Best ‘Gdańsk’ prices
With many sites, and shops, now starting to take pre-orders for the assorted ‘Live in Gdańsk’ sets, which will be available on 22 September across Europe and 23 September across North America (probably later everywhere else, as usual, details to follow whenever they materialise), I thought it would be helpful to provide an easy price comparison for those that might appreciate such a thing.
If you know of a reputable site, or store, anywhere in the world, do let us know how much they’re charging for ‘Live in Gdańsk’. The more links, the better.
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Admittedly, this is running a wee bit early, as details are still trickling out, but I’m sure you’ll agree: it’s always better to be early than late.
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Amazon UK have it but it is very confusing as they haven’t all the prices up and they haven’t described which set you are getting for your money – prices from £16.49 to £31.49 but I’m not sure which versions (2 disc, 3 disc, 4 disc etc.) cost what. I know I’ll be going for the 5 disc version anyway……
Here’s the link: amazon.co.uk
[Those are Sony imports, don't forget. EMI's prices should be more favourable. - FEd]
Great idea!
I buy most of my music from HMV and Woolworths (I’m in the UK). They don’t have any details yet but I’ll be asking at Woolies tomorrow. I will report back.
Amazon UK has prices for imports only.
- £16.49 for the 2-disc
- £23.49 for the 3-disc
- £31.49 for the 4-disc
No 5-disc or vinyl.
I am waiting for the price of the 5-disc. I’ll keep checking back!
Only deluxe !!
e-shops from Poland:
http://www.rockserwis.pl – 156,90 PLn = 48 EUR = 37,7 GBP
http://www.fan.pl – 151,95 PLN = 46,5 EUR = 36,5 GBP
merlin.pl – 176 PLN = 54 EUR = 42 GPB
http://www.stereo.pl – 158,49 PLN = 48,5 EUR = 38 GBP [FREE shipping in Poland]
Why no price on the 5-disc? Team DG too scared to reveal the price again? LOL!
the only prices i can find are the ones on amazon.co.uk for those imports.
still no word on the UK prices yet?
of course i’m still wondering if it actually is coming out on the said release date.
[Not so much as a whisper. - FEd]
hi fed, i’ve forgotten my chat password, could you sort me out please?
[Certainly. Please check your e-mail, Lewis. - FEd]
Well here is an interesting one. Vintage Vinyl in New Jersey actually has the Live in Gdansk vinyl version on their website and showing as in stock. The price they have listed is $99. Wow!!
Below is the link but to find it you have to input Gilmour,David with no space between the comma and first name in the search box in the upper right. You’ll also see some of David’s other releases in vinyl as well.
http://www.vvinyl.com
Off topic briefly, I got to see Dweezil Zappa perform his Zappa Plays Zappa show over the weekend. Papa would be proud. Awesome show.
Thanks.
Andrew
amazon.de are already listing the 5 disc set for €62,99.
[Why no price on the 5-disc? Team DG too scared to reveal the price again? LOL! - Ben]
Are you beginning to spot a pattern here too Ben?
Maybe there’ll be something in the ‘Latest News’ buried under a story about RTN being broadcast on the moon next March later.
[Now, now... - FEd]
CD-wow has the 2 disc listed at £8.99 but no other versions.
Also the amazon prices are for imports from the States not the UK versions which remain non-priced.
Great idea,
personally I placed my order for the deluxe earlier today (I will have a second guitar pick, can’t believe, I can’t play the guitar, the first one was with other artist deluxe/special/limited edition DVD, although said artist plays very little on the guitar).
As for Poland Pawel did a good job, I will only add that EMI Poland did something for fans, here, they simply cut prices of other David items and particularly Remember That Night DVD and On An Island CD are off by 50%.
At the current level RTN is a bargain, so if anybody needs another copy, I think now the price is more than affordable (cheaper than standard 2 CD Live In Gdańsk).
For those for whom sound really matters, I also looked for vinyl and I was told at http://www.rockserwis.pl that they won’t sell it. I saw LP link at http://www.merlin.pl and it is @ 219 PLN or exactly 100$ or 53 GBP or 66,5 Euro.
[amazon.de are already listing the 5 disc set for €62,99. - bernhard]
That’s about $94 US. My jaw dropped…Hope that isn’t right!
bluesrpink – what did you expect it would cost? to be honest i figured it would about this price.
