Wham! - Fantastic & Make It Big Atmos Blu-Ray Audios w/bonus tracks (SDE Surround Series #19 & #20) March 22, 2024 (Delayed until April 26)

[Simon A]

I just got notified by SDE that my Wham! bundle is on the way. check your emails!

Thank you for honoring the exclamation point!

 

[JoshBasswood]

No luck here yet, status of my order is still ‘unfulfilled’. I would guess that they would start by sending out the orders to those who are further away but could of course be first come first served as well. Or by some other logic… We’ll see. Lots of SDE coming my way within the coming weeks

 

[JulesRules]

No luck here yet, status of my order is still ‘unfulfilled’. I would guess that they would start by sending out the orders to those who are further away but could of course be first come first served as well. Or by some other logic… We’ll see. Lots of SDE coming my way within the coming weeks

Check the email I posted in the Mark Knopfler thread. Apparently Paul is still sorting out the IOSS issue.

 

[beerking]

I just got notified by SDE that my Wham! bundle is on the way. check your emails!

Yep....Royal Mail says it's due to be delivered tomorrow morning.

 

[GOS]

No shipping info yet for me.

 

[key_wiz]

No shipping info yet for me.

Same for me.

 

[JediJoker]

Check the email I posted in the Mark Knopfler thread. Apparently Paul is still sorting out the IOSS issue.

Doesn't explain why ROW orders haven't shipped, though. Still no email for my U.S. order. If I don't get one by Friday, May 3rd, I'll reach out to Anne @ SDE (who is the best!).

 

[SeeMoreDigital]

Yep....Royal Mail says it's due to be delivered tomorrow morning.

I haven't received any confirmations about anything from anyone!

 

[beerking]

Soz, don't wish to p off my fellow qqr's but
George and Andrew are here.

The slip covers are fitted already!!!

Will listen later after my Monday lunch time chish n fips and a pint.

 

[PaulatSDE]

Doesn't explain why ROW orders haven't shipped, though. Still no email for my U.S. order. If I don't get one by Friday, May 3rd, I'll reach out to Anne @ SDE (who is the best!).

Stock arrived on Thursday afternoon. Please give us a chance. It's going to take a few working days to ship all the stock - even with a team of 5 or 6 people - because there are so many pre-orders.

 

[Clement]

Stock arrived on Thursday afternoon. Please give us a chance. It's going to take a few working days to ship all the stock - even with a team of 5 or 6 people - because there are so many pre-orders.

Thanks for the update. You and your team are MUCH appreciated. I believe the discs will be well worth the wait. Keep up the great work. Stay Surrounded, Comrade!

Edit: just received (9:25 AM–less than 2 1/2 hours later) my notification email from SDE–WHAM!!

 

[Dynamic Editor]

Stock arrived on Thursday afternoon. Please give us a chance. It's going to take a few working days to ship all the stock - even with a team of 5 or 6 people - because there are so many pre-orders.

In short, their team is absolutely whammed with preorders.

 

[DuncanS]

Soz, don't wish to p off my fellow qqr's but
George and Andrew are here.

The slip cases are fitted already!!!

Will listen later after my Monday lunch time chish n fips and a pint.

What! not going to before you go-go?

 

[beerking]

What! not going to before you go-go?

Well I'm back back but watching Ronnie first...Snooker for those who don't know...he's my snooker hero.

And he won!!!

 

[beerking]

On with the music

First up...Make it Big

 

[DuncanS]

Stock arrived on Thursday afternoon. Please give us a chance. It's going to take a few working days to ship all the stock - even with a team of 5 or 6 people - because there are so many pre-orders.

Absolutely! I think people forget you're not a huge multinational. If it takes 10-15 minutes per order to print labels, pick & pack, and you've 1000 orders, that is 167-250 hours of work, so with 5 people working 8hrs a day, thats around 4-6 days working flat out.

BTW mine arrived today

 

[dobyblue]

While I’d like to have mine today, it is good for the record label involved to see how successful these titles have been and hopefully motivates them to green light more.

 

[beerking]

2nd up, Whams Fantastic.

I've never owned or heard these two albums before. Yes, I've heard the singles.

 

[SeeMoreDigital]

Absolutely! I think people forget you're not a huge multinational. If it takes 10-15 minutes per order to print labels, pick & pack, and you've 1000 orders, that is 167-250 hours of work, so with 5 people working 8hrs a day, thats around 4-6 days working flat out.

A good example of the logistics involved...

Personally, I'm in no rush. And it's not like the discs never arrive. Plus I'm currently not at home anyway...

 

[beerking]

The original engineer Chris Porter, has produced the Atmos Mixes.

There is separation and the heights are used. Not a lot or nothing from the floor standing rears.

My initial impression is that it's Chris's baby and he has treated these mixes with reverence.

The music is very fresh in its mix and I will listen some more to conclude my analysis.

Overall, so far, I'd give both between an 8 and a 9.

Am I pleased to have these two in my SDE collection...I sure am.