Signed Roxy Music boxes re-available

Quick update. I contacted customer service and they said the signed prints were sent via a different shipment for some unknown reason.

I am awaiting their arrival and will confirm receipt in case anyone else experienced the same thing I, (and another SDE reader) did.

My version didn’t have the signed print? I used the SDE link the hour it was posted. Love the box set so far, but really hope this will be fixed.

Odd that The Numberer is missing. It’s the B-side of the RSD version of Ladytron – which is of course the stereo Steven Wilson Mix version. Very glad I bought that now though it does make me wonder if there will be another release with this stereo mix further down the line…..

Deal Alert: Rozy Music SDE $80 on amazon.com. Even with shipping and taxes that should be wayyy lower than purchasing this anywhere in Europe. I jumped.
https://www.amazon.com/Roxy-Music-DVD-Super-Deluxe/dp/B077Y965S9/ref=as_li_ss_tl?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1517665031&sr=1-1&keywords=Roxy+music.com&linkCode=ll1&tag=superdeluxeed-20&linkId=f3e26b4db68c8d735120e01e87465190

Listened to the box set today its been a long time since I’ve heard in its entirety. Its definitely a very unusual album naive in many ways yet somehow ethereal with “2 HB” “The Bob” and “Sea Breezes” Was my brothers (RIP) favourite album and he would loved this!
Understand why Roxy could n’t make it in the US just so ahead of its time.
Paul thanks for the discussion re the price etc. looking forward to “For Your Pleasure”!

I’ll stick with my vinyl for the meantime…….until the price drops.
I’ve got a set of the first four albums signed by the whole band at Wembley in 1975….so not rushing for Bryan’s poster

My copy was delivered today. Signed poster by Ferry is a disappointment for sure and I should have got the Manzenera version for £50 cheaper. But the item itself is really nice. I can’t wait to hear the music and read the book. I agree it’s overpriced but the First Roxy Music album was an event back in 1972 (I remember it well) and all the extras are well worth having. Ok no The Numberer but that was in the studio albums box set so won’t be missed by me.

Got the boxset today and I am very pleased with it. Very premium looking (haven’t listened to/watched the contents yet). Yes, it’s ridiculously expensive, but having Bryan Ferry’s signature is a nice touch. And it reached me on release date, which almost never happens if you live in Eastern Europe. Amazon, for instance, never ships before release date, so I usually get pre-order items up to one week after that date. The Roxy store shipped it yesterday, that’s thoughtful of them, I thought. And, if I needed one additional justification, it’s a bloody great album with a fantastic cover ;-)

I originally ordered the box set (without the signed repro poster) at £130, then saw sense and cancelled. However, now that the signed version is available again (for an extra £20), I have succumbed! Yes it is a lot of money, but who knows – one day it may be worth a bob or two for my family to flog when I depart this mortal coil. And the interest in the bank is pretty much non existent, so an investment for the future perhaps? Besides, I love Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music, so that’s a good enough excuse for me!

I have an idea Paul. A commercial idea no less! Through your SDE webpage, try to get a feel from your readers about the level of interest they might have in purchasing such a ‘pricey’ box set. You will probably get those who will want it no matter what the price, those who have no interest whatsoever regardless of the price and, of course, the vast majority whose decision will exclusively price driven. (Normal distribution curve anyone?) I would imagine that if you could collect a sizeable enough order and approached a wholesaler with that order, I’m sure there would be massive savings to be made, which you could then pass on to your readers. Surely bulk buying is the answer here and you, through your webpage have the means to do that? What do you think?

This has to be the SDE of 2018, everybody is waiting for the price drop.

Trivial note, can anyone shed light on what looks like a line of black felt tip pen on the bottom right hand corner of one of the covers? (it’s illustrated this way in the book so is obviously meant to be there).

Just received my copy from Amazon. No outer packaging at all… how on earth it arrived not completely trashed is amazing, just a sticker onto the Universal cardboard protector. Have complained re packaging to Amazon before and guess what they send a replacement exactly the same way. Very lucky this time.

It’s not uncommon for the price of box sets to be sky high when released. Ultra fans will want to ge their hands on it ASAP. Wouldn’t be surprised if this drops to £60 in a few months time.

Well, I just checked the Canada price and it went up to $160. So that road has been cut off. They caught on. It was good while it lasted. Our only hope now is a Deal Alert.

I believe Bryan ferry will be delivering this Super Deluxe Edition to you in person :)

What’s the shipping and import costs from Canada?

At that price? Nope! Poxy Music!!