I reckon it might lower a little until the day of release, it does most times with likely box sets on amazon, last ones for me were the first three U2 album reissues deluxe versions, they went down a wee little bit a few days before the def. release date.
cheerio, b.
On Best Buy’s website, they list Exclusive 5-disc set which makes me believe that Best Buy will be the only US store offering the 5-disc. The price is $69.99.
[Maybe there'll be something in the 'Latest News' buried under a story about RTN being broadcast on the moon next March later. - Lorraine]
LOL! I hope it’s not on Pay Per View.
I think the 5-disc will be £40-45.
Here’s another place you can get the Live at Gdansk disk.
It’s a bit pricey but you also get a guitar with it.
Thanks.
Andrew
[Wow, there's even a case to put it in. Bargain. - FEd]
Hey Fed,
An Observation….
This has been a very interesting question but for a different reason. It is only when you actually think about it…how few different music outlets remain either physically or via the internet.
If you had asked me this question 20 years ago, I could have come up with dozens of stores that would be offering these for sale in Canada. Now with all the consolidations and chains going out of business over the years…there are about 5. And of these only HMV is a real quality bricks and mortar chain (sorry Best Buy and Future Shop). The others are like Amazon…purely internet.
Our choice of where to buy music has dramatically decreased over the years.
Cheers, Howard
[Very true, Howard. Thanks for that. - FEd]
[amazon.de are already listing the 5 disc set for €62,99. - bernhard]
62,99 Euros = 49,4627482 British pounds.
Would it really be as much as that?
Dear F.Ed,
here is a link to an Italian web-shop where I bought in the past and I found them quite honest. As you can see just two of the assorted sets of Live in Gdansk are now available, you can find as well as other Gilmour’s products; prices are in Euros of course.
I wait for your “go” when this site will accept the pre-orders.
Bye/ciao
Elisabetta
@Fran
Considering a normal (1) CD costs around €15 – €20 (in Belgium anyway) I’d say its an OK price, considering you get 5 disks and some very nice extras.
Just looked around some Belgian shops, but they don’t show anything just yet. In any case you’re probably better off buying from Amazon UK.
I just saw some great pictures of some of the covers and the actual CDs/DVDs of Live at Gdansk – they all look stunning! The picture disks look great!
I can’t wait for this release!!!!
I think GB £49 is a great price.
5 discs with all the extras … what sort of price were people expecting?
Funny, amazon.de declares September 19th as the release date “Dieser Artikel wird am 19. September 2008 erscheinen.” for the 5 disc package.
Anyway, I ordered one there, since there isn’t a serious shop around and the fuel is still so expensive…
Best regards,
Taki
Bavaria
http://www.amazon.fr is listing the 5 disc cd version for €54,66 and the vinyl set for only €43,77. Both decent prices.
A shop in Holland, http://www.kroese-online.nl, is selling the 5 disc for €57,99 and the vinyl for €72,99. Postage in Holland is free, but I am not sure if they send outside of Holland.
It seems some people are complaining about the price. But you do get 3 CDs plus 2 DVDs and extras. And a lot of memory flashbacks! What more do you want?
Cheers, Robert
I had a good listen to The Law CD today, Paul Rodgers could sing the phone book, great stuff!
£50 for the five disk set sounds very reasonable to me.
The thing I’m worried about is the 5 LP version.
Led Zeppelin recently released The Song Remains the Same remastered on vinyl and that costs over £70 and that’s only 4 LPs.
I’d really like the vinyl version and although no price has yet been mentioned it is a ‘limited edition’ so I’m worried that it’s going to be hard to find and very expensive.
Having said that, the fact that it looks like the CD versions are going to be so reasonably priced does give me some hope but I guess I’ll just have to wait and see.
[bluesrpink - what did you expect it would cost? - Lewis McInnes]
Certainly not close to $100 US. The $70 that Best Buy is showing is a little more easy to take.
Billboard.com in the U.S. has posted an interview today with David about Live at Gdansk in case anyone is interested (click my name above).
[Thanks for that, Tom. - FEd]
amazon.fr are offering the 5 disc at 54.66 euros.
