So what kind of price are people feeling for this set?
Prince's past releases don't follow any pattern:
N.E.W.S. was $9 for one disc.
The War was $25 for one disc.
NPS box set was $21 for 3 cds or $7 per disc.
ONAL was $50 for 3 cds or $16.67 per disc.
Crystal Ball was $50 for 5 cds or $10 per disc.
The Chocolate Invasion could be anywhere from $50 to $125.

Consider this: Bob Dylan just released a remastered box set of 15 cds for $225 or $15 per disc.

thedoorkeeper said:

$70.00. $30.00 postage. Another C-Note.

frankjotzo said:

I think 100 $ would b OK. Just because I paid that much 2 get this music in year 1 & 2.

A lot of chocolates!

most likely $100,- postage included

You are joking - $150 - its going to be atleast $200-$300 surely.

Can you imagine the outcry if there is an official cd with years 1 and 2 trax on it plus more...for less than those 2 years

The strange thing would be if it was only available through the club...that would mean it was either aimed at people only joining year 3 or deliberately trying to repackage years 1 &2...because nobody except members would be able to get it. This is going to be his climb back to big-time recognition if its available in the shops!!! (not sure if thats a good thing or not)

Plus the fact that things tend to be fairly expensive from the club..in my experience.

I think I will probably hang on when it comes out to see if i can buy it elsewhere...unless of course its limited edition.

I got NEWS for £4.99 from my local record shop and they are currently selling the ONA Live box set for £19.99 which isnt bad I dont think.

I'd be pissed off if there was no chocolate in there!

Me too Camille4U!!!

Wait, y'all are serious?! I hope most people wouldn't pay that much. This whole Prince thing is getting too expensive for me lately.

purpledoveuk said:

thedoorkeeper said:

I dont care what it costs - I am buying at least 3.

My daddy's richer than your daddy.

so, will a total of 3 copies sold even make the soundscan radar?

CAMILLE4U said:

The chocolate would probably be made with soymilk.

The Chocolate Invasion has been made in response to 'Fam'
demand. It's the members who have been pestering NPGMC
to release the previously download-only material on CD.
So that's what they've done.
Simple really.

Though it has to be said that the original plan was to make all
the CDs available seperately. I suspect that it was a financial
decision to make it all one big box set. That way they sell the
exact same amount of each CD, rather than risk being left
with loads of overstocks of some of them while selling out
of others.

I heard you can buy it for like 300 bucks, but u gotta sign a 2 year Donation fee to actually get your hands on it.

i think it's a great idea they make those year one and two downloads available to people on CD. there are some hits on there if he wanted to make them that.

i loved the structure of the emancipation and crystal ball releases.

Sdldawn said:

Yep. And you have to subscribe to another annual donation of 150$ for a period of ten years to buy out his masters from WB:

http://www.prince.org/msg/13/67118

In case you die before your subscription reached its end your heirs are obliged to fulfil the contract. It's up to you and them if you decide to write 'SLAVE' on your cheek.

It won't be possible to unsubscribe. If you decide to not pay anymore, JW's will come a-knocking at your door. Either they may persuade you to convert to the JW's instead of subscribing or they will present you with the very special award of an electric purple scooter much the kind P used in HK... well, broken legs can be very annoying.

Wolf

wsenges said:

purpledoveuk said:

Sounds good, which shop is this?

Eye usually frown on cross posting...but...

7 CD set price should be $79.99 for non members

$74.99 for current members
$59.99 for 2 time members
$49.99 for members all 3 years

Actually, this is probably a bad idea, but as a member of all 3 years, it seems like Prince could care less about customer loyalty. Also, his website needs to have a section for NON members. It just brings up that "The World Is Flat" "Black People Like Chicken." garbage. The point of having a club is to get members. That intro, and horrible navagation, make the site cumbersome. I love Prince, but he really could have a nice free site, with some teasers to get members...like members-only pricing,members only downloads, members only CD purchases of full concerts on CD, customer loyalty pricing, and even the ability to purchase cheap seats at concerts! That horrible band Blink 182, and no you can't convince me they are even at the level of Third Eye Blind...they're pretty bad, but they have been touring clubs for $1. Prince could afford the good publicity to have some cheap shows.$150 ticket prices won't get any new fans...oh well, that's my 2 cents...