RussTCB Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 6 minutes ago, Dazey said: I LOVE that despite that fact there's an $800 price difference between the two for what basically amounts to a few bits of paper and a fake leather box. The vinyl adds to the price but it shouldn't add anywhere near $800! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dazey Posted May 6, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 6, 2018 (edited) Yeah, the last person to pay that much for a fake box was Bruce Jenner!! Edited May 6, 2018 by Dazey 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post troccoli Posted May 6, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 6, 2018 On 5/4/2018 at 11:16 PM, Nosaj Thing said: Great little story, @troccoli. Since they didn't pay to use your stuff and you didn't ask for any cash in return, I think the best thing to do is to request one of those heavy sets to be donated to the forum for a giveaway. Admins can arrange that - I think. I don't know, just a thought, if Fernando or any Gn'R management member is reading this, you already know what to do. And since I already pre-ordered this, if this giveaway ever comes to fruition, I am already excluding myself from participating. Thank you. Thank you. I didn't ask for anything, but I was offered stuff. The boxset, among other things... On 5/4/2018 at 11:59 PM, alfierose said: That's really cool. You definitely made their job easier by having a huge collection in one place. I hope they think to gift you some of the merch for your time and effort. Thanks, and they are doing that indeed! On 5/5/2018 at 3:25 AM, LA_0013 said: If they could somehow give you a NITL tour litho of your choice I’d part with whatever they wanted for the box set. What i’d give to have a litho of the Dubai show. By the time I got to the gig they’d all gone Those lithos were never made sadly. Too bad because I thought the artwork for it was phenomenal On 5/5/2018 at 6:16 AM, mr-fukaji said: Yiou're a better man than any of us, troccoli. If a band with profits like the NITL tour got hold of me wanting my shit i'd be doubling my price and pretending it's a lowball or asking for an actual dolphin An actual dolphin, lol. I am getting some things from this... On 5/5/2018 at 6:37 AM, Ratam said: You are great person TRCCOLI !! Thank you for the kind words, but I'm just another crazy GNR fanatic like everyone else! 52 minutes ago, Powerage5 said: Regardless of the fact that I'm still planning to buy the Super Deluxe edition, I've got to say they really could've done a better job with the musical contents of this set. I mean, for comparison's sake, last year Stone Temple Pilots released a similarly-sized reissue of Core - an (Albeit excellent) album that had nowhere near the impact of AFD, nor do STP have nearly the following that GN'R do. Disc one of that set had the album remastered, disc two contained four pre-STP demos from when the band was called Mighty Joe Young, five demos of Core songs from the early STP days, and four alternate takes of album songs previously released as B-sides, disc three had two concerts from 1993, disc four was the audio from their MTV Unplugged special, disc five was a DVD with the 5.1 mix of the album and all the promo videos, and it still included the LP. Of that set, the MJY demos were circulating but never officially released, the STP demos had never circulated, the two concerts were uncirculated (Excluding two tracks which had been released as B-sides), and the MTV Unplugged special had obviously aired on TV but the sound quality was far superior to any circulating source. The packaging is quite similar to what the AFD Super Deluxe appears to be (Without any trinkets), and that set came in at a whopping $80. And they didn't even include everything from that era. If you want another comparison to a more trinket-oriented boxset, let's look at Alice Cooper's Old School box set from about 5 years ago. Granted this isn't necessarily a reissue set, but it's pretty similar to the Locked N' Loaded set in terms of contents. That included two CD's of of early demos, alternate versions of songs, several live tracks - nearly all uncirculated material, another CD officially releasing a widely circulated concert bootleg from 1972, a fourth CD with an hour long interview with the four surviving members of the Alice Cooper Group, a DVD with a roughly two hour documentary covering the Alice Cooper Group era, the 1972 bootleg on LP, a 7" with two unreleased tracks of the pre-Alice Cooper band The Nazz, a 60 page hardcover book of unreleased photos from the ACG era, as well as reproductions of ticket stubs, setlists, 5 8x11 lithos of early concert posters and artwork, and a reproduction of the Killer tourbook, all of which is housed in a school desk like the one on the cover of School's Out. Price tag? $260. We know there's more stuff from the AFD era that isn't included - for starters, they didn't include everything from the Sound City sessions. Then theres the Pasha and Mystic sessions. And we don't even know if there's other demo tapes out there. And what about live shows? We know Canter has some stuff in his collection (Granted it's not professionally recorded, but it would still be a great document of the club days), there's at least the Marquee 1987 and The Ritz 1987 and 1988 existing as SBD recordings, and I'm sure others we aren't aware of. The point is, it's not hard to put together an exciting box set that includes unavailable material, in exciting packaging, and making it affordable for your average Joe. I'm excited for the Super Deluxe edition, but GN'R really did miss the mark here. There are plans for future releases from what I have been told. Personally I think I would have just made an ultimate set that included all demos and live shows from that time. As for live shows pre-Appetite, Mark and GNR have to kiss and make up first or GNR needs to spend a TON of $ to buy them from Marc if he would even consider selling (which supposedly he has considered before). 