And I have to say that there are so many people in this club who are a bunch of lazy complainers. No one is forcing you to buy the box set. Who complains and makes a big hoopla when their favorite make-up company puts together a gift set that does not include all their favorite lipsticks, or liquid foundation instead of powder? I guess only the complainers in NPGMC.

yasetshego said:

We don't have to get racial !
But then again--where are all the asian babies?

SquirrelMeat said:

Maybe you are a little bit jealous because you can not afford it. And i'm sure he's not jumping on your throat. It's not worth it

I am selling my own gift box. It comes with a photo album of me holding my various Prince albums and Cds, the socks I wore to the Garden on July 12th, one of my old 24-7 Spyz CDs, an 8x12 photo of some baby that came with a frame I recently bought and a package of black musk incense. And it all comes in a shoebox that's spray painted purple. If you order through my presale you can have this great, awesome , unique item for only $200. $275 for non orgers. Shipping is $60.
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Why oh why is so hard for Prince to just release some simple straightforward CDs through his
website!!! He seems obsessed with putting together great big unnecessary box sets all the time.
The music downloads are fine, but why not actually just press some of that stuff up on CD and
sell it through NPGMC retail? If the Controversy single was made available seperately, I'd buy
one.

First we get the One Nite Alone...Live! box set. Very nice, but why not just release the double
album to retail as-is as well? More casual fans would be inclined to buy a regular 2CD version.

Then there was going to be the 7CD Chocolate Invasion box set. Again, why not make all these
CDs available seperately too? Not everyone wants all 7 CDs, or can afford it all in one go.

And now this! There's a large percentage of fans who are really only interested in the music.
Why is it so hard to press some CDs up and let them buy it? The download section is doing
a great job, but why not extend that to the physical world as well?

Why not just press up proper CDs with artwork etc. for...

Xpectation CD album
The Chocolate Invasion CD album
The Slaughterhouse CD album
The C-Note CD EP
etc...

and why not release some Musicology CD singles too
(even some basic 2 track CDs like the Hit 'n' Run ones would be cool)
Musicology / Magnificent
Call My Name / Silver Tongue
Cinnamon Girl / The United States Of Division

I have no problem with this Gift Box, and as someone's already pointed out, nobody's forcing
us to buy it, and the price isn't extortionate for what's in it (just add up how much each item
would cost individually).

However.....

Why oh why is so hard for Prince to just release some simple straightforward CDs through his
website!!! He seems obsessed with putting together great big unnecessary box sets all the time.
The music downloads are fine, but why not actually just press some of that stuff up on CD and
sell it through NPGMC retail? If the Controversy single was made available seperately, I'd buy
one.

First we get the One Nite Alone...Live! box set. Very nice, but why not just release the double
album to retail as-is as well? More casual fans would be inclined to buy a regular 2CD version.

Then there was going to be the 7CD Chocolate Invasion box set. Again, why not make all these
CDs available seperately too? Not everyone wants all 7 CDs, or can afford it all in one go.

And now this! There's a large percentage of fans who are really only interested in the music.
Why is it so hard to press some CDs up and let them buy it? The download section is doing
a great job, but why not extend that to the physical world as well?

Why not just press up proper CDs with artwork etc. for...

Xpectation CD album
The Chocolate Invasion CD album
The Slaughterhouse CD album
The C-Note CD EP
etc...

and why not release some Musicology CD singles too
(even some basic 2 track CDs like the Hit 'n' Run ones would be cool)
Musicology / Magnificent
Call My Name / Silver Tongue
Cinnamon Girl / The United States Of Division

I couldn't agree more.
The LA show on DVD would be primo!

N.B. All those ppl blaming Prince - I doubt he has very much to do with this, other than a casual okay.

You lot are fucking weird. I went into Gap the other day saw a pair of Jeans that were nice but cost too much. Did I have a big fit and throw my toys out of the pram, did I say this is soooo unfair?, no I just put them back and looked for something else.

Arrrrgggghhhhh, freedom of choice, if Fans are THAT fanatical to buy everything and its THEIR choice to do so then so be it. Of course if this was going to be a mass market product that got cancelled and thus became a collectors item then of course THAT would be OK wouldn't it!!. Jesus, give me strength. As the oft missed Bart would have said "dumb ass"

javed said:

No, YOU arer the dumbass because there is NO CHOICE. Choice would be: every item available seperately, especially the CD single.

You lot are fucking weird. I went into Gap the other day saw a pair of Jeans that were nice but cost too much. Did I have a big fit and throw my toys out of the pram, did I say this is soooo unfair?, no I just put them back and looked for something else.

Okay - I've been reading this thread and, for what it's worth, I'd like to add my two cents.

I totally agree that no-one's forcing anyone to buy this product. If you want it (or can afford to buy it without forever questioning its' value) - fine, go ahead. Most of us who are 'into' Prince are collectors of some sort, anyway - whether it be the music (and that alone), magazine articles, tour paraphernalia, whatever. There's always something the die-hards are going to snatch up, simply because of its' Prince connection. (How many of us have bought albums by Prince's proteges or even a whole cd by a totally different artist, just to get our hands on ONE track that P 'features' on? And how many of these albums, magazines, etc, do we read/listen to on a 24/7 basis?? Yeah, it might be great knowing you've got the Carmen Electra album but does ANYONE actually listen to it non-stop???! And - yummy - that Get Wild perfume still smells fantastic).

So, in other words, what is tat to one person might be someone else's treasure.

I also think it's great that Prince is at least giving us something. It wasn't too long ago that people were complaining the site was a bit of a white elephant. Their main argument was that - apart from the message boards - there wasn't that much to buy or do. (Especially since it's called the 'NPG Music Club'). That said, it may not be to everyone's taste but, I guarantee, there'll be fans lapping up this Gift Box in their droves, for exactly the same reasons I just outlined above. They may not even WANT it - but it'll fit quite nicely with the rest of their Prince collection. Just as nicely as the Ltd. Edition gold 'Symbol' album or the 'Purple Rain' purple vinyl or the 'Days Of Wild' single, etc... So, if only for that reason alone, I think it's good Prince has made this available. At least he's trying.

Ultimately, however, I won't be buying this set. Don't get me wrong, I'd LOVE a copy (and I bet most fans would too, if they didn't have to cough up $100). Part of the fun of being 'into' an artist is actually having rare or collectable material. But I do question this box-set's merits - do I really want to put a poster of some kid on my bedroom wall? (How dodgy will THAT look??). And do I really need a purple hat box? (Unless I become a drag queen in the near future, that is). I just don't think it's worth that sort of money. And it's as simple as that. If people want to buy it - great. But on this one occassion, sadly I'll have to say 'No'.

I ain't gettin' pimped!

Could someone who has posting privileges at the high and mighty club please ask one of the moderators who the NPG baby is and why they made a poster out of it? How random can you possibly get?