Camel – Air Born: The MCA & Decca Years 1973-1984 (box set with 5 albums in 5.1 on blu-ray)

[djstephan]

Well, last week I decided to finally open and listen to the box set! After carefully opening it and sort of glancing through it I opened the section that holds the blu rays…and to my dismay Disc 29 the Blu ray “Music inspired by the Snow Goose and Moonmadness” was missing..!!

I wrote to jpc.de , today I heard back that they are ordering the blu ray and they will replace it.
Now, that’s what I call customer service!
I’m sticking with them for the long run, they have never disappointed me. So feel free to deal with them.

 

[Marplot]

Well played jpc.de.

 

[jefe1]

I wonder how something like that happens.....at least they will make good to you.

 

[JediJoker]

I wonder how something like that happens.....at least they will make good to you.

For the latest Pineapple Thief earbook (It Leads To This), after spot-checking and finding it absent, Kscope preemptively included an extra CD1 with all preorders through Burning Shed (and maybe other retailers) "in case something here is missing." It can happen.

 

[PolkSDA]

Snap one up before they become unobtanium,might already be too late!

I was late to the party on this one, as most vintage prog typically is not up my alley, but I'm warming to the genre. This box is going for obscene money on eBay, as it's now out of stock just about everywhere at retail.

I ordered one from Amazon Spain at 12:10AM central time on June 5. It shipped out of Poland, and was delivered to semi-rural downstate Illinois, at 2PM this afternoon. Double-boxed and absolutely mint condition. Two and a half days door to door on an international transaction without paying an insane Express/Expedited fee is absolutely fantastic IMO.

If anyone else still needs this, they still have stock:

https://www.amazon.es/dp/B0CKK2KHPQ/

After shipping and taxes, the total came to 191,93 euros (US$209.55 was my actual credit card charge). Not the cheapest price in the world, but a deal compared to the secondary market right now. Only one copy currently on US eBay with Worldwide turned on, at ~ US$450 shipped before sales tax. Almost all recent eBay sales have been in the US$300+ range.

If you have any interest at all, I would get while you can...

 

[omnipotent1]

Amazon Germany states 19 left at 189 euros
As well as JPC but only for EU delivery 189 euros.

 

[Galactus]

Annoyingly late to the party on this one and finding this at a decent price now proving very difficult. In the end I found one on eBay for £233 (with PayPal pay in 3 at £78 a month to make it more manageable).

Reading the reviews I'm sure I won't regret this and really looking forward to hearing those precious 5.1 mixes.

 

[rtbluray]

https://www.cherryred.co.uk/camel-mirage-2cd-and-blu-ray-remastered-box-set

https://www.cherryred.co.uk/camel-moonmadness-2cd-and-blu-ray-remastered-box-set

 

[bookofsaturdays]

https://www.cherryred.co.uk/camel-mirage-2cd-and-blu-ray-remastered-box-set

https://www.cherryred.co.uk/camel-moonmadness-2cd-and-blu-ray-remastered-box-set

Sometimes patience sure does pay off! These are a little more palatable, but hopefully the other 3 make it out of the box set as well.

 

[DuncanS]

Buy them. Stephen W Taylor's 5.1 mixes of the Camel albums are wonderful, really complements the music (and I know the albums inside-out and note-for-note) - The box set CDs are great for lunatics like me!

 

[4-earredwonder]

Buy them. Stephen W Taylor's 5.1 mixes of the Camel albums are wonderful, really complements the music (and I know the albums inside-out and note-for-note) - The box set CDs are great for lunatics like me!

I wholeheartedly second that motion, Dunc. Splurged on the pricey Japanese Stereo SHM~SACDs of some of the Camel catalogue but what Stephen Tayler has accomplished with these phenomenal Camel BD~A 5.1 remixes is nothing short of ASTOUNDING....and renders those SHM~SACDs RELICS OF THE PAST!

 

[ogrequad]

Very excited by this news! This is what I was hoping to hear when they first announced the big box, which was a bit too rich for my tastes (and wallet).

 

[cornwall198]

Ordered. Thanks so much for the welcome heads-up. Yay!!!

 

[Steve Bruzonsky]

Buy them. Stephen W Taylor's 5.1 mixes of the Camel albums are wonderful, really complements the music (and I know the albums inside-out and note-for-note) - The box set CDs are great for lunatics like me!

I got in on a super super early early preorder with jpc.de, and even with shipping to the U.S., the price for the box set with blu ray was like $100 or a bit more if my memory is any good. The price went up a lot from that during preorder but jpc honored the price that I ordered it for. I got lucky!

 

[ctoelle]

I too got it from JPC. Grand total including shipping was $115

 

[Bill B]

My box was $138 and, assuming the price of £27.99 (or $35.69 dollars) per disc for these 2CD/1BR sets, in order to get all five albums I still got a bargain; $138 vs $178.
And that $178 doesn't include shipping.
So there was no incentive to wait and pay more. (Unless you only wanted a couple of the albums)

 

[DuncanS]

I wholeheartedly second that motion, Dunc. Splurged on the pricey Japanese Stereo SHM~SACDs of some of the Camel catalogue but what Stephen Tayler has accomplished with these phenomenal Camel BD~A 5.1 remixes is nothing short of ASTOUNDING....and renders those SHM~SACDs RELICS OF THE PAST!

I've the SACDs as well, but I'll be keeping them along with my old LPs & CDs, as they're all signed by Andy Latimer - who kindly signed them for my birthday some years back

 

[4-earredwonder]

I've the SACDs as well, but I'll be keeping them along with my old LPs & CDs, as they're all signed by Andy Latimer - who kindly signed them for my birthday some years back

ALWAYS knew you were a shameless groupie, Dunc!

 

[DuncanS]

ALWAYS knew you were a shameless groupie, Dunc!

Careful I might get the hump

 

[Stephen W Tayler]

Regarding the albums that get a 5.1 mix, interesting what they are. Obviously, we get Camel's killer first few...

Camel 1973
Mirage 1974
Snow Goose 1975
Moonmadness 1976

Then we skip Rain Dances 1977, Breathless 1978, I Can See Your House From Here 1979

Yet, we get Nude from 1981 in surround.

Regardless of the strategy/reasons....getting those first 4 is what I care about. I haven't heard any of the later stuff from Camel.

Available multitracks