This might interest a few folk. Zavvi (yes, they’re still going) are doing 10 jazz LPs for £30. £3 for a new vinyl album is a bit of a bargain these days.
There’s a catch though – it’s a lucky dip; you don’t get to chose the 10 LPs you will receive.
Personally, I’m in. I like jazz and I’m willing to take a punt. YMMV.
I should add that Zavvi do a few of these lucky dips. I previously got 10 geeky t-shirts for £20 and something similar with graphic novels.
All good quality stuff. Some I was familiar with, some completely new that I liked, the odd clunker. Overall, good value. And I kinda liked the lucky dip aspect. As I say, YMMV.
Sounds like an excellent deal, apart from it being a pre-order thing. October 30th release date. Not keen on tying up my sparse monetary resources for that length of time.
I suspect it’s remaindered back-issue titles from the De Agostini jazz series of a couple of years ago, which are being dumped due to the expiration of the rights De Agostini had to distribute them.
It’s very reminiscent of the ‘Special Purchase’ deals that HMV used to do when labels had a pile of LPs or CDs that needed to be disposed of quickly due to the label losing the UK rights to their contents.
If you squint at a couple of the photos, you can see that two of the albums pictured are from cheap Spanish reissue labels. Terrible reputations for using mp3s and CD rips.
Having taken into account @JQW‘s above comment, plus the Hoffmen suggesting that Zavvi are using stock images (explaining the Jazz Horizons etc. artwork), and indeed plus+ the fact that you won’t be charged until despatch, around October, I have taken a punt on them.
If they do turn out to be DeAgostinis, then they will sound superb.
If they’re not charging until despatch then I’m in too.
I suggest we reconvene after -*checks watch* – 30th October, to compare notes.
Their vinyl packaging has been poor in the past. Fingers crossed these are boxed properly, and not put in a narrow box on the huh, like one record I got from them. (They replaced it no quibbles, though, and sent it in a massive flat mailer second time around.)
Massive package for Ms Breakfast?
Just another day….
…and all’s right with the world.
Well, mine’s have arrived and I’m happy at first look. Will post a list later but I’m guessing the magazine theory was correct – a few still have ‘magazine included’ stickers on the shrink wrap.
Got mine today, and they are the DeAgostinis, thank goodness. I only have five of them already; three on CD and one on a crackly original, so I’m delighted. Bargain of the year.
I saw you got a retweet from Soul Jazz – Respect!
6 for £20 now. Not available until 20th Dec, so maybe a new batch of titles? Could be worth a gamble.
https://www.zavvi.com/merch-vinyl/best-of-jazz-starter-kit-all-time-classics-albums-set-of-6-mystery-vinyl-lp/12613803.html
I’ve taken the gamble. Cheers Min.
Curious on the 20th Dec release. Seems a little weird as the ad shows the same albums and most (over on hoffmans) who’ve gone for this deal previously say they are from the ones on screen.
There was quite a bit of variation in titles received as the orders rolled out, with many not pictured, although I think everyone single person got the Cannonball Adderley.
Using the same image is hopefully just laziness on Zavvi’s part.