| splicksplack 09.03.2011 07:09 |
Now it seems that after we've bought the remasters on 14th March thay are releasing them in a box on 4th April (with room in the box for a "further 10 releases later in the year"). |
| deleted user 09.03.2011 08:30 |
..............baby you've been had. |
| zephead2112 09.03.2011 08:57 |
Yeah, great isn't it. And ironically, it's always the hardcore (us) that pre-order and then get stitched up!!!! |
| spaceboy1972 09.03.2011 09:21 |
splicksplack wrote: Now it seems that after we've bought the remasters on 14th March thay are releasing them in a box on 4th April (with room in the box for a "further 10 releases later in the year"). Is there a amazon or play.com link for this? Thanks :-) |
| Mr Mercury 09.03.2011 09:40 |
The only link I have is this one link |
| Pim Derks 09.03.2011 10:09 |
I wonder if this is an official Queen Productions release or something exclusive for Recordstore.co.uk? |
| zephead2112 09.03.2011 10:31 |
I believe it's also being offered by other vendors, Play, etc. |
| splicksplack 09.03.2011 11:39 |
It really does beg the question - Why is there no official announcement? Are Universal and QPL really so un-organized? OR, is it meant to be hushed up until the fans have already bought the individual albums and then, hopefully buy it all over again to get a box? OR, is it a mistake? |
| Penetration_Guru 09.03.2011 13:56 |
zephead2112 wrote: Yeah, great isn't it. And ironically, it's always the hardcore (us) that pre-order and then get stitched up!!!! If you feel stitched up, I'd be happy to send you some cardboard. Since such things are clearly so important to you. |
| brians wig 09.03.2011 15:18 |
So the box comes out nearly a month later? WHY????? Surely they know it will be mainly fans who go for the box, so why piss them all off by making them wait another 3 weeks. QPL really ARE a bunch of ungrateful wankers who don't give a shit about the people who have stayed loyal to them these last 40 years. |
| Ray D O'Gaga 09.03.2011 21:11 |
zephead2112 wrote: Yeah, great isn't it. And ironically, it's always the hardcore (us) that pre-order and then get stitched up!!!! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-orders were made to be cancelled, my friend. It only stitches you up if you let it. Also, I don't store my CDs in cardboard boxes anyway. A box would totally screw with my OCD CD organizing system. |
| ITSM 09.03.2011 22:23 |
It looks like the CD's in the box got plastic covers, and the seperate ones in cardboard covers... link |
| Goodoldfashionedloverboy 09.03.2011 23:02 |
I think this box set is fake because this unofficial information, official information only on link |
| Pierre 10.03.2011 00:45 |
Its been on CDON for weeks its not fake. |
| people on streets 10.03.2011 03:18 |
boooooring. Who cares? |
| Bo Rhap 10.03.2011 04:21 |
Here's the Amazon link link |
| queenboot 11.03.2011 03:59 |
Hi on Amazon UK is this: Queen 40 (Five Album Box Set) [Box set] Audio CD (4 April 2011) Number of Discs: 5 Format: Box set Label: Island ASIN: B004ODBIHI link only single disk edition on Play.com is this: Queen 40 (5 x 2CD) This special 40th Anniversary Box Set contains the first 5 studio albums by Queen (Queen, Queen II, Sheer Heart Attack, A Night At The Opera and A Day at the Races) as 2-disc expanded and remastered editions. The box set also has room for the subsequent 10 studio albums released as remasters later in 2011. link Cheers Norbert |
| cmsdrums 11.03.2011 06:39 |
Cheapest I've seen it so far is £64.93 at Asda online - only a fiver more than buying the deluxe editions anyway, so may be worth it if you can wait another three weeks?! |
| Pim Derks 11.03.2011 07:10 |
A Dutch retailer already has the cd's and posted some pictures on his Facebook page. Seems that they're all in super-jewel-cases. No deluxe digipacks or anything. Fuckers. |
| pirrakas 11.03.2011 07:29 |
Yes, they are out in Ireland as well. I went to HMV at lunch time and I saw them: two editions. Normal one at 13.99 euros and "extended" one at 16.99. They both look the same: crap. Very dissapointed. At least they are not expensive. I ended up buying an "A Night at the Opera" T-Shirt for 14.99. :-) I will eventually order the box from an online seller. |
| Pim Derks 11.03.2011 07:39 |
I was looking forward to beautiful fold-out digipacks, as that is the way they seem to appear at QOL. But no, just throw them in jewelcases. Fuck quality, the fucking fans will buy it either way. |
| queenboot 11.03.2011 08:20 |
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| brians wig 11.03.2011 13:10 |
Bloody Digipacks. I HATE them with a passion. There's nothing like a stupid fold out cardboard thing for receiving damage, no matter how careful you are. Can't believe people actually like them! |
| Ray D O'Gaga 11.03.2011 15:25 |
Mark me down as another digipack hater. Dinged and dented cardboard corners are not attractive. I prefer my music encased in hard, cold, replacable plastic. |
| br5946 13.03.2011 13:42 |
Seriously? Seperate album reissues and then a multi-album box? RIP-OFF!!!! Are they forgetting about the 1995 15-CD set Ultimate Queen? The 2011 box is basically UQ with 75 mediocre leftovers tacked on. (we all know the bonuses are/will be quite lousy). Let's hope they come up with some interesting packaging for it to entice us even a minuscule bit! |
| FRIPPERTRONIKS 18.03.2011 08:05 |
Hi people, my advice is to wait, let's see what happens with this box set. Maybe we will get an extra ( a book, a cd ) with it. Patience is a virtue. |
| cmsdrums 18.03.2011 14:29 |
br5946 wrote: Seriously? Seperate album reissues and then a multi-album box? RIP-OFF!!!! Are they forgetting about the 1995 15-CD set Ultimate Queen? The 2011 box is basically UQ with 75 mediocre leftovers tacked on. (we all know the bonuses are/will be quite lousy). Let's hope they come up with some interesting packaging for it to entice us even a minuscule bit! ----------------------------------------------------------- This isn't a 'separate' multi album box, but simply the option to buy the first five remasters in a box rather than on their own - you can then add the remaining 10 albums which you buy as normal when they are released. I was going to buy all five in the first batch anyway, and know I'll buy the remaining ones, so to have a limited edition case to house all of them in for only £5 more is goood for me so I've ordered it. The only gripe is that they should have released it on the same day as the first five albums. Having said that, I'll bet my house that they DO release a separate box containing all ten (plus possibly some extra material) very soon after the last batch of five are released. |
| rottenjohnny1963 23.03.2011 12:05 |
why not just release a box set with all the bonus tracks that they are adding to these reissues? i love queen,have for as long as i can remember,but i'll be damned if i'm going to buy these again after owning the lps and the remastered cds in the 1990s!i'll just get copies of the unreleased tracks of the www.i don't have the money to rebuy these. |