Richwleeds,

This does happen with Acoustic Sounds very rarely when the order was so long ago that one's credit card has expired. It's not easy to amend the credit card details on one's account before it's too late. You should get an email reminder from them to update your details and they will then send you the box set that will have been put aside.

Or you could email patty@acousticsounds.com to speed up the process.

Even with the £55 shipping fee, it is still far cheaper than buying from the UK.

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Originally posted by count.d:
Richwleeds,

This does happen with Acoustic Sounds very rarely when the order was so long ago that one's credit card has expired. It's not easy to amend the credit card details on one's account before it's too late. You should get an email reminder from them to update your details and they will then send you the box set that will have been put aside.

Or you could email patty@acousticsounds.com to speed up the process.

Even with the £55 shipping fee,

You would be better off going over for the weekend .
Pick it and some other records have a nice time come home and still have money for a pint or two.

I look forward to hearing this set on vinyl.
Because IMO you cant make a out of a pigs ear.
Munch

Just to continue on my post from a couple of days ago, I've now played Strange Days, LA Woman & Doors ST properly and compared them to the DCC pressings.

My first thoughts that the box set is a livelier sound with more separation between the instruments and slightly less bass remains the same. My initial thoughts were that the DCC were possibly a little smoother, but after listening properly, the box set is smoother, has far more resolution and although the notes are a little brighter, they hold so much more detail which stay sweet no matter how high the pitch. In fact it's the DCC that are a bit screeching on the highs, because the detail is lost. The box set has a more open soundstage.

There's a magic with these pressings that make it difficult to leave the DCC on the platter for long. The DCC are a little dull in comparison and sound like a recording, whereas the box set does a damn good job of bringing The Doors live into your room.

Just one other point, if your system is quality enough to allow it, play these pressings loud and they really come to life.

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Originally posted by count.d:
Even with the £55 shipping fee, it is still far cheaper than buying from the UK.

It's £93.49 from fminor.com, so it appears count.d can't count!

At the time of posting they still have stock & no silly shipping to pay.

555,
I meant to write $55 shipping, which as it was sent with other lp's (that also saved me money) made my purchase of the box set less than £93.

Also, I had a quick look at the fminor site and it's a pile of garbage.

$55 so you still can't count then!
Did you manage to avoid duty & VAT on your bulk vinyl order?

Don't get me wrong; I buy the majority of my records from overseas, but by my calculations anyone who wants to buy this release only would find it cheaper at fminor.com.

The fminor website isn't set up for online shopping.
They are a distributor, but they allow individuals to set up an account (for free).

They send out two spreadsheets (one each for vinyl & CD) by email to all account holders once a week listing new items, & when you set up an account you get a complete current list as well. They also send out frequent additional bulletins for specials & exclusives.

Service is excellent, & it's massively cheaper than mainstream UK record sources IME,
as you get records at trade prices.

Thanks count.d. Spoke to Acoustic sounds. They were great and had held on to a set for me. Its on its way

Well all i can say is i heard the vinyl boxset this evening.
And then all the original albums on vinyl and the best remix or remasters on cd.
Played them to death tonight LPs and CDs.
Its not worth the money.
Its not worth more than £5.00 a record IMO and the four others that were here tonight.
Even my friend who came down with it, after hearing all the other Doors LPs and CDs we had here said the same.
Stuart

Stuart, I presume your writing off of these pressings is based on playing them through a minimum of 252/300?

I wonder how many people have dug out lp's from their rejected pile, only to find they're better than their prime pressings, after a few years of upgrading.

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Stuart, I presume your writing off of these pressings is based on playing them through a minimum of 252/300?

They ain't going to be recorded any differently. If you have to pay £10K+ to listen to them it does not seem like a very good bargain IMO.

Like so much in life it depends on your point of view Biggy;
If you've spent £10K+ on your system it is a good bargain,
because you get your monies worth from purchasing the record.

I take your point BigH, but as I've upgraded over the years, some pressings I'd relegated to the "sell on Ebay" pile, have been given a new lease of life and sound better than my prime choices. I keep my mind open now.

The new box set sounds great. Maybe it takes a top system to show it's potential, but it does sound great.

My box set arrives today. I'll let you know what I think after I have had a chance to listen. I dawdled and my usual sites were sold out but found it at cduniverse though. Let's hope the UPS man doesn't bang up the package too much.

Matt

Mine's through 102/napsc/Hi/180. Sounds great!

So far I've listened to Strange Days and LA Woman. Pretty darn good sounding, especially LA Woman. I will eventually get to the rest but am encouraged by what I have heard thus far.

Matt

Just got mine from Rhino £99.99. They probably still have stock.

So far, Strange Days and Waiting for the Sun have been brilliant though I don't have much to compare them with.

I have just recieved a e-mail shot from Acoustic Sounds - and it seems there is a product recall on the box set - mainly due to problems with the packaging
My set was badly scuffed on all the LP spines which I put down to transportation - but I was pretty disappointed. It appears that customers can write direct to Rhino to get replacement covers etc. As my lp playing system is not set up (see profile) I have not listened to the records but they look pretty good with no apparant problems
Here is the link to the letter
http://store.acousticsounds.com/PDF/Doors-Recall-Notice-5-21-08.pdf[/URL]