Pink Floyd - The Later Years (1987-2019) [CD/DVD/Blu-Ray Box Set]

[alansanchez86]

AMLOR (new mix), Division Bell and Endless River studio albums all in HD and 5.1

Mmm but all except AMLOR have already been released in 5.1

 

[user 1679]

I'm afraid I will have to count myself out of this one too unless the price comes down *a lot* - the 5 DVD's are pretty much useless since the blu-ray discs are included, and the memorabilia is not of much interest, just another way to add to the price. I might bite if it falls below $200, maybe...super-sale down to $150 and I'm in.

 

[4-earredwonder]

AMLOR (new mix), Division Bell and Endless River studio albums all in HD and 5.1

BTW, Is A Delicate Sound of Thunder also available in HD 5.1 on BD 2?

 

[edisonbaggins]

I'm afraid I will have to count myself out of this one too unless the price comes down *a lot* - the 5 DVD's are pretty much useless since the blu-ray discs are included, and the memorabilia is not of much interest, just another way to add to the price. I might bite if it falls below $200, maybe...super-sale down to $150 and I'm in.

I just got the Tangerine Dream box for $60. Fairly tales do come true, it can happen to you.

 

[4-earredwonder]

I just got the Tangerine Dream box for $60. Fairly tales do come true, it can happen to you.

Only if you're YOUNG AT ❤....and a vagarian!

 

[rontoon]

Mmm but all except AMLOR have already been released in 5.1

Division Bell had an extremely limited release and there is now a film (by Ian Emes) that will accompany The Endless River.

 

[rontoon]

BTW, Is A Delicate Sound of Thunder also available in HD 5.1 on BD 2?

Yes, the concert will be in 5.1 (it won't be audio only). The newly remixed audio (with added tracks) are on CD 2 and 3.

 

[onthewall2983]

Content-wise I'm disappointed we won't be getting an expanded Pulse on CD, with more songs from the '94 tour.

 

[skherbeck]

I'm really excited that this is being released (Floyd in surround is always great news!), but I just can't do it. I didn't buy The Early Years mega set either, but I did get the individual Early Years sets when they were released later on... I hope they do the same here (although all I really want is AMLOR 5.1).

 

[van1]

Inclusion of blu rays and dvds seems to cover the fact that some people haven’t seen the need to upgrade to blu ray.

Unlike the Early Years set though, the Later Years set has one extra blu ray, the hi res 5.1 studio album mixes.

Wonder what the logic is behind this and how DVD only fans will feel...

 

[R E Faust]

This would be tempting if there weren't 5 dvds which replicate the blurays..the price would also be far more reasonable.

I suppose two versions, one with dvds and one with blurays, never occured to them as they seem to think their fan base has more money than sense unfortunately.

 

[IMachine]

At this point I‘m not very interested in this set.
I also don‘t agree with doubling Blu and DVD.
A waste of plastic! Why!?
Not much content I‘m keen on.
If they release AMLOR seperately..I will buy it.
I‘m patient!

 

[Odys]

I had the first box on pre-order and cancelled at the last minute. I don’t regret that decision. This one won’t even make it to pre-order. I’ll buy a standalone AMLOR if it’s ever released, if not, I’ll survive.

 

[splinter7]

The main box cover art looks more like something that would be associated with "Two Suns in the Sunset" off of the Final Cut.
It is a cool apocalyptic type image with bent up light poles & beat up road.

 

[HugoPhyrst]

Wonder what the logic is behind this and how DVD only fans will feel...

My guess on this decision (extra Blu-Ray only) is that you simply could not fit the same amount of data onto a DVD and they didn't want to add any more discs to the set. If that's the case, it makes sense to me.

 

[François]

People who can afford such an expensive box set should be able to afford a blu-ray player! Including DVDs is a waste of plastic.

 

[LuvMyQuad]

People who can afford such an expensive box set should be able to afford a blu-ray player! Including DVDs is a waste of plastic.

That's a good point.

 

[LuvMyQuad]

Even though I like the later Floyd quite a bit, I'm afraid I won't be buying this either. I have to pay the mortgage that month.

I just cant justify it. I'd mainly be interested in the studio 5.1 mixes. The live videos are a bonus. I already have the studio stuff with the exception of AMLOR.

I have a feeling this is not going to go over well.

 

[EricKalet]

I get the sense that for many folks, DVD is good enough and they may not be able to ascertain the difference in the quality shift from DVD to BR. Add to it the streaming factor and people just aren't buying players like in the past. As far as this set is concerned, I can't see this selling many copies at almost $500/box. Likely niche groups like us and die hard PF fans will spend, but put this front and center at Best Buy or Barnes & Noble and I'd wager that it's a dust collector rather than a set thousands of people will purchase on new release Tuesday.

 

[HugoPhyrst]

This seems aimed directly at the diehard PF fan/collector/completist. Maybe they just ran the numbers and came up with a cost based on how many Early Years sets were sold in the first quarter and at what level they make sufficient profit. I'll pass .. I'm probably 5+ years away from their target anyway.