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I guess many when they read the announcement for this box set were elated, but when they read the details they were deflated. Seems like every new album from Depeche Mode is then followed up by a live album or another greatest hits set.
Let’s be honest, putting aside the fact that this is exceptionally designed, this is a steep price to pay for someone who might be an introductory fan to DM. So, this is clearly geared towards those who have already purchased stuff from DM many times over already, and are deeply ingrained fans with a tendency towards collection instead of necessity.
There are hardly any rarities, but the crystal clear remastered audio is an incentive. But, this is Sony and DM almost screwing fans over for more monies that neither party actually needs. For this price, one would expect perhaps Japanese style LP reproductions at the very least, or go for the odd early '90s revised budget line LP artwork. There are loads of unavailable on CD mixes as well as unreleased promo and rejected 12″ mixes in the vaults, so, unless someone can pick it up for the novelty, they could easily give it a pass.
Surely, the complete DM lyrics together for the first time is not a genuine selling point, although an interesting feat of this box.
This would be a great entry point for whoever has little or no physical DM records, but for any fan or collector this boxset offers only an intriguing package for 200 GBP. Difficult to understand who should be the potential customer for this boxset, too expensive for a casual buyer, nothing interesting for a fan.
It seems there is no limit to how much you can squeeze out of an artist catalogue, DM is a study case. At least repackaging has gone beyond any possible imagination, and the new artwork looks super stylish and stunning.
For completists and die-hards only.
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I guess many when they read the announcement for this box set were elated, but when they read the details they were deflated. Seems like every new album from Depeche Mode is then followed up by a live album or another greatest hits set. Let’s be honest, putting aside the fact that this is exceptionally designed, this is a steep price to pay for someone who might be an introductory fan to DM. So, this is clearly geared towards those who have already purchased stuff from DM many times over already, and are deeply ingrained fans with a tendency towards collection instead of necessity. There are hardly any rarities, but the crystal clear remastered audio is an incentive. But, this is Sony and DM almost screwing fans over for more monies that neither party actually needs. For this price, one would expect perhaps Japanese style LP reproductions at the very least, or go for the odd early '90s revised budget line LP artwork. There are loads of unavailable on CD mixes as well as unreleased promo and rejected 12″ mixes in the vaults, so, unless someone can pick it up for the novelty, they could easily give it a pass. Surely, the complete DM lyrics together for the first time is not a genuine selling point, although an interesting feat of this box. This would be a great entry point for whoever has little or no physical DM records, but for any fan or collector this boxset offers only an intriguing package for 200 GBP. Difficult to understand who should be the potential customer for this boxset, too expensive for a casual buyer, nothing interesting for a fan. It seems there is no limit to how much you can squeeze out of an artist catalogue, DM is a study case. At least repackaging has gone beyond any possible imagination, and the new artwork looks super stylish and stunning. For completists and die-hards only.
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- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 February 2020
I guess many when they read the announcement for this box set were elated, but when they read the details they were deflated. Seems like every new album from Depeche Mode is then followed up by a live album or another greatest hits set.
The grabbing hands grab all they can
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 February 2020
Let’s be honest, putting aside the fact that this is exceptionally designed, this is a steep price to pay for someone who might be an introductory fan to DM. So, this is clearly geared towards those who have already purchased stuff from DM many times over already, and are deeply ingrained fans with a tendency towards collection instead of necessity.
There are hardly any rarities, but the crystal clear remastered audio is an incentive. But, this is Sony and DM almost screwing fans over for more monies that neither party actually needs. For this price, one would expect perhaps Japanese style LP reproductions at the very least, or go for the odd early '90s revised budget line LP artwork. There are loads of unavailable on CD mixes as well as unreleased promo and rejected 12″ mixes in the vaults, so, unless someone can pick it up for the novelty, they could easily give it a pass.
Surely, the complete DM lyrics together for the first time is not a genuine selling point, although an interesting feat of this box.
This would be a great entry point for whoever has little or no physical DM records, but for any fan or collector this boxset offers only an intriguing package for 200 GBP. Difficult to understand who should be the potential customer for this boxset, too expensive for a casual buyer, nothing interesting for a fan.
It seems there is no limit to how much you can squeeze out of an artist catalogue, DM is a study case. At least repackaging has gone beyond any possible imagination, and the new artwork looks super stylish and stunning.
For completists and die-hards only.
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mito101dmReviewed in Germany on 27 January 2020
Komplette Albendiscographie in einer Box
Eine wunderschöne, vollständige Sammlung aller erschienener Alben plus die raren B-Seiten der Singles in einer Box. Alle Cover wurden neu gestaltet und gleichen im Stil einander.Das beiliegende Buch enthält zudem eine Sammlung aller Songtexte. Jede Box ist einzeln nummeriert. Einziger Makel, die Box und die CD Hüllen sind aufgrund ihrer Oberfläche sehr anfällig. Trotzdem ein gelungenes Sammlerstück.mito101dmKomplette Albendiscographie in einer Box
Reviewed in Germany on 27 January 2020
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