whiskeychaser84
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Is VMP based on the west coast? Otherwise some poor IT guys are working past five today. That's the real tragedy here.
They're in CO, I believe.
Is VMP based on the west coast? Otherwise some poor IT guys are working past five today. That's the real tragedy here.
I think the only Motown albums I have outside of the Christmas comp are Stevie Wonder. I need to get some Marvin Gaye. Ut never get around to it. Maybe this can inspire me to get those and dig into others to see if I actually want them.
Or is including Tamla cheating? Not sure how that works. Maybe I should buy this set so storf can tell me in the podcast.
From what's been teased, I think Tamla and the other subsidiary labels are fair game.I think the only Motown albums I have outside of the Christmas comp are Stevie Wonder. I need to get some Marvin Gaye but never get around to it. Maybe this can inspire me to get those and dig into others to see if I actually want them.
Or is including Tamla cheating? Not sure how that works. Maybe I should buy this set so storf can tell me in the podcast.
Nice, I only have the Sam Cooke at Harlem Square, which is on RCA. It seems like a singles comp would be better than a lot of full albums. Hope you could tell the storf part was tongue in cheek.I have 5 Marvin Gayes, 3 Smokeys, 3 Stevies, 3 Sam Cooks, and a bunch of other stuff. I might pick up a #1 collection some time soon. I would prefer to not have Storf tell me anything ever again.
Sorry I just can't stop thinking about this. So everyone complained last time about not knowing the titles upfront (even though we kind of figured them out and then it sold out anyway). Instead of taking that feedback and deciding to announce them this time because, you know, that's what their customers want, they've stuck to their guns and are still not announcing them (and have seemingly made it harder to deduce this time). SO....someone at VMP (probably many people) got together and decided that the surprise element is so important to the Anthology experience that they're sticking with it in spite of the negative feedback from the BN rollout.
My question is...WHY? How is this experience enhanced by NOT knowing what the albums will be? Why is THAT (the surprise) more important than giving your customers what they want (knowing what they're purchasing)??
Remember this is a company whose entire premise (at least at the start) was not knowing what you're going to get. That's what ROTMs are.FOMO
Sure, but they stopped for a reason. Clearly the current model works better for them, right?Remember this is a company whose entire premise (at least at the start) was not knowing what you're going to get. That's what ROTMs are.
Fair points. I still think the price is decent but not for the stupid surprise element. Let me put it this way, if you want me to take a risk on it, you should knock some price off. And this whole thing is a $300 mystery crate lol.
Thanks for the tip. I did not know Robbie had a new album on the way. Freakin' love his music!!!! I feel so old when I listen to it, but don't care one bit.And thanks everyone for speaking out about why you're not getting this box, otherwise I would have thrown away a few hundred. I ordered the new Robbie Robertson last night and I know that whatever comes in the VMP box, I'll get just as much enjoyment and will play Robbie Robertson way more than 8 mystery Motown albums.
The Motown diehards are just as hard to please as the Blue Note folks.
Not knowing the records is a complete non-starter for me at this price point.
disappointed Joe disappointed. .and you barely mastered Giant Steps in one key. You have a lot to learn.
Are they? All the Motown diehards I know are far from audiophiles. They’ve been content with brickwalled, highly compressed CDs for decades. They’re not neurotic like Blue Note guys who get erectile dysfunction from piano warbles.
VMP just paid attention in Econ 101:
"The first lesson of economics is scarcity: there is never enough of anything to fully satisfy all those who want it." -Thomas Sowell
Just because many of us think them not telling us the titles is bullshit, and their FOMO marketing is infuriating, why would they change? The Blue Note one sold out in under 3 hours. Why would VMP think this Motown Anthology won't sell out as well? If people don't sell this one out instantly, hopefully they'll adjust the way they market the next one. But if it sells out in a day, they have no impetus to change.
Why isn't there a vomit emoji to give this post
Bought it. Not sure I'll honor this idea to not open the next ones but I'm going to try to go through the podcasts after listening and then listen again.
No sales tax in Texas, I guess.