Originally posted by niki_6784
Amazingly enough I called my local cool as hell record store (Dimple Records in Northern California) and they will have two copies arriving on Tuesday (release day) and my name is already going to be put on one of them... I am very lucky to live in a town in the US that actually has a record store that understands the need we have for this music to be readily available!!!! So now all I have to do is count the hours until Tuesday at 10 a.m. - luckily I just bought the Metropolis 2005 CD/DVD compilation to hold me over until then!
There is great record store in nyc called Generation Records. They will have the american release on tuesday also, but I figured it was better for me to order with an Amazon gift cert, pay no tax, and get free 2 day shipping and not have to go back to the actual store again and fight for copies.* (I checked this w/e for the import version and it was a no-go.) I always spend too much when I go in the store anyway!
*They usually get enough copies, but they have a really strange way of selling cds. All the cds are in a big filing cabinet behind the counter. The empty cases are put out on the selling floor, but only one copy/case is on the racks at any given time. Then you get the CD put in the case when you checkout. But if someone has just bought the same cd, and they havent restocked the shelves yet, you have to ask if they have it at all, and depending on how angsty they are, they can be unhelpful and sometimes nasty. The plus side of thie whole operation is that you get to see the insert booklet before buying since the cases aren't shrinkwrapped shut.