(Fwd) Take Down The Union Jack on May 20

[Robf]

I guess some people will know about this, but it's worth 
passing on!


Take Down The Union Jack on May 20
Three versions of the Billy Bragg and The Blokes UK 
single Take Down The
Union Jack from the new album England, Half English, will 
be released on
Cooking Vinyl on May 20. The price: £1.99 each.

Our aim? To launch the song to the top of the UK charts in 
time for the
Queens Golden Jubilee at the start of June. All profits go 
to the
not-for-profit organisation the Living Wage campaign in 
London. The Living
Wage campaign took some of its inspiration from a similar 
group in Los
Angeles, USA, LAANE.

Why should you get involved? If you are dismayed at all 
the fawning and
grovelling surrounding the Jubilee celebrations and wonder why almost no
dissenting view is heard, this campaign is for you.

If you are sick of pop impresarios using dubious techniques to dominate
the singles charts, and just as importantly the radio waves, to the
exclusion of anything else, then this campaign is for you.

If you think the minimum wage is not enough and want to help the Living
Wage campaign force big employers to pay proper rates of pay for low- or
semi-skilled jobs, especially in expensive areas such as cities, then this
campaign is for you.

Visit Billy Braggs web site at http://www.billybragg.co.uk to read the
official press release issued on St Georges Day (April 23).

What are we asking you to do? Buy the CD as soon as possible after launch
day on May 20 in order to try and force the single into the UK pop charts.
If possible, go into your local independent record store and try to
pre-order it NOW. Encourage as many people as possible to buy the CD: tell
them via email, a personal web site, in conversation - however you can. A
Take Down The Union Jack microsite will be launched soon to help
concentrate everyones efforts. If you want to use any of the images of the
single from the billybragg.co.uk web site, or the press release wording,
you dont need permission from us, just copy it and circulate.

OUTSIDE THE UK?
If you are outside the UK and you want to get involved, please ask a
friend or relative to buy the single for you in the UK. Buying it over the
internet will NOT count towards UK chart figures. Already regular visitors
to our web site Guestbook and Forum are working out ways to buy the CD for
people outside the country. Spread the word, like a virus.

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