erwbol Posted October 1, 2013 Report Posted October 1, 2013 (edited) You might get lucky, but if you take the Miles Davis box as an example, the only copy left at amazon discounting third party sellers costs over £400. Since the Hancock box is a large box at 34 CDs like the Miles box (53 albums, 71 CDs & 1 DVD), perhaps at most you will eventually get a reduced offering like The Perfect Miles Davis Collection (20 albums, 22 CDs). Such a set would most likely not include rarities like the Japan only releases. Edited October 1, 2013 by erwbol Quote
jazzbo Posted October 1, 2013 Report Posted October 1, 2013 Don't think so, they're "Complete Columbia Albums Collection". Yes John, but those were premiered via Pop Market, and the Miles, and this Herbie, were not, they appeared first via regular outfits. I think they are in essence quite different. Quote
erwbol Posted October 12, 2013 Report Posted October 12, 2013 The price has gone up a few Euros at Amazon.de to €109.99. Amazon.co.uk still has not opened it up for pre-order with release less than a month away. Quote
sidewinder Posted October 12, 2013 Report Posted October 12, 2013 Amazon.co.uk still has not opened it up for pre-order with release less than a month away. I hope they will be doing a 'Royal Mail' and low-balling it.. Quote
crisp Posted October 22, 2013 Report Posted October 22, 2013 Waiting with baited breath to see what price Amazon UK will offer it at.. Breathe out (if only to allow for sharp intake of breath): £157.99 Quote
David Ayers Posted October 22, 2013 Report Posted October 22, 2013 Waiting with baited breath to see what price Amazon UK will offer it at.. Breathe out (if only to allow for sharp intake of breath): £157.99 Woah. Haven't had the supposedly automated email yet. BUT, the first-advertised pre-order price sometimes drops sharply... sometimes.No wonder Herbie looks so hacked off.... 116.99 at Sainsbury's http://www.sainsburysentertainment.co.uk/en/Music/CD/Herbie-Hancock/The-Complete-Columbia-Albums-Collection/product.html?product=E11273913 Quote
sidewinder Posted October 22, 2013 Report Posted October 22, 2013 116.99 at Sainsbury's http://www.sainsburysentertainment.co.uk/en/Music/CD/Herbie-Hancock/The-Complete-Columbia-Albums-Collection/product.html?product=E11273913 That's more like it. I need some Nectar points.. Quote
David Ayers Posted October 24, 2013 Report Posted October 24, 2013 So I have this in my amazon basket (to monitor the price). And there's a note. 'For Chris Pearson's wish list.' I don't know anyone of that name. And I never saw this tag appear before. So... Anyone got any idea about this? Quote
king ubu Posted October 24, 2013 Report Posted October 24, 2013 Chris Pearson is that guy who has bought, stored in his basket and browsed for, exactly the same stuff as you did. Your virtual twin! Quote
David Ayers Posted October 24, 2013 Report Posted October 24, 2013 Then it's me or him! One of us has to go! Quote
felser Posted October 24, 2013 Report Posted October 24, 2013 (edited) Then it's me or him! One of us has to go! Should we start a poll and vote on which one goes? Edited October 24, 2013 by felser Quote
David Ayers Posted October 24, 2013 Report Posted October 24, 2013 Then it's me or him! One of us has to go! Should we start a poll and vote on which one goes? Damn you, Chris Pearson! Quote
crisp Posted October 24, 2013 Report Posted October 24, 2013 Ha! I'm Chris Pearson. Must be something to do with the link I created. Feel free to buy me the Herbie Hancock box, David. I won't mind. Quote
felser Posted October 24, 2013 Report Posted October 24, 2013 Then I guess we need to keep both of you...but we COULD have a poll on who should buy who the Hancock box. Quote
David Ayers Posted October 25, 2013 Report Posted October 25, 2013 Ha! I'm Chris Pearson. Must be something to do with the link I created. Feel free to buy me the Herbie Hancock box, David. I won't mind. Ha ha! What i want to know is, if I ordered it, would have been sent to you? Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted October 25, 2013 Report Posted October 25, 2013 Why has Herb got a halo round his head? They'd not let Keith get away with that. Quote
king ubu Posted October 25, 2013 Report Posted October 25, 2013 You speakin' of Keith "No End" Jarrett, right? Quote
crisp Posted October 25, 2013 Report Posted October 25, 2013 Ha! I'm Chris Pearson. Must be something to do with the link I created. Feel free to buy me the Herbie Hancock box, David. I won't mind. Ha ha! What i want to know is, if I ordered it, would have been sent to you? Don't ask me. I don't even understand how you got redirected to my wish list. Damn you, Amazon! Quote
erwbol Posted November 8, 2013 Report Posted November 8, 2013 (edited) The box set arrived in one piece. North American board members who purchased through amazon.de will be happy to know the Hancock set (a cube) was wrapped in thick bubble plastic, placed inside a tight fitting cardboard cube, taped up and put into a far larger cardboard box for shipping (filled up with thick brown recycled paper). This is a style of packaging I have not experienced from Amazon in Europe for a number of years. The Hancock box set itself looks very stylish and firm. Book has softcover. More later. Edited November 8, 2013 by erwbol Quote
jazzbo Posted November 8, 2013 Report Posted November 8, 2013 Thanks for the info. My status is "Shipping is Prepared." Looking forward to it (though I have dozens of discs to listen to ahead of it in my diminished listening time periods). Quote
king ubu Posted November 8, 2013 Report Posted November 8, 2013 mine has been "shipping soon" for several days now ... hope they'll eventually ship it at all .... Quote
felser Posted November 8, 2013 Report Posted November 8, 2013 The box set arrived in one piece. North American board members who purchased through amazon.de will be happy to know the Hancock set (a cube) was wrapped in thick bubble plastic, placed inside a tight fitting cardboard cube, taped up and put into a far larger cardboard box for shipping (filled up with thick brown recycled paper). This is a style of packaging I have not experienced from Amazon in Europe for a number of years. The Hancock box set itself looks very stylish and firm. Book has softcover. More later. All of the above also applies to the Dylan box that I just received from Amazon USA. Quote
jazzbo Posted November 8, 2013 Report Posted November 8, 2013 Yes, the Dylan box is a well-done set. Quote
erwbol Posted November 8, 2013 Report Posted November 8, 2013 "We have gone through great lengths to master from the very best available original sources and believe you have in this box are the best sounding Herbie Hancock Columbia CDs ever released." Richard Seidel (from the foreword) Now listening to Sextant in great sound. Quote
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