Blink Music Callcard (1043)

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Back Image

Card No.:

1043

Card in Blister:

Yes

Card Type:

Telecom Eireann (Top)

Category:

Definitive

Chip Type:

Gemplus

Date(s) Issued:

01/04/1993

Total Quantity Produced:

202,000

Units:

20u

Value Grade:

H (100,001 - 3,000,000)

Card Information

Advertising Callcard for Irish band "Blink". A number of these Callcards were used as a membership cards for the band's fanclub.

A quote from band member from band member Robbie Sexton posted on wheresmygrandad says "clever people in EMI suggested to Telecom Eireann that a good way to promote Callcards was to put popular artists on them and they kindly offered to give them Tina Turner and Garth Brooks. You can guess what the trade off was!

Universal Music Ireland boss Dave Pennefather controversially quoted in the Irish Times in 1999 that "You can't buy fan loyalty with a big record deal...You have to allow artists to develop slowly, and not suddenly put their faces on phonecards and on poster sites all over town." (source)