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lars b Romulan	Just entered a record shop here in Ostend (Belgium), and to my surprise, they already had cd's of the 'Two Towers' score, and i just bought one. Wasn't this being released on the 10 th. of December ?
posted 11-30-2002 06:32 AM PT (US)

brutus Romulan	In europe the official date is 2. of dezember
posted 11-30-2002 06:34 AM PT (US)

Marian Schedenig Romulan	But the limited one is coming out later, right? NP: Old Friends (Simon & Garfunkel)
posted 11-30-2002 07:07 AM PT (US)

Dan Brecher Romulan	2nd in Europe? 9th for both versions in the UK . Interesting.... Dan
posted 11-30-2002 07:42 AM PT (US)

Marian Schedenig Romulan	Amazon.at lists 2nd for the regular and 16th for the limited release... Which I find extremely annoying - I don't know if I'll be able to find the limited release in local stores, so I'd rather order it online - but I want to have it right after I see the movie, and 16th is somewhat late for that...
posted 11-30-2002 07:49 AM PT (US)

brutus Romulan	I quickly went into town to check if TTT allready hit the local stores, but it seems I have to wait 'til monday . I will buy the regular edition on monday and the limited one whenever those arrive
posted 11-30-2002 08:03 AM PT (US)

Dan Brecher Romulan	All I could collect today were my five tickets for the first showing of the movie on the morning of the 18th damn it. I was searching all over for the ltd ed FOTR CD as I will need it now to keep consistency with the CD covers given I am getting the Ltd TT score... Found it online in the end. Dan [Message edited by Dan Brecher on 11-30-2002]
posted 11-30-2002 08:37 AM PT (US)

pietari Romulan	The regular version is out in the UK today. I couldn`t wait til next week to get the ltd edition, though will probably get that eventually as well. All I can say is that it is possibly one of the best scores ever. Even better than FOTR. Isengard Unleashed is just epic. There could be another Oscar here for Shore.
posted 12-02-2002 07:48 AM PT (US)

Dan Brecher Romulan	Hmmmm yes.... so it is.... Amazon UK are already fresh out of the regular quoting a 1 to 2 week backlog on re stock. Cant justify the purchase of both, so another week for me. Dan [Message edited by Dan Brecher on 12-02-2002]
posted 12-02-2002 07:54 AM PT (US)

juha Romulan	I also got it today. I've listened it once. Not as good as the first one but I just have to listen to it more. Track 10 (Treebeard) was brilliant. Juha
posted 12-02-2002 08:33 AM PT (US)

Kris Romulan	In Switzerland it was already on sale last saturday.
posted 12-02-2002 08:46 AM PT (US)

John Zimmer Romulan	Why is it getting released early in Europe? What did we do to deserve this??? Jz
posted 12-03-2002 05:15 AM PT (US)

Pete M Romulan	Yup, the standard release is in UK shops already. However, we've got to wait until next Monday for the LE. I'm really excited about hearing this now. The 18th seems like forever to wait... NW The Simpsons
posted 12-03-2002 10:02 AM PT (US)

Kris Romulan	quote: Originally posted by John Zimmer: Why is it getting released early in Europe? What did we do to deserve this??? Jz How about: In 99% of the cases we have to wait a few weeks/months before they release scores that have already been released in the US.
posted 12-03-2002 11:27 PM PT (US)

Dan Brecher Romulan	Amazon UK now have stock of the standard. I am hoping there is no delay on the ltd edition. If they fail to ship it on Sunday when I expect them too, I will cancel the order and head down into London on Monday morning. The pain of waiting even longer will get the better of me. Dan
posted 12-04-2002 05:55 AM PT (US)

Spicy Ramen Romulan	Post edited wrong thread. Dan...I only gotta say one thing... But seriously, as much as the Direct Connect spoils me, I buy the cd to support the industry. [Message edited by Spicy Ramen on 12-04-2002]
posted 12-04-2002 12:54 PM PT (US)

dgoldwas Romulan	quote: Originally posted by Spicy Ramen: Managed to get Nemesis and Two Towers soundtrack off my school's direct connect network. I'm sure the good folks at Varese Sarabande, Warner Bros. Records, and Rutgers University would be rather interested in that tidbit! Dan
posted 12-04-2002 02:10 PM PT (US)