France –> amazon.fr
- 2 discs = 16,99€
- 3 discs = 22,99€
- 4 discs = 32,30€
- 5 discs = 54,66€
Aww… no Blu-ray I guess…
I am hoping to get the 5 disc Deluxe set for my birthday, dunno how much it is going to cost here. Probably an arm and a leg considering how expensive CDs are in Canada.
The 5-disc Live at Gdansk list is $70 at Best Buy here in the US (I knew it was going to be exclusive there).
However, the price will drop to either $40 or $50 for the week the set goes on sale.
Best Buy has been doing exclusive things with the last three David Gilmour efforts. The Island Jam single with On an Island CD. The AOL Sessions CD with the Remember That Night DVD. I found another OAI with Island Jam at a store in SC recently (keeping it, DG and PF collector here).
I usually go indy store route but Best Buy add bonus CDs and so on so I go there when I can’t go indy route.
[And the vinyl is just short of $109, I see. - FEd]
Hi FEd, another Great Blog Topic!
Thanks for that, this will come in very useful! As I too, have not seen the 5 disc version listed yet.
thanks, joefromCanada
I’m saving my pennies and counting the days!
I’ll just get the five discs at the most reasonable price I can get. How about here? Just send it with my payment pre – endorsed on Sept. 22nd. How easy is that?
WTIO will be fabulous to see again from another venue.
How about some prices from North America? Well… Here ya go! (OK, so nobody actually asked.)
According to Amazon.ca they are listing only three (3) different versions.
The two (2) CD set
$22.99 – “This item will be released on Sep 16 2008.”
The two (2) CD & one (1) DVD set
$30.99 – “This item will be released on Sep 23 2008.”
The two (2) CD & two (2) DVD set
@42.99 – “This item will be released on Sep 23 2008.”
I will post if/when the five (5) disc “Delux” box set is listed. You can find the above listing at: amazon.ca.
[I think GB £49 is a great price. 5 discs with all the extras ... what sort of price were people expecting? - RobM]
I second that, Rob.
In rip off Britain, one can never be too sure what we Brits will be charged.
Kind regards.
Julie
By Deluxe of things I’ll be very happy indeed.
Rgds Geoff Duffy (Dublin)
A bit of a ropey one last night, FEd.
[You can say that again. - FEd]
I think I will be ordering the 5 disc version from the cheapest place I can find. I have used a number of international suppliers in the past and will have a check on pricing nearer the time.
The UK pricing is a real mess at the moment but I imagine that will get resolved in the next few weeks. Amazon UK are listing the release date as the 23rd!
[Initially, Amazon get as much wrong as they do right, but it'll come good soon. - FEd]
Hello Fed!
I placed my order for the deluxe 2 days ago at Amazon Germany (63€).
Fed, there are any plans to release a blu ray DVD from the concert in Gdansk???
We love our blu ray “Remember..” and it would be amazing to have also this gig in a blu ray version!!
With best regards from Berlin
Ina
[There are no plans for that right now, sorry. - FEd]
I’m quite looking forward to this actually. When the live CD was first mentioned, I wasn’t all that enthused about it.
However I would say it’s some shrewd thinking from DG and his people to make this set appealing. Well done I’d say!
Can’t wait to get the 5 disc set.
[Considering a normal (1) CD costs around €15 - €20 (in Belgium anyway) I'd say its an OK price, considering you get 5 disks and some very nice extras. - Bart]
Hi Bart.
New CDs are usually £8 in the UK and £8 x 3 = £24. Add two DVDs at £12 and you get a total of £48.
I stand corrected, but I hope it’s not more than £50!
I got nowhere at Woolworths when I asked about “Live in Gdansk”. The girl didn’t know what I was talking about!
Thank god there are not Blu-Ray versions too, it’s confusing enough as it is!
Interesting to see that there is such a great difference in prices between amazon France and amazon Germany (e.g. 2-disc-set: 16,96€/21,99€; 5-disc-set: 54,66€/62,99€).
Same company and both countries in the Euro-zone, and VAT is even a little bit higher in France than in Germany. How could that be?
Norwegian prices are (Platekompaniet):
2.cd = 159 NOK = 29 USD
2.cd+1.dvd = 219 NOK = 40 USD
2.cd+2.dvd = 289 NOK = 53 USD
3.cd+2.dvd = 519 NOK = 94 USD
5.LP = 549 NOK = 100 USD
[Thank you all for contributing. Your responses so far have been very revealing. - FEd]
4-Disc only version available here. Priced at £28.98.
