deepabove said:

I second that, nothing comes up here either.

i think amazon will most def be stocking the music.
at some stage anyway.
just a hunch.
cuz as yet we dunno who the big retailer is - what about people in europe who can't jog down 2 bestbuys or whateva?
what if website has a joining fee? (as hinted by dr funken)
that would limit sales..
joe the plumber ain't gonna join!
p would have 2 consider getting the physical product out somehow.

thedoorkeeper said:

LMAO

IstenSzek said:

i need to sit down sometime and really give that album some serious love. i think i've only listened to it a couple of times. loved it, but i have to be in the right headspace for it...

Ugot2shakesumthin said:

The latest AC/DC album Black Ice had great success being sold exclusively at Wal Mart and online.

2elijah said:

Ther is a Target, a Best Buy and a Wal Mart all within a mile of where I work and a K-Mart within 3 miles so pretty much any chain he picks I'm golden

All I know is it better NOT be Walmart.

I thought Target just cause I keep seeing what I suspect to be the same bottle of 3121 hangin there month after month when I go there.

Plus they've done a lot of exclusive cd releases. Isn't Xtina's through them only?

U're hearing it here: IF Amazon ends up being the xclusive online retailer 4 the hard copy of the album, TARGET will b the store that carries it.

Musze said:

if you order merchandise from target.com, doesn't it operate through amazon.com?

IstenSzek said:

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You know there is two hidden bonus tracks circulating from the dvd.

Did i invite you to What?

The Target by me (Detroit suburb) still has the 3121 picture up (the one that looks like the Black Sweat video).

I would be very surprised if he went outside of Target or Best Buy. Those have been his biggest outlets since he left WB.

Anxiety said:

Same. I seriously heart NIN but I really have to be in the mood for the Ghosts set.

I like Amazon

I really doubt that P would use wal-mart.. if it makes it 2 a retail store, it'll probably be Target.

Does no one realise that if Prince uses Walmart or Target then he'd be limiting the album sales to US only? He'd then have to make different deals for Europe and Asia. I don't think he's that short sighted.

I'm convinced it'll be an international retailer like Amazon.

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rexington said:

Er...Sorry to be a bit of nerd ...but walmart owns Asda in the UK and i think they have outlets in Europe...

LondonStyle said:

UK yes but Walmart doesn't import discs (and hardly any stock) from the US, so the album would still be unavailable in Europe.

rexington said:

What?...Walmart / ASDA will sell anything ..they sell CD's ..so the channel is the same...Prince won't be burning CD's and then putting them in boxes for shipping ?

LondonStyle said:

They sure do - they even have a site dedicated to mail-order music, DVDs and games. Free delivery to the UK and Ireland

http://www.asda-entertainment.co.uk/

PopeLeo said:

Are you guys serious?

Do you not realise the US and European inventory is wildly different?

Compare the US and UK online stores, they have different content and what is available on both sites has had seperate (and usually different) releases in both countries. Some artists/CDs available in the US stores are simply not available in the UK stores.

You should also note that movies and games available in the US are not available in the UK unless it's had a UK release and even then the product is different (certification, content, packaging etc).

My point is this; unless stores like Walmart change the way music is released and shipped in their chain, I seriously doubt Prince's (or anyone else's) albums pressed in the US will be sold in their international stores.

Of course, it's possible (though highly unlikely in my opinion), Prince, Walmart or another US bricks and mortar store will make arrangements to press and/or ship discs Internationally, but imagine the extra cost to them and us? This would also complicate any DVD type content that Prince might want to produce (region/Pal & Ntsc standards/certification differences).

There are other international options I hadn't considered: rough trade or Hear Music (Starbucks) though neither are big box retailers - No Idea what their sales are like but I heard Paul McCartney did okay and they do international distribution within their chain.

I dunno, I don't think I even care - as long as I can buy a physical disc I'll be happy!!!

rexington said:

i'm with u..everybody can shop online, everyone shops at amazon, but haven't heard of these u mention above.
shopping 4 music at supermarkets is soo naff..& as 4 asda, well they're few & far between in UK & who the heck likes shopping there anyway?!
on top of tht, they don't exist in rest of europe..
OMG, unless he's done a deal with lidl LMFAO!..
lotusflow3r right in there with the salami & weird cheese..

rexington said:

Absolutely. I highly doubt that it will be Walmart but I was pointing out that it could be quite easily done - make international sales mail-order only and use ASDA's existing internet arm to distribute in Europe. Those CDs and DVDs could be printed in Europe to keep delivery costs and lead times down to a minimum They could even rebrand and use a new name and website for the distribution (ASDA entertainment also sell under two different names already that I know of). The whole purpose of it being a one-outlet deal is to keep middlemen out of the deal, so why not?

I'd prefer that to buying anything out of Starbucks - I drink espresso and they can't even sell good coffee, never mind music

But I'm right behind you on the physical CD thing - I don't want some crappy mp3 release. I still don't rate the NPGMC albums as being proper releases, so I want bright, shiny discs with lossless music and the associated questionable cover art.

Wallmart knows it has the market that all vendors drool over, so they demand deep discounts from any vendor to stock their products.
You will notice a lot of major brand name products missing at your local Walmart because some vendors choose not to play the deep discount game with them.
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