Re: Bungalow with Stairs album
 

Weird. I have a full time job, wife, family and friends and don't find it difficult at all to order from Underworldlive.com.

Re: Bungalow with Stairs album
 

some people do have trouble ordering from there as you know. the payment system has had its troubles, and there have been very limited supplies of some items. I think taken cumulatively, since 2005 ish there have been a fair few "exclusives" that have been difficult to get hold of. This is an old argument. BWS was just the latest installment.

Re: Bungalow with Stairs album
 

oh gosh BLD, is sean lying about being frustrated
why dont you tell him what his actual situation is and i'm sure he'll agree with you

Re: Bungalow with Stairs album
 

Setting aside the unnecessarily smarmy tone of your reply, nor do I. My problem is when they release stuff exclusively through outlets that require far too much work and time to get my hands on. But like I said, whatever. I just don't buy as much stuff from them as I would if they made it all readily available.

The issues with availability of underworld releases
 

i'm curious as to what you feel is too much work,
buying from underworldlive.com ? ( or ebay -
which they've used in the past before the store) . i can think of only
one japanese iTunes specific release... what other hard to get
outlets are there?

as for BWS goes, it was ONLY a release at a japanese convention,
so technically it never got released as a full product online..
then they had extra copies and information was made available
that it was on the online store... one product, one step order..

conjecture here - but as far as copyrights and the artists intent (selling
the book with the cd) - there was never a plan or contingency to make
this a digital download or widely available..

so technically, it was available in a limited format.. and you have
to have checked the board/site to know it was there..

the same with all the live here now series, they have been long out
of print (but there were digital versions available) .. and the remaining
physical versions have shown up again - once more copyrights and
other issues come into play here (along with special japanese releases)..

yeah, ok, maybe if you don't check the board weekly or monthly you
might miss out on these offers....

but it's not that hard to set up the posts/threads to inform you that
a new post was added to the 'releases', and underworld does send
out emails informing about new material..

its up to you how you want to respond / enquire / purchase the
material.. i think they've been doing a great job on letting fans
know about all the different material they're making available..

later
-1

Re: Bungalow with Stairs album
 

being a long term fan myself, i have never had trouble getting anything i wanted, in days gone by i did scour the sites and web for everything, in fact i used to go to shops, when they existed and sold promos...and paid at a real counter!

now , i too have family, wife kids, FT job, and don't buy any Underworld stuff, for a number of reasons,
1. cost - i spent way too much early on, and i spend my hard earned on my kids now...
2. time - i don't have time togo and search for limited cd promos / vinyls any more,
3. space - i don't have space or the inclination to buy material anymore (i did pay out for barking though ;) )


that aside, and this is the main point, i still have every version of everything by Underworld i want on digital file, i cannot condone file sharing per se, but it is still easy to get hold of stuff, a little searching & asking can reap rewards, i know band are never gonna please all the fans all the time, but believe me they are not intentionally making it hard to buy stuff...

they too have wives, kids, FT jobs ;)

Re: Bungalow with Stairs album
 

Just went to purchase this but after a conversion 65$ for a cd and catalog seem a bit steep, would rather put that money towards a nice signed print I could frame and hang! Any chance of that?

Re: Thoughts about formats, and limited editions
 

My partner Sarah is selling her copy on Ebay in case anyone is till looking for a copy, with the catalogue.

Seem a bit daft us keeping both copies, especially as she never opened her copy. It is one of my favourite albums ever, especially the hypnotic 'Dreeve', it was also the birth music we had for our daughter.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bungalow-w...item233a85e4b7

Re: Bungalow with Stairs album
 

I've stopped trying. It was around the time of the River Runs and then again with the LHN releases that I realized it just wasn't worth the effort anymore.

SOmething very nice about just popping into iTunes, and downloading from wherever I am. I know their contracts aren't ideal but it sure is nice at our end.

Re: Bungalow with Stairs album
 

you snooze you lose. as stated before you either check in on the threads or you set a notification. that's how i got my copy. and the purchase from underworldlive.com was as easy as any other online purchase i've made. my only gripe is delivery time, but what can you expect traveling from the UK to the US...