Rorywan said:

AAAAARRRRRGHHHHH!!!!! There, you go!

udo said:

You do realize I was agreeing with you, don't you?!

geo4you said:

Rorywan said:

Yes, sure!

(simple 'amen' would have been sufficient... )

In the U.K i think it will be released in stores on the 30th March which is a monday, which cd's get released on a monday. Just sit back and relax, cuz somehow you'll see it probs in Tesco, Asda, HMV, or even play.com. (not woolworths or zavvi though )

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GoldiesParade said:

Keep taking the tablets

GoldiesParade said:

I don't know about the american medical situation but it is healthier not to take any tablets on a regular basis, so I don't take tablets.
Or do you imply you have some medical training/knowledge/etc? If so, please elaborate on that and on whatever condition you observe.
In the mean time we'll be waiting for the 29th of march while reading the news about Michael Jackson.

jjonezy said:

I Can see the Sunday Newspapers jumping on this they need the sales ...plus with all this news on MJ the 80's is in the mind of most of the music and fashion media so a new CD from prince would get very high bids...i'd say 3 x CD's at around 500,000 each 1.0 - 1.5 million deal ...will sell 3- 4 million newspapers ...adverts from other companies ...£800,000 ...deal..
[Edited 3/12/09 6:01am]

LondonStyle said:

Let's hope!!!

When would details start leaking?

thedoorkeeper said:

The truth is... I never said that I wouldn't buy it, if it was ever commercially available in the UK at a later date. Which I would. I'm a fan.

I just don't want to line another eBay seller's pockets.

good news.....it's coming to Europe...

http://prince.org/msg/7/300802

Buy new: £33.29

So is there anyone here with an APO mailbox that could help me get the set a bit cheaper?
Or anyone in the USA that can send me the set?

Please OrgNote me....!
[Edited 3/16/09 5:38am]

33£. !

THIRTY THREE POUNDS!!!

It is being released a week earlier (under 10£) in US. It will be all over the net.

And Prince expects us, a week later to pay over 3 times the amount?

Thats just INSANE!!!.

And who the hell wants BRIA SHITtante's cheeselistic debut?

For more than a regular release?

Not me.




Happy to have it as a freebie with the other releases, but that price is for 3 normal cd releases. No F@@king way.

ok, P has lost his marbles, or has become insane for $$$

Because that just doesn't make business sense. Not a good work model or PR move.

Anyone remotely interested will download a torrent the week before. And I normally don't do that. But this is just insulting.

Don't think we are all sheep Mr Nelson.

rorywan are you sure you're not over-reacting a smidgeon to all of this

(I'm jut messing with you, and I do agree that £33 is a lot compared to the US $11.98 price BUT if people are prepared to wait and not absolutely have to have their hands on the new CDs ASAP after day of release etc, bargains may be able to be had. We also do not know exactly how all this is going to be linked into lotusflow3r.com yet.)

Prince has tried to do a new type of unique retail deal which this time is US-centric. Just as the Planet Earth deal was UK centric. It's swings and roundabouts. What we saved on getting a free copy of Planet Earth with a £1 Sunday newspaper, we may have to spend this time on buying an import CD.

I'm not paying that price on principle, and I have quite a decent collection.(And regarding free CDs in newspapers, I have about 10 free copies of PE but I bought the Japanese hardcase version)

I am a completist but that price difference is shocking - hopefully it's wrong. If not, I'll be seriously pissed off.

If us European fans are being milked liked that, I'll download a torrent and then pick up a real copy on Ebay or off a friend in the US at some stage later.
[Edited 3/16/09 5:15am]

PopeLeo said:

Likewise! (and yes I ordered a Japanese PE copy as well)

KeithyT said:

Hang on it was not free .....it was good business .....£1.85 for the newspaper they sold an extra £600,000 copies ...the business deal was so good the newspaer created their own music label ???

they sold 3 million - 4 million newspapers that sunday ....Prince got close to £500,000 pounds for that ...

And good promotion for his London shows.....All Prince back editions saw a massive increase in sales ...

This was not free business this was good business ...

Amazon reply:

Dear Customer

Thank you for contacting Amazon.co.uk.

We are sorry to hear that you are disappointed with our policy concerning price changes of the item “Lotus Flow3r”. I would like to offer an explanation of some of the particular considerations which have led us to adopt this policy.

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(etc)

So nothing definitive yet?

Bunch of wankers.... I have been telling you to get a USA contact to buy this set for you.. it will NOT get an international release. Amazon UK is an expensive import, just like those people on ebay already selling pre orders for $25

Don't say I did not warn you

here the thread in case you want to supply your address or need a 3CD set

http://prince.org/msg/9/300083

Emancipation was £2.99 the last time I saw it in a record shop, and that has 3 discs too. I'm gonna buy 10 copies of that instead.

unkleg said:

haha, give me one after, still haven't got that album, can't find it anywhere.

Prince
Lotusflow3r Lotusflower
£31.99 free uk delivery
list price £42.99 - Your saving £11.00
Availability: pre order now


UP on HMV.com!

You know folk have been saying this is an import. It isn't listed as an import
on HMV or Amazon?

Just really expensive?

the prices will be ridiclous here in Australia, it is on pre-order for $59.99 !

but then again so was Emancipation when it first came out and now you can get for like $8 so I think I'll just wait it out.

I am sure I will hear the albums before I buy them anyway.

Why the hell does Prince make it so hard to support him ? What mental problem is he suffering from ?

If the album was released in Australia for a similar price to the US price, I would buy it without a second thought but come on - more than triple the price ??

- get lost.

Oh my god! Prince put a gun to my head and made me buy his album!!!!

If I buy international music, I have to pay international shipping costs.

And can we please stop acting like folks are not gonna run to the nearest peer-to-peer site?

Jeez.

Vendetta1 said:

What international music do you speak of?
Do you import the latest U2 cd?
I have never had to import a mainstream Prince cd?
These are not import costs, they are actual release costs?
Read the thread.

And we are not talking about torrents, we are talking about people who want to physically buy a cd.

Rorywan said:

But stillwe can adapt a slightly peer-to-peer protocol for distribution..

Rorywan said:

I am just wondering did Prince's camp say the album was not going to be available over there.

Also, you guys get stuff we don't. I just don't see the point of the complaining.

i don't know where i'm going to buy it from
i just saw it on chaosmusic.com.au for $73.15 austrlian dollars
and the release date states 6th of April

apart from the hardcore fans who is gonna buy this for $73 ?? :s
potential for reaching a new fan base is gone right there.

I got excited over this with the whole mplsound.com appearing and dissapearing,
then the lotus site appearing, going blank and changing etc

and it's my birthday on march the 28th so it kinda worked out perfect
he built up that excitement 4 this release but now it just feels like a big tease

it's a half arsed effort
he needs to do more for the fan base outside of the U.S
[Edited 3/19/09 22:13pm]