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The Man who is He.. Group: Members Posts: 75 Joined: Oct. 2005 Posted: Oct. 11 2005, 12:15 Never been so dissapointed before with Mike O. No bonus track, so i'll never know them. No U-myx, No booklet, just a cardboard cover and two cd's. Wish i'd never bought it!!!!! I am, however happy to find this place, it's really cool indeed, especially the Fan Tracks. Amazingly, with this last album, it looks as if many fans may have overtaken Mike with their own music ability!!! Glyn R Browns composition called Recovery is excellent. Far more worthwhile than L+S. What a rip off L+S turned out to be.............. Back to top

MikeAholic Group: Members Posts: 205 Joined: Sep. 2005 Posted: Oct. 11 2005, 12:49 Where are you from ? Are you sure you bought a genuine CD ? -------------- I sure hope that Mike realises what joy he brings to us ! Back to top

The Man who is He.. Group: Members Posts: 75 Joined: Oct. 2005 Posted: Oct. 11 2005, 13:04 UK, bought C.D from a shop called Mix Music in Harrogate, Yorkshire. Have I been ripped off.........? My personal thoughts on the Album are still forming, had it 2 weeks now, rushed out to buy it as i wanted the U-Myx and bonus tracks. O' am I upset right now............ Back to top

Korgscrew Group: Super Admins Posts: 3511 Joined: Dec. 1999 Posted: Oct. 11 2005, 13:21 That sounds like the promo edition. I'm not sure whether you've been ripped off exactly, as it's likely to have a collectors' value, but if you weren't made aware of what it was, the shop has been rather misleading. Back to top

TubularBelle Group: Members Posts: 1487 Joined: April 2004 Posted: Oct. 11 2005, 20:44 Yeh I would definitely keep it or if you want to sell it I don't think you would have any trouble but you have been ripped off in that they have probably charged you for the 'official' release, so I wouldn't take it back and swap it, but I would either keep it or sell it and get the proper UK release. -------------- I hate getting up early. I didn't even realise there were two 6 o'clocks in one day! Back to top

ob1 Group: Members Posts: 20 Joined: Sep. 2005 Posted: Oct. 13 2005, 09:55 Hmmm- you've not got a 'real' version. U-MYX was on all of them, especially the UK ones... Back to top

Korgscrew Group: Super Admins Posts: 3511 Joined: Dec. 1999 Posted: Oct. 13 2005, 21:50 Like I said, it's a promo edition. It's a 'real' one, because it came from the record company - it's just not a retail item. Whether it's a ripoff depends on the price - if it was less than £20, it wasn't. More than that, it's debateable. Sometimes promos fetch more than that, but it depends a lot on what they are and where they're being sold. It's most definitely a promo edition though, they were exactly as described above (no bonus tracks, no u-myx, no booklet, cardboard packaging). Back to top

TubularBelle Group: Members Posts: 1487 Joined: April 2004 Posted: Oct. 13 2005, 22:09 I popped into my local music store and their stock had finally arrived 5 days after mine had come in the post from Amazon. It was $29, I paid $25 for mine with postage, and it did not have the 2 bonus tracks or the U-Myx tracks, or would have cost about $11 more. I forgot to check if had a booklet with it. I don't understand why they are sending these editions to Australia, surely they should be coming from the UK, where he is based, unless they opted for the cheaper versions. But my friend who has waited all this time now has to wait another week and order it from Amazon. UK. -------------- I hate getting up early. I didn't even realise there were two 6 o'clocks in one day! Back to top

raven4x4x Group: Members Posts: 1535 Joined: Jan. 2002 Posted: Oct. 14 2005, 06:42 That's why I ordered mine from amazon.co.uk the first moment I could: because I didn't know when they would actually arrive in Australia, and I knew the UK edition would have the bonus tracks. And it was cheaper to order it. I'm glad I did! -------------- Thank-you for helping us help you help us all. Back to top

The Man who is He.. Group: Members Posts: 75 Joined: Oct. 2005 Posted: Oct. 14 2005, 17:26 I'm very happy now,, My son has shown me that it is a promo edition, and is there for not intended for retail. It took him nearly 20 mins to show me as i could not see it. A golden opportunity to rib the old man about his failing eye sight and support his theory that I'm decrepit!! I'll buy the proper edition this weekend, And play all that techno very loudly indeed,,, keep him awake at night!!!! But thanks everybody. Back to top

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