I wasn't going to buy this one, but received a $70 GC from work. So after tax, only $37 from Amazon.
Alan Parsons Project - The Turn of a Friendly Card (Box Set in Feb 2023, standalone Blu-Ray in May)
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The BEST News I've heard ALL day! AP is truly A Prince among men!
Brilliant news about the standalone blu ray, I hate paying big money for discs that will never get played, only downside is having to wait an extra three months to hear it
I had jut ordered the box yesterday! Thankfully I had ordered from Bull Moose who (unlike Import CDs) make it very easy to cancel an order. 
Grateful now that I don't have to spend the money on a big box. Hopefully the 5.1 will appear on the streaming services when the box is released so those of us who opt to wait for the stand-alone disc can at least get to preview the mix. Great news!
Grateful now that I don't have to spend the money on a big box. Hopefully the 5.1 will appear on the streaming services when the box is released so those of us who opt to wait for the stand-alone disc can at least get to preview the mix. Great news!
Nice. I didn't want to have to resort to a box for this either.
No No.... he's a Parson among men. Its plain to see
Although I did pre-order the box and will stick with it, I’m glad the Blu-ray is being released separately for those who just want that.
Full credit for a fan-friendly decision by a record company.
Full credit for a fan-friendly decision by a record company.
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Yikes, a PARSON?Nice. I didn't want to have to resort to a box for this either.
No No.... he's a Parson among men. Its plain to see
a beneficed member of the clergy; a rector or a vicar.
OK, St. Alan!
God bless Alan Parsons…taking care of his fans yet again.
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Great news. Thanks for sharing.
NOW!!! I'm in.
Awesome news.
Awesome news.
Hopefully the details will be available soon. I'll most likely cancel the Amazon order at that time.
Amazing news!
But will the standalonge blu ray have 5.1 DTS-HD or will we get screwed with a standalone Dolby Digital 5.1 which occurred on one of the Alan Parsons last year?
All of the APP blu rays have been DTS-HD so far, nothing to suggest this will be different, AP solo albums don’t sell in big numbers which is the difference
It's probably my favorite Alan Parsons Project album. To me it's more "orchestral" than the rest. So I will stick with the box set. Although, the plus to ordering just the Blu-Ray would be that you get to cancel that if early reports from the box indicate a bad mix or some error with authoring.
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Different label philosophies may play a part as well. The APP releases have been on Cherry Red Records (Boutique / focusing more on re-releases) and the last few Parson albums have been on Frontiers Music (seems to focus on new releases from mostly hard rock/metal).
I am not sure if AP has ever addressed his views on what format he would prefer for his new releases.
I’m going to stick with the box set as well for now, but I might try finding a better price as I ordered direct from Cherry Red.
I do like the idea of the signed postcard though…
I do like the idea of the signed postcard though…
This all raises an interesting question though: would you put up with a less-than-optimal surround format if it saved you from buying a big box set full of stuff you don’t want or need?
In my case, I think the answer is…yes
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