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« Reply #100 on: April 06, 2007, 03:28:03 PM » |
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Ah, I thought he was referring to a specific online retailer that had "blighty" as its nickname.
Yes, I could order it from a uk retailer, but I imagine the shipping and handling charges would probably get the price up to at least the cduniverse price. I will investigate it though.
I'm still curious, if I wished to wait for an American distributer, how long would I have to wait? I suppose I should direct this question to Universal.
Cheers
Amazon.com have the release date as 12th April and cd.universe have the date as 24th April so I would think you won't have to wait too long Right, but they both have it listed as an "Import", which I assume raises the price. I am under the impression that an American distributer is necessary to allow the purchase of a non-Import copy. Am I mistaken? |
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« Reply #101 on: April 06, 2007, 03:35:51 PM » |
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Ah well, Bob sorry, I dunno! it's as much a mystery to me as to you   Jude (not managing to be terribly helpful....) |
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« Reply #102 on: April 06, 2007, 03:56:22 PM » |
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Am probably leading you on a wild goose chase Bob but does anyone know if it is available to download?
You would think that in 2007 the BBC archive or certainly those released as a commercial project - which I thought we Brits owned - ( BRISK SLAP ON THE WRIST another subject don't open that can of worms!) would be available to download.
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« Reply #103 on: April 06, 2007, 04:22:57 PM » |
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as in "dear old Blighty how i miss her" as spoken by all true brits as the steampacket pulls away from the quay
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« Reply #104 on: April 06, 2007, 04:57:05 PM » |
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Quite a lot of Fairport is on Napster, so you may be lucky.
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« Reply #105 on: April 06, 2007, 07:58:38 PM » |
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« Reply #106 on: April 06, 2007, 09:01:01 PM » |
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Thanks. I've ordered it from Foxy. Even with the 8 quid P&P, it still came out less than the cduniverse price. |
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« Reply #107 on: April 07, 2007, 12:45:02 PM » |
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I ordered it to be shipped to the US from Amazon.uk, and received e-mail notification that it's been shipped. Total cost including airmail shipping was GBP 26.90, so far better than $73.49. I find that many, but not all, UK imports are less buying from Amazon.uk rather than Amazon.com, even with the higher shipping cost. |
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« Reply #108 on: April 07, 2007, 03:30:12 PM » |
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well, i got the email fowm amazon today to say it was in the post
so fingers crossed for early next week
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« Reply #109 on: April 07, 2007, 04:16:32 PM » |
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well, i got the email fowm amazon today to say it was in the post
so fingers crossed for early next week
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« Reply #110 on: April 07, 2007, 04:29:40 PM » |
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Huzzah - got mine!
Which disk to start with? Decisions decisions.
Probably disk 4 as theirs no chance I will have heard any of it before.
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« Reply #111 on: April 10, 2007, 11:28:11 PM » |
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First impressions folks? On the plus side...the newly crystal clear Marcie session is a godsend. A cracking Jack O'Diamonds for one thing. Definitely nice to have A grade recordings of the early stuff in proper order, even if a lot of it has already come out officially. The "off-air" disc four is as good as could be expected; pretty listenable in the main and definitely "cleaned up" compared to the bootlegs that have done the rounds in the past. But...not wanting to put the cat amongst the pigeons (or set off the nerd alert) but...don't be fooled by the credits for BBC studios for the Full House-era tracks (Disc 2 tracks 13-15 and Disc 3 tracks 1,2,3 and 4). These appear to be identical to Joe Boyd productions easily available on the remastered Full House CD (albeit with slight differences to the mixes- some added "authentic" radio hiss, for example). It's likely that a couple of these (Walk Awhile and Poor Will) came out on the BBC in this form (I'd noticed the similarities on the "off-air" Full House BBC bootleg that did the rounds a while back) BUT the box claims to source four seperate sessions for the tracks mentioned and (put simply) this doesn't add up...take Dirty Linen from the Folk On One session. This has been in circulation on tapes for years and is a distinctly different, rough and ready beast. There's no bloomin' handclaps for a start. I've had similar moans about Fairport box sets in the past (don't get me started on FreeReed's supposed "Liege & Lief rehearsals" - pah! crude mono remixes more like  ). The point is this- record companies should know better. People buy "archive" releases because they know the official stuff backwards and want more...do they really think the same old stuff with a bit of hiss added on is going to fool people? Shame really- it's tarnished the box for me (which I have to say is a pretty neat package) and (irony) I'd actually have preferred some more authentic, dubious quality "off air" stuff at the expense of the offending tracks. I'd like to hear what those who put the box together have to say about it but doubt anyone would own-up to okaying it in the first place. Oh, the version Time Will Show The Wiser is from the French TV show (not the Beeb) that is currently on show on YouTube...  . |
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« Reply #112 on: April 11, 2007, 12:06:03 PM » |
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Anybody ordered this from Foxy and actually received anything?