@Paweł
Thanks for Polish price. I run to order it. ;-)
$99.83 at ezydvd in Australia for the deluxe set. So far that seems to be the only listing for the 5 disk set. 2CD set is $21.99 which I think is pretty good. Online sites are offering freight free.
I like Best Buy’s price and it may be worth paying postage to here.
It’s good to see how things are priced around the planet.
Have a good weekend everybody
Wilko
[I think a few people might consider getting it imported from the States, actually. - FEd]
Fed – is Anthill going to be stocking the 5 disc version? Thx!
[I assume that they'll stock all five sets, but have heard nothing further. - FEd]
http://www.deepdiscount.com has prices for the 3 disk ($27.86 AND FREE SHIPPING) and 4 disk ($40.98 AND FREE SHIPPING).
Barnes and Noble has
1 CD, $17.99
2 CD/1DVD, $31.49
2 CD/2DVD, $44.99
Circuit City has pretty much the same sets, same prices. Neither B&N nor CC has the 5 disc available (yet). For Your Ear (FYE) refers people to the Deep Discount site.
Cheers!
Fnac.com France:
2CD: 17.99 €
2CD + 2DVD: 32.99 €
3CD + 2DVD: 64.33 €
Vinyl (5 LP): 53.20 €
Michèle
Wow! On alapage.com (France), it’s the first time I see this: the long box (Deluxe Edition) contents – click on ‘agrandir’).
I wonder if it’s really the 5-disc version, but, if so, it’s the cheapest I have found : 54.66 € (and free shipping in France)!
For the vinyl (5 LP, click ‘agrandir’) – 62.95 €
Michèle
[That's what we want to see. Good spot. - FEd]
[I wonder if it's really the 5-disc version - Michèle]
It is! Well according to Amazon’s pics it is the right version. I love detective work.
Here are the prices from http://www.bol.nl (The Netherlands).
They have three versions, 2, 4 and 5 CDs according to their site. I think that will be 2 CDs, 2 CDs + 2 DVDs and 3 CDs + 2 DVDs?
The 2 CD + 1 DVD version is not mentioned on their site.
Prices:
2CD = € 19,99
4CD = € 27,99
5CD = € 64,99
Vanleest.nl offers:
Double CD = € 19,99
Double CD + 2 DVD = € 39,99
3CD + 2 DVD = € 64,99
Again the three-disc set is not mentioned, nor the vinyl set.
Cheers,
Ivo
Is anyone in UK taking orders on the 5 disc set? Will they ship on the 22nd? I am not sure if anyone local will stock the 5 disc so I think internet option is best and probably earliest (even if a day or 2 late).
I might buy double disc on the day of release to tide me over until the 5 disc arrives, can always keep that in the car..
Darran (Middlesbrough, England)
[Sorry, I'm still waiting for news on the five-disc set. It'll be here as soon as possible. - FEd]
By the way, a very belated Happy Birthday to Melissa and wish you happiness always!
[Is anyone in UK taking orders on the 5 disc set? - Darran]
Yes, they are Darran and it’s a snip, a mere £39.99 at play.com.
WHOOPS…
Forgot to mention the same site (play.com) also has…
4 Disc @ £24.99
3 Disc @ £11.99
2 Disc @ £8.95
http://www.jpc.de (a German online-retailer) currently has the following prices:
2-disc: 19,99 (and the Sony-Import of this curiously for 17,99!)
3-disc:25,99
5-disc: 54,99
5-LP: 79,99
hmv.co.uk prices:
lp £95
2 disc £8.99
5 disc £44.99
4 disc £28.99
3 disc £12.99
Sorry if this has been asked before but I can’t find reference to the release of ‘Live in Gdańsk on Blu-Ray.
Any news would be much appreciated.
[There hasn't been any reference to a Blu-ray release because there isn't going to be a Blu-ray release, sorry. However, if that changes, details will be here in due course. - FEd]
i can’t believe americans are even thinking about ordering it from the uk or europe unless they have no other choice . the dollar exchange rate is still not so good i believe . you can lose so much money on the exchange rate alone never mind expensive shipping costs to the usa . it is expensive enough shipping things to ireland from english online shops !