11 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhazUp Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 For me personally my AFD "holy grail" is the first pressing original artwork vinyl that I got a few years ago so honestly in terms of vinyl I am quite pleased with that, I would enjoy a cheaper opinion for everything demo-wise on CD but I will be happy with the 2-CD plus downloading/streaming the rest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockphantom Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 (edited) For those of you in the USA, ImportCDs.com has the Appetite Super Deluxe Edition available for pre-order at $126.44 +$2.99 shipping. https://www.importcds.com/guns-n-roses-appetite-for-destruction/602567523758 I have ordered from ImportCDs.com many times over the years. I've never had a problem, although it is difficult to cancel an order once it has been placed. There is a good chance that ImportCDs.com will offer a 10% off code before the AFD reissues are released. Also, keep in mind that ImportCDs raises prices once an item has been released. On a related note, DeepDiscount.com has the AFD SDE for $149. I've ordered many items from DeepDiscount since 2002 and have not experienced any major issues during our transactions. https://www.deepdiscount.com/appetite-for-destruction/602567523758 DeepDiscount.com offers 15% off coupon codes regularly, which would bring the price down to $126.68. I am going to hold out for a 10% or 15% off code as June 29th is nearly 2 months away. ImportCDs and DeepDiscount are owned by the same parent corporation. Items from both shops are likely shipped from the same warehouse. Either way, you'll save $50 off the $180 Appetite For Destruction "Super Deluxe Edition" list price ordering from ImportCDs or DeepDiscount (using the 15% off code)... ImportCDs and DeepDiscount will ship internationally. Postage prices vary by your location. If you order, please like this post! For the record, I receive no commissions from the above links, I simply enjoy sharing deal information. Thank you! Edited May 7, 2018 by rockphantom 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitchisback Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Oh wow thanks man. 180 is a little too much for me but I can swing 130. Do you think I should preorder this right now or wait around? I imagine Amazon will match? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banesto Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 A little advice for everyone buying Locked n Loaded or Super Deluxe Box and living outside the US, UK, Australia, Germany, Canada, Japan (all of those are countries that have their own GNR Merch site)-order those boxes from the Canadian site. It's much cheaper. For example, I live in Serbia, and buying the Super Deluxe box from the UK and US merch shop would have cost me 225 US dollars (shipping included), and buying one on the Canadian site costed me around 200 Canadian dollars, which is like 150$. It's much cheaper than on any other site so you could save a lot of money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonGuns Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 16 hours ago, Ralphelmo said: Cause' it must be complete shit. Haha, yeah I was being ironic. Although a part of me does want the whole vault emptied which would include this. A CD boxset will be very interesting. We heard the SCOM re-recording on the Big Daddy soundtrack. To be honest the vocals sounded fantastic, although the guitar work was clearly not Slash. And this was pre-Bucket so less interesting to me anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFDRR Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 (edited) 20 minutes ago, Banesto said: A little advice for everyone buying Locked n Loaded or Super Deluxe Box and living outside the US, UK, Australia, Germany, Canada, Japan (all of those are countries that have their own GNR Merch site)-order those boxes from the Canadian site. It's much cheaper. For example, I live in Serbia, and buying the Super Deluxe box from the UK and US merch shop would have cost me 225 US dollars (shipping included), and buying one on the Canadian site costed me around 200 Canadian dollars, which is like 150$. It's much cheaper than on any other site so you could save a lot of money. If you order at the german site it's free shipping within Europe Edit: Only for the Locked N Loaded Box though Edit2: No, also for the Super Deluxe Edition Edited May 7, 2018 by AFDRR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banesto Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 29 minutes ago, AFDRR said: If you order at the german site it's free shipping within Europe Edit: Only for the Locked N Loaded Box though Edit2: No, also for the Super Deluxe Edition Yes, but the price of Super Deluxe there is I think 170€(200$), so even without shipping it is around 50$ more expensive I think the free shipping from Germany isnt for the whole Europe, just for EU+Efta, and sadly my country doesnt belong to any. I may be wrong, but i think it is like this, the site is currently unavailable to me for some reason so i cant check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFDRR Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 8 minutes ago, Banesto said: Yes, but the price of Super Deluxe there is I think 170€(200$), so even without shipping it is around 50$ more expensive I think the free shipping from Germany isnt for the whole Europe, just for EU+Efta, and sadly my country doesnt belong to any. I may be wrong, but i think it is like this, the site is currently unavailable to me for some reason so i cant check. Yeah you're right. A shame that they don't send Locked N Loaded Box to europe (at least not Austria,). Would be a lot cheaper there. The super deluxe they send though and is 50€ cheaper than the german one including shipping as you said. