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Vanessa Carlton => General Vanessa Carlton Discussion => Topic started by: Rick on October 02, 2007, 10:37:22 pm

Title: Extra Tracks?
Post by: Rick on October 02, 2007, 10:37:22 pm
Look what I found on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Heroes-Thieves-Vanessa-Carlton/dp/B000V3PRTA/ref=sr_1_7/104-4848728-3935130?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1191393004&sr=1-7
Title: Extra Tracks?
Post by: Laura on October 02, 2007, 11:28:17 pm
there must be A LOT of extra tracks for it to be 40 freakin dollars..
Title: Extra Tracks?
Post by: Will on October 02, 2007, 11:57:36 pm
Quote from: "Laura"
there must be A LOT of extra tracks for it to be 40 freakin dollars..


Naaah. Imports are generally pretty expensive, even if they have the same tracklisting as the domestic version.
Title: Extra Tracks?
Post by: HeroesAndThieves on October 03, 2007, 02:20:29 am
Yes, this the japanese version that is being released 22nd... I hope we get the new songs soon  :D
Title: Extra Tracks?
Post by: zurielshimon on October 04, 2007, 02:09:42 am
Japanese CDs are very expensive, which doesn't seem to make much sense because it seems to encourage them to buy imports rather than domestic.  But that's why Japanese CDs usually include bonus tracks as a way to encourage someone to buy them instead.  At least that's how it's been explained to me.
Title: Extra Tracks?
Post by: LostDwarf on October 04, 2007, 04:09:12 am
i'm zealous!
Title: Extra Tracks?
Post by: IcyStorm on October 04, 2007, 06:36:33 pm
Quote from: "zurielshimon"
Japanese CDs are very expensive, which doesn't seem to make much sense because it seems to encourage them to buy imports rather than domestic.  But that's why Japanese CDs usually include bonus tracks as a way to encourage someone to buy them instead.  At least that's how it's been explained to me.

Erm, I'd figure it's because they have to ship it over the US or wherever you're purchasing it from. Maybe there's a tax... and there's shipping costs... that sort of thing?
Title: Extra Tracks?
Post by: zurielshimon on October 04, 2007, 10:56:37 pm
Quote from: "IcyStorm"
Quote from: "zurielshimon"
Japanese CDs are very expensive, which doesn't seem to make much sense because it seems to encourage them to buy imports rather than domestic.  But that's why Japanese CDs usually include bonus tracks as a way to encourage someone to buy them instead.  At least that's how it's been explained to me.

Erm, I'd figure it's because they have to ship it over the US or wherever you're purchasing it from. Maybe there's a tax... and there's shipping costs... that sort of thing?

What I mean is that Japanese-made CDs are expensive in Japan.  My guess is that there is some kind of excise tax on them there, but no so on imported CDs.  It doesn't make much sense, but I believe that even when you export a Japanese-made CD to the US, you still have to pay that tax.
Title: Extra Tracks?
Post by: pedrojoper on October 05, 2007, 10:49:20 am
If it has extra tracks I want one of those! Maybe it will be avaliable at ebay...
Title: Extra Tracks?
Post by: nosticker on October 05, 2007, 01:58:08 pm
Quote from: "zurielshimon"
Japanese CDs are very expensive, which doesn't seem to make much sense because it seems to encourage them to buy imports rather than domestic.  But that's why Japanese CDs usually include bonus tracks as a way to encourage someone to buy them instead.  At least that's how it's been explained to me.


I was probably the one who did that.  :)

Here in the US, so-called "parallel imports"(same disc only import) were considered illegal.  Dunno if they still are.  Basically, the greedy-ass US record companies didn't want ANY of their market share going to imported discs, even though they would be more expensive and sell a negligible amount here.

Whatever.


Dan/NS
Title: Extra Tracks?
Post by: Epit on October 07, 2007, 12:12:28 am
i really hope that this extra track is the song that we never heard before or a cover version...
Title: Extra Tracks?
Post by: davidjp on October 07, 2007, 12:24:22 am
It better not dissapoint me, it costed me $41.27 Australian dollars including shipping.