John Zimmer Romulan	quote: Originally posted by Kris: How about: In 99% of the cases we have to wait a few weeks/months before they release scores that have already been released in the US. Oh yeah....well other than that. Jz
posted 12-04-2002 03:30 PM PT (US)

Dan Brecher Romulan	Don't think the temptation of MP3s were any less stronger than temptation for the one ring itself, but really this is a CD that has to be spun in full on my home theatre set up. Nothing else will do. If I end up having to go into London to get it, I will have to leave my cd player at home to avoid listening to it on the train ride back. Four days and counting... Dan
posted 12-05-2002 04:53 AM PT (US)

Dan Brecher Romulan	Looks like Amazon UK will be getting late stock of the ltd edition too as it's failed to ship so far this weekend. If it doesn't ship this afternoon I shall cancel late tonight and head into London in the morning. Precious won't evade ussss... Dan
posted 12-08-2002 05:23 AM PT (US)

Dan Brecher Romulan	London it is then..... Shame as I had it for �19.99 at Amazon and they recently upped the price to �22. Oh well.... Dan
posted 12-08-2002 10:21 AM PT (US)

Pete M Romulan	Arg!!!!!! Damnit, what's going on now with this LE? For some reason, we've been unable to get it in stock (HMV Kinsgton-Upon-Thames). And I wanted to buy it tomorrow too. I hope you have better luck on your quest, Dan!!!
posted 12-08-2002 11:09 AM PT (US)

Dan Brecher Romulan	Stock issues eh? I best ready my day to scour most of the stores in the west end then. Hope I find it... The Virgin Megastore website litsts the most odd of dates, 1/1/2020... If I can't find it anywhere in the west end tomorrow I will be miffed and it'd make for some very odd goings on regarding the release. Dan [Message edited by Dan Brecher on 12-08-2002]
posted 12-08-2002 02:05 PM PT (US)

Dan Brecher Romulan	I'm as miffed as Bruce Banner on a bad day.... I scoured a good 5 miles of the west end on foot today, trying small specialist stores, two virgin megastores, three HMVs, waterstones and two branches of Borders..... Not a bloody thing! One of the Virgin stores said they had some, but they had all gone. The chap there definately knew what I was talking about, knew what it looked like.....etc, but they were out and all other places had not received any stock. So, permit me if I may to say; YARRRGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! Dan [Message edited by Dan Brecher on 12-09-2002]
posted 12-09-2002 07:17 AM PT (US)

Timmer Romulan	Exactly the same result as Pete and Dan, England can be so crap sometimes!
posted 12-09-2002 10:06 AM PT (US)

pietari Romulan	Yep ,tried to find the ltd. edition. Nowhere to be seen. What is going on? Did pick up Nemesis though. Not very impressive (an autopilot mix of Total Recall and Lionheart).
posted 12-09-2002 11:19 AM PT (US)

Dan Brecher Romulan	One can only hope they show up sometime this week. I have been told by the Watford based Virgin magastore that they may have stock tomorrow and to call after 12 and see, which I will do. I heard so many things today. One fellow in HMV said there is actually no official date in the UK for the ltd and that it just comes when it comes. The record label has done a pretty questionable job here really. Few fans even knew the UK release of the standard CD was put forward from Dec 9th to Dec 2nd and now this mess up with the ltd edition. If anyone finally spots it on sale, do tell. Dan
posted 12-09-2002 11:45 AM PT (US)

Marian Schedenig Romulan	Checked some stores today - it really won't be out here in Austria before next Monday. Just to be sure to get it in time for the movie, I might have a friend from the Netherlands get it for me.
posted 12-09-2002 11:46 AM PT (US)

TV's Frank Romulan	So, here's a question for those of you who already own the score. Is the theme for Rohan the same theme heard quietly in two scenes concerning Boromir in FOTR? An excellent part for horns is heard in the Council of Elrond scene, when Boromir is stating the case for his people and heard again in Lothlorien when he and Aragon are discussing the same topic. I'm just curious if this is Rohan's theme or a preview of a theme for Gondor. Any comments?
posted 12-09-2002 11:49 AM PT (US)