I was aware the BF signature amounts to little more than an indecipherable squiggle but add the fact it is on a poor repro advert instead of the album cover print I was expecting – very underwhelmed. This will be staying in it’s tube!

I just can’t believe that price..also it’s a fugly cover…compared with the rest of the albums which are smart..I also bought the Avalon vinyl in the Amazon sale..it a horrible production….the cover is to big for a 180grm sleeve!….having said that the press is quiet and the cover is amazing!..

Perhaps we need some sort of ‘super deluxe box set’ regulator (I vote for Mr. Sinclair!) who can cap prices off at a sensible level (!!) We could draw up criteria according to whether it’s an LP box set, 1/2/3/4 CD edition, whether it comes with paraphernalia/merchandise etc… just think! An end to £150-200 box sets! A fanciful dream, I know…until then, we shall just have to keep voting by keeping our wallets closed. I’m not a huge Roxy fan but remember how much the Kraftwerk 3D catalogue 4-disc Bluray set was and how unimpressed I was, so I can relate!

Looks like it’s still available through Phil Manzanera’s site for just £120 – no tee or signed bits, but still thirty quid cheaper than the Roxy site.

Still not tempted, mind…

all this overpriced reissue has done is make me revisit my old Roxy vinyl and soulseek :)

It’s out pricing fans and making their music become elitist to those who are only able to financially buy it. I love Ferry & Roxy and buy everything but sadly in these hard times I have to miss this set. Gutted!! Mr Ferry and co need to give back a little to fans not take more away.

Have a signed poster and think I can well imitate Bryans signature. If someone is interested send me your Roxy Box or everything else where Bryans signature useful.
Watch out: just 25€ for every signature. Postage is your issue!

I can’t find the 2cd version in Amazon

I’ll pass on this one thanks, I’m happy with the Signed Copies Of The Jazz Age LP I Bought a couple of months ago from Bryans Webstore for £14 each! £150 is Too Crazy even for me …..

Would love one of these, but just can’t justify that price…

The audio content doesn’t seem to have hit Spotify yet apart from two songs as ”promo”. Is it expected soon?
I do wonder about the strategies of labels with these big reissue boxes – it probably makes more sense for them to hold-off putting the released on streaming sites for a while to hoover-up as many physical sales while it’s exclusive. Or maybe they figure people who want to buy expensive boxset reissues will do so regardless of a lot of the content being available to stream.

If anyone knows why there was no room for the Virginia Plain B side in this big box, please say! They can’t have just forgotten it existed, it must have been a decision.

My signed print copy was just delivered.

Impressed with the quality of the boxset itself and its contents, though I haven’t heard the 5.1 mix yet (but it’s Steven Wilson, so it’s going to be nothing short of excellent!).

The signed print is…OK. I had hoped for a glossy 12 x 12 reproduction of the album cover but it’s a thick paper reproduction of a vintage ad for the album, signed by Mr Ferry with a gold Sharpie. Nice to have it shipped in a sturdy cardboard tube.

I’m pleased to own the set but the guilt of spending £150 on it lingers on…

I paid 130 Euros for the signed Phil Manzanera edition which comes with a really cool shirt. This includes the international postage (why it is so expensive to send something from the island to the continent?), so it is a fair price for me, comparable to the last Sargent Pepper or the News of the world boxes.
I know the Jethro Tull und the Misplaced Childhood boxes are real money for value, but unfortunately I want to buy some music in physical formats.

Thanks for the heads up Paul! I snagged one this time.

Totally agree with the comments regarding the outrageous price point. But the signed copy aspect makes it unique enough an opportunity for me to justify the purchase.

So a limited edition that sold out in December, now there are more copies available? Was it an overall limited edition of 500 back in December and they’ve held some back or is this a second set of ‘limited editions’ with more to follow?

I would love to own this but the price is outrageous and I just can’t justify it.

Just over £60 from Amazon Canada shipped to a friend in US. I’ll pick it up later.

This is the toughest sale of the year. No way I’d buy at this price. Not even close. It’s no wonder the sale of physical media is in decline. Instead of trying to lead the market, to grow it, they decide to go for this over-priced, under-baked, attempt to put their hands into the pockets of Roxy’s biggest fans.

A JOKE. NO SALE.

No Ta….

No offence to Paul intended, but must say I’m really sick of reading about this ridiculous release now.
And so much for the signed one being sold out within hours, tut tut. Very depressing.

As Mark E Smith wrote 15 or so years ago… “Distilled Mug Art”.

This is the craziest, most overpriced SD box I’ve seen….Have you seen any worse Paul?

It still costs £120 bloody quid though! :-(

Thanks for this info Paul!!