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I might agree if the average salary in the UK were appreciably higher, but apparently it's around £26500, and converted directly that's actually lower than the average salary in either the US or Canada.
now you're just being silly - average salaries are quite a different thing than comparing exchange rates. I dont see how that's going to inform the "average" soundtrack consumer.
Sorry, but I believe the total amount of money with which one has to budget is an important consideration if you're really intent on competing for who has the hardest time of it, which is kind of what started the ball rolling on being silly, IMO. And, based on that figure, a typical individual in the UK has a roughly equivalent amount of money to play with in a given year as in our own countries in spite of the fact the UK has a higher cost of living overall, which probably means less for non-essentials like music CDs.
If you're further trying to suggest that the typical soundtrack collector has a higher probability of having an income far exceeding what's typical for their country of residence, admittedly I've seen no statistics but I see no reason to make that assumption. The members on this board seem to hail from quite a wide variety of backgrounds, locations, and occupations.
I'm sure there are a decent number of affluent soundtrack collectors who don't have to worry about getting what they want regardless of what or where it is, but it seems to me that this isn't a majority by a long shot. A number of the replies in this thread speak to that fact.
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I just think it's important to remember that very few of us have it that easy, regardless of where we live, and that a favorable exchange rate alone doesn't negate the higher shipping that overseas customers have to pay. I'm fortunate in only being as far as Canada, so I don't usually pay much more for shipping from stores like Screen Archives or Intrada than an American customer... just a little more for the base shipping price, and then the same price per additional disc as Americans.
Most of the time it's us who get the better deal, so I'm not going to complain too much one of the few times we don't. That said, I do think a high-resolution PDF delivery option for Fanderson's magazine would be a great idea, since that way they wouldn't have to charge those of us in "the rest of the world" so much extra for the membership fee.
I had to give it some serious thought before I decided to spring for a membership to get this CD, but ultimately I decided it was worth it. Because I'm not just interested in the Space:1999 CD, but also the upcoming Thunderbirds release. What also helped me decide is that Fanderson has several other Barry Gray CDs I had no idea existed before reading this thread, so for the cost of international membership I not only get access to Space:1999, presumably Thunderbirds at some point, but also Supercar, Fireball XL5, Stingray, and UFO.
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Just to recap...there was a 2-CD release of SPACE:1999 from Fanderson back in 2003? And now there's this 3-CD set coming out in a few weeks.
The new release, is it all that was on the 2-CD release plus some additional music (and a bit of remastering)? Or is there no overlap between the two releases? And how does the Silva release fit in with the Fanderson discs in terms of music available (as far as anyone can tell)?
The cost of a membership could be at stake! Ta.
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Thanks. I reread it and it sounds as though the new set will include what's already available plus new material. Since I only have the Silva release it may be worth joining for this and UFO.
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since you quoted average salary in pounds, I thought you were in UK. You're kinda of in the worst of both worlds, postage-wise, and the USA dollar is stronger than the Canadian. But it should cheer up the USA folks here since it's nice to know there's someone worse off than oneself.  (just kidding)
I was definitely happier at parity with the USD for sure, but generally we're paid a bit more up here, so convered it helps make up that difference. And at the current exchange, we're talking about $8 on every $100, so it's not going to break the bank either way.
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