Magma release- 40th anniversary boxset
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Topic: Magma release- 40th anniversary boxset
Posted By: Anaon
Subject: Magma release- 40th anniversary boxset
Date Posted: October 26 2008 at 08:11
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Hi! A boxset with 9 albums, I thought it could interest some of you! As I have only MDK from them, I'll surely get this boxset! It's released in November 20th  ------------- My music: http://spleenarcana.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - http://spleenarcana.bandcamp.com/ My blog: http://groovesandmemories.com/" rel="nofollow - http://groovesandmemories.com/ |
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Posted By: CPicard
Date Posted: October 26 2008 at 08:56
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Now that I own three studio albums, two live albums and the "Kompila", I'm not sure to buy this boxset. But there is this unreleased double CD... Is there any plan to release this double album apart from the box? |
Posted By: YesFan72
Date Posted: October 26 2008 at 12:01
I just pre-ordered it on Amazon.fr.  ------------- 
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Posted By: Anaon
Date Posted: October 26 2008 at 12:44
I'm sorry, I really don't know... ------------- My music: http://spleenarcana.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - http://spleenarcana.bandcamp.com/ My blog: http://groovesandmemories.com/" rel="nofollow - http://groovesandmemories.com/ |
CPicard wrote:Posted By: keiser willhelm
Date Posted: October 26 2008 at 22:55
seeing as ive only stolen their music from the interwebz before i think i might actually pick this up and make it up to the band. 
------------- http://www.last.fm/user/KeiserWillhelm" rel="nofollow - What im listening to |
Posted By: Sckxyss
Date Posted: October 27 2008 at 03:39
I was thinking the same thing..
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: October 27 2008 at 10:06
| Any links for further information on this? |
Posted By: Astrodomine
Date Posted: October 29 2008 at 10:47
| Wow this is GREAT news! My only concern are the import fee from France, and the customs fee... |
Posted By: febus
Date Posted: October 29 2008 at 10:49
Just say it comes from French Canada
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Posted By: Anaon
Date Posted: October 29 2008 at 12:40
Don't worry, I guess that shops like Caiman US will sell it too when it will be released ;) ------------- My music: http://spleenarcana.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - http://spleenarcana.bandcamp.com/ My blog: http://groovesandmemories.com/" rel="nofollow - http://groovesandmemories.com/ |
Posted By: CPicard
Date Posted: October 29 2008 at 13:03
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Even in France, the boxset will be expensive, for the Euro being a bit stronger than the Dollar. Speaking of that subject, I went to a store two weeks ago, seeking for CDs by Univers Zero or Present: the store didn't have any of their discs and could only order it in "import" from across the sea (yeah, I like being a bit melodramatic)... To import the records of Belgian bands from the USA to France appeared as "weird" to me. Luckily, I still find Magma CDs in the corner store without any custom fees. |
Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: October 29 2008 at 13:05
If you google "Magma 40 ans", apparently Target ( ) plans to sell the box set for $150. I'd really like more detail on its contents, though.edit: looks like it's all the studio releases, save for "Wurdah Itah"? |
Posted By: Anaon
Date Posted: October 29 2008 at 13:58
All I can say is that it inculdes the 9 first studio albums ;) and again, I'm sure Caiman (at Amazon) will sell it! ------------- My music: http://spleenarcana.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - http://spleenarcana.bandcamp.com/ My blog: http://groovesandmemories.com/" rel="nofollow - http://groovesandmemories.com/ |
Posted By: Astrodomine
Date Posted: October 30 2008 at 10:40
If it really includes the first 9 albums, it will really be a great deal! The first one is nearly impossible to find here and even on ebay! If some store sell it in North America then it will be a sure buy for me!
