Bravo Steinei for your kind gesture! As I mentioned before I believe that the CDs will eventually pop up on ebay, discogs and various sites, that ship worldwide. Such special versions rarely are decisions straight from the artist, so no reason blaming MK, the Germans or the universe conspiring against everybody else. I would say there are many reasons for such releases. For example, if there was motive enough, other countries would issue similar special editions. Let's not forget that profits from record sales are down to almost zero for most artists. They make a living from live shows. (my radio plays cannibals! coincidence!)
Universal does a little trick for some years now, issuing special editions in many country of the world (that estimates that would boost the sales). So collectors from all over the world will have to buy dozens times a CD with minor differences but almost always no extra or hard to find tracks.
