'Tone Poet' Jazz Reissue Series*

Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by cds23, Dec 23, 2018.

  1. Crazysteve

    Crazysteve Gonzo Party Member

    It is a bummer. I thought maybe it was just me. The pricing feels personal with Amazon, as in “is it only me with this price?”
     
  2. magnet

    magnet Forum Resident

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    Ι <3 Hustlin'

    Too old to rock n ' roll, too young to Hustlin' but enough mature to prefer the second one. :):D
     
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  3. WatchMaker

    WatchMaker Well-Known Member

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    I used to pay about S$37.00 each to Amazon Prime for all TP’s previous releases, and suddenly now is S$49.00 per copy for both Hustlin’ & Chant. Its quite a big jump and I am just as confused.
     
  4. shawnwes

    shawnwes Forum Resident

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    Is that USD or CAD? I’ve bought all of mine on pre-sale on Amazon Canada Prime & haven’t paid over $32 yet for a TP except for Glamour although the latest releases are at $41 CAD but will most likely come down by release day.
     
  5. WatchMaker

    WatchMaker Well-Known Member

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    Singapore
    In Singapore Dollars.
    I certainly hope you are correct and that they will eventually come down in price after a week, however I am not too optimistic about it :shake:
     
  6. AFA

    AFA Forum Resident

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    I use the browser extension from CamelCamelCamel which shows the price history of the product. You can set it to alert you once the price drops to a certain level. Very useful for tracking prices.
     
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  7. Dougthesnail

    Dougthesnail The Big Gabagool

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    Me too. I think that was Joe's goal with the series. I see a Reid Miles cover and I buy.
     
  8. RubenH

    RubenH Forum Resident

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    "Word" - - feel free to reply here or PM. Thanks!
     
  9. RubenH

    RubenH Forum Resident

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    AOC, is that you? :D

    Actually, you may be right in that they probably throttle the price based on the demand they see, kind of what the airlines do. I just thought that perhaps it had some super-duper version of the usual packaging...
     
  10. Dougthesnail

    Dougthesnail The Big Gabagool

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    It appears they may be pulling a "Music Matters" with the Tone Poet pricing :biglaugh:
     
  11. dastinger

    dastinger Forum Resident

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    Nah. First of all, this is Blue Note themselves not a licensed company and the target price for Tone Poets since the beginning was $35 so the price of these new releases is still lower than what was stipulated.
     
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  12. Dougthesnail

    Dougthesnail The Big Gabagool

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    I know, I know it was in jest. :righton:
     
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  13. dastinger

    dastinger Forum Resident

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    Gotcha! Sorry, the internet takes away the meaning of some sentences :hide:
     
  14. hutlock

    hutlock Forever Breathing

    Location:
    Cleveland, OH, USA
    I bought mine from Port of Sound in California—$29.99 each and if you register you get a 10% discount code so it got them down to $26 and change, plus free shipping on orders over $50.

    Tone poet

    There’s also Plaid Room in Loveland, OH, home of the mighty Colemine records. Priced at $27.99 each there. They also have a small-ish “Audiophile” section in their site just FYI. If you do a site search for “Tone Poet” they all show up.

    Online Store

    So there are a couple of options depending on which side of the country you are closer to... support the Indies!!!
     
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  15. polchik

    polchik Forum Resident

    i'm certainly late to the party, but here's my experience so far .... (all thru amazon.ca)


    the one TP LP i got so far (bought last week), mr.shing-a-ling, was $31.99 CAD ....



    just as an aside on amaz.ca pricing ...

    the BN80's i picked up were all around $28-29 CAD (think!, alligator boogaloo, ethiopian knights)

    BN80 'blue mode' was priced at $35.99 CAD .... so i was gonna buy that at my local instead for $29.99 ..... but i stuck it in my amaz 'cart' anyway .... and a few days later .... the price dropped to $30.07 CAD on amaz.ca so i pulled the trigger on it there. it's actually now $28.98 CAD ....

    i just recently pre-ordered 'blue world' @$24.96 CAD (just a $3.50 CAD difference than the US preorder price) ... and i suspect it will actually go up after release .... much like the recent excellent stereolab triple LP reissues .... which i pre-ordered at the ridiculous price of $33.80 CAD (they are now $46-50 CAD)

    amazon wish lists are a great place to monitor prices ..... just recently, two soul jazz LPs on my list forever, were drastically reduced in price and went into 'mega deal' territory, so i grabbed them ..... and now they are back to their usual pricing .... same oddly with the MOFI 'best of the raspberries' .... from $33 ish down to $25 CAD...
     
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  16. Joti Cover

    Joti Cover Forum Resident

    Ha, At least you won’t be sorry ever....these albums are for all times.
     
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  17. RubenH

    RubenH Forum Resident

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    ah, Thank you.
     
  18. RubenH

    RubenH Forum Resident

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    I am in Atlanta. I assume both these vendors pack LPs with tender-loving care?
     
  19. hutlock

    hutlock Forever Breathing

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    Cleveland, OH, USA
    Oh yeah. Port of Sound even put cardboard corner protectors around the LPs inside of the box.
     
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    SJR Big Boss Man

  21. scotti

    scotti Forum Resident

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    Atlanta GA
    That's interesting. To me, it has to be the supplier or most likely retailer causing this. Of course I do not know that for a fact. But my local store has told me the remaining 5 titles will be sold to me for $27.99 each, same as they have been from the start. Any other thoughts on this?

    I sure hope others see their prices remain as they were from the beginning or if they have suddenly gone up, hope they come back down for them.
     
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  22. Glenn coates

    Glenn coates Forum Resident

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    I may have taken my eye off the ball has there been talk of this being released next year in the Tone Poet series.
     
  23. periclimenes

    periclimenes Forum Resident

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  24. periclimenes

    periclimenes Forum Resident

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    On New Bottle, Old Wine, the OG copy appears to have less tape hiss as the track starts. Once it gets going, however, I think what's really happening is that it just has the highs rolled off. The OG doesn't sound bad to my ear, but the Tone Poet is so much more lively. Almost like the difference between being in the auditorium with the big band going vs. being in the lobby while they are playing.

    On Chant, the Tone Poet release does a great job of revealing more of what is on the master tape. The highs are extended and the cymbals have more life (even listening in inexpensive headphones), and the bass sounds more lifelike. The OG Chant bass has a nice level to it, but I spent several years playing guitar in a jazz combo and the Tone Poet really captures what it sounds like to have an acoustic bass a few feet away. The Tone Poet also has another quality that now has its own thread, which is most evident at the 4:40 mark.
     
  25. Dougthesnail

    Dougthesnail The Big Gabagool

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    Winnipeg
    Wow... Chant is a smoking release. My Second favorite TP after Kenny Burrell
     
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