[kj] Pylon on Pledge

[Brendan Quinn]

I want to pick up a deluxe CD, possibly t shirt as well. Am I right in thinking that with Pledge the band gets more of my money, but:

 

the album’s more expensive

delivery takes longer

I can expect credit card hassles, and 

goods more likely to be damaged?

 

I don’t mind paying a bit more / quite a bit more, but I expect quicker delivery and ideally something extra (not a cigar wrapper). Anyone know if they’re selling the album at gigs?

 

From: Gathering [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On Behalf Of Neil Perry
Sent: Monday, 14 September 2015 1:25 a.m.
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!) <gathering at misera.net>
Subject: Re: [kj] Pylon on Pledge

 

I don't understand how the deluxe LP can be so stupidly expensive.
I just ordered the new John Grant LP, double colour vinyl,  from Rough Trade for £20, +£5 post, which is an average price
(I buy a lot of vinyl). 

On Pledge, shipping to Norway, Pylon is £53.50. On Amazon, before shipping, it is £39.

Just frigging ridiculous. And the saddest thing is, I'm probably going to buy one. 

 

 

On 13 September 2015 at 01:24, T.B. <planetary at socal.rr.com <mailto:planetary at socal.rr.com> > wrote:

Simon Usher wrote:

So is the deluxe LP that is on Aamazon not on coloured vinyl and does not
have the lenticular sleeve ?
Cause it's hell of a lot cheaper than Pledge.

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I am assuming the two versions of the vinyl album listed on Amazon are the
same as what's being offered on Pledge.

Ordering the regular and deluxe vinyl albums and the deluxe cd, at least for
us in the USA it comes out to $101.53 on Pledge vs about $140 (using Global
Priority shipping) from Amazon UK.  Just ordering the Deluxe vinyl album by
itself compares as $66 via Pledge vs $85 from Amazon (Global Priority).
Using Amazon's Standard shipping cuts it way down to $55.00 but I would
*not* recommend anyone in the US use Amazon UK's standard shipping
especially for vinyl albums.

A word of caution about ordering from Pledge for those here in the US -
yesterday I tried ordering the two album versions and the deluxe cd and two
different credit cards wouldn't go through.  Within hours, both CC companies
called me alerting me to "suspicious activity" due to (my) attempt to buy
from the site.  Apparently Pledge or whatever business in the UK that will
be fulfilling these orders, at least for us in the US is on some sort of
watch list by major CC companies due to numerous fraud complaints and if you
want to go ahead and place the order, you need to specifically call your CC
company during the week to tell them you want to make a legitimate purchase
from that site.  I almost simply used my Paypal account but held off when I
realized Amazon apparently will carry the same items.  What a pain in the
ass.

At this point, I don't know which option I will go for right now - I'm
holding off for a bit before deciding.  I'm pretty confident if I order from
Pledge, I will get whatever versions I chose and pay for.  However, I've
heard some bad stories about how poorly the last KJ project was packaged and
they probably will take forever to get here. My "Down By The River" CD/DVD
took about a month from the date it was shipped.  Amazon on the other hand
may not get a decent allotment of the Deluxe LP resulting in it being "out
of stock" right away and shipping everything else regardless.  Plus, they
are going to be much more expensive with overseas shipping.

I really hope What Records will carry all the versions as I've always had
great service from them.


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