Beck.... banned!

Another one from the NME...

Beck's new record The Information has been banned from the charts here in the UK!! Apparently, doin' yer funky thang with album artwork gives you an "unfair advantage" - this also goes for the DVD that's coming with the record.

Sad, sad, sad. I mean, I don't even like stickers, but if other people want to have some sticky fun, why's that so bad mister record counting man?

Still - I'm vaguely heartened by the fact that the record company knew that this might happen - but went ahead with it anyway, in line with Beck's wishes:

"We knew before the album was released that the DVD and stickers would affect its chart eligibility, but they're both such brilliant ideas that it was never a question of us doing anything different from what Beck had planned for the release of 'The Information'."

Hopefully it'll outsell everything else out there....

Does anyone remember me?