In fact I live in Quebec so it would be great ;) |
Posted By: CPicard
Date Posted: October 30 2008 at 14:28
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Well, on the French site of Amazon, the price announced for this boxset is 81 euros (and 41 cents). Wow. It's nearly half the price Target wants to sell it. For my part, I will focus on their new live record. |
Posted By: Alberto Muńoz
Date Posted: October 30 2008 at 14:32
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Where's Logan????? he can't miss this info -------------  |
Posted By: Anaon
Date Posted: October 30 2008 at 14:57
Well you can see the nine cover arts beneath the boxset picture and that's what "L'intégrale en 9 albums" means ;) ------------- My music: http://spleenarcana.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - http://spleenarcana.bandcamp.com/ My blog: http://groovesandmemories.com/" rel="nofollow - http://groovesandmemories.com/ |
Posted By: Astrodomine
Date Posted: October 30 2008 at 16:34
| I checked on the Amazon.fr website for the shipping price of the boxset to Canada, and it was like 10 Euros. It seems pretty low to me, has anyone ever imported something from Amazon.fr to America? If yes, is it simple like that? |
Posted By: YesFan72
Date Posted: October 30 2008 at 16:58
I pre-ordered the boxset from Amazon.fr, and it said it would ship to the USA (delivery time about 2 weeks). I hope it does ship properly. 10 Euros sounds about right for international shipping. -------------
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: October 30 2008 at 17:00
| Who's issuing this box set? Odd that there's no news about it from Seventh. |
Posted By: CPicard
Date Posted: October 30 2008 at 18:29
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No news on Seventh and... No news on the site of Le Chant du Monde, the French label which is said to release this monster. I had my first informations on the site of French magazine Traverses, but nothing is said in Le Chant du Monde. Could Anaon tell us where he found the photos of the boxset, please ? |
Posted By: Anaon
Date Posted: October 31 2008 at 09:18
It's a real fresh news isn't it?  this picture comes from a friend but the last week in the subway (at Paris), I saw a huge poster about the three gigs of Magma in 2009 and the release of this boxset ;)------------- My music: http://spleenarcana.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - http://spleenarcana.bandcamp.com/ My blog: http://groovesandmemories.com/" rel="nofollow - http://groovesandmemories.com/ |
Posted By: CPicard
Date Posted: October 31 2008 at 11:10
Damnit! I won't go to Paris only to see a few posters in the subway! Don't care, I will go to the Olympia, then the R.I.O. festival (if not cancelled). |
Posted By: Anaon
Date Posted: October 31 2008 at 15:18
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The kindness of french people The three dates will be at the Casino de Paris (with Jannick Top support) ------------- My music: http://spleenarcana.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - http://spleenarcana.bandcamp.com/ My blog: http://groovesandmemories.com/" rel="nofollow - http://groovesandmemories.com/ |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: October 31 2008 at 15:46
Logan spends too much time posting here, and not enough time earning money to justify purchasing such a box-set that duplicates so much of what I already own.  And I consider vinyl editions to be better collectibles. That said, I'd love to have it (especially for the booklet). |
Posted By: Queen By-Tor
Date Posted: October 31 2008 at 15:58
...Christmas is coming up... As for myself: I WANT IT!!!
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Posted By: GosudO
Date Posted: November 14 2008 at 16:56
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It has been two weeks since the last post, but Seventh Records now has the boxset on its website : http://v2.seventhrecords.com/achat/produit_details.php?id=1052 The price is 105€. |
Posted By: crimson87
Date Posted: November 14 2008 at 21:32
| (105+ shipping rate+ loads of custom taxes)* 4.45= A huge load of money worth spending. |
Posted By: CPicard
Date Posted: November 15 2008 at 07:27
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Ah, news from Seventh Records! Now, I'm sure this boxset exists AND is official! But "Inédits" isn't included (it's logical on an intellectual and historical point of view). Anyway, there's this "Archiw" CD. |
Posted By: Anaon
Date Posted: November 15 2008 at 08:06
Of course it's official as I saw it on an official poster!!  I didn't imagine it!
------------- My music: http://spleenarcana.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - http://spleenarcana.bandcamp.com/ My blog: http://groovesandmemories.com/" rel="nofollow - http://groovesandmemories.com/ |
Posted By: navitatl
Date Posted: November 21 2008 at 09:08
| There's $130 down the drain. I hope it gets here quick. |
Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: November 21 2008 at 09:39
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Just ordered it in time for Christmas.
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Posted By: Damjan
Date Posted: November 24 2008 at 16:46
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I have a dilemma, should I get this for $157 (Canadian) from seventh(France) or should I get Theusz Hamtaahk 3CD live set + Live/Hhai + Koenjihyakkei - Hundred Sights of Koenji for about $85 from waysidemusic.cpm (US) ? ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/kingofhebrews/?chartstyle=MDK"> 
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Posted By: navitatl
Date Posted: November 24 2008 at 19:36
| Get this first, then that stuff later. |
Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: November 24 2008 at 20:20
I agree, but that other thing is one tasty package. How about both?  |
Posted By: Astrodomine
Date Posted: December 03 2008 at 11:35
| Has anyone received it yet? |
Posted By: CPicard
Date Posted: December 03 2008 at 11:55
| Made me think: I still haven't seen any box in record stores. I guess I should go to Paris? |
Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: December 03 2008 at 11:57
Mine is shipping as we speak. |
Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: December 03 2008 at 11:58
You can order it through Seventh or other online retailers. |
Posted By: PGW
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 17:13
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Mine came, but since it's a Christmas gift, I haven't been able to hear it yet. For those of you wondering "should I get this yet...?" I did notice on the pic posted by Seventh that the box is a limited edition.
