September 25th, 2020
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Big Finish Fanfare for the Common Men ASDA Exclusive Vinyl LP
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Demon Records & Big Finish present:
Asda Exclusive: 1963 Fanfare For The Common Men pressed on 2 x 140g Red and Purple vinyl – released 25th September and Exclusive to selected Asda stores (list below).
If you remember the Sixties, they say, then you can’t have been there.
The Doctor remembers the Sixties. That’s why he’s taking Nyssa on a trip back to November 1963. Back to where it all began. Back to the birth of the biggest band in the history of British music. Back to see those cheeky lads from Liverpool…
Mark, James and Korky. The Common Men. The boys who made the Sixties swing with songs like Oh, Won’t You Please Love Me?, Just Count To Three and Who Is That Man.
The Doctor remembers the Sixties. And there’s something very wrong with the Sixties, if the Beatles no longer exist…
Product:
- Exclusive to Asda in the UK
- Double LP presented in gatefold sleeve with printed inner bags. Pressed on 140g Purple and Red vinyl and numbered
Store Stockist List:
Please note the up to date list below was supplied by Demon Records, The previous different Big Finish list on their site has now been updated.
4249 ABERDEEN BEACH
4643 AINTREE
4337 ASDA LIVING BELFAST
4372 ASDA LIVING BROUGHTON
4523 ASDA LIVING COVENTRY BINL
4313 ASDA LIVING DURHAM
4332 ASDA LIVING FORSTER SQUAR
4816 ASDA LIVING HULL
4348 ASDA LIVING ISLAND GREEN
4280 ASDA LIVING LEEDS CROWN
4393 ASDA LIVING MAIDSTONE
4314 ASDA LIVING OLDHAM
4374 ASDA LIVING ROTHERHAM
4791 ASDA LIVING STAFFORD QUEE
4366 ASDA LIVING STRATFORD UPO
4320 ASDA LIVING TEESSIDE
4266 ASDA LIVING THURROCK
4352 ASDA LIVING TOTTENHAM HAL
4378 ASDA LIVING TROSTRE PARC
4357 ASDA LIVING VALENTINE LIN
4540 ASDA LIVING WAKEFIELD TRI
4225 ASDA LIVING WALSALL
4351 ASDA LIVING WREKIN PARK
5002 ASHINGTON LINTONVILLE TER
4137 ASHTON
5807 AYR (NEW)
4144 BARROW
5894 BEARSDEN
4647 BEDMINSTER
4680 BENTON
4181 BILTON-HULL
4997 BIRCHWOOD
4169 BLACKPOOL
4955 BLYTH
4639 BOLDON
4127 BOLTON
4128 BRIDGE OF DEE (NEW)
4281 BRIDGEND
4646 BRIGHTON
4244 BURNDEN PARK
4141 CAERPHILLY (NEW)
4182 CANTERBURY (NEW)
4627 CARDIFF
4640 CARLISLE
4668 CLAYTON GREEN
4674 CLYDEBANK (NEW)
4171 COATBRIDGE
4634 COLINDALE
4685 CRAWLEY
4190 CREWE
4179 CWMBRAN (NEW)
4140 DAGENHAM
4954 DONCASTER
4964 DUDLEY
4577 DUMBARTON
4931 EASTBOURNE
4216 EASTGATE
4584 EASTLANDS
4967 EASTLEIGH
4625 EDINBURGH
4677 FALMOUTH
4669 FAREHAM
4792 FERRING
5876 GALASHIELS
4615 GLOUCESTER
4661 GOVAN
4657 GREAT BRIDGE
4628 GRIMSBY
5819 HALIFAX
5761 HARLOW
4906 HARTLEPOOL (NEW)
4672 HAVANT
4619 HIGH WYCOMBE
4652 HORWICH
4645 HUNTS CROSS
5864 HUYTON (NEW)
4644 IPSWICH
4957 IRVINE
4622 ISLE OF DOGS
4135 KINGSWOOD
4648 KIRKCALDY
4327 LECKWITH ROAD
4566 LEICESTER
4176 LIVINGSTON (NEW)
5878 LLANDUDNO (NEW)
4956 LONGSIGHT
4614 LONGWELL GREEN
4666 MANSFIELD
4164 MERTHYR TYDFIL (NEW)
4690 MILTON KEYNES (NEW)
4927 MILTON OF CRAIGIE
4158 MORLEY
5895 MOTHERWELL
4617 NORWICH
4596 PARK ROYAL NEW
4980 PARKHEAD
4917 PATCHWAY
4662 PENTWYN
4960 PERTH
4155 PILSWORTH
