Good interview. Many thanks for link. Yep that interviewer does certainly know his stuff. So much to discuss from it but i'll just pick up on the part where Steve talks about he never understood why Bizarre Love Triangle wasn't a massive hit in UK when it was released in 1986. Me too , Steve! Me too! I remember being really disappointed when it didn't even make the Top 40 if i recall. It's like it sunk without a trace with the masses in 1986 but nowadays is regarded as a NO classic and always goes down a storm at the gigs. I did hear the Pettibone 7" once or twice on the radio back in 1986 but it never grabbed the record buying public in the UK. I did have a theory back then that if it'd been released before the album instead of State Of The Nation it would have been a bigger hit but we'll never know. I first witnessed the popularity of Pettibone 's 12" remix when i was on holiday in Toronto, Canada in the early 2000s. It came on in a bar and the previously deserted dancefloor suddenly filled with people. I thought well this is interesting! I'd previously assumed no-one was familiar with it but apparently it was a very popular track in North America. UK masses just had no taste in the 80s, they were all obsessed with Bon Jovi circa 1986 eh?

Just looked and it was £157.99 when I ordered it on Amazon the day it went on sale there. In my orders it's now showing as £139.26

But yes, the actual price today is now showing as £131.35 but that's a 3rd party seller "All Your Music" (hence no Prime delivery)

If you navigate to the Amazon listing it's £139.26, so it will still end up being 20 quid less than at order date

Yikes, £8 a pint? I don't go to pubs much but was £5 in Liverpool last month which was reasonable. Not buying this boxset means I can have another 27 pints which should take me til easter

Can't find a cheaper price in Australia than Amazon Oz - $198 delivered vs $350 on Warners AUS! It's listed as a DVD though so maybe harder to find so here's the link: https://www.amazon.com.a...00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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Looks like Amazon have charged my card for the box set this morning (but not for the 12"s yet). The price they've charged is £139.26.
It wouldn't surprise me if they issue me with a credit if the price has been below that since I pre-ordered. They've done that in the past.


As GotBlueEyes has pointed out, the cheapest price is £131 with 'allyourmusic' marketplace seller. Strangely enough, Amazon's own price has shot back up to £160 and won't deliver until 29/11/24. Whether this is because of limited stocks being received by Amazon or that they're trying to manage the obvious Black Friday rush on deliveries (while also trying to offset some of the lowered prices on other items for the sale).
Weird.



PS I'm still feeling pretty annoyed that my box-set isn't here.
Anyone else go theirs yet? What about people who've ordered from the official store?