BECK's upcoming new album THE INFORMATION has been barred from inclusion in the British album chart because its bonus features contravene the Official Chart Company's (OCC) rules. The CD comes with a DVD of homemade videos for each song and stickers which let fans design their own album artwork - extra features which make it ineligible for a chart place on Sunday (08OCT06). The OCC rules that these extra items give Beck's LP an "unfair advantage" over other releases. Beck's spokesperson says, "We knew before the album was released that the DVD and stickers would affect its chart eligibility, but they're both such brilliant ideas that it was never a question of us doing anything different from what Beck had planned for the release of The Information."