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...In the end, the only decision is to buy or not buy. They will you loud and clear if it stiffs. Then they will reassess. But if it sells well and breaks even, they'll keep doing it this way...
Which pretty much sums it up. This is why I will not purchase this release, or the Twisted Nerve release. Why encourage them to do it again by throwing money in their direction? This is about the principle of the thing. I won't start bashing Stylotone again. I did enough of that in the other thread. As much as I would love to have both scores, I will find many other gems from our beloved labels to spend my money on. Imagine if LLL, Intrada, Quartet, etc. were to adopt the same practice of selling a silly package like this at a high price. Would we purchase anyway? I highly doubt it. Stylotone knows what they do. It's a disservice to the fans who clamor for these scores. I don't think they give a damn about what would make their customer happy. There is absolutely no reason why they couldn't have some kind of tiered setup, where one could purchase the LP or CD only. It really is hard to understand the reasoning behind it.
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Feb 14, 2019 - 12:33 AM
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SchiffyM
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There is absolutely no reason why they couldn't have some kind of tiered setup, where one could purchase the LP or CD only.
There is one very obvious reason: It might make them less money.
I mean, once the mastering is done, and the licensing, and all that, with this set they can charge roughly two-and-a-half times what they would likely charge for the one or the other, likely at only marginally higher manufacturing costs.
Now you might say "But they would sell more copies to make up for it," and maybe they would and maybe they wouldn't. They don't know, I don't know, you don't know. All they're doing is guessing and hoping.
So could you say it was a mercenary decision? Sure. But if they have the rights, they run the risk, they can do as they choose. It may ultimately be a smart financial decision, or a foolish one, but it isn't inexplicable.
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I share the misgivings of others here, but judging by TWISTED NERVE (2016), this will be the only legit availability of the complete original score. I'm not into download or vinyl, but I know damn well that I will spring for this release as long as it includes a CD ala NERVE.
The CD more than interests me. Though not exactly a North By Northwest, I'm a fan of both this score and movie, to me it's the last thing Hitch did that was really good (and yes, I do like Frenzy and Family Plot).
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DUMP THE TEA INTO BOSTON HARBOR ! Get my gist ?
Cody, you and Niall grab your torches and pitch forks and storm the front door of Stylotone and demand a CD-only for $20. I'll cover their back door with the dogs! 
PFK, I'll hold the horses for you and Cody!!!
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Well I have preordered this -- it is one of my favorite films and scores. As pointed out elsewhere, it is unfortunate that they picked a still from "The Birds" for the cover. ?!?
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