5840 POOLE
4583 PORTSMOUTH
4636 PRESTON FULWOOD
4947 PUDSEY
4133 QUEENSFERRY
4676 QUESLET (NEW)
5883 RAWTENSTALL (NEW)
4651 ROBROYSTON
4932 ROEHAMPTON
4929 RUNCORN
4580 SEFTON
4684 SHEFFIELD (NEW)
4952 SITTINGBOURNE
4154 SLOUGH
4229 ST MATTHEWS
4152 ST.AUSTELL
4965 ST.LEONARDS
4582 STEVENAGE
4638 SUNDERLAND
4990 SUTTON ASHFIELD
4581 SWINDON HAYDON
4170 TAMWORTH
4961 TAUNTON
5719 THURMASTON
4678 TORYGLEN
4565 TRAFFORD PARK
4620 WAKEFIELD DURKAR
4163 WALLINGTON
4642 WATFORD
4688 WEMBLEY
4903 WEST BRIDGFORD
4611 WIGAN (NEW)
Further releases to appear in ASDA stores will be:
- Doctor Who: Fallen Angels by Phil Mulryne
- Doctor Who: Judoon In Chains by Paul Morris
- Doctor Who: Harvest Of Sycroax by James Goss
- Doctor Who: The Sontaran Ordeal by Andrew Smith
- Doctor Who: No Place by James Goss
Please note: these special vinyl editions are stocked in selected stores only, subject to availability.
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Michael Parsons
September 27th, 2020 - 12:33amdo not uderstand why these big finish LP/s cant be amazon on line exclusives as they have done in the past it is one big gimmick treating fans with contempt please think about the future releases being posponed for at least until january as a lot of fans including myself are going to be still in lockdown the pandemic is getting worse and cardiff my capital is about to into lock down MICHAEL PARSONS
Anonymous
September 27th, 2020 - 5:29pmits nothing to do with big finish. demon records have licensed stories from big finish to sell only in asda’s your complaint is with demon records.
Someone who works at asda
September 27th, 2020 - 5:37pmOther stores have done exclusive releases. Hmv, sainsbury’s, Amazon etc.I don’t see what the difference is with asda going them.
Michael Parsons
September 28th, 2020 - 1:22ami am very aware of big finish i am a regular customer and i have no issues with them but as regards to exclusive vinyls are concerned sainsburys and asda are super markets food is the first thing that comes into mind h m v i thought had a very long history of selling cd/s cassettes mini discs records but i might be from another world i have to check my d n a once again so called customers as cattle chasing and spending money in my case on a tight buget
Anonymous
September 28th, 2020 - 1:09pmMr Parsons,
As “one of the cattle”, I would like to remind you that Big finish is….A BUSINESS.
Yes it is a business run by fans of all things WHO but at the end of the day all they truly want is your money(with customer story enjoyment a close 2nd). Guess what – so does HMV and so does your local butcher. The 1963 Fanfare For the Common Men is a 7 year old story that has been available on download and CD. Both have been part of numerous sales so to accuse BF of contempt is very disrespectful.
Big Finish is not a huge goldmine business and frankly everyone should be grateful that they weren’t a victim of the COVID recession. They NEED money to continue working. They have announced and released plenty during lockdown so personally i think people should think themselves lucky for all the content they can get.
