[patrickamory]

That's up to the band guys.

Patrick/Matador

[Concrete Abutments]

Originally Posted by patrickamory

re: iTunes bonus preorder track. Any and all such extras will be made available to Buy Early Get Now participants down the line. For the time being this one needs to be exclusive to iTunes, but when we get it back (probably 90 days after release), we'll email all BEGN people to let them know that it's available from the site.

Tuesday's track will be "Catholic Block (1987 demo)."

The post-release track will be "Machine."

Patrick/Matador

ITunes is a drag. I understand them getting an exclusive track to spread the love around but it's not lossless! They've taken 50+ years of recording technology and thrown it all away. Leaving the lossless option out of the equation on their part is one of the main reasons there's so much pirating going on. I'd slam my money down and suck the album out of ITunes for the bonus if it wasn't compressed.

ITunes should be boycotted until they get their act together and offer FLAC files.

[patrickamory]

You're so right. Nobody understands sound quality less than tech people.

It will come...

Patrick/Matador

[RanaldoNecro]

This whole BEGN experience has been like the moment before orgasm

[stu666]

Originally Posted by Concrete Abutments

ITunes should be boycotted until they get their act together and offer FLAC files.

Yes.

[Thin_icE]

Finally I pre-oredered my copy of The Eternal! I was so lucky to find a store in my city!

[The Soup Nazi]

Originally Posted by RanaldoNecro

This whole BEGN experience has been like the moment before orgasm

More like the moment before ANTI-orgasm.

[cdollaz]

Anyone have a clue what the poster will look like? Hopefully something unique and not just a picture of the album cover.

[blunderbuss]

Originally Posted by cdollaz

Anyone have a clue what the poster will look like?

I suspect he is short and chubby with dark curly hair and glasses

[flophousefloozie]

Yeah. I can't order it because shipping alone for me costs $55, bringing the total to $90, and unfortunately I need to eat if I want to stay alive long enough to get my $90's worth,....

[The Soup Nazi]

Originally Posted by The Soup Nazi

That would be supergolden. If it's not in Matador/BEGN's plans, it SHOULD be. Not that I don't prefer vinyl, mind you, but since you already teased us with that "Silver Rocket" FLAC, ya shouldn't leave us without the rest of the digital set, you dig...

Originally Posted by patrickamory

That's up to the band guys.

Patrick/Matador

Like a fool worthy of being pitied by men with huge-ass golden chains, only today I realized "Silver Rocket" isn't on the live vinyl LP but does appear on the Japanese live CD, which is why the band gave us that particular lossless track via BEGN. Contrary to my personal policies, I shot from the hip instead of looking for a logic pattern, so I apologize for having been such a mook.

[Concrete Abutments]

Originally Posted by The Soup Nazi

Like a fool worthy of being pitied by men with huge-ass golden chains, only today I realized "Silver Rocket" isn't on the live vinyl LP but does appear on the Japanese live CD, which is why the band gave us that particular lossless track via BEGN. Contrary to my personal policies, I shot from the hip instead of looking for a logic pattern, so I apologize for having been such a mook.

Have you seen the track list comparison of the two? Is Silver Rocket the only difference? Is there anything on the LP that's not on the Japanese CD?

[The Soup Nazi]

Originally Posted by Concrete Abutments

Have you seen the track list comparison of the two? Is Silver Rocket the only difference? Is there anything on the LP that's not on the Japanese CD?

Good point - as far as I know it's the very same tracklist, except for SR. Folks who already received their copy can help you know; I'm waiting for my package to be mailed by my contact in the U.S. of A.