alertthemute Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Finally got this today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowplay1981 Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 you dont print on the spine portion of a box set , this was inspired by the hank williams box set from the mid 50s, no one had done a 10" box set in years, i think its a hell of a box set and really raises the bar, that paper is also textured that must been expensive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alertthemute Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Yeah it was really packaged very well. Didn't even really mind the wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainreck Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 you dont print on the spine portion of a box set why? i've got an Earth box/deluxe edition that is in the same style as the thrice (bound hardcover) and it has printing on the spine. it doesnt look bad and you can actually tell what it is when its filed on the shelf with everything else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjaicomo Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 you dont print on the spine portion of a box set , this was inspired by the hank williams box set from the mid 50s,no one had done a 10" box set in years, i think its a hell of a box set and really raises the bar, that paper is also textured that must been expensive You do if you want my approval. My Radiohead boxset has one . . . so does every real book I own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blanketbyday Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 you dont print on the spine portion of a box set , this was inspired by the hank williams box set from the mid 50s,no one had done a 10" box set in years, i think its a hell of a box set and really raises the bar, that paper is also textured that must been expensive eluvium box set, why wouldnt you print on the spine of a box set masquerading as a book or sorts.....all of my books have printing on the spine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leerobert Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Went to buy this in Tempest Records in Birmingham, had a £30 (approx. $45) price sticker, I thought "that's a sick price for such a sick box set". Took it to the counter, said price sticker had actually come off another record, covering the actual price of the box set, and that price was... £65.99, or at today's current exchange rate, $100.48. Needless to say, I didn't buy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penthrive Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Went to buy this in Tempest Records in Birmingham, had a £30 (approx. $45) price sticker, I thought "that's a sick price for such a sick box set". Took it to the counter, said price sticker had actually come off another record, covering the actual price of the box set, and that price was...£65.99, or at today's current exchange rate, $100.48. Needless to say, I didn't buy it. Geez. Vagrant FINALLY sent an email saying that my replacement disc will be shipped today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plagues Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Do you guys/girls own THAT MANY 10" box sets that you don't know what this one is when it's filed away with the rest of your records? Spine printing would be kinda nice, but I honestly don't see a big deal about it not being there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 mine is number 60. i'm surprised i got a number that low, usually when things are hand numbered i get a pretty high number. and wasn't the cover suppose to be cloth-bound? mine is just like a hard cover book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotterson Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 ^thats exactly what i was thinking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alertthemute Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 I got 2974/3000 which is sort of funny considering I think I ordered it like 10 minutes after Virgil posted pre-orders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rediar Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 I got 2974/3000 which is sort of funny considering I think I ordered it like 10 minutes after Virgil posted pre-orders. I ordered mine just a couple of weeks ago and I got #63 Sweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brammyg Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Maybe they numbered them backwards... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruins4ever Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 I got #903 or something like that and I ordered when Virgil put them up for PO. Doesn't matter to me though, it's a real nice set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alertthemute Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 I really don't give a shit about the number I got, I just found it sort of funny. I'd be interested to know how many copies were given to VC to sell, and why they got numbers ranging from 63 to 2974, not like 1-500, or 2500-3000 or whatever. Just seems weird to me that all the stores would got random numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowplay1981 Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 i think all the numbers are just mixed up, I purchased a sigur ros box set from the label which was signed by the band several years ago and I got number 3977/5000, you figure all th low numbers would be with them but they probably mix it up so that every store or retail buyer gets something different Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brentoage Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 i finally got my copy and aside from the insane wait that we were all subjected to, i am extremely pleased with how this released turned out. the packaging is beautiful, the attention to detail is great, and the records sound excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrd Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 got mine today just listened to the first track on earth to see how back it was fucked it, its pretty hilarious i'm glad they did the right thing and fixed it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Another Tom Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Went to buy this in Tempest Records in Birmingham, had a £30 (approx. $45) price sticker, I thought "that's a sick price for such a sick box set". Took it to the counter, said price sticker had actually come off another record, covering the actual price of the box set, and that price was...£65.99, or at today's current exchange rate, $100.48. Needless to say, I didn't buy it. Tell me about it buddy, i was in there a couple of weeks ago to a pick a few things up and noticed it on the wall, went over to check it out and had to double take the price. Unbelievable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjaicomo Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Got my replacement disc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illusionofchris Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 I fianlly got mine and can honestly say it was worth the wait. This thing is fucking bad ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smailtronic Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Got my replacement disc. Did anybody that ordered from Aural Exploits get their replacement disc yet? I requested one as soon as I received my set, and sent a follow-up earlier this week, but haven't heard anything back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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