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Location: UK | Well, that really DOES take the biscuit.
So, as a loyal TS fan who buys product as soon as it comes out, I'm getting penalised in favour of the (can we even call them fans???) people who don't buy straight away!??
I'm not going to blame the band as it may not have been their fault/idea, I'll blame the record company who have decided to do it this way.
But as a loyal fan I shouldn't be expected to think "shall I buy the release on Monday when it comes out, or should I wait 12 months in the hope that a boxset is released (because it doesn't always happen you know!) with extra material?"
This kind of crap doesn't exactly tempt fans to buy product on initial release does it, and if fans don't buy on initial release then the record companies aren't inclined to release any more product, so the FANS get shafted either way!
It's about time the god damn record companies started being loyal to the hardcore fans who buy straight away and not those who wait to buy cheap in a sale 12 months later only to find they can then buy a boxset of those items with extra content!
You know. Is there ANYBODY on this forum who considers themselves a hardcore Twisted Sister fan and hasn't been and bought all the DVDs and remasters this year?
I'm a stay at home Dad with a 13 month old child, so I don't work and don't get state handouts and I've damn well scrimped and saved to get enough money together to buy this years stuff on initial release because I'm a FAN.
Seems I should have saved my hard-acquired money and waited.
If what Jay Jay says is true and the bonus disc WILL be released on it's own in December 2012, then at least that's progress compared to lots of other companies who don't do that.
The only downside is that this situation will simply encourage bootlegging and downloads of the bonus disc.
I'll certainly be looking out for a free download/bootleg, but me being a stupid fan will still buy it next year when it comes out on it's own. How many other people will do that though? Not many you can bet.
Edited by pootle50 2011-09-10 9:36 AM
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