..until NPGMC members get their copies?

if so,us non-members will b waiting til the year 2099!

any other non-members upset about this?
i am disappointed cuz i wanted 2 hear it on my birthday when it is (was meant) 2 b released in retail...

but on the other hand,it is only fair that memebrs get it first.

the 'Joshy Waiting' edit
[This message was edited Mon Jul 14 1:54:25 PDT 2003 by Joshy]

No, not really upset.

We are non-members so we refused to pay 25$ (and in my opinion, we still did right in doing so) but we must not complain if members get a special benefit. Even if that benefit is something stupid like getting a CD a few days earlier and more expensive than us (if you live in Europe, the CD will be indeed more expensive because of the NPGMC postage costs).

Additionally, I don't expect too much from that CD, judging from what I have heard about it here so far. It's instrumental and the reviews sound even less enthusiastic than they did with Xpectation.

funkystuff said:

Europe isn't the only place outside the USA

Joshy said:

Sssht, the earth is flat !!

:EVILLOL:

Sorry, did not mean to offend someone.
Of course there's Asia (in particularly Japan with lots of Prince fans), our poor Aussie friends (with 1 single tour 11 years ago), and some other places, too.

Haven't heard about any African fans, yet.

funkystuff said:

hehe,i was only half jokin around dude.

but many people have said that it is being held back.
have npgmc said this or is it just speculation?

Everyone can get the N.E.W.S now. And cheaper than on the NPGMC which is annoying. I received my CD over the weekend. I paid £18 including delivery and just before I received it I got an email from the NPGMC saying that you can now buy and download for a limited time from MSN!!! So for $7 you can download N.E.W.S.

So if you want it go to:

http://entertainment.msn....netcal=370

Hope you are all happy now! Not those who paid more from the NPGMC though!!

EVERYONE.

AND I MEAN, EVERYONE, IS CRAZY NOT TO SEE THIS.

THIS IS IN FACT P's FIRST EVER "CHILLOUT" CD.

YEAH THATS'S RIGHT. I SAID IT. IT'S "CHILLOUT" MUSIC AND I LOVE IT!!

I'M A BIG FAN OF CHILLOUT MUSIC ANYWAY. AND THIS IS PRINCE'S FUNKY GLOBAL CHILLOUT MUSIC...

PEACE...

Hi Joshy,

you got me ...

I don't know how to say it ... Americans tend to forget that there's an outside world to the U.S. You can sometimes watch this behaviour at the org. And Europeans tend to forget the rest of the world, too.
So I think it's really legitimate for you Australians, and Asians to remind us Europeans & Americans from time to time that there are lots of other fans around.

If the expressions "lots" is still suitable for Prince fans of course.

I guess NPGMC said that they underestimated the demand for NEWS (bullsh**) and the first edition of NEWS is sold out and some members have to wait for the second edition.
The speculation is: If members have to wait for their copy, non-members will have to wait more than ever.

I honestly don't believe they are gonna push back the retail release of N.E.W.S. There were members who didn't get their ONAL until after it was released to the public.

Controversy1976 said:

Heck, if you want downloads you can get that for free. Gimme the actual CD anyday.

I'm hoping that at least one other NPGMC member will report that they have not yet received their copy of NEWS. I ordered at the site on day 1, 2 copies, but chose snail-mail delivery. Anyone else still waiting???

stymie said:

hahaha...was one nite alone live ever released to the public? i checked several wrecka stows for copies to buy for a friend and no one had even heard about it. one guy at the wrecka stow got all excited and said he would be buying it himself...i guess he thinks i'm a real asshole now! lol

imnotsayinthisjust2bnasty said:

Yeah, it was released to the public. There were a few copies around Chicago to be found.

stymie said:

i found another copy at my fave wrekka stow here in Adelaide.
on the shelf at Muses (city store)
for AUD$70-sumthin.
i grabbed one other they got in the day of release & another has been sold i guess.
they got only 3 in.

Oh, so what u can buy it cheaper in the stores than it costs to order it from overseas!

We're not talking a lot of money here are we?

I'm in Thailand but I ordered mine to be sent to the UK. It arrived a few days back, and cost me about 11 pounds something. So, that's before anyone can buy it at retail, but perhaps 3 pounds more???

3 pounds? Not worth whinging about is it really? Especially since we're getting it earlier too.

Tight fisted son of a ...

This whole member/non-member thing is boring. If u want to join, join. If not, don't. It's really very boring talking about which option is better. Membership is only about 15 pounds or less (25 US dollars)!

I'm off to eat suki yaki.

NON MEMBERS are THE BANISHED ONES im a member but it will B the last year ( sigh ) every year is worse than the last If I hear something I like I will Buy it thats the way it supposed 2 B any way right ?? ( sigh again )

Then how come musictoday CONTINUOUSLY say back order and dont come thru?

There can't be such a demand that they can't manufacture enough.

Send some out of paisley where there's duckloads of em.

N.E.W.S. will be available at US retail outlets on July 29, 2003.

funkystuff said:

Don't you believe it! It's a great CD!

TheMax said:

I ordered it in the first couple of hours and I have not got it yet. I have queried it, but I get auto responses and no disc.

Same old story.

So my "donation" and exclusive order got me what?

I'd be more bothered if the album actally sounded real "new directions in music" and not elevator music.

How long before people stop calling this amateur 8 year old business an "xperiment" which is learning.

You pay peanuts, you get monkeys.