55 euros or there abouts is a very good price for a 5 cd version considering you are looking at 15-20 euros for a chart cd now .
i am off to look at play.com as they have a price list in euros unlike amazon .
cheers
Linda
Thanks for the heads up on the 5 disc set – pre-order duly placed with Play…..
….and nice to be back amongst friends.
play.com
3 cd and 2 dvd
£39.99
I can’t believe how much we’re getting for our money!
Thank you David and all your team.
ash X
just pre ordered the 5 disc set from play.com – £39.99. bargain if you ask me.
I said I thought 5-disc would be £40-45. Well done play.com.
[They're quick, too. I don't think anyone will be able to beat them for price or speed of service. Free delivery, as well... - FEd]
Must admit I’d been waiting on play.com for what seemed like an age, there was no info the album at all and with a rather restless night ahead of me I just dropped in and found it and got my order in quick.
Always a great service from them and a great price too.
Roll on September. Now if only I can think of a way to persuade my wife not to put it away for Christmas I’ll be a happy man.
[Good luck, Alan. - FEd]
play.com have the 5-disc for £39.99. i think i will order from there!
Thanks to this wonderful blog, I’ve pre-ordered the 5-disc from Play. I can’t wait! I never ordered anything from Play before, but that’s a great price and if FEd says they’re good, FEd is never wrong!
As I said before in this thread, I’m glad it’s not more than £50!
[I'm never wrong, that's right. - FEd]
How about amazon.fr?
They have it for 54.66 € as well… the picture shows the box with “2 CD + 2 DVD + 1 bonus CD” thought the description says 3 CD…
At the Portuguese store http://www.cdgo.com :
2CD : 22,85 €
2CD + 2DVD : 42,85 €
3CD + 2DVD : 72,35 €
5LP : 82,35 €
But they don’t have the 2CD + 1 DVD version available…I’ve searched other Portuguese stores and none had the 2CD + 1 DVD available for pre-ordering…
I think I will get my 5 CD set from Best Buy for they have great deals for the first week of release and I bought Remember that Night at Best Buy the first week of release and it only cost $11.98. But anything can happen.
Take care,
Thomas
Hey, Fed.
Do you know why Amazon.com is showing the vinyl edition´s release date as November 25 and not September 23?
I´ll buy both vinyl and deluxe boxes. Amazon.com have all of them. But only the vinyl edition has different release date.
Thanks.
[Maybe they know something that I don't, or they've messed up their dates again. I'll find out, as all sets were supposed to be available on the same day. The best advice for the vinyl, by the way, is to pre-order if you want one. It's likely to be the least popular format, there will not be as many made (as the CD/DVD sets) and, as it does take a fairly long time - at a greater cost - to manufacture, there's no guarantee that a second batch will be pressed. In that respect, it will be a limited edition in all but name, so please do pre-order to avoid missing out. - FEd]
And one more question:
Will there be any exclusive thing on Best Buy this time (like the Island Jam CD Single)??
Thanks.
[Not that I know of. More on 'exclusive things' soon. - FEd]
As a Canadian I am starting to get a little frustrated as no Canadian retailers currently have the 5-disc listed.
The BestBuy.com price of $69.99 is fine by me, but they do not ship outside the USA.
I can order the UK PAL version from Amazon.com for $105 US or from Amazon.co.uk for £39.99.
But where are the Canadian retailers???????
Just received official e-mail from davidgilmour.com about Gdansk album and a little put off by the directing of pre-orders to Amazon which we now all know are charging more for all the versions than eg. play.com.
Not exactly good for the fans is it?
[Nope. - FEd]
Just been looking and you can’t beat play.com if you’re in the UK. Prices are still:
5-disc = £39.99 | 4-disc = £24.99 | 3-disc = £11.99 | 2-disc = £8.95
amazon.co.uk is now £39.98 for the deluxe set! 1 pence cheaper than Play.com!
I’m not sure which would be best now though, I’ve never pre-ordered something from Amazon, but Play has always been reasonably reliable for getting something to me on release date, last time I got it on the Saturday beforehand instead of the Monday.
Though Amazon seem to be quicker in general at posting things, and have sturdier packaging.
Argh! Opinions?
