The World's Worst Record Company Telesales Girl

The world’s worst telesales person

One day a girl called up from Pinnacle and offered Nick at Intoxica Records the latest new releases. Here is how she sold one album
We have a brand new album from Nico Peelsessions called ‘You will sell loads of this one’
Nick – Can I confirm the artist is Nico Peelsesssions
Yes
Nick -And it is called ‘You will sell loads of this one’.
Yes
Nick -I think the artist is Nico, the title is Peel Sessions and your boss has typed out a bit of advice
You could be right

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