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Posted by Mike Slater <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/jimreeves/info/user=Mike+Slater' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 10, 2014, 6:41 pm

I just ordered my copy of the new 8-CD Voicemasters set "The Great Jim Reeves", and I'm glad I ordered it now, because tomorrow night the price will be increased by $10.00! So don't wait, if you haven't ordered yet! I was planning on ordering it tonight anyway, but then I received the e-mail notice about the increase in price. Looks like I got my order in just in time, and I'm really looking forward to hearing it and seeing the booklet that Larry and Sara worked so hard in putting together. I will give my review here after I've gone through the entire set, but I already know it will be a good one! Thanks again Larry, Julie and Sara for your great work in treating Jim's recorded legacy with the love and care that it truly deserves!

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Posted by JULIE (Webmistress) on June 11, 2014, 12:28 am, in reply to "Order "The Great Jim Reeves" now --- before price goes up!..."

Mike, I deliberately did not post anything on the Fan Forum or elsewhere on my site about the pending price increase of the 8 CD set because that's one of the advantages of fans signing up for my mailing list (which you can do at the top of the opening page of my site). By joining my list you will receive advance notices pertaining to Jim Reeves and special offers that are not promoted on this site.

I know you meant well but you "spilled the beans." So anybody reading this who wants to save money by ordering the wonderful new 8 CD set, "The Great Jim Reeves," featuring 170+ tracks and 42 NEW overdubs of RCA masters you haven't heard before (plus a 48-page full color booklet), should do so NOW.

After Wednesday night, June 11, the price goes from $39.95 to $49.95. That's still a bargain, however, considering the famed German label is releasing a 3 CD set of the WORST recordings Jim ever made (in the Abbot days)...the same old retreads...and priced those at a staggering $96!

I would encourage all you fans to sign up for my mailing list. It is NOT shared with anybody else. It's just so we can keep in touch with you.

THERE WILL BE SPECIAL EVENTS OCCURRING THIS SUMMER PERTAINING TO JIM REEVES AND THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS PASSING THAT YOU WILL BE THE *FIRST* TO KNOW ABOUT if you sign up.

Just click the link below. -- JULIE

Link: SIGN UP FOR MAILING LIST

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Posted by Manendra Pedris <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/jimreeves/info/user=Manendra+Pedris' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 11, 2014, 7:28 am, in reply to "Re: Order "The Great Jim Reeves" now --- before price goes up!..."

Why IS the price going up so soon after its release?

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Posted by Mike Slater <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/jimreeves/info/user=Mike+Slater' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 11, 2014, 7:37 am, in reply to "Re: Order "The Great Jim Reeves" now --- before price goes up!..."

I'm very sorry, Julie, about mentioning the price increase. I did mean well though, and like so many other fans, I wanted to leave a post here about ordering the new CD-set because I'm very excited about it. In my excitement, I guess I said a little too much. For any other fans reading this that are not on Julie's mailing list, I certainly urge you to sign up for it. In doing so, you will be among the first to receive notice about any new Jim Reeves releases. I did so a long time ago and was glad I did! I'm really looking forward to the new set!

Re: Order "The Great Jim Reeves" now --- before price goes up!...

Posted by Larry Jordan on June 11, 2014, 8:48 am, in reply to "Re: Order "The Great Jim Reeves" now --- before price goes up!..."
Edited by board administrator June 12, 2014, 2:13 pm

Because it was seriously UNDER priced to begin with, and a mistake to ever sell it that low. It's 8 CDs with an abundance of new music, a 48 page full color booklet and a lavish presentation packet -- all of which is very expensive to produce. Not to mention all the other fees and licensing associated with a project like this.

It still is a tremendous bargain at the new price of $49.95.