[Good price and good news. You can also recycle Amazon's cardboard packaging, whereas Play usually favour padded envelopes. - FEd]
Sorry for the delay in doing this message.
Although Play package smaller stuff, like individual CDs or DVDs, in the past there have been a few issues with Play not packaging larger items, like box sets as well as they should do. It might just be my postman playing football with it, but Play’s packaging could still be better.
Having said that I have no idea what Amazon’s packaging for larger items is like, and Play sometimes package things well, sometimes they don’t. It seems it’s all down to luck, and if you do have a damaged item Play are very quick and helpful in replacing it, so it’s not all bad news.
On a side note, this might sound like a strange question but do you happen to know if the 5 LP vinyl release in France will be identical to the British one? From the pictures it doesn’t look like it’s anything different, the writing on the front is still in English.
Thanks.
[Exactly the same, I should think (an EMI release). Maybe someone from France can comment on their 'Remember That Night' or 'On an Island'? - FEd]
[Just received official e-mail from davidgilmour.com about Gdansk album and a little put off by the directing of pre-orders to Amazon... - Steven Mclaren]
I noticed that a popular PF fansite is doing the same with a note saying that using their links to Amazon helps with their running costs.
They even call it a comparison chart! This is a real comparison. Thanks for providing space for this thread.
I’ll probably get mine from Amazon, but only because it’s cheaper there, not because any website tells me that that’s where I should get it from!
[I hope it's been useful. - FEd]
Another vote for play.com. £39.99 for the five-disc seems like good value.
[Although Play package smaller stuff, like individual CDs or DVDs, in the past there have been a few issues with Play not packaging larger items, like box sets as well as they should do. It might just be my postman playing football with it, but Play's packaging could still be better... Thomas Robinson]
Everything I’ve ordered from Play, including bulky items, has arrived on time and in good condition. The only exception was a limited edition version of Halo3 for my 360, but that was clearly the result of poorly designed packaging on the part of Microsoft and/or the developer, for which M$ accepted responsibility.
I don’t use any other web-based CD/DVD/game retailer these days.
Oh, and Play’s padded envelopes can be reused if opened carefully (i.e. eBay). :-D
Kev
[It's always good to re-use... - FEd]
I just pre-ordered my vinyl edition and my 5 disc edition of Gdansk from amazon.fr. The prices listed were Euro 43.77 and Euro 54.66 respectively.
However, once I put them into my basket, the prices changed to Euro 36.60 and Euro 45.70!! That would translate to £29.50 and £36.85 respectively, as opposed to £39.98 and £99.99 listed on Amazon UK!!
I cross-verified to see if the correct versions were put into my shopping cart and all seems OK. I was pretty surprised.
Keeping my fingers crossed that everything goes off well and I do get the right ones.
[Yes, let's hope so. - FEd]
I’m in the process of contacting Indie stores to see who’ll ship the exclusive ‘Wot’s… Uh The Deal’ CD internationally.
In doing so, I thought you might find the link above useful: The Coalition of Independent Music Stores (CIMS), covering some 59 of the best independent music stores across 21 states.
Click my nom de plume above, if it’s of use to you. I’ll have some prices from the independent stores over the next week or two.
Just ordered the 3CD & 2DVD deluxe from Play.com for EUR 55.99 (free delivery).
[... do you happen to know if the 5 LP vinyl release in France will be identical to the British one? From the pictures it doesn't look like it's anything different, the writing on the front is still in English. Thanks. - Thomas]
[Exactly the same, I should think (an EMI release). Maybe someone from France can comment on their 'Remember That Night' or 'On an Island'? - FEd]
I have 2 RTN DVDs, one comes from England and one from France (Anthill was so slow to send me my pre-ordered copy…). They are identical, except that the English one had a ‘The voice and guitar of Pink Floyd’ sticker on it and the French one had not (funny, that…).
As for the vinyl version of OAI, I don’t know, I bought mine in France, I think it’s the same as in the UK. All is written in English, it’s a 180g LP, with a gatefold cover, inside the pic of David and Polly (from Where We Start on the CD). There is also a big poster of David, which has the OAI lyrics on the reverse side.
Michèle
Just to add to this thread…
LUNA Music, an independent store (well, two stores) in Indianapolis: $32.98 for the three-disc and $46.98 for the four-disc, with exclusive ‘Wot’s… Uh The Deal’ CD included with either set.