Its sad if you cant get to a copy but at the end of the day there is only 1000 available, when I attended Big Finish day last year, I would wager there was at least 500 people there, assuming ALL OF THEM got on the hunt this leaves 450 (50 supplied to internal staff/actors as is standard in ALL releases).
Exclusive licensed products to retailers like asda not only generates income to BF, but it also gets backsides in store to hopefully do some shopping in a store they wouldn’t attend – BUSINESS HELPING BUSINESS is what we all should be supporting right now.
Michael Parsons
September 27th, 2020 - 12:15amat the eleventh hour i could not risk my health or my parents and risk a 60.00 fine but i am very bitter about the way they are putting these items out i have checked e bay and some of the comments above are correct 55.00 and these people are not doctor who fans or they would not put them on e bay i have e mailed demon music about my predicament being in a lock down arear and told them about these exploited prices i am a big fan but no one is going to exploit me for more than double the price demon music have e mailed me and i might be able to get a copy direct from them the same problem is going to ocur in november with the othe one i live in gwent and very unlikely that my arear is going to be lifted before november michael parsons
MJS
September 27th, 2020 - 7:56pmCardiff council’s lockdown FAQ shows you can still do shopping. Or ask a friend/family to get it for you. These deals were signed before local lockdowns went into place so the poor shops are not to blame.
DOCTORWHAT
September 28th, 2020 - 4:27pmFeel bad for you mate! Hopefully you find one for a good price on ebay!
Bigman45
September 26th, 2020 - 6:10pmAnyone had luck buying from stores not on this list?? For me stores for at least 30 miles
Coleman
September 27th, 2020 - 10:35amShould imagine if there not on the list, they won’t be stocking the Lps. The only ones that sell Vinyl will be the listed shops.
I know from experience all Asdas don’t have music sections.
John
September 25th, 2020 - 10:12pmManaged to get the last one at Edinburgh jewel. Thought I was gonna miss out like some of the previous ones due to scalpers!
AlbertoFrog
September 25th, 2020 - 8:46pmDo we know the date of the next one yet?
booboo
September 28th, 2020 - 9:14amnothing was mentioned in the press releases
Timelord63
September 25th, 2020 - 5:30pmA lot of unscrupulous people are selling this on eBay for £50 or more!
You can actually buy it on Asda online using the search term Vinyl. Just paid about £5 extra for home delivery which is far cheaper than the eBay prices.
Euan Bird
September 25th, 2020 - 5:42pmSold out unfortunately but at least now I know they have them for future releases
Cymon
September 25th, 2020 - 7:07pmHave you tried booking a delivery slot for later in the week or collection later in the week because you can book a slot for collection or delivery, there is a surcharge for collection orders under £25.00 or delivery under £40.00 it is £3.00 maybe worth a try
Timelord63
September 25th, 2020 - 7:07pmStill showing on Asda website as available
Euan Bird
September 25th, 2020 - 8:42pmCould it possibly be because of my postcode as no local Asda stores near me have them in stock.
Timelord63
September 25th, 2020 - 10:25pmThat’s what I did – booked a delivery slot for next Tuesday. Paid £2.50 for delivery slot and extra £3 because it was under £40.
Euan Bird
September 26th, 2020 - 12:50pmI’ve had a further look into it and you can only get it delivered to you if it is in stock near a store to you. I can always collect it but I would have to travel an 1+ to get it. I’m not too bothered, I just know its going to be a lot of stress to get the time lord victorious vinyl in November, I might just have to pay double the price.
Joe 90
September 27th, 2020 - 10:19pmThanks for the tip….sadly I tried this option but looks like the copies need to be held at your local store.
Sadly York isnt on the list so although I could see it as available when I searched vinyl when I logged into placing an order it didn’t give me an option to buy.
