La-La Land Records' HOOK (2CD Expanded) Anticipation thread

[Incanus 5,890]

My Golden Biscotti of Comedy this year goes to you BloodBoal!

[alicebrallice 134]

so... I take it you understand my decision of buying wedges instead of hook? good man.

[BloodBoal 8,711]

[Incanus 5,890]

You should. Only two are awarded each year (or more if I feel like it). For Comedy and for Deathly Quip. Wojo was awarded the other one, the Golden Biscuit of Deathly Quip.

And we finally found out that neither Alice nor BloodBoal have gotten the LLL Hook release. Curious.

[BloodBoal 8,711]

[KK 3,313]

Wait...BloodBoal DIDN'T order the set. Then your threats of coming to Canada to beat me up because of cracked cases are MEANINGLESS! Yes, I'm free! After months of hiding deep in the North where civilization ceases to exist, I can finally go home!

[Fozmo 13]

STILL waiting for mine............ I was sure it would be today - as Josh500 got his on Friday, him being in London and me about 72 miles away in Hampshire.

It'll be tomorrow, surely, or something's gone horribly wrong.

[crocodile 9,724]

Same here, bro.

Karol

[Josh500 1,620]

Same here, bro.

Karol

You're STILL waiting?

Maybe you should email LLL...?

Yes, I can see the inner struggle you must be going through. The Expanded Hook on one hand, those freakingly cool wedges on the other...

Tough choice. A very tough choice.

Yeah. I'm sure that's what is happening in Alice's head right now:

Donna Lackluster: We wants it, we needs it. Must have the Expanded Hook. They stole it from us. Sneaky little shoeses. Wicked, tricksy, false!

Alice Brallice: No. Not the wedges!

Donna Lackluster: Yes, precious, false! They will cheat you, hurt you, LIE.

Alice Brallice: Wedges are our friend!

Donna Lackluster: You don't have any friends; nobody likes you!

Alice Brallice: I'm not listening... I'm not listening...

Donna Lackluster: You're a liar and a thief.

Alice Brallice: No!

Donna Lackluster: *Murderer*.

Alice Brallice: Go away!

Donna Lackluster: "Go away?"

[Donna Lackluster laughs as Alice Brallice begins crying]

Alice Brallice: I hate you, I hate you.

Donna Lackluster: Where would you be without me, brallice, brallice? I saved us! It was me! We survived because of me!

Alice Brallice: [stops crying] Not anymore.

Donna Lackluster: What did you say?

Alice Brallice: Wedges look after us now. We don't need you anymore.

Donna Lackluster: What?

Alice Brallice: Leave now, and never come back!

Donna Lackluster: No!

Alice Brallice: Leave now, and never come back!

[Donna Lackluster: screams in frustration]

Alice Brallice: LEAVE! NOW! AND NEVER COME BACK!

[Donna Lackluster: is silent]

Alice Brallice: [looks around] We told him to go away... and away he goes, Precious! Gone, gone, gone! Alice is free!

so... I take it you understand my decision of buying wedges instead of hook? good man.

I'll probably never understand it myself, but I understand that that's what you want!

[alicebrallice 134]

sigh... poor wedges

[Rachael Foley 10,162]

John Williams strikes again!

JW: 10 - Shoes: 0

[BloodBoal 8,711]

[Josh500 1,620]

sigh... poor wedges

Trust me, you won't regret it.

Those wedges never sell out, but HOOK EXPANDED definitely will, and soon. And your grandchildren will thank you one day!

[BloodBoal 8,711]

Those wedges never sell out, but HOOK EXPANDED definitely will, and soon.

I wouldn't be so sure of that if I were you!

[Josh500 1,620]

Those wedges never sell out, but HOOK EXPANDED definitely will, and soon.

I wouldn't be so sure of that if I were you!

derp derp derp

[BloodBoal 8,711]

[Josh500 1,620]

Derp derp derp indeed, my friend.

Glad to know, we see eye to eye on this important matter!

[crocodile 9,724]

Same here, bro.

Karol

You're STILL waiting?

I did. MV said he will send me another one. If it somehow arrives, i'll send it back.

Karol - who forgot about wedges long time ago

[Josh500 1,620]

When did you get the shipping notice?

[crocodile 9,724]

Four weeks ago on March 27th, an hour after they started selling it.

Karol

[Josh500 1,620]

Four weeks ago on March 27th, an hour after they started selling it.

Karol

4 weeks!

OK, then it's very likely it got lost in the mail. But the package may still find its way to your door, who knows when...

[Fozmo 13]

Four weeks ago on March 27th, an hour after they started selling it.

Karol

Got mine this morning, #48803. I think mine was a 'second batch' press as I'd ordered the day after release and the '1-2 weeks wait' had not long been posted on LLL's site.

If Karol ordered an hour after release then it would seem it's probably gone amiss. Hopefully you'll get both and then you can keep one for ebay!

