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Author Topic: Dire Straits: The Complete Studio Albums 1978-1991 (8LP+Download)  (Read 27979 times)

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Re: Dire Straits: The Complete Studio Albums 1978-1991 (8LP+Download)
« Reply #45 on: October 20, 2013, 05:47:58 PM »
Looks awsome but expansive...
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Re: Dire Straits: The Complete Studio Albums 1978-1991 (8LP+Download)
« Reply #46 on: October 20, 2013, 06:10:14 PM »
Also I see that the price in both Amazon.de and amazon.co.uk is increasing by the day. It started at 71 BP and 135 Euros respectively and now it has gone to over 85BP and 153 Euros! What is the matter with this? Any insight? Is this a rip off? Do they get so many orders?


EUR 92,98 on amazon.it (right now)

http://www.amazon.it/gp/product/B00F469JLQ/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A11IL2PNWYJU7H

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Re: Dire Straits: The Complete Studio Albums 1978-1991 (8LP+Download)
« Reply #47 on: November 13, 2013, 12:19:11 AM »
It's finally on Amazon.ca @$172.80 cnd. Release date 3 Dec 2013.

I have placed a pre order.

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Re: Dire Straits: The Complete Studio Albums 1978-1991 (8LP+Download)
« Reply #48 on: November 13, 2013, 06:45:28 AM »
Totally unbelievable. Why so vast price differences? Any ideas? I think Amazon-s are individual companies but actually forming a core in order to have better prices for massive orders. So why the difference? Amazon.it is the cheapest by far, but has no free shipping.
Come on, it is not funny anymore.

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Re: Dire Straits: The Complete Studio Albums 1978-1991 (8LP+Download)
« Reply #49 on: November 13, 2013, 08:59:19 AM »
Your ideas of the suspected reasons for releasing this box are very interesting. When I heard of it first, I only thought: Ah, it`s Christmas-time and somebody wants to earn money without much work. It`s very typical to release boxes and compilations at Christmas-time, isn`t it? For the people who needs urgently a gift for their friends who already have everything!
I would love to have a complete box-set with  all the DS-music incl. all Bonus tracks, yes. But

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Re: Dire Straits: The Complete Studio Albums 1978-1991 (8LP+Download)
« Reply #50 on: November 13, 2013, 12:55:38 PM »
Amazon.it is the cheapest by far, but has no free shipping.

Amazon.ca have free shipping within Canada

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Re: Dire Straits: The Complete Studio Albums 1978-1991 (8LP+Download)
« Reply #51 on: November 13, 2013, 05:10:14 PM »
Amazon.it is the cheapest by far, but has no free shipping.

Amazon.ca have free shipping within Canada

Brian

Amazon.it have free shipping within Italy, Vatican City and San Marino  ;D

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Re: Dire Straits: The Complete Studio Albums 1978-1991 (8LP+Download)
« Reply #52 on: November 13, 2013, 05:22:38 PM »
Amazon.it is the cheapest by far, but has no free shipping.

Amazon.ca have free shipping within Canada

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Amazon.it have free shipping within Italy, Vatican City and San Marino  ;D

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Re: Dire Straits: The Complete Studio Albums 1978-1991 (8LP+Download)
« Reply #53 on: November 13, 2013, 05:35:27 PM »
Amazon .de has free shipping within Gemany if you buy for at least 20

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Re: Dire Straits: The Complete Studio Albums 1978-1991 (8LP+Download)
« Reply #54 on: November 13, 2013, 06:13:23 PM »
amazon.co.uk has free shipping to Europe over 20 pounds, except if it is heavy and bulky but still charges only for the registered delivery 4 pounds.
Come on, it is not funny anymore.

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Re: Dire Straits: The Complete Studio Albums 1978-1991 (8LP+Download)
« Reply #55 on: December 11, 2013, 12:44:47 AM »
I placed a pre order with Amazon.ca on 12 Nov 2013 with a release date of 10 Dec 2013
Today I get this Email, boy i'm pissed about this.

We now have delivery date(s) for the order you placed on November 12, 2013 (Order# 701-5810319-39xxxxx). We've listed the item(s) listed below with the expected delivery date(s):

 Dire Straits "Studio Albums Boxed Set 1978-1991 (6LP Vinyl)"
   Estimated arrival date: January 15, 2014 - January 24, 2014


Anybody have this set yet, if so what is your opinion?

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Re: Dire Straits: The Complete Studio Albums 1978-1991 (8LP+Download)
« Reply #56 on: December 11, 2013, 01:03:10 AM »
Amazon.co.uk was spot on the delivery date but the first one that arrived had poor packaging and two of the corners were damaged.I have sent it back and they replaced it in 2 days! The same poor packaging but luckily no damage this time. I am now striving to get a refund for my return postage. Mind you it is 2750 gr, and very pricy to send back... 

A nice package, but alas, no gatefolds for the double albums. A nice pressing I suppose, although I already have the first 4 studio albums in many equally good (or better) editions.  The BiA edition which is double, restores the CD timings of the songs and spreads them in 4 sides, and that should be an advantage. The same goes for OES (4 sides)  since the original edition had 60+ minutes packed in just two sides! But I haven't compared them yet, audio wise. So actually you get 4 single LPs and 2 double ones.
Come on, it is not funny anymore.

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Re: Dire Straits: The Complete Studio Albums 1978-1991 (8LP+Download)
« Reply #57 on: December 11, 2013, 01:20:23 PM »
It was at 79.99
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Re: Dire Straits: The Complete Studio Albums 1978-1991 (8LP+Download)
« Reply #58 on: December 11, 2013, 01:23:52 PM »
The first damaged parcel was sent from France, although ordered from UK! And the price I paid was 80 Euros (the initial UK price)
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Re: Dire Straits: The Complete Studio Albums 1978-1991 (8LP+Download)
« Reply #59 on: December 14, 2013, 04:45:24 PM »
We now have delivery date(s) for the order you placed on November 12, 2013 (Order# 701-5810319-39xxxxx). We've listed the item(s) listed below with the expected delivery date(s):

 Dire Straits "Studio Albums Boxed Set 1978-1991 (6LP Vinyl)"
 Estimated arrival date: January 15, 2014 - January 24, 2014


After receiving the above Email from Amazon, I went into my office on Friday afternoon and found a big box waiting for me
with the Dire Straits Box set in it.   :lol :lol :lol
This morning I played LoG side 2, boy it beautiful "O" so quiet no surface noise at all to me well worth the price.
I hope the other albums are as quiet, on my VPI/Transfiguration rig.

Has anybody had any luck in downloading the digital flies from Back to Black Vinyl using the coupon code in the package.
It keeps telling me that my postal code is not valid using my valid Canadian postal code, so I changed countries to the USA
and used my head office Zip code, still the same response "Postal Code not Valid"

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