Also Durham is on the availability list but the Store claim they didn’t get any !
jvm2701
September 25th, 2020 - 3:42pm2 copies still on shelf in Asda Belfast Cityside as of 15.41.
bryan
September 25th, 2020 - 3:04pmseems Qeensferry was being nice. lots of stories abound of people swooping all stock. one said, he was literally behind a man, who walked to the record shelf and just picked them all up (8) ,he asked, and was told to **** *** . very sad. and with the ltd nature very collectable,with a new range, I wounder why its only 1000.
beautiful inner sleeve work. simply stunning what they have done. hope those who get one dont get missed out on the next one.or stung on Ebay,for either. Heart goes out to those shielding/lockdown.
if someone had said even, 2 years ago,we would have 5 lps in 4 months ( Massacre*,Marco polo, Common men, Minds of the magnox, Echoes of Extinction),I wouldnt have believed you. WOW.
* I know Massacre should have been sooner in the year.
Euan Bird
September 25th, 2020 - 1:49pmAnybody know if Asda Alloa had these in stock?
Gary H.
September 25th, 2020 - 1:01pmBought 1from Doncaster, still 4left.
Mark
September 25th, 2020 - 8:34pmI bought one at Asda Living, Parkgate (Rotherham) around 6.30pm and there were still 4 more on the shelf.
Ste Carruthers
September 25th, 2020 - 11:56amManaged to get one from Wigan this morning, only one left after I’d got mine!
Missy’s Mister
September 25th, 2020 - 11:15amAshington had a few copies just before 10am. When I arrived another customer was checking each of them (presumably wanting the lowest numbered copy). I hope he sanitized his hands first!
bryan
September 25th, 2020 - 11:08amQueensferry store had them in, but they are not on shelf as of 10.30. Although I did worry maybe they had all been sold. Asked the Staff Member in the Dept, and she brought one out. With them being LTD,we have a 1 per customer quota .
Although, whats to stop people either going back in , or bringing a family member. Hey ho. always ways round it sadly.
I bought. 518/1000. Didnt realise the numbers were so low, these usually are 1.5-2.5k .Lots of stores stoking this from the list, so spread thinly, and ultimately rare.
jon brindle
September 25th, 2020 - 10:50amno stock in leicester, dudley either
jon brindle
September 25th, 2020 - 10:21amcalled stratford and coventry, no stock and nothing on latest delivery today
MJS
September 25th, 2020 - 9:09amI do note this is limited to 1000 copies! Will the others be equally limited. On the plus side, it’s £20 for a double LP! That’s great value
Daniel Bretherton
September 25th, 2020 - 11:17amMaybe the Time Lord Victorious will be similar to this but the others maybe 1500
AlbertoFrog
September 25th, 2020 - 7:59amPicked my copy up this morning from the Eastleigh (Chandlers Ford) branch. They were still out the back but the very helpful staff went and fetched me one. Therefore don’t know how many copies left. I was apparently the second person to ask this morning (as of 0745).
Anonymous
September 25th, 2020 - 7:31amI’m assuming different stores will be getting different vinyl releases. So other stores not on this list will be getting different releases
Anonymous
September 25th, 2020 - 8:45amDoubtful. These are probably all the stores that offer vinyl. My local doesn’t so will have to resort to eBay for these
Daniel Bretherton
September 25th, 2020 - 7:25amJust got my copy from Asda in Aintree
Matty
September 24th, 2020 - 4:26pmHow accurate is that list of ASDAs that are stocking the vinyl?
Because my only store I can reach is Southport – And on the Big Finish website, it says Southport ARE stocking the vinyl, but it isn’t featured on your list here?
(Basically if they’re for some reason not stocking the vinyl now, i’m stuffed.)
booboo
September 24th, 2020 - 4:38pmThe list on here came from a Demon Records press release sent today, i dont know whay the lists are different, maybe its still worth checking.
Michael Parsons
September 22nd, 2020 - 11:06pmdoes any body out there can helpme my asda store is in cwmbran south wales never had any trouble before with these stores but i am in a arear that is now in lock down if there is a bus sevice still on i might be able to get there but it means breaking the law as i am not allowed to leave blaenau gwent michael
Confused
September 25th, 2020 - 8:36amI wouldn’t risk your health and other people’s health for a record mate?
