You know, just this once I am seriously contemplating not buying the physical CDs. I really have no desire to spend 3, 4 or 5 times the intial US Target Deal price. I've got the wav files, burnt them to CD-Rs and am loving the music as part of my £52-54 pound membership.

Little update: the italian site i talked before now uploaded the page and it's saying that Lotusflow3r will be available in Italy on the 10th april, which makes sense because cds here are released on friday!
Anyway i think i'll buy it on ebay, in this way i'll save at least 10€!

Carter84 said:

I must be missing something. Why buy from a reseller?

Just order the set from the Target website. You can even use your Amazon ID.

http://www.target.com/gp/..._1&x=0&y=0

At dutch bol.com the release date has been set to 8th of May (previously 7th April)

DavidW said:

you're missing the fact that Target does not deliver worldwide.

Offical Imports to European Market Delay.....

Looks like this is vibe guy's sorry for the bad news.....

Maybe it's because the US Target Stores are selling out .....

Wait and see....

Just got this email from HMV:

Dear hmv customer,

A quick update on your order for the forthcoming Prince release of
'Lotusflow3r'.

Just to let you know, the release date of this title has now been delayed
slightly to Monday 13th April 2009. In line with our pre-order offer, you
should therefore expect to receive the 3CD set on this revised date (UK
customers only - overseas customers should receive item within 5-7 days of
shipment).

Please accept our apologies for the delay, but we are sure it will be worth
the wait.

Kind Regards,

Online Customer Service Team
www.hmv.com

rlittler81 said:

How much does it cost?

NewSystem said:

My order status still says £12.99. I pre ordered. Was expecting it to be a cencellation email.

rlittler81 said:

Me 2. Glad it wasn't though. Still chance though!
[Edited 4/2/09 10:52am]

rlittler81 said:

Another week to wait and hear Crimson and Clover in the mix.

Is the 13 April an official UK release date or just the date HMV expect to receive their imports from the US?

tc012009 said:

Official date in the UK. For those of you in Japan, copies will be imported from the UK.

LOTUSFLOW3R 3 DISC SET DELIVERED TO UK FOR 16 POUNDS.... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW....m63.l1177

I just won with my bid on ebay. 14 british pounds including delivery.

NewSystem said:

Any orger who have got a good service from an ebay supplier and a good price please post your details here...

This ebaying business kinda reminds me of when PE was given away with the Sunday Mail. You can't say Prince isn't fair in his distribution of cheapo deals. USA'ers got Musicology free with a concert ticket, PE with a newspaper, Lotusflow3r cheapo in a major chain. It must be back here next time then? Free on the side of a cereal box please, make it bran flakes

I know this sounds as if coming from a whiner but I would like to point to the fact that Planet Earth has been give for free in a magazine ONLY in the UK. Not even the international edition of that magazine had the CD.
So... does UK count for all Europe?

dejacopis said:

You got the SOTT tour.

LondonStyle said:

http://stores.shop.ebay.c...QQ_armrsZ1

Dear PAUL SAVAGE,

Your order’s in the post, and should be with you soon. In case you need them, here are the details:

Qty Format Artist Title Price Estimated Times
1 CD PRINCE LOTUSFLOW3R (LOTUSFLOWER / LOT £12.99 2-5 days

This has just made my day! Can't wait!

Savage said:

Hi Paul!
is this a msg from HMV in the UK? I keep coming back to my local store here in Amsterdam and they don't know much about any date now..but if HMV has it in stock and sending it at the moment...there's hope!!

dejacopis said:

Yes. HMV UK is posting it out now. I hope it is here by Saturday!

Thank you Paul!!!
I was just about to buy it from eBay, but I felt so depressed thinking I had to wait from 3 more weeks! I know, I am maybe the only one who has NOT listened to it yet, waiting for the actual cd! olskool

hmv sent me an email confirming despatch of the cd today at £12.99, so i presume everyone who ordered at that price who didn't get the order cancelled will get a despatch email today/tomorrow, so expect about 700 people posting to confirm their order was shipped to

hmv are pretty good at sticking to prices if they made a mistake, likewise play.com, i always keep an eye on the bargain sites for price mistakes etc

ironically my mate is picking up a copy of lotusflower from target as he's in the states this week for his brother in laws wedding, and he lives next to a big target, so i'll end up with two copies for £20

unique said:

unique said:

Yeah, I got my email confirmation today too. Can't wait to have the original CDs in my collection.

What about Canada? Luv4u is having a fit.

this is an awful lot of mess for just a stupid album

2freaky4church1 said:

prince is banned in canada after he split up from mani. it's an anti gun, anti prince, anti fun country up there