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PFloyd · Decorated Joined: 23 Oct 2010 Posts: 281

Just paid $7.99 on Amazon for the MP3 album for Reconfigured. Shame that there wasn't a realistic way to get the extra from TopSpin, but I'm never giving them any business again.

**Posted:** Tue Apr 05, 2011 6:34 am

IllusionOfLife

Have I mentioned before that I've been thoroughly disgusted with the way these Soundtracks have been handled? I would have liked the physical copy of the CD but had to pass because you could only buy it with the poster which jacked up the price. Now I really want the Digital Collector's EP (I don't even really care about the Reconfigured Album), but the only way to get it is to buy $50 worth of useless crap I already have.

As a fan and a consumer I feel like I'm being punished and exploited for being dedicated to this brand rather than being rewarded. I guess starting on the 18th I'll be scouring eBay for someone willing to burn the EP to a disc and sell it for a reasonable amount. At this point I'm much happier giving my money to a shady bootlegger who will give me what I want for a reasonable price than I am giving my money to Topspin who just want to take me for all I'm worth with nothing useful in return.

**Posted:** Thu Apr 07, 2011 11:50 am

dbalschi

**Posted:** Thu Apr 07, 2011 5:36 pm

MrV · Decorated Joined: 13 Nov 2010 Posts: 282

I think the problem he's expressing his anger at is that if you want all the songs (without piracy) you have to buy from multiple sources and do an import as well since some tracks were only sold through specific retailers and some were only sold in Europe.

**Posted:** Thu Apr 07, 2011 6:10 pm

catherwood

I have my soundtrack CD on repeat play at work. I never realized I was missing tracks. Then I went and saw the movie again, and did hear a few spots of music that was not familiar to me, so I guess those are the bonus tracks on these other formats. I agree that it seems strange to distribute material this way. It's capitalist greed like this that gives us three different "director's cut" versions of a movie, which isn't always an improvement.

**Posted:** Thu Apr 07, 2011 7:36 pm

IllusionOfLife

**Posted:** Thu Apr 07, 2011 7:50 pm

MrV · Decorated Joined: 13 Nov 2010 Posts: 282

I don't think any version out there (present or future) comes with all the songs. If it has anything other than the 31 tracks noted previously then it's not complete.

**Posted:** Thu Apr 07, 2011 9:15 pm

thebruce

**Posted:** Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:01 am

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**Posted:** Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:23 am

PFloyd · Decorated Joined: 23 Oct 2010 Posts: 281

Agreed. Instead of making it a separate, purchasable item from everything else, they guaranteed that I will not spend any extra money to get stuff I do not need, as well as many others.

And, on top of that, they couldn't even get the Daft Punk poster to ship without being damaged to at least two of us as well, showing that they were not only incompetent at coming up with what bundles they have chosen to sell, but they also are incompetent at fulfilling the orders.

I think the best part of what they did was the website design. The emails with the promotions were also decent. That's it.

**Posted:** Fri Apr 08, 2011 6:07 pm

MrV · Decorated Joined: 13 Nov 2010 Posts: 282

Yeah, the stores pay the music publishers a lot of money (I imagine) so that they can offer "Exclusive content" for their store. At least when games do it they normally release the extra DLC stuff later on for purchase by everyone else (though Rockstar is having a hell of a time with Red Dead Redemption).

**Posted:** Sun Apr 10, 2011 7:33 pm

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They listed tracking info in the email with UPS.。。。。

~~ oh they did, did they? I guess the spam I just removed is completely unrelated then. -thebruce

**Posted:** Thu Apr 14, 2011 1:17 am

madopal

**Posted:** Fri Apr 15, 2011 10:32 am

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Did anyone here actually hand over the extra cash to get the 'Collectors EP'? Just wanted to know if there were actually additional tracks than all the extra bonus tracks from itunes/amazon/UKcd#2/Nokia.
I see that even the vinyl doesnt have all the extras.

Also what kind of thoughts do everyone have on the r3c0nf1gur3d album? I listened to them online and is still on the fence if I want to purchase the CD or not.

**Posted:** Sun Apr 17, 2011 1:08 am

PFloyd · Decorated Joined: 23 Oct 2010 Posts: 281

I generally like it, except for Fall, which is one of my favorite tracks on the soundtrack album, but is horrid/scary on Reconfigured. What were they thinking?

**Posted:** Sun Apr 17, 2011 9:52 am