Harry Potter - The John Williams Soundtrack Collection 7CD boxset from La-La Land Records (2018)

[Incanus 5,714]

Just now, Jurassic Shark said:

 

Well, I don't think they know who Incanus is anyway!

I can just imagine the scenario of a person explaining to customs that Gandalf is soon going to be receiving a package of Harry Potter soundtrack CDs with a wrong price on the package and that they should slap a hefty customs fee on him.  

[Jurassic Shark 12,054]

3 minutes ago, Incanus said:

I can just imagine the scenario of a person explaining to customs that Gandalf is soon going to be receiving a package of Harry Potter soundtrack CDs with a wrong price on the package and that they should slap a hefty customs fee on him.  

 

Yeah, even to you Finns that would sound insane!

 

Btw, shouldn't the Christmas-Gandalf have a white beard?

[Incanus 5,714]

3 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said:

 

Yeah, even to you Finns that would sound insane!

 

Btw, shouldn't the Christmas-Gandalf have a white beard?

I thought it would be appropriate to keep something of the original grey pilgrim intact.  

[Jurassic Shark 12,054]

5 minutes ago, Incanus said:

I thought it would be appropriate to keep something of the original grey pilgrim intact.  

 

Well, he does become white in the end!

[Bilbo 3,709]

33 minutes ago, Incanus said:

JURASSIC SHAAAAAARKKK!!!!

 

I thought that was our thing! 😢

[Incanus 5,714]

35 minutes ago, Bilbo said:

 

I thought that was our thing! 😢

All your short years on this MB we've been friends. Trust me as you once did, hmm? Let it go.

[Richard Penna 3,683]

2 hours ago, TownerFan said:

 

Exactly the same here, Karol. Varese's orders always get charged by customs here as well, who knows why. Also happened with SAE orders several years ago. Never happened to me with LLL orders sent directly from them. I also know people who order vinyls from Mondo and other labels who always get charged.

 

In the end, I think it's just a random check and a break of luck. So, whatever works indeed.

 

I don't think it's random at all. Intrada/LLL use 'commercial sample' on their packages with negligible value. I have no idea about the legality of that.

 

Varese always puts the full value on their packages so if you order more than one CD, you risk customs. I suppose it might then be random, but only for pakages from them.

[Incanus 5,714]

13 minutes ago, Richard Penna said:

 

I don't think it's random at all. Intrada/LLL use 'commercial sample' on their packages with negligible value. I have no idea about the legality of that.

 

Varese always puts the full value on their packages so if you order more than one CD,you risk customs.

Luckily enough I have never had any trouble with the Varese packages and I don't think they have ever marked the full value on them either. So I have avoided paying VAT on them all those times I have ordered directly from them. It is strange how it varies between countries what they seem to inform on the package.

 

That said I am trying to contain myself knowing that I have ordered and my copy is "safe" so to speak but we still have to wait until next week until anything ships. Patience is a virtue that seems to be sorely tested in these times.  

[Bilbo 3,709]

38 minutes ago, Incanus said:

All your short years on this MB we've been friends. Trust me as you once did, hmm? Let it go.

 

Short? It’s been 5 years man! I’ve seen things... you people wouldn’t believe... eh if you hadn’t also been on the forum...

[DrTenma 116]

This has been also my first time ordering directly from LLL. Previously I used some stores that import limited editions (I'm from Spain), but obviously buying from them is more expensive and slower. I decided to take the risk this time, hoping customs don't charge me much (sometimes they don't even charge).

[bollemanneke 3,342]

So I ordered both SL and HP in one order. Will they ship my SL first? The total cost was 146 euros. What's the maximum customs fee I'm risking?

[Disco Stu 15,495]

2 minutes ago, bollemanneke said:

So I ordered both SL and HP in one order. Will they ship my SL first? 

 

When you order more than one item at once, they only ship together. 

[MrScratch 294]

I considered buying two of these, one to resell on eBay when it goes out of print.

[Holko 9,517]

You monster!

[1977 1,743]

Oh dear. The cat's out of the bag

 

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=312348

 

EDIT: Oops, wrong thread. Sorry Jay.

[Alex 2,835]

So innocent, so oblivious, bless ‘em

 

[Brundlefly 2,385]

1 hour ago, DrTenma said:

This has been also my first time ordering directly from LLL. Previously I used some stores that import limited editions (I'm from Spain), but obviously buying from them is more expensive and slower. I decided to take the risk this time, hoping customs don't charge me much (sometimes they don't even charge).

You can still hope that Quartet Records will do all the Williams expansions from now on.

34 minutes ago, MrScratch said:

I considered buying two of these, one to resell on eBay when it goes out of print.

Buy one to keep it as well and when a desperate JWFan comes across, once the set sold out, you give it to him.

[1977 1,743]

Oh dear. The cat's out of the bag

 

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=312348

[bollemanneke 3,342]

Good for LLL and we all ordered anyway.

[Luke Skywalker 1,795]

I have never paid customs before here in Spain...I hope it ontinues this way. 

[Lockdown 238]

I wonder why Rowling wouldn't actively advertise something like this if she approved it?

[TSMefford 1,509]

3 minutes ago, Lockdown said:

I wonder why Rowling wouldn't actively advertise something like this if she approved it?

