Frakkur is finally being released

Deano186 2017-12-05 15:18:23 UTC #21

Any idea how many will be pressed for the online edition? Really hoping to pick up the Route One vinyl, don't fancy my chances much if it's another pressing of 100 or similar. A pressing in the 1000's would be needed I think! Here's hoping...

Pie1862 2017-12-14 12:57:11 UTC #22

@Darren

I know you may not have all the answers but who else to ask? The pre-ordered merch, will we be able to pick up during the day or only once you're in with a ticket and/or wristband?

darren 2017-12-14 13:10:41 UTC #23

99% sure the merch area (where you can also collect the merch you've bought in advance) will be in the public area, so you wont need a pass

darren 2017-12-14 13:17:24 UTC #24

depends - between a few hundred and 1000...

Jim_Goodwin 2018-01-03 18:27:04 UTC #25

I keep on checking the website... @darren, any idea of an online release date?

darren 2018-01-03 23:20:04 UTC #26

won’t be over the next few days - everyone recuperating from the festival still

Pie1862 2018-01-04 11:34:26 UTC #27

Not to mention unpacking, doing washing, back to work and trying to catch up on sleep all while suffering from the Nordur Og Nidur germ that spread it's way around Reykjavik and now the globe!!

dervish 2018-01-04 17:21:00 UTC #28

Yes, I wonder who the carrier of a particularly virulent strain may have been? (sniff, cough)..

I left in the middle of the fire evacuation, so now everything I own seems to be either in bags and boxes in the cars, or in over-packed bags with airline tags on them.

Had to be at work early to appease the boss, and couldn't find the car keys or my entry badge. But it is raining here - which is miraculous even if it does make the city smell like a wet ashtray now.

Pie1862 2018-01-06 22:17:37 UTC #29

Already people trying to sell these vinyls on Discogs for upwards of £500. Must have really enjoyed buying tickets, getting to Iceland and picking up the vinyl just to sell them at silly money!

Ragnaar 2018-01-07 01:00:28 UTC #30

That's totally bonkers. Oh, here's my link to purchase my copy for a grand or so...

I've got around 3 albums of digital material for Frakkur. I'm really hoping there is new stuff on the LP. But I will have to wait and see.

trickster 2018-01-07 08:18:49 UTC #31

I am checking the nordurognidur merch site and the sigur ros store multiple times per day in fear I will miss the public vinyl sale
I guess they will not sell the 7", only the 12" records, but still want to get whatever they will have available.

Pie1862 2018-01-07 13:48:10 UTC #32

I'm might get the Frakkur one, only got the Route One, Soundbath and Animals at NoN. And the 7" of course.

Pie1862 2018-01-11 20:33:02 UTC #33

Hopefully there must be a way of checking sellers against those who pre-ordered and perhaps banning further purchases from the store.
Sincerely hope no-one pays the silly amounts people are selling for.

Jim_Goodwin 2018-01-11 20:45:09 UTC #34

I keep watching this forum and refreshing the webstore... and am 100% convinced that it is going to be listed while I'm traveling.

shadedpain4 2018-01-11 21:58:54 UTC #35

Why would they ban future purchases? Are the people that bought them are required to keep them forever? I would have a hard time selling something so rare and hard to obtain, but whomever owns it should certainly have the right to do so.

Pie1862 2018-01-11 23:05:20 UTC #36

There were people who wanted to pay the face value who couldn't get one, yet some people who did have immediately tried to make a profit of up to 2000%
They clearly bought them in the same way touts buy tickets.

MarmFi 2018-01-12 12:37:38 UTC #37

Because it's blatant profiteering.

To be fair, though, it's obvious that something like this would happen when you release a much in-demand item with such a limited run. Either produce enough so that demand is satisfied, and thus nobody is given the opportunity for unscrupulous profiteering, or just release digitally.

Quorn 2018-01-12 13:18:24 UTC #38

It’s about supply and demand; as long as someone is ready to pay for an item we will see outrageous price tags.

@trickster I’m in the same position, checking the SR store several times a day not to miss out anything. I’m not a dealer, just a crazy collector.

Alex_Lungley 2018-01-12 14:51:33 UTC #39

Me too sometimes several times an hour. Maybe when the website release happens the pricing on the other ones will calm down. I don’t think many have sold at the crazy prices so supply and demand might level out at lower prices (just a couple of hundred dollars).

Pie1862 2018-01-12 15:03:58 UTC #40

I just find it annoying that someone went to Reykjavik having ordered the vinyl, attended the concerts (only ticket holders could pre-order) and then as soon as they're off the plane they put them up for sale.
I just imagined only genuine fans who actually wanted a copy to treasure would actually go to all that effort.