bit of a grumble, moan or even complaint (kind of) sort of post here, look you see. so, if such would not seem to be of interest to you, move along now.
one or two of you might well have noticed that i quite like David Bowie. generally, writing his name on something is a pretty easy way to have me hand over money for it. the Bowie Estate clocked that i am not alone in this, and recently released, at a rate of one a month, six Brilliant Live Adventures recordings.
for some inexplicable (and annoying) reason, they decided to make these "limited edition". so, you had to be very f*****g fast to get your order in as and when they announced the next set. it was so that with some sheer luck and good fortune i was in this very position for the first five. but not the sixth.
in an interesting and unexpected (as in totes f*****g stupid) move, they decided to announce the final volume a week earlier than the pattern. also, they only bothered to email us, on the mailing list and registered, about this after it was all sold out. so, i was resigned to missing out. no biggie, really, there are some releases (not many, true) that i have not bothered with, and the set on this sixth just looked like an abridged version of the fifth.
evidently (or apparently) i am not the only one to be irked by this. it never ceases to amaze me, and i am the one supposedly overweight and out of date, how some seek to actively limit their market on the limitless marketplace what is the internet. this mail turned up recently, which would seem to indicate that they are now "aware" of how Bowie fans will happily give the Bowie Estate money if only you just f*****g let them do that, please, rather than touts, scalpers and chancers on ebay (and similar).
that would seem to suggest i might be able to purchase the "missing part" at some unspecified date. however, i, we, have been here before with them, and i am taking nothing for granted. certainly i am not going to assume they will just make it easy for us to do something as basic as buy a record.
no idea exactly how "limited" these limited editions have been. what i do know, however, is that there is about one hundred (100) copies of this sixth one listed on eBay, with the resell price usually very well north of £50. so yes, fans have had a "poor shopping experience" but apparently the opportunistic have done very well from it. and why make it "limited" in the first instance? maybe just take orders for a set period of time and press as many copies as there are fans ready to throw money at you?
anyway, roaming rant over (for now). if they make it simple for me to purchase this missing one, then great, nice one, but i shall not lose too much sleep if they arse around again and decide no, actually, they do not wish to have my coins of cash.
be excellent to each other!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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