[Marian Schedenig 11,694]

According to the USPS tracker, mine's still stuck in Merrifield, for a whole week already. This can mean three things:

1) The tracker is correct, the package got lost somehow, and I'll have to ask SAE to re-ship the whole thing in about 3 weeks.

2) The tracker is incorrect and the package's arrival is imminent.

3) The tracker is incorrect and the package's arrival at the customs office is imminent, where it'll be stuck for another 2 weeks.

[Rachael Foley 10,162]

It may be number 2.

[Trent B 354]

It can take forever for USPS' tracking system to update. Nearly every time the CDs from the labels have been delivered before it updates saying such.

[Richard P 5,302]

I had a USPS-tracked package last month, and the last status it ever showed was 'on its way to the destination' from some sorting facility in LA. Then it just showed up randomly. At no point did it show up in the tracking websites of any UK carriers.

Fairly useless...

Ordering stuff from overseas really should be easier than this

[Marian Schedenig 11,694]

It may be number 2.

Turns out it was.

[crocodile 9,724]

It is still not here. However, I e-mailed MV about it and he asked for my adress and what was in the package. I gave him one and my order number (also mentioned that I will send it back if the other packet arrives) and he replied "you got it". Which, as far as I understand, means that my Hook just shipped yesterday. Again. Good chap, this MV!

Karol

[Trent B 354]

It is still not here. However, I e-mailed MV about it and he asked for my adress and what was in the package. I gave him one and my order number (also mentioned that I will send it back if the other packet arrives) and he replied "you got it". Which, as far as I understand, means that my Hook just shipped yesterday. Again. Good chap, this MV!

Karol

MV definitely takes care of everyone. So does Intrada.

I was very happy when Intrada replaced my Star Trek IV copy the one I thought was lost in the mail. When the original one actually showed up a week later I sent it back to Intrada.

All though I'm surprised the guys at LLL write all the addresses by hand on the envelopes. You think they'd save the time and print them out like Intrada, Varèse, Movie Music and SAE does.

[Richard P 5,302]

I'm amazed, not surprised, that they do that - it must take ages!

[Luke Skywalker 2,383]

As a curiosity, one of them has the same handwritting as my aunt. Who lives in california...

No, she does not work at LLL

[crocodile 9,724]

My grandmother has a similar one too... interesting...

Karol

[BloodBoal 8,711]

*Cue in dramatic moment music*

DUN DUN DUUUUUUUNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!

[Incanus 5,890]

Will the mystery of creepy handwriting resembling that of several women relatives of the MB members ever be solved?! Tune in on the same JWFan channel, same JW time folks! Nananananana JW!!!!

[Luke Skywalker 2,383]

i mentioned it just as a curiosity... no need the overdramatize the issue

[crocodile 9,724]

Hope Hook arrives tomorrow.

Karol - who has been saying that for five weeks now

[Trent B 354]

Hope Hook arrives tomorrow.

Karol - who has been saying that for five weeks now

5 weeks? That's a bit excessive wait time. I say if it's not there by the end of the week to contact MV so he can send you a replacement.

[crocodile 9,724]

I did, last week. That's what I'm waiting for, actually.

Karol

[Trent B 354]

Ah gotcha.

[hornist 1,261]

It's a bad album anyways. I have heard there are some sound issues.

[crocodile 9,724]

It has arrived! About hooking time!

(It is the one MV has sent me last week, though. The first is now lost, I guess).

Karol

[Fozmo 13]

It has arrived! About hooking time!

(It is the one MV has sent me last week, though. The first is now lost, I guess).

Karol

Yaaaayyy!

[Incanus 5,890]

It has arrived! About hooking time!

(It is the one MV has sent me last week, though. The first is now lost, I guess).

Karol

Enjoy!!! You've earned it after all that waiting.

[alicebrallice 134]

got mine today too! 8 business days... not bad

[Incanus 5,890]

got mine today too! 8 business days... not bad

Did you order directly from LLL or some other retailer?

[alicebrallice 134]

got mine today too! 8 business days... not bad

Did you order directly from LLL or some other retailer?

directly from LLL!

how long did you have to wait for yours?

[Incanus 5,890]

I got mine in about 7 or 8 business days (very fast delivery to Finland by any standards) and I ordered from Screen Archives Entertainment. Which makes me feel pretty lucky since some people who ordered from there had to wait a long time to get theirs.

[alicebrallice 134]

I got mine in about 7 or 8 business days (very fast delivery to Finland by any standards) and I ordered from Screen Archives Entertainment. Which makes me feel pretty lucky since some people who ordered from there had to wait a long time to get theirs.

I see... just out of curiosity, why order from SAE and not LLL? is there a difference?

[BloodBoal 8,711]

Yes. Cracked cases, apparently.

[KK 3,313]

Yes. Cracked cases, apparently.

Not really, SAE has gone perfectly for me in all the time I've used it. I thought we established you wouldn't get a cracked case BloodBoal

got mine today too! 8 business days... not bad

Lucky! I got mine after over a month of waiting...