Dan Brecher Romulan	I should add I nearly bought the standard one to counter my grief of the ltd not being released on time. Soooooo tempting.... Held it in my hands with different cover variations from store to store. I REALLY like the Gollum cover even though it's Fellowship Gollum and not re-designed Two Towers Gollum. Very nice cover... Dan
posted 12-09-2002 12:07 PM PT (US)

lafours1138 Reman	quote: Originally posted by TV's Frank: So, here's a question for those of you who already own the score. Is the theme for Rohan the same theme heard quietly in two scenes concerning Boromir in FOTR? An excellent part for horns is heard in the Council of Elrond scene, when Boromir is stating the case for his people and heard again in Lothlorien when he and Aragon are discussing the same topic. I'm just curious if this is Rohan's theme or a preview of a theme for Gondor. Any comments? I have the album and can tell you that the Rohan theme is different. It is much more...majestic. I believe the theme you are talking about is a preview of the Gondor theme...Which we'll hopefully hear in it's full glory in The Return of the King.
posted 12-09-2002 03:26 PM PT (US)

Marian Schedenig Romulan	If it's a theme at all (there's beautiful horn music everytime they talk about Gondor, but I haven't been able to hear a specific theme), it'll probably be a Gondor theme. I don't see why Shore should use it for Rohan - when they're talking about the White Tower, they don't mean the Golden Hall.
posted 12-09-2002 04:19 PM PT (US)

Pete M Romulan	Dan - I've so nearly bought the standard one several times over the last week, & having loads of it on the shelf, & selling a number of copies of it hasn't helped. I'll pass on any info I can get about the ltd release as soon as I get it, but I'm off now until Thursday, so hopefully that'll be too late by then! NP Foo Fighters: All My Life (live on Later...)
posted 12-09-2002 04:27 PM PT (US)

Dan Brecher Romulan	Thanks, Pete. I see the American release was coordinated as it should have been and that there is no shortage of the Ltd Ed from US retailers today. In the UK, online, Amazon have no stock, HMV have no stock, Virgin don't even LIST the LE anymore and Tesco have no stock. Dan [Message edited by Dan Brecher on 12-10-2002]
posted 12-10-2002 02:36 AM PT (US)

Dan Brecher Romulan	Arghhhhhhhhhhhh for the love of God. Virgin in Watford didn�t get stock of the limited ed today either. The chap said they have 600 on order to go out to all their big branches, and nothing has shipped from the incompetent record company. I am not a happy person right now..... Dan
posted 12-10-2002 04:01 AM PT (US)

Dan Brecher Romulan	Bah, that's it. I just ordered it from Amazon in the US with Courier shipping. Even if it suddenly comes in stock in the UK tomorrow, whatever, I am happy to know it's secured and I have one coming possibly by Friday. Only cost me about �5/6 more then the UK retail for the ltd ed. Dan
posted 12-10-2002 04:31 AM PT (US)

Pete M Romulan	I'm holding out on the hope that the L will actually make an appearance on these shores. But I'm going to be severely pissed off if it doesn't, & then there's none of the US ones left, because everyone else has done like Dan... Aaaaargh, the dilemma!!
posted 12-10-2002 04:46 AM PT (US)

Dan Brecher Romulan	I think it will appear at stores here within the next 7 to 10 days, but the UK divison of the record label has shown their incompetence when it comes to dealing with keeping retailers up to date because it wasn't until the 11th hour that retailers were told they could sell the standard as of dec 2nd instead of the 9th. On top of that, now there is their faliure to inform retailers as to reasons of the UK Ltd edition's delay and give them a new date to promote. Bah to them. I am hoping my US copy will go out today and be here by the weekend. I wouldn't worry about the likes of Amazon US having none left. They took what was the biggest hoard of the FOTR Ltd Eds and still have those in stock one year later... Dan [Message edited by Dan Brecher on 12-10-2002]
posted 12-10-2002 06:22 AM PT (US)

Dan Brecher Romulan	It came at extra cost, but it's peace of mind at least. Amazon US have shipped it so I should have it Friday latest... Dan
posted 12-10-2002 04:03 PM PT (US)

Marian Schedenig Romulan	Well, I decided to wait for the local stores, because it's cheaper. I just hope they really get it in time as they said. Will know next Monday. NP: Old Friends (Simon & Garfunkel)
posted 12-10-2002 07:03 PM PT (US)

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