Originally posted by teamsaint
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What CD, book, DVD etc are you waiting for?
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"The sound is the handwriting of the conductor" - Bernard Haitink
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Originally posted by Petrushka View PostI've been wondering which new recordings have had to be cancelled/postponed so far. Even back catalogue reissues have a variable release date right now. Hoping that the big Barbirolli box from Warner keeps to its scheduled release date of June 19.
We have probably kept about 80% of our publishing for the year, because new releases are so important financially, and of course have in many cases incurred costs that have already been paid. The autumn is going to be incredibly busy, with effectively 2/3 months of extra titles crammed into the rest of the year, and of course, everybody will want to keep their strongest titles in this year, to mitigate the disasters of the spring.Publicity will be extra hard to get as well.I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.
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Originally posted by teamsaint View PostI can’t help on music Pet, but a flavour of what may be happening from the world of books. I’d say that most March and April releases probably went ahead, as they were already at the printers, or in transit. May and June schedules have been hard hit, with titles being moved either into the late summer or more likely early autumn .
We have probably kept about 80% of our publishing for the year, because new releases are so important financially, and of course have in many cases incurred costs that have already been paid. The autumn is going to be incredibly busy, with effectively 2/3 months of extra titles crammed into the rest of the year, and of course, everybody will want to keep their strongest titles in this year, to mitigate the disasters of the spring.Publicity will be extra hard to get as well."The sound is the handwriting of the conductor" - Bernard Haitink
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Originally posted by Petrushka View PostI've been wondering which new recordings have had to be cancelled/postponed so far. Even back catalogue reissues have a variable release date right now. Hoping that the big Barbirolli box from Warner keeps to its scheduled release date of June 19.
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Originally posted by teamsaint View PostBlimey, this has been a quiet thread this year.
Just got Schumann piano duets. Very much a completer in my Schumann piano section. Recommendable and good-value new twofer on Brilliant.
Bookwise: As a compensation just ordered the catalogues for two exhibitions we were looking forward to but can't now see. (Might figure in wife's upcoming locked down birthday).
Young Rembrandt at Ashmolean - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Aubrey Beardsley at Tate - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Originally posted by teamsaint View PostBlimey, this has been a quiet thread this year.
Just by way of conversation, won't be of interest to most folks, just ordered a new 2 CD set of Nobody's Perfect by the Distractions, never previously relesed on CD I think. They had a good following and oodles of critical acclaim back in the late 70s /early 80s, for their classy pop punk music. I saw them in London in 1981 at the LSE at the height of what little fame they had, and very good they were too. Should have had more success.
I'm guessing Edgeley Rob may know them, as they are a Manchester band. Any other takers ?
Definitely worth a listen if you like the Buzzcocks or Undertones. Something for the Weekend or Waiting for Lorraine are probably their best known songs.“Music is the best means we have of digesting time." — Igor Stravinsky
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I put an order in for a couple of Sony boxed sets with Amazon due to arrive this weekend and under tracking information received this message 'Undeliverable - Unfortunately, a problem occurred during shipping and we had to cancel your delivery. The package is being returned, and we will issue a refund within 5 - 7 business days after the return is processed. We’re very sorry for the inconvenience.'
Fine but if I reorder it will cost more, but even more annoying is that whereas feedback and complaints for orders to merchants are closely scrutinised, direct orders to Amazon are above all this. if they couldn@t deliver because of a problem with their delivery network, what was wrong with just saying this will be resent rather than cancelling. I'll stick with merchants, Presto and Europadisc in future - they use Royal Mail which is much more reliable down here!
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Originally posted by cloughie View PostI put an order in for a couple of Sony boxed sets with Amazon due to arrive this weekend and under tracking information received this message 'Undeliverable - Unfortunately, a problem occurred during shipping and we had to cancel your delivery. The package is being returned, and we will issue a refund within 5 - 7 business days after the return is processed. We’re very sorry for the inconvenience.'
Fine but if I reorder it will cost more, but even more annoying is that whereas feedback and complaints for orders to merchants are closely scrutinised, direct orders to Amazon are above all this. if they couldn@t deliver because of a problem with their delivery network, what was wrong with just saying this will be resent rather than cancelling. I'll stick with merchants, Presto and Europadisc in future - they use Royal Mail which is much more reliable down here!
There is an Amazon depot about 15 miles away from here so their deliveries to this address are vastly preferred to the Royal Mail. Sadly, Presto really can't compete with Amazon's prices, except rarely, and much as I'd prefer to support Presto it's invariably Amazon who get my vote."The sound is the handwriting of the conductor" - Bernard Haitink
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Originally posted by Petrushka View PostThat's a very strange message to get. I've never received one like that from Amazon and whatever the circumstances I'd agree that a replacement would have been the obvious option. Can't you email them back and say so? Just speculating that the original parcel was accidentally destroyed or heavily damaged in some way but even if that was the case a replacement could still have been sent.
There is an Amazon depot about 15 miles away from here so their deliveries to this address are vastly preferred to the Royal Mail. Sadly, Presto really can't compete with Amazon's prices, except rarely, and much as I'd prefer to support Presto it's invariably Amazon who get my vote.
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Originally posted by cloughie View PostI put an order in for a couple of Sony boxed sets with Amazon due to arrive this weekend and under tracking information received this message 'Undeliverable - Unfortunately, a problem occurred during shipping and we had to cancel your delivery. The package is being returned, and we will issue a refund within 5 - 7 business days after the return is processed. We’re very sorry for the inconvenience.'
Fine but if I reorder it will cost more, but even more annoying is that whereas feedback and complaints for orders to merchants are closely scrutinised, direct orders to Amazon are above all this. if they couldn@t deliver because of a problem with their delivery network, what was wrong with just saying this will be resent rather than cancelling. I'll stick with merchants, Presto and Europadisc in future - they use Royal Mail which is much more reliable down here!
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