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 20:16
Same here! Arrived today but have to wait another 2+ weeks to listen...  Wayside is now offering the box for $115 for residents of the US, and $130 for everyone else. |
Posted By: phleshy
Date Posted: December 08 2008 at 20:31
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Posted By: navitatl
Date Posted: December 12 2008 at 00:32
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I got mine, it's wonderful. The booklet of Wurdah Itah talks about an early recording of the piece that was absolutely wild and savage. "We had a truly furious will to play, but it did us all good and that demo will always remain something of a legend". Does anybody know if there is a recording of this floating around? I REALLY want to hear it after reading about it. |
Posted By: Damjan
Date Posted: December 22 2008 at 19:00
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ordered mine a few days ago can't wait for it to get here
------------- http://www.last.fm/user/kingofhebrews/?chartstyle=MDK">
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Posted By: PGW
Date Posted: December 29 2008 at 21:17
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So, what do you all think? Overall, I think it's a wonderful thing - with some minor complaints. Besides the two discs of new material, it's great to have the accompanying booklets for each album, with liner notes from various people and commentary from Christian Vander. The box looks wonderful, and the discs are designed beautifully, allowing you to remove the booklets from the digipack if you wish. Bravo! On the nit-picking side... since they're making most everyone buy albums they no doubt already HAVE, I think it would have been nice if they would remastered the discs to include bonus tracks. I stupidly sold off my original CD of "Kohntarkosz" years ago, so the alternate version of that piece found on the early issue of that CD would have been nice to have. It would also have been highly interesting to hear outtakes from the rest of the albums, or at least pad the discs out with "Simples" and the various other studio recordings that have been legitimately issued here and there. As it is, all the new material is confined to the last two discs – and they're nothing to get very excited about. The alternate "MDK" was already available on the early issue of THAT CD, the film soundtrack material – while interesting, has been squashed with noise reduction, while the 1st album acetates HAVEN'T had noise reduction applied - and should have, since they're full of crackle. The most interesting thing, for me, was the version of "Eliphas Levi" with drumming - then again, I'm probably one of the few people who actually LIKES "Merci." Finally, I would have liked to have seen the BACK cover artwork reproduced somewhere in the booklet – and maybe even the original record labels and discographical information. Nit-picking aside, however, I'm delighted to have the set – and it's certainly a great way for someone who's just getting into the band to pick up the most important part of their catalog.
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Posted By: Plankowner
Date Posted: December 29 2008 at 21:21
| I've only had digital copies of their albums, so I decided to get this a couple of days ago.. I also wish it was an LP box set instead of cd... |
Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: December 29 2008 at 22:32
| Since I already had almost all the albums in mp3 form, it was really the liner notes and pictures that was great for me - although as Magma are now one of my favorite groups, it's nice having their discog in CD form, in a nice box to put on the shelf. The per CD price can't be beat. |
Posted By: The Hemulen
Date Posted: December 31 2008 at 15:30
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I just ordered this, rather spontaneously, from caiman usa. I got almosy nothing but money for christmas this year, and decided I'd get a bunch of CDs and DVDs from amazon with it. This boxset turned up during my travels and, after ten minutes of gawping, I decided it was a worthy recipient of my festive pounds. As with a lot of other people who've ordered this set, I'd previously only had their music on mp3s (and not particularly legal ones at that). For a band who've consistently occupied my top five list ever since discovering them five or so years ago, that's pretty shameful. Hooray for surprise boxsets! |
Posted By: The Hemulen
Date Posted: January 12 2009 at 06:30
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It's arrived! And what a thing of beauty it is too. My lady's going to be so SICK of hearing Magma by this time next week.
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Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: February 18 2009 at 15:23
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Well? No one to add it to the database or to post more impressions here? |
Posted By: Anaon
Date Posted: February 19 2009 at 10:46
 http://www.flickr.com/photos/anaon/3293249000/ - http://www.flickr.com/photos/anaon/3293249000/ I got mine! This boxset is just fantastic!! I can't help listening to all the albums over and over again, well apart from Merci, I still didn't listen to it... My personnal favourite is Udu Wudu!! I love KA as well and of course MDK and Köhntarkösz :) ------------- My music: http://spleenarcana.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - http://spleenarcana.bandcamp.com/ My blog: http://groovesandmemories.com/" rel="nofollow - http://groovesandmemories.com/ |
Posted By: progfish
Date Posted: April 07 2009 at 18:15
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If anyone is still looking to get this, I just received my copy from Amazon.ca for $80 USD, shipping included. It took them a little over a month to get it back in stock and to my door from Canada, but it was well worth the wait.
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Posted By: DJPuffyLemon
Date Posted: May 15 2009 at 16:44
Also, it would be awesome if someone could scan the booklets and upload them somewhere!
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