Death Of A Polaroid

[Dancing Kirby]

Originally Posted by Takk

My point is just, if you know you have a captive audience of collectors you can charge what you like...

Not as far as I'm concerned anymore. I've ended up collecting pretty much everything, even during the years I've hated, and I thought I'd buy the NT box set out of habit and even consider at least one of those books. But there's no way I'm getting into that kind of price range for the quality on offer. I'll buy the Polaroid book from Amazon for £18.90 and that's that.

As has been said, there are fans who'll be happy to purchase the £165 box set and books that cost £300 and £550 (the latter of which has nothing to do with MSP anyway). But in terms of the NT box set at least, no one can be in any doubt that they're getting fleeced by a band that's turned its collective back on the hardcore fanbase its aimed at when it comes to the music. I can only see a £300 edition of the book being the same.

I'd say it might have already backfired on them with the PFAYM box set. Once you can't afford everything, you don't need to buy anything. Hence none of their singles charting for the first time in 20 years since that came out. Coincidence? Maybe...