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  1. I always ask myself three questions when something new comes out:

    a) Do I want it?
    b) How much would I be prepared to pay for it?
    c) Can I justify spending [answer to b] on this right now?

    I’m afraid for this boxed set I get stuck at b. I really like Pink Floyd and I’d rather have it than not have it, but considering how rarely I’d ever watch/listen to any of it I wouldn’t want to spend any more than £60 on it. It’s never going to drop that cheap, so I might as well forget about it.

    Post-Waters is the least interesting era of Pink Floyd. In fact, I probably haven’t listened to AMLOR for 25 years, TDB since around a month or so after it came out and similar with TER. I haven’t listened to DSOT for more than 25 years (in fact I don’t think I even own a copy of this any more) or Pulse…probably ever. When I do listen to any live Pink Floyd stuff it will be from one of their 70s tours or The Wall tour. I have watched Pulse a couple of times in the past 10 years, but I already have it. So I guess it’s daft that I’d even want this box set, but I do, even though it would just sit on a shelf. But that says everything about me. Thankfully it is so overpriced that I will never even be tempted. It’s a shame, cos I have all the Immersion boxes, which I love (there are rumours of an Animals one coming out – I hope so!), and I have all the individual Early Years boxes, but I got all those for decent prices. I don’t think they’ll sell many of these new ones at £430.

  2. Box set prices are interesting. Many up in arms over Macca’s Red Rose Speedway or Wildlife at around 130 quid. However you could easily pay that for a McCartney gig these days. What is better value?

  4. There appears to be some sort in of arms race going on to see who can ask the highest box set price. When you consider how much discs actually cost to produce (and how cheap CDs are retailing at now), and that 5 of the discs are DVDs that actually duplicate the Blu-Rays, this looks astonishingly expensive.

    As an aside, I am amazed at just how popular Pink Floyd seem to have become. There are no end of tribute acts touring that pack in the punters (Note: Think Floyd are marvellous if you get the chance to see them), and Dave Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets band are proving a huge draw, so there is obviously the interest out there. Why them and not, say, Genesis or Yes?

  5. It will be interesting to see if anyone is barking enough to pay that sort of money for a period of music that is mostly regarded as second rate.

    PS Tool (a notable American progressive metal band) have just released their first album in 13 years. On day of release, so far, the only physical release is a CD packaged with a HD screen that plays exclusive videos. It’s about £75. If they expect people to pony up that type of money then they’re mad. What was wrong with a £10 or so CD? I represent one sale they have lost.

  6. Well, that’s probably one to pass on.

    Though if that Animals thing is right, that might tempt me. Slightly perversely perhaps, it’s probably my fave Floyd album of all.

    • Whereas I’ll always consider The Wall my favourite, Animals is the one that I have listened to most over the past 10 years, and by some distance. It’s certainly the one of the big four that gets most overlooked, as evidenced by it being the one without the Immersion box (as yet).

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