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Hooray for supplying the demand!!

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Finally got mine from waaay down on amazon.fr

im not the biggest fan of editing and frames they choose in certain situations, and I especially miss village of the sun.

Other than that, what can I say. Brilliant. I was so surprised to see FZ on drums and cheepnis percussion version is sick

oh yeah.. rick jane and carl. after all these years sweet lord.

Also a big surprise was of course the out takes from the studio. Any idea how much of that material exists? Cheepnis eastern egg is amazing.

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Not mine. I tried following the idiot bastards instructions on how to access this too but it doesn't work. Is it because I have such a cheap CD player? I'll admit I'm really enjoying this more every time I watch it though.

US Billboard Music Video Chart info for the Roxy: The Movie DVD...

Week 3:
#4 (1,500-2,000 copies sold*)

Week 2:
#2 (2,000-2,500 copies sold*)

Week 1:
#4 (1,500-2,000 copies sold*)

3 Week Total:
5,000-6,500 copies sold*


3 week worldwide total: 15,000-20,000 copies sold*


I knew it would outsell the ZFT titles separately, but after only 3 weeks, Roxy: The Movie is now THE highest selling new Zappa title since the 1990s! This is incredible, guys!


* = estimate

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And still not available through Barfko.....

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@GG Why are you not buying it from Amazon? That seems to be the main way the ZFT has decided to release this. Music Someday will just dip into your pension fund to pay the postage and then make you wait a month before it arrives.

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The way I see it Barry, this should be a very dynamite show.

Despite Amazon filling my inbox with invitations to buy the Roxy movie, for some unknown reason they won't ship that particular item to Wellington New Zealand...Once again NZ is not part of the "people of earth" family. I have asked the Barfies about availability, their response was to keep checking the web site, hell of a business plan you've got going on there folks.....Dispite wanting to give my money to the ZFT, I might have to resort to G&S Music in the UK to get satisfaction.....

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Don't wait. Just do it. It is an amazing release!! Amazing!

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Ordered mine and it is due today...

@GG: Definitively, from their customer support, if you want the DVD version with CD, from amazon.com, the DVD will only be region 1. This doesn't matter in most players but can be a problem on many computers.

An all regions version is available from amazon.co.uk and even though it's more expensive, they've just brought their price down, so it's cheaper than GANDS.

I almost ordered one as a gift for my brother and including postage it would have ended up a total of OZ$38.27, which is not too bad. But then I decided to try JBHiFi, a local firm and they have the DVD + CD version for OZ$27.99. It's waiting for me behind the counter.

Are you sure you don't have a local music business that sells it or have you tried amazon.co.uk?

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The way I see it Barry, this should be a very dynamite show.

Cheers for that Poly' I have looked into my usual local suppliers, but no dice. I didn't even think about JB-HiFi, I'll need nerves of steel to go in there. The last time I visited those guys I came out with a 50" flat screen and a PlayStation 4, I was only in there to check out their cd's

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I saved $11 and it's already in my hands. It seems that physical sellers are starting to get their act together. It's not that long ago that I would have been prepared to wait to save money by buying it online. I also got the 200 Motels - The Suites cheaper from iTunes, which is also a change from not that long ago.

I just checked out JBHiFi NZ and it looks like they haven't got it. You should ask them if they'd be willing to order it for you. Good luck.

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I wonder why that is.

US Billboard Music Video Chart info for the Roxy: The Movie DVD...

Week 4:
#14 (750 copies sold*)

Week 3:
#4 (1,500-2,000 copies sold*)

Week 2:
#2 (2,000-2,500 copies sold*)

Week 1:
#4 (1,500-2,000 copies sold*)

4 Week Total:
5,750-7,250 copies sold*


4 week worldwide total: 17,000-22,000 copies sold*


* = estimate

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Are you and accountant by trade?

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It may go Gold...

No, I'm not "and" accountant by trade.



I don't know about that. It's got quite a long road ahead of it to get there.

However, earlier this year, Baby Snakes was certified Gold (50,000 VHS & DVD sales) in the US...

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So then are you an accountant by trade?

Christ, that's goin' on several years now ...
You gotta come up with some new shit ...

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Dude, lighten up. I was just messin' with ya...

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The US tastes for music still sucks ... if the numbers hold up.

Got mine from Amazon on Monday and I was watching it 5 minutes later! Yeah ... it's pretty damn good, but you already knew that off the LP since 1974. (Show in 1973).

The video is very good, all things considered and it not being filmed a la MTV crapshoot, is nice ... at least you get to appreciate the individual musicianship all around ... and that is something that we do not always take complete stock in and appreciate.

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You know what's weird? The vociferous folks that screamed about this forever, are not helping sell it!

My review before the week is out ... yeah ... it's one of the best concerts I have ever enjoyed on DVD.

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US Billboard Music Video Chart info for the Roxy: The Movie DVD...


Week 5:

#15 (750 copies sold*)

Week 4:
#14 (750 copies sold*)

Week 3:
#4 (1,500-2,000 copies sold*)

Week 2:
#2 (2,000-2,500 copies sold*)

Week 1:
#4 (1,500-2,000 copies sold*)


5 Week Total:
6,500-8,000 copies sold*


5 week worldwide total: 19,500-24,000 copies sold*


* = estimate

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Well we, the loudmouths, are buying it but how many of us are there. I am switching to a new business snd all my efforts are into that. Will buy in January.

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Hi,

Funny thoughts about the Roxy DVD ... I played it all the way ... and the first thing i did afterwards was to put on the LP's I had from what ... 40 some years ago?

Guess what ... the new stuff is nice, and well done and all that ... but it is running a step faster than the original ... and the difference is similar to the old FM stations that used to make sure Black Sabbath was deeper than it really was ... with the turntables 1% slower on the air, so things sounded heavier than they really were.

The mixing side of it, is like Steven Wilson ... very sterile and dry, and boring ... it's not "lively and emotional" ... it comes off as "clinical" and not as strong as it originally did for me, when I first heard it. There is a warmth missing here, that in general, almost all of Frank's shows had, and the bootlegs also showed it.

It's still massively great to see this, however, I can not say that I had not imagined most of this on the LP's ... a long time ago, because it was all very clear in the first place. But the visuals were wonderful, specially the solos and the play in between the band members ... great stuff all around and worth showing!

It was worth the wait ... but I wish the sound had not been made to come off like a rinky dinky AM station, instead of a great FM station!

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