MontyBurns 0 Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 Mmm, it's really because the online markets are so competitive, far more so than actual stores. I often find Virgin in store prices are more fair in relation to the online prices than HMVs are. It often depends what it is you're buying of course, and scores are a funny thing as sometimes they charge full retail because it's a somewhat niche genre, and othertimes they may discount somewhat for the exact same reason. I'll be dropping in on a few places to check in store prices and grab whichever is cheapest (I have some virgin vouchers somewhere too). Hardest thing will be to try and stop myself sitting with a coffee and loading it all up to my ipod via my ibook as I'd much rather hear the CDs for the first time over my home cinema system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 Do you really trust they will have the Box in stores on Monday? I wouldn't. I am surely not waiting the Wednesday (the Scandinavian release date) with any great hope and anticipation. I know they fail me once again as they have done so many times in the past. You can't trust a record store to have their soundtracks on time (well perhaps LOTR but still I am doubtful). This applies in Finland. And that is the only reason I would like to live some place else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MontyBurns 0 Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 Before I head out I'll check some online retailers to see if they show it as being in stock, that way I at least have a sign that Reprise meant what they said this time. As for the chances of any record store not having it, the chances of that -so long as it genuinely comes out on Monday- are slim to nil as far as Oxford Street is concerned - especially with the larger HMV branch as they have a very good scores section that I have always been fond of and found reliable for domestic releases and imports. I did a little experiment for you by the way, Incanus. I re-ordered the set at Amazon UK briefly this morning just to see what the delivery estimate is, and it says the 12th-13th of December. That’s with first class shipping. So I’d say you should not be concerned about there being no stock for you. Again I think because you’re overseas their delivery estimate is merely playing it safe. I actually left my order open again – I didn’t realise Amazon had changed their price a third time. So, if it ships Saturday I won’t go into London. richuk, my new Amazon date showing the 12-13th could be good sign that it would ship so people have it Monday, since you were right that November Orders for the set shows the 29th-30th estimate, not the 28th-29th. Of course, if you use Amazon's free shipping option then it will ship a couple of days later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MontyBurns 0 Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 Some of you probably saw this posted at FSM.http://www.axelmusic.com/resources/covers/...3624945420o.jpgDisc 4 (DVDA):Dolby Digital Surround Sound, Dolby Digital StereoAdvanced Resolution Surround Sound (48khz, 24bit), Advanced Resolution Stereo (48khz, 24bit) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,207 Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 Excellent.Marian - who will watch FOTR and TTT tonight. Symphony #1 "The Lord of the Rings" (De Meij) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 Excellent.Marian - who will watch FOTR and TTT tonight. Symphony #1 "The Lord of the Rings" (De Meij)Why not ROTK? I have to admit that would probably take too long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MontyBurns 0 Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 By the way, my Amazon order also notes the Dispatch Estimate to be the 10th of December (ie tomorrow) so providing they have received their stock form Warner then it’s looking good for Monday delivery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robthehand 3 Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 I'll order this when someone else has got one, confirmed it's not a UE, and that it exists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 By the way, my Amazon order also notes the Dispatch Estimate to be the 10th of December (ie tomorrow) so providing they have received their stock form Warner then it’s looking good for Monday delivery.Hooray!! My delivery estimate is still 5th-20th of January though. They sure have strange way of calculating those delivery estimates at Amazon.uk. How careful they have to be when calculating over seas order delivery. My delivery estimate is almost half a month after the actual release date. But that date you have sure is promising.Has anyone from Europe ordered their Box from Amazon.uk recently (in the last 5 or 6 days)? It would be nice to know what do your order info say about the delivery estimate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Ware 526 Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 I ordered the box from amazon.co.uk the day before yesterday. My dispatch estimate is December 10th, and the delivery estimate is December 12th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,694 Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 Well I ordered mine back in Nov, so I'll let you know if there's any signs of it dispatching tomorrow, despite the rubbish that my order still says.Oh, and I'm not going to cancel and re-place it because I ordered back when the price was still £32.99 (even the product title has changed since then). I know it's only a few £'s but given you guys have promising dates, I'll trust them This'll be one heck of a long 2 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MontyBurns 0 Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 My delivery estimate is still 5th-20th of January though. They sure have strange way of calculating those delivery estimates at Amazon.uk. How careful they have to be when calculating over seas order delivery. My delivery estimate is almost half a month after the actual release date. But that date you have sure is promising.Try not to worry about it (it's hard I know given it is so close now). I am confident the delivery estimate they have given you is simply their way of covering their own arse since it is an overseas order. Amazon US do the same trick with me but I almost always get something from them within ten days - even when selecting their longest/cheapest shipping option. Since everything regarding your order is happening within the EU I'd be surprised if you didn't have it by next weekend, provided it ships tomorrow or Monday for you and your post service over there is good. Given what Jim just posted about ordering two days ago, and I re-ordered this morning and we both got the same date information I think it writes off any possibility of their being no stock for your order. If yours has not shipped by Monday and ours have then they'll deserve a harsh telling off because there's no excuse for them not to ship yours at the same time.Oh, and I'm not going to cancel and re-place it because I ordered back when the price was still £32.99 (even the product title has changed since then)Good stuff. My original order was before they even dropped it to £32.99 and mine was £37.99 before I cancelled it. They'd have charged me whatever the price is as of Monday as Amazon check prices before they process each order to ensure no one is over charged (at least this is what they claim). In your case they should honour the lower price you got it for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 Excellent.Marian - who will watch FOTR and TTT tonight. Symphony #1 "The Lord of the Rings" (De Meij)Yes, but doesn't this mean we will have to invest in a DVD-A in some point in our lives? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robthehand 3 Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 Good stuff. My original order was before they even dropped it to £32.99 and mine was £37.99 before I cancelled it. They'd have charged me whatever the price is as of Monday as Amazon check prices before they process each order to ensure no one is over charged (at least this is what they claim). In your case they should honour the lower price you got it for.This may be what you're saying, but Amazon charge the lowest price between the time you order it and the dispatch date. If it's £37.99 when you order it, and it goes down to £32.99, you get for £32.99. If it THEN goes up to £39.99, you get it at the cheapest of the prices it's been - £32.99. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Ware 526 Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 Now processing at play.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 Better late then never. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robthehand 3 Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 It's not late yet! From a certain point of view... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 Leave that star wars gibberish out of this LOTR thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 How is your order Stefan? OK and on schedule? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 Play.com now lists this release as Temporarily out of stock.But that should not affect my order, which was done over a month ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 I am happy some of us might be getting the Box on time and in December Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MontyBurns 0 Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 This may be what you're saying, but Amazon charge the lowest price between the time you order it and the dispatch date. If it's £37.99 when you order it, and it goes down to £32.99, you get for £32.99. If it THEN goes up to £39.99, you get it at the cheapest of the prices it's been - £32.99.Partly what I was saying yes (in as much as richuk would certainly get his for £32.99). I didn’t realise my initial order would also have been £32.99 then. No bother mind you, only a couple of pounds... Now ship the bugger so I don’t have to face the masses of tourists and Christmas shoppers in London on Monday! Play.com shipped King Kong, so all going well I will declare the 12th "lots of music to listen to" day. I'm pleased disc 4 has an advanced resolution stereo track on it, even if it is only 48hz. I'm not a big fan of multi-channel music (I tend to find using Trifield with stereo sources on my Meridian processor is far more natural vs 5.1). If it had only been lossy Dolby Digital on the disc I'd have stuck to the PCM on the CDs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,694 Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 Now ship the bugger Are you reading this, Reprise??Play.com shipped King Kong, so all going well I will declare the 12th "lots of music to listen to" day. I already declared Nov 29th my 'lots of music to listen to day' and those b******s let me down Roll on the 12th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 One person on the FSM MB said I should try to order the Box again and it might work. He had experienced this problem with that erroneous dispacth date before. I ordered the Box again and the second order shows the 12th as the dispacth date!!! I then just cancelled the first order with the wrong release date. I am exstatic! Life is good! It will be here on Tuesday or Wednesday!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 Or will it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 Or will it? Don't try to spoil my exstatic exsultation just yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,795 Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 Im sorry for you guys with this back and forth.Luke, who has to wait a year and a half for ROTK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robthehand 3 Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 Luke, who has to wait a year and a half for ROTK Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MontyBurns 0 Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 It'is currently packing at Amazon.aaaaaaaaaannnnd relax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 ROTK Complete recordings will probably be released at the last quarter of the year 2006. Why should you wait for a year and a half for it Luke? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 It'is currently packing at Amazon.aaaaaaaaaannnnd relax. Same here! I relaxed after I got my order in order last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,795 Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 ROTK Complete recordings will probably be released at the last quarter of the year 2006. Why should you wait for a year and a half for it Luke?oopsIt was a year and a half when FOTR was announced.Clock updated Still 365 days to go... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robthehand 3 Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 ROTK Complete recordings will probably be released at the last quarter of the year 2006. Why should you wait for a year and a half for it Luke?It'll be either cheap or out of print by then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 ROTK Complete recordings will probably be released at the last quarter of the year 2006. Why should you wait for a year and a half for it Luke?oopsIt was a year and a half when FOTR was announced.Clock updated Still 365 days to go... You mean not to buy the other two complete scores then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,795 Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 Yes.I only like parts of FOTR and i think all are on the OST. I dont like TTT at all and my favourite is ROTK. And since it has almost (if not all) all the themes in it, its great if you only have one. Like Return of the Jedi I may buy the others if i found them at a bargain price. and TTT just for completism then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,694 Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 Wooo hooo! Mine's 'preparing for dispatch' as well They've even taken some steps to fix the tracklist although they haven't quite got it right yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,651 Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 Still no website update... I'm gonna have this bad boy in my hands before they even begin thinking about promoting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 Play.com says mine is "packing" so that's good.Stefancos- who wonders how active this thead will be after this is actually released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,795 Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 If you (all people buying it) do not speak about the music after all the 'aw im not getting it this december' we should kill you all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 I wonder that when this thing is released we are actually allowed to discuss in it a thread in the General Discussions Forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,795 Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 Good suggestion.You could create a thread (not multiple since that was why all LOTR was merged into one) dedicated to the expanded releases and keep the other non-musical discussion here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 If Marc doesn't then I will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 I'd be fine with an official LotR music thread in GD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MontyBurns 0 Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 I'm looking forward to talking about it. I'm not sure when on Monday I will have time for a full listen mind you, probably in the evening. I'd rather do it when I can listen to it in one go whilst getting on with some work, and preferably I'd like to run the advanced resolution stereo track on the DVD.Incidentally, mine has now shipped. All remaining faith now lies with Royal Mail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robthehand 3 Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 All remaining faith now lies with Royal Mail.Oh dear... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,694 Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 Mine's shipped too (although my computer can see into the future because I got the e-mail at 2.25, but it said received at 2.26 )And if I don't get a post memo under my door on Monday, Royal Mail is dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 I'd be fine with an official LotR music thread in GD.YES! Thank you Lord....thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 If you've ordered at Amazon.co.uk, how can you see it's on the way exactly?- Marc, who's getting excited again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,694 Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 When your account says 'items dispatched' and you get a dispatch e-mail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 I was afraid of that. It still says "soon to be dispatched" Did you order at Amazon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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