Miles - On the Corner and Beyond

[king ubu]

That list price from Sony for a 6 CD set is really quite ridiculous - $140 is the full list (I know one would never have to buy it for that) - $23+ per disc.

I wonder, is this the record labels' new pricing strategy for stuff of limited/historical interest?

this has been the normal retail prize over here for all of these Miles boxes (except of course those with less discs, BB and IASW, mainly, JJ was almost the same as the 6CD ones).

when's the european release date?

[Claude]

Amazon UK says September 17

[jlhoots]

Amazon UK to the US would be cheaper than Sony's list price

Price (subtracting the VAT discount) = £42.54

Shipping - £0.99 + £2.09 = £3.08

Total = £45.62

= $91.61 shipped

Does Amazon UK automatically subtract the VAT on orders shipped to the US?

[king ubu]

Amazon UK to the US would be cheaper than Sony's list price

Price (subtracting the VAT discount) = £42.54

Shipping - £0.99 + £2.09 = £3.08

Total = £45.62

= $91.61 shipped

Does Amazon UK automatically subtract the VAT on orders shipped to the US?

amazon UK, Germany and France always did that for my orders - I guess that applies to all foreign orders, then...

edit: just put something in your shopping bag and continue as if you'd order, the prize will be adjusted before you have to finalize the order.

Edited August 29, 2007 by king ubu

[sidewinder]

Price change on amazon.co.uk:

Please note that the price of The Complete on the Corner Sessions has decreased from £76.49 to £49.99 since you placed it in your Shopping Basket. Items in your cart will always reflect the most recent price displayed on their product detail pages.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000TLMWMO/

Great stuff ! The best news all week.

[Claude]

My feeling is that the Amazon.co.uk price is temporary, so don't wait too long. You can always cancel the order later if you find a better offer.

[king ubu]

Just been told I'm getting this one as a birthday gift.

Price change on amazon.co.uk:

Please note that the price of The Complete on the Corner Sessions has decreased from £76.49 to £49.99 since you placed it in your Shopping Basket. Items in your cart will always reflect the most recent price displayed on their product detail pages.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000TLMWMO/

Great stuff ! The best news all week.

ye olde royal hycropite!

[mikeweil]

JPC has it for € 69,99 and a release date of October 26 .....

[sidewinder]

Just been told I'm getting this one as a birthday gift.

Price change on amazon.co.uk:

Please note that the price of The Complete on the Corner Sessions has decreased from £76.49 to £49.99 since you placed it in your Shopping Basket. Items in your cart will always reflect the most recent price displayed on their product detail pages.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000TLMWMO/

Great stuff ! The best news all week.

ye olde royal hycropite!

The person buying me the set hasn't quite yet pulled the trigger - I wisely asked them to hang fire until I could find a better price than Amazon's previous £76. Trigger will now be pulled !

[king ubu]

I hope thou asketh for a supplement now that the main gift has turned out to be so much cheaper!

I'm hesitating if I should pre-order it or if I should just wait until it turns up in local shops - there's one of those cheapo German Media Markt shops around here which usually was where I got these sets, for about 2/3 of what the other shops asked... hell, I guess I'll go with this amazon prize... won't get much cheaper, I assume...

[king ubu]

arrright then, done!

let's hope this sucker arrives soon!

[sidewinder]

Just pre-ordered myself on Amazon on behalf of birthday benefactor.

Strangely enough it came up with an estimated shipment date of 3rd Sept.

Edited August 30, 2007 by sidewinder

[dave9199]

The reason Davis's box sets are so expensive is Columbia are still trying to recoup all the money they loaned him for advances!

[Eric]

Cover art:

[king ubu]

The reason Davis's box sets are so expensive is Columbia are still trying to recoup all the money they loaned him for advances!

If that was the case, why wouldn't they just let Vince bleed a bit?

[Parkertown]

Here's an image of the box posted on:

http://www.miles-beyond.com/

[Claude]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Complete_...Corner_Sessions

[danasgoodstuff]

Typical of wiki, in that it's wrong and/or misleading in a number of ways...

[sidewinder]

Here's an image of the box posted on:

http://www.miles-beyond.com/

Nice bit o' pimp art for the living room. :rsmile:

[BFrank]

FWIW, pre-order price is $106 at CD Universe and about $102 at Tower.com.

Can't figure the high pricing on this, myself.

"Cellar Door" (also 6 CDs) is list priced at $110 and "Seven Steps" (7 CDs!) lists for $130.

[jazzbo]

Hmmm. . .my earlier preorder price from cduniverse is four dollars cheaper. Big whoop!

I agree it's pricey. . . but it still feels the same, sort of inflationwise, to me, considering the metal spine (which Cellar Door no got, right?) and to me it seems to have the same fiscal bite as the Evans/Davis box did when it came out (and how I love that one).

I can tell you music wise this is a great box, seems the notes aren't going to top some of the others' if Tingen is to be believed.

[BFrank]

Hmmm. . .my earlier preorder price from cduniverse is four dollars cheaper. Big whoop!

I agree it's pricey. . . but it still feels the same, sort of inflationwise, to me, considering the metal spine (which Cellar Door no got, right?) and to me it seems to have the same fiscal bite as the Evans/Davis box did when it came out (and how I love that one).

I can tell you music wise this is a great box, seems the notes aren't going to top some of the others' if Tingen is to be believed.

Hmmm ... pre-order inflation!

Still........"Seven Steps" - metal spine - 7 CDs = $10 cheaper (list). I dunno ...

[jazzbo]

I'm not arguing with you. I see this as the price of doing business. My guess: To get this out, to make money on it, the estate probably dictated this price point. All cds are going up in price all over. So this is the new improved price of this kind of box set.

It's the last one. . . not planned. . . I'm going to be glad to have it and there's not likely to be more. . . .

[Hoppy T. Frog]

That list price from Sony for a 6 CD set is really quite ridiculous - $140 is the full list (I know one would never have to buy it for that) - $23+ per disc.

I wonder, is this the record labels' new pricing strategy for stuff of limited/historical interest?

this has been the normal retail prize over here for all of these Miles boxes (except of course those with less discs, BB and IASW, mainly, JJ was almost the same as the 6CD ones).

when's the european release date?

Well you Europeans pay through the nose for your CDs anyway!

USA USA LAND OF LOW PRICES ALWAYS WOO!

[BFrank]

It's the last one. . . not planned. . . I'm going to be glad to have it and there's not likely to be more. . . .

Yeah..........I'll get it, too.

DAMMIT!