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RageKage Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 11 hours ago, troccoli said: There are plans for future releases from what I have been told. Releases as in new music or more stuff like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicklord Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 (edited) On 5/6/2018 at 6:43 AM, Axl owns dexter said: To be fair, don't most bands do the box set for the diehards now? Metallica did a big one with Master of Puppets. The remastered version sounding no different than the original album and the live recordings sounding like they were recorded in a garage! Only one live album sounded like garbage and that was the first show they did with Jason so it's historically important for them and it's understandable. Also bass sounded much better in the remastered version. Kill em all also sounded better on remaster. Only Ride the lighting didn't have any changes Edited May 7, 2018 by Nicklord Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thealterman Posted May 7, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 7, 2018 Amazon dropped the super deluxe set to 138.74! 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom-Ass Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 2 hours ago, thealterman said: Amazon dropped the super deluxe set to 138.74! That is more like it because I was starting to have second thoughts about buying it... I've already heard 99% of the stuff and have most of it in CD, Vinyl or digitally format anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockphantom Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 8 hours ago, Bitchisback said: Oh wow thanks man. 180 is a little too much for me but I can swing 130. Do you think I should preorder this right now or wait around? I imagine Amazon will match? I've noticed that Amazon dropped their price down to $138. DeepDiscount should drop their price to match Amazon. If you stack a 15% off coupon on top of the $138 price, you could obtain the AFD SDE for around $117. Likewise, if you use a 10% off coupon on ImportCDs.com's $126.44 price, you would obtain the AFD SDE for around $117 after $3 shipping. DeepDiscount and ImportCDs list coupon codes on their front pages when they are active. No need to hunt them down. Also, DeepDiscount.com offers special "Deal Grabber" rock bottom pricing during the week of release for most major titles. I suggest waiting. June 29th is over 7 weeks away! Please let me know if I could be of further assistance. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadApples99 Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 4 hours ago, thealterman said: Amazon dropped the super deluxe set to 138.74! That's great! That means that it's 'only' 116 euro over here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RussTCB Posted May 7, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 7, 2018 Here's a really good write up on what a cluster this boxed set is:http://www.superdeluxeedition.com/feature/saturday-deluxe-5-may-2018/ 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknroll41 Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 (edited) I think I read on the official GN'R site that the BluRay has "animations" (lyric videos im assuming) for all the AFD and Lies songs, as well as the two Clink bonus tracks. is that true? If so, im kinda surprised we haven't really talked about that yet. EDIT: also, does anyone know if the iTunes version of the super deluxe package also comes with the animations and 5.1 mixes from the bluray? As well as scans of the new 96-page picture book? Edited May 7, 2018 by rocknroll41 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvH Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 6 hours ago, Nicklord said: Only one live album sounded like garbage and that was the first show they did with Jason so it's historically important for them and it's understandable. Also bass sounded much better in the remastered version. Kill em all also sounded better on remaster. Only Ride the lighting didn't have any changes Both Kill and Ride (the studio albums) were crushed at the mastering stage for CD. Clearly inferior sounding to earlier releases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kittiara Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 7 hours ago, thealterman said: Amazon dropped the super deluxe set to 138.74! Gosh, I hope UK Amazon will follow. Currently £169.99 ($230). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillionsOfSpiders Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 41 minutes ago, Kittiara said: Gosh, I hope UK Amazon will follow. Currently £169.99 ($230). It’s £129 at EMP and HMV. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonto Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 3 hours ago, rocknroll41 said: I think I read on the official GN'R site that the BluRay has "animations" (lyric videos im assuming) for all the AFD and Lies songs, as well as the two Clink bonus tracks. is that true? If so, im kinda surprised we haven't really talked about that yet. EDIT: also, does anyone know if the iTunes version of the super deluxe package also comes with the animations and 5.1 mixes from the bluray? As well as scans of the new 96-page picture book? I like the current lyric video, so looking forward to them! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonto Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 I reckon Guns should just make animation videos from here on out, really suits their style and I think they pretty much all hate being in videos at this point. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kittiara Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 50 minutes ago, MillionsOfSpiders said: It’s £129 at EMP and HMV. Ooh thank you! That's a huge difference! Wonder why Amazon is so out of sync. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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