Chinese Democracy is $1.99 at Best Buy

[AxlsMainMan]

I regret to inform everyone that all 5 vinyl copies I picked up have the same inner groove distortion as my originals from 2008. I'm gonna try a few more though. For the price, I'm ok with the gamble.

Your odds would probably greatly improve if you ordered a European pressing.

[ToonGuns]

Why would u wanna have more than one copy of the same cd? 

Wow. Just wow.

I know some people have one copy at home and one in their car. For example!




/jarmo

One copy - burn it to iPod - take iPod wherever you go! No need for 2 copies, unless you are a collector and need one still in its wrapping.

[willow]

Why would u wanna have more than one copy of the same cd? 

Wow. Just wow.

I know some people have one copy at home and one in their car. For example!




/jarmo

One copy - burn it to iPod - take iPod wherever you go! No need for 2 copies, unless you are a collector and need one still in its wrapping.

Problem is Ipods suck! And yes I have a good one.

[wight gunner]

Why would u wanna have more than one copy of the same cd? 

Wow. Just wow.

I know some people have one copy at home and one in their car. For example!




/jarmo

One copy - burn it to iPod - take iPod wherever you go! No need for 2 copies, unless you are a collector and need one still in its wrapping.

Problem is Ipods suck! And yes I have a good one.

But suits most people fine, its a bit like buying a hifi, the super-store jobbies are bought by the masses but are deemed by the owners as good, truth is that they are in the main crap compared to the specialist store models...

And in regards to the original point, you don't even need to burn a CD, you can get the bit torrent that is killing music sales.  Any physical copies need good marketing to sale well, with extra's. I'd love to see the next album come with a scratch card with a chance to win discounts on tour ticket sales or discount on merchandise, something that the downloader wouldn't get, or maybe they could get a unique code and win in that way.

[jarmo]

All this "why don't you just...." is well enough, but not everybody thinks/works like you.

Not everybody has an iPod in their car! Not everybody wants to make copies of their cds, they buy another copy because it's more convenient for them etc etc.





/jarmo

[JuicySwoos]

The LP is now the the top selling LP.

The CD is in the top 20. 

Picked up 3 LP's myself (the max I could order).

[One.In.A.Million]

All this "why don't you just...." is well enough, but not everybody thinks/works like you.

Not everybody has an iPod in their car! Not everybody wants to make copies of their cds, they buy another copy because it's more convenient for them etc etc.





/jarmo

Exactly, and the thing is, we are all fans and supporters of the band aren't we?. So if you have to go to the trouble of burning CD's for the car, etc. Why not go that extra mile, and just buy an extra copy, because you support the band, and want to reflect this in your actions. 

[faldor]

All this "why don't you just...." is well enough, but not everybody thinks/works like you.

Not everybody has an iPod in their car! Not everybody wants to make copies of their cds, they buy another copy because it's more convenient for them etc etc.





/jarmo

Exactly, and the thing is, we are all fans and supporters of the band aren't we?. So if you have to go to the trouble of burning CD's for the car, etc. Why not go that extra mile, and just buy an extra copy, because you support the band, and want to reflect this in your actions. 

That's the way I see it.  I was tempted to buy extra copies to give to friends who don't buy CD's anymore when it originally came out, and then when it was on sale for $7.99.  But I held off.  For $1.99 though, you can't go wrong there.  I don't think $10 is going to set me back too far.

[Street of the Blues]

I've been itching to buy another GN'R album for a while  so I'm pretty stoked with the $3.98 I just spent on a fresh CD and (my first) vinyl edition. 

[Lord Kayoss]

I really hope Axl is thankful for his fanbase.  I cannot think of another band that has fans who get giddy to run out and buy the exact same version of an album they've already owned for two 1/2 years just because the price got marked down.

GN'R's fans are definitely True Gunners.

