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Thread started 11/26/08 10:58am

MikeMatronik

I saw today Planet Earth on a bargin bin here in Portugal....

I went today to buy a cool leather cover for my iPod. I did the usual pelgrimage through all the records shops I passed...and I saw Planet Earth twice in discount and once in a bargin bin!

I was like "WTF!..." eek

Just came to the conclusion that:

or I must one of the few portuguese who buy prince's music

or the album was forgotten...
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Reply #1 posted 11/26/08 11:10am

PANDURITO

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nod It's about 4 or 5 Euros here.

It makes for a nice coaster smile
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Reply #2 posted 11/26/08 11:12am

MikeMatronik

PANDURITO said:

nod It's about 4 or 5 Euros here.

It makes for a nice coaster smile


It's in the bargin bin here for 6.99 euros...Even the bargin bin, my country has the most expensive cds in Europe! No wonder people don't buy... sad
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Reply #3 posted 11/26/08 11:17am

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MikeMatronik said:

I went today to buy a cool leather cover for my iPod. I did the usual pelgrimage through all the records shops I passed...and I saw Planet Earth twice in discount and once in a bargin bin!

I was like "WTF!..." eek

Just came to the conclusion that:

or I must one of the few portuguese who buy prince's music

or the album was forgotten...

Well, it was given away for free in a UK newspaper and with every UK concert ticket in 2007, and it's now available for next to nothing as a result on Ebay, so I doubt most people are going to pay full price for it.
ALT+PLS+RTN: Pure as a pane of ice. It's a gift.
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Reply #4 posted 11/26/08 11:23am

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I'm from Sweden and I'm probably one of the few who buys his music here. And then it comes down to: do people not buy his music because their taste is inferior or because taste is relative? And my conlusion when it comes to musical taste is that mostly it's just a matter of taste based on music cultural history in respective country, with some exceptions (there is some crappy music out there). But of course from a personal perspective, I would've loved if more people dug Prince.
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Reply #5 posted 11/26/08 11:28am

FirstCircle

Yeah. I'm with langebleu. When I started shopping for Prince albums to backfill my collection, I kept seeing Planet Earth for 1-3 USD. I bought my copy for 3 USD still factory sealed. The biggest local record store near me was selling used copies for 11 USD... pfffff

Got mine on-line for the cheap. After reading scathing reviews here and elsewhere I was determined to get it as cheap as possible in case I hated it.
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Reply #6 posted 11/26/08 11:57am

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langebleu said:

MikeMatronik said:

I went today to buy a cool leather cover for my iPod. I did the usual pelgrimage through all the records shops I passed...and I saw Planet Earth twice in discount and once in a bargin bin!

I was like "WTF!..." eek

Just came to the conclusion that:

or I must one of the few portuguese who buy prince's music

or the album was forgotten...

Well, it was given away for free in a UK newspaper and with every UK concert ticket in 2007, and it's now available for next to nothing as a result on Ebay, so I doubt most people are going to pay full price for it.


lol I've got about 6 copies lying around my house!! I found one lying on the beer soaked floor after an aftershow and retrieved it, because I thought it seemed a bit disrespectful! lol I can't imagine anyone having to PAY for it, that's a bit naughty even in a bargain bin! But, we were lucky in London I suppose. And.....I LOVE Portugal, I miss it so much.....
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Reply #7 posted 11/26/08 12:08pm

MikeMatronik

Well...Haystack sent me my Planet Earth! biggrin He's such a sweety!

I may buy the retail version next month. I am bit low of money now...and that I couldn't stand have a scratched iPod.
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Reply #8 posted 11/26/08 12:17pm

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I've played this album a TOTAL of 3 times....not surprised at all.
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