To offer a little more insight into this topic, let me draw a comparison. For the most part, Richard Weize of Bear Family Records has always been a niche marketer, not a mass marketer. He does these specialty products that appeal to a very narrow segment. (How many people really want to hear the WORST songs Jim ever recorded? A very small number). He knows he won't sell a lot of those dreadful Abbott recordings he's rehashing (with David Bussey's typically "first person narrative" and very egocentric liner notes), but that those fanatics will pay a high price. Hence he jacks up the price on these products to astronomical heights (as he has done with the new Abbott crap at $96 for only 3 CDs), to offset the low sales figures. For all the ego satisfaction Mr. Bussey may temporarily derive from seeing his name in print, it is NOT a CD release that can or will compete with the broad appeal of "The Great Jim Reeves," nor will Bear be doing the sort of multi-media extensive promotion that we are doing (such as TV ads).

In perusing the liner notes posted thus far from the Abbott release, I note that Michael Streissguth's name is repeatedly invoked. You remember him: the guy who inspired me to write my book because of the egregious mischaracterization he made of Jim Reeves having a "black heart" and being such a monster. So be it. Bussey and Arie Den Dulk continue to cast their lot with an author who grotesquely misportrayed Jim, and that speaks volumes about THEM.

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Posted by Manendra Pedris <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/jimreeves/info/user=Manendra+Pedris' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 11, 2014, 5:15 pm, in reply to "Re: Order "The Great Jim Reeves" now --- before price goes up!..."

Larry,

There is NO question about "The Great Jim Reeves" being a bargain even at $50. I was merely puzzled why there was a price hike so soon after release. Now I understand.

I was lucky enough to have bought the set while it was still $39.95. To say that listening to the set was a jaw-dropping experience would be to put it as mildly as possible.

That VOICE! Oh, what a VOICE! I wish you'd share the secret of how you isolated and remastered Jim's voice to sound SO velvety and alive! But I suppose that's a trade secret? :-)

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Posted by Mike Slater <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/jimreeves/info/user=Mike+Slater' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 11, 2014, 6:08 pm, in reply to "Re: Order "The Great Jim Reeves" now --- before price goes up!..."

I agree! Most single CD's certainly sell for more than 10 dollars each these days, which means that an 8-CD set like "The Great Jim Reeves" could have easily been priced at 80 dollars. In fact, it probably could have been priced at 85 or 90 dollars because it comes with the deluxe packaging and the lavish book that Larry and Sara put together. Therefore, it's very reasonable to think that we would still be getting a good bargain at 49.95 plus shipping. That would still only come to about 7 dollars per disc.

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Posted by Tom Croteau <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/jimreeves/info/user=Ray+Croteau' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 12, 2014, 11:11 am, in reply to "Re: Order "The Great Jim Reeves" now --- before price goes up!..."

I must say that when I first saw the price of $39.95, I was sure it was a misprint! I bought this set immediately. I could never express the satisfaction of doing so! This, in my humble opinion, is a Jim Reeves collection that FAR surpasses ANYTHING I have purchased EVER! I own all of the VoiceMasters Jim Reeves CD's, and they are so superior to previous releases (and, of course, non releases)that it is unspeakable.
Larry, if you want my opinion, I truly believe that if this set was marked at $79 or even $99, I would have not hesitated to add it to my collection. Bravo for you work, and bravo for pricing it so that ANY Jim Reeves fan can access it.

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Posted by Larry Jordan <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/jimreeves/info/user=Larry+Jordan' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 12, 2014, 1:55 pm, in reply to "Re: Order "The Great Jim Reeves" now --- before price goes up!..."

To those who speculate on the price increase, consider this: people LOWER prices when things don't sell. But we have so much confidence in the quality of this product, and its tremendous value, we are RAISING the price to a more reasonable level. The mistake was in under-pricing it to begin with.

We have been frankly astounded by the number of orders received and the enthusiasm fans have shown for all the splendid new musical arrangements and remastering of Jim's voice. And all this before the European promotional campaign of TV and radio even begins!

It's a testimony to the popularity of Gentleman Jim and also the incredibly talented musicians, arrangers, background singers, engineers and others who were assembled for this project.

Thanks for your kind words.

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