[Loaded NightraiN]

People are saying they will try it for $2, great way to get skeptics in on it 


http://www.fatwallet.com/best-deals/guns-n-roses-chinese-democracy-cd/

[JuicySwoos]

Couldn't resist, snagged another 3 LPs.  I wonder if these sales would count toward soundscan numbers?

[faldor]

Couldn't resist, snagged another 3 LPs.  I wonder if these sales would count toward soundscan numbers?

The sales count, but I'd temper expectations.  I wouldn't expect the album to rise back into the charts just because of this.  Like I mentioned before, most Best Buy stores aren't even promoting the sale.  So most people would be unaware of the deal unless they frequent these boards or happen to stumble upon it on Best Buy's website.

Edit - I just did a quick check on www.bestbuy.com and "Chinese Democracy" is the top selling CD selling for $3.99 or less.  And overall it's #20.  I wonder where it was last week before this sale.

[jazjme]

I picked  up another 2 copies today:)

[wight gunner]

Couldn't resist, snagged another 3 LPs.  I wonder if these sales would count toward soundscan numbers?

The sales count, but I'd temper expectations.  I wouldn't expect the album to rise back into the charts just because of this.  Like I mentioned before, most Best Buy stores aren't even promoting the sale.  So most people would be unaware of the deal unless they frequent these boards or happen to stumble upon it on Best Buy's website.

Edit - I just did a quick check on www.bestbuy.com and "Chinese Democracy" is the top selling CD selling for $3.99 or less.  And overall it's #20.  I wonder where it was last week before this sale.

I'd imagine that the industry bods who compile the charts do so with rules into how a record can be promoted for chart positions. I'd guess there would be, as there is in the uk a minimum price they can sell for and what freebee's they can include. I got a feeling some band had their sales made void because they were giving away a teeshirt with the CD, turns out the shirt was worth more than the record.... can't remember the artist though, Pidgeon of shit metal would be a good bet 

Anyway came across this whilst trying to find out http://www.themusicvoid.com/2011/01/low-sales-week-ushers-in-universal-music-cuts/

[willow]

Just went to the website to order a couple of copies for pick up and the site says its now unavailable online in cd. We must have bought few. lol

[Axl4Prez2004]

Ahhh, what a great day! 
Just finished up a half-marathon charity run this morning (in the freezing frickin cold) and got to drive straight over to Best Buy for my just rewards! 
Chinese Democracy was waiting for me. (on-line pickup)  The last 2 vinyls at that location.   

After that, it was time to bring my 5 year old to a pink-a-licious birthday party. 
Getting out of the car after the party my wife just shook her head as my daughter had her goodie bags...Daddy had his prizes too...Chinese Democracy!!! 
 

btw, props and thanks to the starter of this thread, Deke DeSilva.   

[erose]

Does this mean that CD will be available in regular retail stores?

Did we ever get any solid info on what the best buy exclusive deal was all about, in detail, in the first place? Like how many records was printed? For how long will this be an exclusive at BB etc? What did it cost BB to get the exclusive?

[Bodhi]

As far as I know I never heard  anything about the details of the exclusive as far as how long they get the exclusive rights to it.  I heard rumors of how much it cost,. somewhere in the 10-15 million range, I heard it covered the costs of the record.  Now that was a few years ago so Im not sure if i read that somewhere legit, or if it was speculation from the board that eventually got absorbed in my brain as truth.     Anyone else know anything?

[faldor]

Does this mean that CD will be available in regular retail stores?

Did we ever get any solid info on what the best buy exclusive deal was all about, in detail, in the first place? Like how many records was printed? For how long will this be an exclusive at BB etc? What did it cost BB to get the exclusive?

The exclusivity period has actually ended.  CD CAN be sold at any and ever other music retailer, at their discretion.  That doesn't mean they HAVE to sell it though.  And in this day and age when CD sales are through the FLOOR, I don't think there's the rush to bring a bunch of copies in.  I haven't seen it on sale anywhere other than Newbury Comics outside of Best Buy.