They also ship worldwide.
Zavvi selling 5 disc for £39.00. Cheapest I have found yet.
[Good find, Steven. (£26 for the four-disc, £13 for the three-disc.) - FEd]
Wow Steven, that’s less than Play! Play is still cheaper for the 3-disc (£11.99).
Re: LUNA Music
$32.98 = £18.46
$46.98 = £26.29
If the 4-disc set is £26 in the UK, I think some people will feel that it’s worth buying it from one of the independent stores in the USA just to get the exclusive “Wot’s… Uh The Deal” CD.
[Don't forget the cost of shipping on top, but it's a fair point (and a competitive price). - FEd]
Hello FEd!
News from Amazon Germany: end of last week I made my pre-order for the 5CD/DVD-set at €59,95. This afternoon I found a mail from Amazon, that the price will be reduced to €57,95.
Regards
Herbert
[That's wonderful news, Herbert. - FEd]
Funny, if we buy online on fnac.com, the 5LP set costs 53.20€. I went to a fnac store in Lille yesterday, they suggested to me an American import 5LP set for 125.00€!!!
Who could be stupid enough to buy it?
Michèle
Michele, thank you for your post a few days ago saying that previous French releases have been the same as British releases. It is very useful to know that in the past there has not been a ‘foreign’ version released in France.
It should prove useful in an argument I am having with Amazon about foreign editions and copy-right laws.
Earlier today I came across this website – whatrecords.co.uk – purely by chance. The Vinyl LP release is £60, the cheapest price I have so far been able to find from a UK supplier.
They also stock the other versions, and the 5 CD/DVD deluxe box set is only £36. The other versions are priced at £10, £17, £22. They ship internationally and it looks as though postage is free to buyers in the UK, and only £3.50 to overseas buyers, and that’s for recorded delivery as well.
[Good spotting, Thomas. - FEd]
[I just pre-ordered my vinyl edition and my 5 disc edition of Gdansk from amazon.fr. The prices listed were Euro 43.77 and Euro 54.66 respectively. However, once I put them into my basket, the prices changed to Euro 36.60 and Euro 45.70!! That would translate to £29.50 and £36.85 respectively, as opposed to £39.98 and £99.99 listed on Amazon UK!! ]
This is because they removed the VAT charge.
As a Canadian, my experience has taught me that if I order from amazon.co.uk or amazon.fr the price I pay is not the price listed on the website, but that price minus the VAT.
So, as a Non-European I would always pick amazon.co.uk because, while their price is £39.98, once the VAT is removed I pay only £34.03.
The various Amazons are the only European based retailers I have found that do this.
[As a Canadian I am starting to get a little frustrated as no Canadian retailers currently have the 5-disc listed. But where are the Canadian retailers??????? - Deckard]
For all the Canadians wondering about other Canadian prices, HMV has them listed as follows:
Live In Gdańsk: 2CD
Price: CDN $32.99
Live In Gdańsk: 3SET
Price: CDN $52.99
Live In Gdańsk: 4SET
Price: CDN $75.99
Live In Gdańsk: 5SET
Price: CDN $99.99
The listing can be found at http://www.hmv.ca.
Fed, I ordered the 2CD/1DVD from LUNA in Indianapolis (with the Wot’s disc). It was only $29.73.
It’s comical (well, maybe not to you) how complicated this all is. But, the bottom line is, it’s good to have all these choices.
More from the independent stores:-
4,000 Holes (Spokane, Washington):
Two-disc set: $19.95 (includes exclusive ‘Wot’s… CD, shipping is $4.25 US, $9 overseas)
Three-disc set: $34.95 (includes exclusive ‘Wot’s… CD, shipping is $4.25 US, $9 overseas)
Four-disc set: $49.95 (includes exclusive ‘Wot’s… CD, shipping is $4.25 US, $9 overseas)
Vinyl: $139.95 (does not include exclusive ‘Wot’s… CD, shipping is $9 US, $26 overseas)
Shake It Records (Cincinnati, Ohio):
Two-disc set: $16.99 (includes exclusive ‘Wot’s… CD, shipping is $7.95)
SoundStage Direct:
Vinyl: $139.99 (free shipping in the US, but will ship worldwide)