to a sales survey reported today by market-leading U.K. music and entertainment retailer HMV, Jay-Z's headline set underpinned a near 480% rise in sales of his set, "The Black Album" (Island Def Jam), while up to five of his previous singles releases are set to re-enter the Official U.K. Singles Charts. An HMV spokesman notes, "Admittedly, the album is only just inside the current top 100 chart, so its sales do start from a lower base than some other titles, but there's been a perceptible lift all the same." HMV notes that the traditional "Glastonbury Effect" on performers' record sales has become more pronounced in recent years, thanks to heightened exposure on BBC's TV and radio networks.

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