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    Live On Sunset Strip!

    in Go All The Way

    Posted

    Trindy, et al,

    To clarify: we had completed the mixing, editing and producing on the 5 tracks that are on the commercial DVD much earlier in this process. It's a whole different ballgame editing, mixing and producing 21 tracks for audio and video, with the 21 song concert DVD available in both surround and stereo playing options, plus a boatload of extras, not to mention the technical end - the very time consuming process of encoding and authoring all of this content to play very nicely and be user-friendly on the 5 different DVD menu screens. Then we threw in 6 ( and maybe 7 if I start feelin' some LOVE here!) downloads that weren't even part of the original plan. We were gonna do two tracks from the VH1 sessions. We ended up doing 4 tracks plus 2 interview segments, simply because we thought you guys would dig it.

    Believe me, the quality of the 5 track DVD is just as great as the HOURS AND HOURS AND HOURS of extra content on the Limited and Special Edition.

    Hopefully this all makes sense.

    Al

    Live On Sunset Strip!

    in Go All The Way

    Posted

    I guess one of the "pitfalls" for fans who are involved with Eric Carmen and Raspberries projects is that people like Eric, Jim Bonfanti, Mark Linett, Bernie, Jim Bullotta and myself will not settle for imperfection if we can reasonably help it.

    Could we have put this Limited and Special Edition set out with a few extra imperfections and saved some time? Sure.

    We simply feel the fans deserve better.

    But, believe me, when you see all of our painstaking attention to detail to produce the highest quality release possible, and our unwavering focus on what is undoubtedly the best quality Raspberries audio and video release ever produced, our guess is that the day after you receive this set you will forget about the relatively small delay in getting it to you.

    We completely understand all of your frustration with the delays to get this release completed, and we all appreciate the substantial financial commitment you've made. That's actually why we decided the delay was worth it. The quality must justify the cost. And now we feel it does.

    If we thought the balance of less quality vs. a quicker delivery date was worth it we would have just released the set "as is'. We just won't settle for imperfection if we can reasonably make it better.

    Again, we really think the delay was absolutely neccessary to insure the quality is up to the standards we all expect from a Raspberries or Eric Carmen release.

    Because the fans deserve it.

    Thanks,

    Al

    Where To Buy

    in That's Rock 'N' Roll

    Posted

    Thanks, Margaret...

    So the message seems to be loud and clear -

    Support your Indie retailer, as they are support Raspberries!

    Everyone: please keep posting your local stores for all to see - we'll develop a database and properly thank them for their support.

    Where To Buy

    in That's Rock 'N' Roll

    Posted

    As for conventional "major" retailers, your best bets are with the Virgin stores and FYE, and stores that buy their inventory either direct from the labels and sub distributors (one-stops) and that are not "rack jobbed" - which means that they receive their inventory from an outside national sub-distributor who totally controls their stocking and re-stocking.

    Wal Mart and K-Mart stores are stocked by a rack jobber.

    Where To Buy

    in That's Rock 'N' Roll

    Posted

    Our best friends right now are the INDIE RETAILERS in your various cities - these are the true "music" people who in many cases totally "get" Raspberries, their place in music history, and the importance of this release to the fans. The Indie stores are the stores you need to seek out - they will more than likely have the CD's in stock.

    Where To Buy

    in That's Rock 'N' Roll

    Posted

    Bernie - think about it in this perspective: if we need to sell, say, 2,000 units the 1st week to crack the Billboard Top 200 charts, and we could sell just 300 at each of some of the major national music outlets - Borders, FYE, Virgin, Amazon.com, Best Buy.com, iTunes, Barnes and Noble.com...hmmmmmmmmm.

    Where To Buy

    in That's Rock 'N' Roll

    Posted

    We're still at #120...how cool would it be to crack the overall top 100?? If anybody is planning to buy the Deluxe set thru Amazon, today would be a GREAT day to do so. You know the saying "Every vote counts" in elections? Well, every purchase counts BIG TIME on Amazon, and while I can't divulge Amazon's actual sales figures, I can say without a doubt that we're less than 100 units, and more likely even less than 50 units away from breaking into the top 100!

    Myspace Bulletins

    in That's Rock 'N' Roll

    Posted

    The bulletin has already been written and is on it's way into cyberspace. We've been accumulating "friends" at a frantic pace, and the ability to send bulletins has always been a strategy of ours, and a great selling point of the myspace networking value.

    Thanks for the input!

    Where To Buy

    in That's Rock 'N' Roll

    Posted

    Best Buy is hit and miss - and from the looks of it, mostly miss.

    Same with Barnes and Noble.

    Every Borders store I contacted had at least one in stock; same for FYE. Virgin too. Those are your best bets.

    Plus, most indie record stores will have both versions in stock - I saw several of both at Record Den in Mentor, Ohio.

    When you find a store that doesn't stock it, give 'em a little education about the band, the lead singer, the hits, the reunion, the liner notes, etc. They'll get the idea if they get feedback from the consumers.

    Live On Sunset Strip!

    in Go All The Way

    Posted

    Ryko tells me that some Best Buy stores are stocking the release, but that it's a regional decison by the store and district managers. Maybe we need to start calling and visiting our local Best Buy stores and, if they are not stocking the best release of the year, let them know of their mistake just like Baby Sister did!

    Deluxe Set List

    in That's Rock 'N' Roll

    Posted

    Craig,

    Track listing for Limited and Special Editions.

    CD DISC 1

    I Wanna Be With You

    I Can't Explain

    Play On

    Tonight

    Should I Wait

    Nobody Knows

    Makin' It Easy

    Come Around And See Me

    If You Change Your Mind

    Let's Pretend

    Last Dance

    Needles And Pins

    I Can Remember

    Party's Over

    Don't Want To Say Goodbye

    CD DISC 2

    Overnight Sensation (Hit Record)

    Hard To Get Over A Heartbreak

    I Don't Know What I Want

    Ecstasy

    I'm A Rocker

    Go All The Way

    BONUS DVD

    I Wanna Be With You

    I Can't Explain

    Play On

    Tonight

    Should I Wait

    Nobody Knows

    Makin' It Easy

    Come Around And See Me

    If You Change Your Mind)

    Let's Pretend

    Last Dance

    Needles And Pins

    I Can Remember

    Party's Over

    Don't Want To Say Goodbye

    Overnight Sensation (Hit Record)

    Hard To Get Over A Heartbreak

    I Don't Know What I Want

    Ecstasy

    I'm A Rocker

    Go All The Way

    Plus Many Extra Bonus Features

    (see www.raspberriesonline.com for details)

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