 

There's lots I wonder about Rowling these days. lol

[JoeinAR 1,949]

Ugh Lotr crap in a HP thread.

[TSMefford 1,509]

5 minutes ago, JoeinAR said:

Ugh Lotr crap in a HP thread.

 

What's wrong with that?

[mstrox 6,651]

Maybe we can move this thread to the Tolkien subforum

[JoeinAR 1,949]

1 minute ago, TSMefford said:

 

What's wrong with that?

Its Lotr crap. 

[Jurassic Shark 12,054]

...and then retire the whole of it.

[TSMefford 1,509]

1 minute ago, JoeinAR said:

Its Lotr crap. 

 

Lotr is fine.

[Brundlefly 2,385]

I still don't understand why there is a Tolkien subforum, but no Goldsmith subforum!

[Josh500 1,615]

1 hour ago, MrScratch said:

I considered buying two of these, one to resell on eBay when it goes out of print.

 

Why didn't you? 😂

[Bilbo 3,709]

40 minutes ago, Lockdown said:

I wonder why Rowling wouldn't actively advertise something like this if she approved it?

 

Do you realize how much Harry Potter merchandise is released every year? You don’t know when she approved this and it’s unliekly she’s that bothered about it. I’m sure she has bigger concerns

[Arpy 4,145]

35 minutes ago, TSMefford said:

 

There's lots I wonder about Rowling these days. lol

I'm sure she's been up to her knees in promotional shit for Crimes of Grindelwald and other commitments and I've never seen her comment on the music outside of the BTS interviews. The woman owns an empire for heaven's sake - I'm sure the people who want this set have been looking in the right places...

[Lockdown 238]

2 minutes ago, Bilbo said:

 

Do you realize how much Harry Potter merchandise is released every year? You don’t know when she approved this and it’s unliekly she’s that bothered about it. I’m sure she has bigger concerns

Okay, it wasn't a make or break deal, I would just like to see this sell really well so they can consider releasing the latter scores..I know it will sell well, but the more publicity the better

[Disco Stu 15,495]

I'm willing to bet that Rowling herself might not even know about it.  Her "people" might just have instructions on what kinds of things are ok and what's not.

[TSMefford 1,509]

Just now, Disco Stu said:

I'm willing to bet that Rowling herself might not even know about it.  Her "people" might just have instructions on what kinds of things are ok and what's not.

 

Given the amount of product. I wouldn't be surprised if there were things she never knew of directly. 

[Bilbo 3,709]

1 minute ago, Disco Stu said:

I'm willing to bet that Rowling herself might not even know about it.  Her "people" might just have instructions on what kinds of things are ok and what's not.

 

It’s unlikely that she actually goes through every product and approves them. I would imagine her “people” as you say decide what’s ok and what’s not and she simply signs off on their decisions. 

[mrbellamy 6,278]

26 minutes ago, Brundlefly said:

I still don't understand why there is a Tolkien subforum, but no Goldsmith subforum!

 

Because every other thread in GD wasn't about Jerry Goldsmith between 2012-2014. By now it could probably be merged back without much notice.

 

16 minutes ago, Arpy said:

I've never seen her comment on the music outside of the BTS interviews. 

 

I'm not sure I've ever seen her comment on it, period...

[TSMefford 1,509]

1 minute ago, mrbellamy said:

I'm not sure I've ever seen her comment on it, period...

 

I don't recall that either.

[JoeinAR 1,949]

53 minutes ago, TSMefford said:

 

Lotr is fine.

 

[King Mark 3,631]

53 minutes ago, Bilbo said:

 

It’s unlikely that she actually goes through every product and approves them. I would imagine her “people” as you say decide what’s ok and what’s not and she simply signs off on their decisions. 

 they better ship it before she finds out and cancels it

[Space Pineapple Prod. 183]

20 minutes ago, JoeinAR said:

 

 

Let people enjoy things, man.

[Brundlefly 2,385]

4 minutes ago, King Mark said:

 they better ship it before she finds out and cancels it

It's not her goddamn business!

[Jay 37,346]

9 hours ago, Arpy said:

Does anyone know if MM knew about the session leaks, surely after all these years that might've been an impetus to do this set akin to AI and the expanded promo.

 

Of course he knew.

[TSMefford 1,509]

1 minute ago, Jay said:

 

Of course he knew.

 

What are the thoughts on something like that?

[Jay 37,346]

I won't speak for him on that matter.

[TSMefford 1,509]

8 minutes ago, Jay said:

I won't speak for him on that matter.

 

That's fair. Just curious

[1977 1,743]

Ordered mine earlier today for the princely sum of $214 equivalent, fortunately including import duties (so no nasty surprises), tax and shipping.

[Brundlefly 2,385]

26 minutes ago, JTWfan77 said:

Ordered mine earlier today for the princely sum of $214 equivalent, fortunately including import duties (so no nasty surprises), tax and shipping.

How many copies?

[Disco Stu 15,495]

So Mondo today released a vinyl pressing of the Elfman Batman score (the LLL assembly), limited to 2000.  All 2000 of them sold out in 20 minutes.  And Mondo vinyl releases pretty much always sell like that!

 

It's so weird to me that 2,000 of those sold in less than half an hour, but this Potter release, and the JP collection before it, will take months and months.

[Jay 37,346]

In 2018, vinyl is king