Michael Parsons
September 21st, 2020 - 11:41pmI AM OR WAS PLANING TO GO TO MY LOCAL CWMBRAN STORE IN SOUTH WALES ON FRIDAY BUT DUE TO CORONA VIRUS BLAENAU GWENT IS IN LOCK DOWN FROM TUESDAY DOES ANY BODY IN THE CWMBRAN AREAR KNOW IF THEPLACE IS ONE OF THOSE IN LOCK DOWNIF NOT AND THERE IS A BUS SERVICE THEN I WILL STILL ATTEMPT TO GO TO GET DOCTOR WHO FANFARE FOR THE COMMON MEN
JL
August 31st, 2020 - 12:09pmSo are these coming out tomorrow?
booboo
August 31st, 2020 - 12:12pm25 September 2020
Richard C.
August 29th, 2020 - 2:02amSadly the only Asda in Northern Ireland selling this one is in Strabane. Great for the west of the country but sadly not worth a three hour round trip for me. I’m going to end up not bothering with these releases.
MJS
September 25th, 2020 - 9:07amAt last!! Strabane gets something good 🙂
prototype dalek
August 28th, 2020 - 11:12pmWonder if they will all be 2020 releases
Daniel Borrell
August 29th, 2020 - 11:48amIs there a list anywhere of which ASDA shops will stock them?
booboo
August 29th, 2020 - 11:58amyes at the top of the page
prototype dalek
August 28th, 2020 - 8:53pmShame it’s ASDA, always find it more of a challenge then the other previous stockers of vinyl’s
Kevin225
August 28th, 2020 - 6:49pmHopefully the release of these will be spaced out a bit. As nice as they are – as well as the Demon Music vinyls, suddenly there could be quite a lot in a relatively short period of time. Speaking of which – does anyone know when The Massacre (Record Store Day) vinyl is due out?
Ian
August 28th, 2020 - 7:06pmI think it’s tomorrow (29th August)
Joe 90
August 28th, 2020 - 7:34pmRecord Store Day is tomorrow for The Massacre vinyl
booboo
August 28th, 2020 - 7:41pmyes just had a look and see its staggered but this is due tommorrow but no PR to let us know
Coleman
August 28th, 2020 - 5:51pmReally like these exclusive vinyl Lp’s that keep popping up. (I usually buy them).
Gareth Pugh
August 28th, 2020 - 5:03pmI’m probably going to have to resort to e-bay for these ones – my local Asda, which used to get these in (although not always – but the last couple, last year, they did) is not on the list for these. The only London Asda I can see from a quick skim of the list on BF’s site is Park Royal. The list of participating branches looks a bit smaller to me at first glance?
Gareth Pugh
August 28th, 2020 - 5:07pmCorrection – on closer look, there’s Isle of Dogs too
CG
August 29th, 2020 - 10:15amcan anyone see a store stocking anywhere near Sheffield, I cannot. Does anyone know what the pressing size will be, I’m guessing not high with the limited amount of stores? Thanks in advance for replies
MJS
August 28th, 2020 - 12:51pmI hate the idea of “the hunt” but these are lovely indeed. My only wish? A download code in the sleeve to get a digital copy, like with the CDs.
Joe 90
August 28th, 2020 - 7:39pmThis story was originally released back in 2013 on CD.
A digital download is still available on the BF website for £12.99 or £14.99 For the CD
Coleman
August 30th, 2020 - 11:31amEveryone’s different I suppose. I think “the hunt” is the best part of collecting.
Danny B
September 25th, 2020 - 3:16pmAsda Mansfield went from 4 to 2 in the first 45 minutes of them being open. I only bought one, but there was no limit. Do we know if they would be stocking them in the same stores for the next release? Would it be a good assumption?