AboutMatt Maguire Expertise I am new to allexperts, but have plenty of knowledge and experience in the realm of Sublime. Guarantee: you will receive an answer within 2 days of posting the question -- I have no feedback so far and would like to build some.
I can answer most questions about the band, the significance of the lyrics, the show dates,
the unreleased albums and tracks, misinformation, and, above all, I am an expert on their
influences and related music.
Experience I have been a huge fan for 14 years, I ran a server which distributed Sublime's live and unreleased music 24/7 for 4 years, I have answered questions about the band daily for years on their old website, and I know some of the largest collectors in the world. I created the 5 CD bootleg "Rewind Selector" which documents the influences of Sublime and was the topic of a Spin Magazine interview.
Education/Credentials I did not study music in college, but I majored in English, so I can write a clear response. I worked as a research assistant in the past, so I have skills in research if I need to figure out an answer.
Past/Present Clients Sublime fans aren't my clients, but I have distributed swag and rare tracks to all those who want them for years at no cost.
Expert: Matt Maguire Date: 8/16/2007 Subject: 40oz sales
Question OK MY QUESTION IS THIS. $$$ How much did Sublime sell their first album $$$. isnt that amazing that they sold over 50,000 of this cd without a distributor. I wish i was old enough when sublime was around i was only 6 years old when brad died :(
Answer Chris --
I can't be sure if you mean how much did the album cost (impossible to know, I suppose) or how many were sold. I am going to answer the second since the first would only be a guess based on the cost of an album at the time (maybe $10 at the show like at an concert).
I wish I had access to the info that Universal or large music companies might have regarding sales, but subscriptions to that info cost $15,000 per year. Consequently, I have to rely on the information of others who talked to record execs or made up the numbers with best estimates. Regardless, I have a special poster for Everything Under the Sun promotion which states that Sublime has sold over 10 million albums IN TOTAL. I also know that they sold 30,000 of 40oz from the trunks of their cars (can you believe that number?) by 1994. Though I have read several conflicting articles, the best guess for 40oz to Freedom is that it sold more than 2 MILLION albums. Use the following link to see that it went "multi-platinum" according to the RIAA in June of 2005:
After further review, a friend gave me the info on exact US sales through Soundscan (record company information access).
as of march 2007
40 oz-- 2,556,858
robbin--867,317
sublime--5,645,624
second HS--1,014,671
gold--219,403
SBYV-live--457,980
acoustic-- 452,940
EUTS--64,753
Millenium--500,000+ (this was absent, but is gold status)
long beach dub allstars
rightback--292,603
wow-138,547
slightly stoopid
lbr (oop)-8,492
lbr (in print as of 2005)--2,473
slightly stoopid/lbr (combo)--4,466
acoustic roots--25,772
eyn--106,443
ctts--76,939
