Hot Press cover credited with band’s hit album

Current Hot Press cover stars The Kooks are riding high at number 2 in the Irish charts with their latest album – and even the record company reckons Hot Press played its part, thanks to the band’s recent appearance on the magazine’s cover.
The album, which has sold 65,901 copies in the UK and an additional 2,149 copies in Ireland, is “doing exceptionally well” according to EMI sources.
“Without doubt the Kooks’ Hot Press cover has helped the band reached number two. That cover definitely helped – it gave the band great exposure. It’s no coincidence that Tom Baxter hit number one in the charts after appearing on the cover of Hot Press,” said the EMI source.