Inside The National Treasures Box

[cricri]

According to all the comments I read on the Manics FB page, lots of people are buying this...

[UEF]

Like lots bought the limited edition PFAYM box?

[Aestivate]

Nothing really exciting. Get more presentation from a tin of Quality Street.

Even the backs of the cardboard sleeves aren't reproductions of the original sleeves (as per the back scan of Loves Sweet Exile), so you don't even get the quotes. And how many of us got into some authors/artists because of those quotes? And why have they used scans of the covers with stickers on (such as Empty Souls, Nixon, ADFL, etc). I'd have forgiven them for the price tag if it was half decent. The only redeeming feature is that they do appear to be a numbered limited edition (but of how many?)

btw thanks for the link to the scans.

[Margo]

It looks a lot better than I thought it would. Approximately how large is that box?

Thanks for the link, starstruck!

[Winterlovers]

one question: are the all the singles vinyls? or the vinyls are just JCEQT, Suicide Alley and New Art Riot? It's pretty confusing!!
Thanks!

[Heart2Heart]

Originally Posted by UEF

Like lots bought the limited edition PFAYM box?

Hey, I was just thinking about getting that.

[nozzer]

Thank God I didnt waste my money on any of this! I was only tempted because of the promise of bonus DVD footage, so wouldve been gutted to find that all this footage is is the JCEQT vid, and the alternate YLU and Autumnsong vids!!

[Aestivate]

Originally Posted by Winterlovers

one question: are the all the singles vinyls? or the vinyls are just JCEQT, Suicide Alley and New Art Riot? It's pretty confusing!!
Thanks!

Just the three 7" singles of Jackie, New Art Riot and Suicide Alley. Though some also have a fourth 7" of Motown Junk, but these are random. The rest are CDs that only have the tracks from the original CD1s i.e. no tracks from CD2s, 7", 12", cassette or DVD.

You also get the DVD of videos (also found on the 2CD/DVD version), a poster, a mirror and some lipstick.

But you can see all of that on the photos posted at the start of this thread.

[Winterlovers]

Thanks Aestivate!

[ISLWYN]

Thanks for the link Starstruck.


I'm saving my money for this.

http://http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lipstick-Traces-VINYL-Street-Preachers/dp/B0000CDLKR/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1319991928&sr=8-6

[nocultureicons]

Is the compact actually the same as the original one?

[starstruck]

i am flattered by the thanks, but i am just the messenger - the guys at superdeluxeedition obtained it. they are real "money savers" as they take apart all these "super deluxe editions", be they 2 CD sets or 1,000,000 disc mega sets, and show you what you get for the money.

i am trying to persuade them to do the same with films; a few more hits per month and the film studios may start sending stuff their way too!

[UEF]

To be honest now I've seen the "unboxing" that's one feature I don't have to pay for now. The rest of it has "5 minute wonder" written all over it. I doubt I'll look at my NT vinyl again after it came last week...

[stormstocome]

Dear Manic Street Preachers Fan,

Due to an unforeseen production issue, your order (######) for The Manic Street Preachers' 'National Treasures – The Complete Box Set' will ship a few days late and not as initially advertised on or before Monday, October 31. We apologize for the delay.

As soon as your order goes out we’ll email you a ship confirmation.

Please note that if you ordered with your credit card you will not be charged until your order ships.

Thank you for patience and for shopping at the MyPlay Direct Manic Street Preachers Store.

Best regards,

Your MyPlay Direct Team

[Dancing Kirby]

LOL, I bet they messed every single one of those boxes up and will have to pulp the lot of them. So very Sony.

Something like that happened with a Miles Davis Complete Columbia Album Collection box set I bought a couple of years ago. They managed to glue the CDs to the sleeves.

http://livingwithmusic.com/534/sonyc...ething-fierce/

That's the quality you get with your overpriced Sony box sets.