Bad news about the Thrice alchemy box set

[Guest Admin]

I received an email from Vagrant records today asking for my phone number. I replied and soon after got a call. Seems as though there are some problems with us having a pre-order for the Thrice box set. Without getting into all of the specifics, the band are still making decisions on the packaging and are set on making a cloth box set as opposed to a paper box set. Because this will more than likely affect the pricing (making it more expensive) and may cause the release to be delayed (by at least a few weeks), Vagrant has asked me to take down the pre-order. Unfortunately, Randy at Cobraside just left for a 3 week vacation and is unavailable for help in this matter.

What does this mean to you? At this point, we have sold 200 box sets. I will do everything in my power to honor your orders at the price you paid. I am taking the item down from the store immediately so no more orders can be taken and when I do eventually accept more orders, there is a high likelihood that the price may go up.

I hope to have more answers soon and I am very sorry that this is happening. When we get more answers, I will pass them onto to you. Sorry about the confusion.

[desensitizedbyu]

lol

[chaz725]

oh boy...when will the vagrant release confusion/drama end?

been waitng a while for this anyway, so its not that big of a deal

[pibbals]

Ouch.

[scotterson]

at least the delay is for a good reason, as much as i want this in my hands, im all about a quality package

[chaz725]

hopefully it doesnt get re-delayed to have die-cut chainsaw blade shaped vinyl go with the newly picked cloth......

[mrc]

hahaha... no matter what they do to make the packaging better, the music is still meh.

sucks for you guys though.

[xfedaykinx]

MORE money? hmmm, if i was on the fence before....

[timwt]

MORE money? hmmm, if i was on the fence before....

[monk0nuggets]

That really sucks, but I truly appreciate the fact that you are going to try and honor the original price. Though, if it goes up, so be it.

[smash]

While I'm stoked that you would honor the original price, if the new price is substantially more you really should cancel the orders or ask for the difference. It would be totally unfair for you to shoulder the losses on something like this when it was not your fault at all.

[wadeboggs]

ouch more $$$...that seals the deal for me, I'm out on this one.

[Guest Admin]

While I'm stoked that you would honor the original price, if the new price is substantially more you really should cancel the orders or ask for the difference. It would be totally unfair for you to shoulder the losses on something like this when it was not your fault at all.

thanks guys, but I will keep you posted. I would like to think that cobraside/vagrant will honor the original price they told me, but if we have to eat af ew bucks, I would be ok with that.

[xxmartinxx]

Out of curiosity, what was the original price they were being preordered at?

[mrc]

i think like 53.99 or somwhere in that area

[xxmartinxx]

For how many LPs?

[monk0nuggets]

4x10"

[jhulud]

Thanks for the update Virgil. I know that a lot of us appreciate the effort and gesture as far as the price differences and what can be done about it for those of us who already ordered it.

Keep us posted.

[momentumlost]

this is kind of a relief to me...i couldnt preorder it due to funds and hopefully by the time it comes back for preorder i'll have a job (the interview today went REALLY well) and the price difference wont matter.

[ronniethebear]

hahaha... no matter what they do to make the packaging better, the music is still meh.

sucks for you guys though.

SAYS THE GUY WITH A BUNCH OF AGAINST ME RECORDS

amirite?

[william]

hahaha... no matter what they do to make the packaging better, the music is still meh.

sucks for you guys though.

SAYS THE GUY WITH A BUNCH OF AGAINST ME RECORDS

amirite?

AW SNAP

[mrc]

Ouch, that hurt. Be nice! :'(

if it was a box set of:

Identity Crisis, The Illusion of Safety and The Artist in the Ambulance

than i would maybe get it. i lost interest long ago.

Im probably in the minority for liking the old stuff over the newer jams. whatever.

[coldwind]

Im probably in the minority for liking the old stuff over the newer jams. whatever.

Most people i know like Illusion and Artist in the Ambulance > Vheissu/Alchemy...myself included

[mrc]

seems like i have seen a bunch of people talk highly of the new albums, esp on this board. I only recently started listening to artist in the ambulance and realized its decent.

[jhulud]

I like all of their albums. They each have something special about them. I'm not an über-fan but can appreciate the progression of their music. I feel that the Alchemy Index is an exploration of what they're capable of creating.