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« Reply #113 on: April 11, 2007, 12:09:47 PM » |
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Anybody ordered this from Foxy and actually received anything?
Uh-oh ... How long ago did you order? I ordered from Foxy last Saturday and yesterday received the email telling me the item has been shipped. I'm supposed to give it up to 14 days to arrive (something about potential problems getting through customs). I will let you know if/when it arrives. |
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« Reply #114 on: April 11, 2007, 12:13:15 PM » |
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I also ordered on Saturday but have had no such confirmation. I didn't necessarily think it would have arrived yet but I thought it would have been despatched.
Have just checked my account. It is still showing as Pre Order Awaiting Processing. Hmmmm.....
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« Reply #115 on: April 11, 2007, 12:54:24 PM » |
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Anybody ordered this from Foxy and actually received anything?
Yep and yep. Very promptly. |
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« Reply #116 on: April 11, 2007, 02:48:01 PM » |
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I also ordered on Saturday but have had no such confirmation. I didn't necessarily think it would have arrived yet but I thought it would have been despatched.
Have just checked my account. It is still showing as Pre Order Awaiting Processing. Hmmmm.....
Ah. I received a total of 5 emails detailing the progress of each step of fulfilling my order. David, do you agree with Jackdaw's assessment of the set? |
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« Reply #117 on: April 11, 2007, 03:06:44 PM » |
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I also ordered on Saturday but have had no such confirmation. I didn't necessarily think it would have arrived yet but I thought it would have been despatched.
Have just checked my account. It is still showing as Pre Order Awaiting Processing. Hmmmm.....
Ah. I received a total of 5 emails detailing the progress of each step of fulfilling my order. David, do you agree with Jackdaw's assessment of the set? Huh? |
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« Reply #118 on: April 11, 2007, 03:11:26 PM » |
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I also ordered on Saturday but have had no such confirmation. I didn't necessarily think it would have arrived yet but I thought it would have been despatched.
Have just checked my account. It is still showing as Pre Order Awaiting Processing. Hmmmm.....
Ah. I received a total of 5 emails detailing the progress of each step of fulfilling my order. David, do you agree with Jackdaw's assessment of the set? Do you mean the Jolly Hangman? If so, no, not really although I do bow prostrate before his magnificent anality  I'm very impressed with it, but haven't delved as deeply as he has into comparing it with the different boot versions of things that I already possess. I'm sure I will though! Pound for pound it's one of the best box sets I've come across...it's on a completely different scale to the (musically at least) pretty 'challenging' Free Reed ones. |
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« Reply #119 on: April 11, 2007, 03:24:03 PM » |
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I also ordered on Saturday but have had no such confirmation. I didn't necessarily think it would have arrived yet but I thought it would have been despatched.
Have just checked my account. It is still showing as Pre Order Awaiting Processing. Hmmmm.....
Ah. I received a total of 5 emails detailing the progress of each step of fulfilling my order. David, do you agree with Jackdaw's assessment of the set? Huh? Sorry. Got my "J" names confused ... At least I didn't say "Jim" ... |
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