Paul McCartney Archive Collection - Tug Of War & Pipes Of Peace coming! (Part Two)

Got an email to say Super Deluxe is back in stock but I can't see it, or the deluxe of Pipes Of Peace. Very frustrating!

 

Thanks for the link. I just ordered the Deluxe and Vinyl for both.

 

Just curious, how have the vinyl for these reissues been? I haven't picked any of them up (i've just been getting the deluxe sets), but have been considering getting Tug of War on vinyl too (my copy is beat up)

 

The vinyl has been fantastic. dead quiet, great materials used, and great sound quality. I will be getting every single release on vinyl no matter how much I like the record. It's also cool to own the bonus material on vinyl. I highly recommend picking some up. The mono RAM is my favorite.

 

Poking around at Amazon and noticed the book version of Band on the Run is $45 right now:

http://www.amazon.com/Band-Archive-..._title_1?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1438713501&sr=1-1

 

Wow, classy!

 

You got an email from Kingsmerch saying the Super Deluxe is back? Presumably for the UK "region"???

 

Yes but it's gone again.

 

Well, no. By that reasoning every potential reissue viewed as profitable would already be on the market. Timing is also a factor in deciding what to reissue, and the label can't do anything without McCartney's permission.

Wikipedia's list of best-selling music artists says McCartney has reported sales of 100 million records. I wouldn't take that number too seriously, but I think it works as a ballpark figure. There are 27 other artists listed with 100 million sales:

Jay-Z
Bon Jovi
Britney Spears
Rod Stewart
Fleetwood Mac
George Strait
Backstreet Boys
Guns N' Roses
Prince
Kenny Rogers
Janet Jackson
Chicago
Carpenters
Bob Dylan
George Michael
Bryan Adams
Def Leppard
Cher
Lionel Richie
Olivia Newton-John
Stevie Wonder
Linda Ronstadt
Tina Turner
Donna Summer
The Beach Boys
The Who
Barry White

Guess what? ALL of them have a 1- or 2-CD hits compilation (and often both) available new from Amazon for under $20. McCartney is the only member of that group who does not. I don't think the popularity of the CD format is the issue here.

 

I mentioned eariler (While the US would have been asleep) why I think there is no McCartney compilation on the market at the moment - http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threa...coming-part-two.415558/page-159#post-12766365

 

Amazon briefly had the "basic" versions of TOW and POP listed (on Friday I think) but their listings are pulled again.

They have really bungled it. Wonder how many sales they've missed?

 

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Again, greatest hits compilation are for casual fans, who would have no interest in purchasing these sets. That's like saying Zeppelin shouldn't have released "Mothership" prior to the relrase of the reissues. They did and it sold well and continues to sell well. It is is just bad marketing on McCartney's part.

 

My guess would be somewhere between 0 and 10 sales. Seriously, these sets aren't coming out for two months, and it's only the loonies (read: us) who are rushing out to pre-order it. I haven't pre-ordered either one, because (a) it's not a race, (b) it doesn't really matter as long as you pre-order by the week before, and (c) Amazon's prices for the book sets were outrageous, so it's not like I had to "lock in" at a lower price. Whatever's going on at Amazon, they'll figure it out, and they will likely still sell a vast majority of the total sets sold.

 

The only reason I preordered Tug of war from Amazon was to use the £10 discount code yesterday which I assume will still work when the price eventually comes down

 

The "super deluxe" is back in stock at the kingsmerch (US) site...

EDIT: well, it was for a minute. I finally pushed the "SUCKER" button and ordered successfully.

 

I don't think Wild Life would be lean--I think all the '72 singles and B-sides would be included.

 

I would also expect some 1972 live performances.

 

I canceled mine for Bullmoose. Much cheaper and their "free shipping" is faster.

 

Not for those in ol' California.

 

i'll cancel my order then :-D

 

They have free shipping?

 

well what do you expect 5 minutes later ?

 

Bon Jovi? Really ?

 

omg 2-3 days longer

 

they offered it to me.. I'm guessing because the total is over a certain amount.