I refuse to buy this set at $130, and probably wouldn't buy it at $100 either. I echo the statements of many others on this board, and others: Varese may very well release some thing from this set in complete form in their "Jerry Goldsmith 75th Birthday Orgasmic Celebration" throughout the year and screw everyone who bought this set over.

And Joe, what "newbie", in their right mind, will spend $130 on 6 CDs that are only sold through the label's website? There is no logic in your statement whatsoever. Just think about it: soundtrack newbies probably don't realize the importance of the internet for soundtrack collecting. No internet = no knowledge of the release = no sale to newbies. Kind of defeats the purpose of the point you're trying to make.

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They are!? Why? Most of their releases have artwork from the film companies so they can do nothing about them - their re-recordings with original artwork tend to have beautiful, original paintings. I can't think of another record company that commissions paintings to use on its film music recordings. And beautiful ones, at that.[/B]

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It looks pretty neat though.

I echo the sentiments that this would have been better as 6 separate CDs for part of a larger collection. Oh well...maybe if there are any left by May I can sucker someone into buying it for my birthday.

I'll have everyone know that the price tag on mine is $148 and some change. That includes California state tax (8.25%).

So tax and shipping charges are over $18.00!!!

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Originally posted by rkeaveney:
Don't forget that specialty sites like Screen Archives still carry THE ROBE for a tiny bit more $$ than Varese's site.

Ryan

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Nope.

I e-mail Screen Archives yesterday and Craig informed me he is SOLD OUT on "The Robe."

Expect to find copies all over eBay in about a week or two.

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Originally posted by PeterK:
Unbelievable.

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No...it's "UnbeF***inglievable."

I'm waiting until March as the damn thing isn't even ready yet. If it's gone by then...it's gone.

James

I still wonder if Varese has made any money off the $130,000+ gross they've earned so far.

Maybe the rapid sell is coming from collectors and fans, and maybe the rapid sell is coming from eBay speculators. Doesn't matter; Varese get the money anyway to invest in more scores from Goldsmith and others. And those eBay speculators aren't stupid; they're not going to spend $130+ on a set unless they know there are people who will pay them, say, $160+ for it. That would seem to indicate that Varese's price is even more reasonable.

Yes, it's a pain that sometimes these CDs come out at exactly the wrong time that some people can't afford them. But if they took much notice of that, they'd never release anything. I couldn't have bought this a year ago.

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Originally posted by Richard Street:
Yes, it's a pain that sometimes these CDs come out at exactly the wrong time that some people can't afford them. But if they took much notice of that, they'd never release anything. I couldn't have bought this a year ago.

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You know I was just thinking...what if this set has nothing to do with Goldsmith's B-DAY, They just say it does to spark interest in the fans and make'em feel all giddy inside so they feel like they just have to buy it? What if....it only cost as much as it does because Varese knows that this is about the time people starting getting thier TAX Refunds??!

Just a thought....But I agree with what you say.