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Brian Wilson - No Pier Pressure - Target Exclusive

1. This Beautiful Day
2. Runaway Dancer
3. Whatever Happened
4. On The Island
5. Half Moon Bay
6. Our Special love
7. The Right Time
8. Guess You Had To Be There
9. Don't Worry
10. Somewhere Quiet
11. I'm Feeling Sad
12. Tell Me Why
13. Sail Away
14. One Kind Of Love
15. Saturday Night
16. The Last Song
17. In The Back Of My Mind (Target Exclusive)
18. Love And Mercy (Target Exclusive)

Target is awful.

I agree. Don't EVEN get me started. But they have this so...

Already discussed and already pre-ordered.  ;)
http://smileysmile.net/board/index.php/topic,19886.50.html

Yep and yep.  ;D

Any detail emerge about the version of "Love and Mercy" on here?

Target be awesome if they have NPP with boner tracks, in store; we O/S shmucks have to special order from Japan to get the good stuff (those obi's stress me out, I hope I don't tear mine in an opening frenzy) .

it's the new Rap  version with Frank Ocean lol

:lol

Thanks for the info. I just found it today right before I was going to order the Japanese version. And get this....WHERE did I find the Japanese version on sale for $27?

Sears........no kidding!!!!

Target ain't 'awful' at all. I pulled down a few goodies from there that were either Target exclusives or unavailable/hard to get anywhere else:

"That's Why God Made The Radio" vinyl 45 and a Beach Boys 50 t-shirt packaged in a 7 inch box that has the cover of the TWGMTR single on the box.

These toy cars:

http://www.webring.org/l/rd?ring=brianwilson;id=15;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Esonic%2Enet%2F%7Edsktracy%2Fbbstuff%2Fbbstuff%2Ehtml

This:

http://www.target.com/p/rockabye-baby-lullaby-renditions-of-the-beach-boys/-/A-11885740

And it's where I'm going to get this:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Brian-Wilson-Beach-Boys-NO-PIER-PRESSURE-cd-Excl-2-bonus-target/231511089717?_trksid=p2047675.c100012.m1985&_trkparms=aid%3D444000%26algo%3DSOI.DEFAULT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20131230161411%26meid%3De83b322188d44272be9aaf755ac65d36%26pid%3D100012%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D10%26sd%3D231428434134

Target is only awful to me because after their data breaches last year, they hired a guy to run their IT Security that is SO bad it ain't funny!

I think it might be the version reportedly featured at the end of the movie but that's just my speculating.

"Target exclusive" ?  Hardly - those tracks are on the Japanese release and the UK version I've ordered from Amazon.

They're slightly different.  They have a really annoying DJ screaming "TAR JAYYYYYY!!!!!" and blowing a horn about every 10 seconds like a good hiphop mixtape.  Brian's really trying to get commercial again.

With all these different versions, I wonder if anyone but hard core completists will get the basic version.

Target donates huge sums of $ to exclusively right-wing political campaigns, which is the main thing that makes them awful IMO (your results may vary). :o

Would that be the same 18-track version offered by wowhd.com for £7.99?

http://www.wowhd.co.uk/CD/brian-wilson-no-pier-pressure-18-tracks/dp/41032905

Figures, as I had just ordered the import version. Just tried to cancel it as it was a little more pricey than what this will sell for. Hopefully they can do so.

It should be fairly obvious that these songs are exclusive to Target for the US market. This isn't the first or fiftieth time a band / artist has had the same one or two tracks as retail exclusives in two or three different countries.

I think it was Michael Buble who had a website exclusive version of his newest album that had the same bonus tracks as the Target exclusive. They just changed the background color of the cover.

Target (and Best Buy, Amazon, Toys R Us, etc.) do a zillion exclusives, from movies to toys to even food. When they mark it exclusive, it obviously means exclusive among US retailers, and often only exclusive for a specific period of time. I've heard of many cases of US "exclusives" that are available by the truckload in other countries.

For US customers anyway, the Target version will be moderately and perhaps extensively cheaper too.

Does anyone else think Michael Bublé uses Auto-chune?  (sorry, wrong thread… )

Really?  Well, forget buying it at Target then! You're right, they're awful!!  I'm buying it at Amazon!

I'm buying mine from Bruce.

Only on badly pitched hot dogs. :wink

Darn, I'm sure I wrote AUT0-TUNE! ;D

Did I miss something, or should that have been in the Guess You Had to Be There thread?

You spotted it correctly, I posted in the wrong discussion and just fixed it. Can't keep track of this stuff!  ;D

I just ordered from Amazon UK because I want the extra tracks but don't want to support Target. Target is charging $13.99, while I paid twice that much to get the Amazon UK one (CDs are more expensive in the UK than in the US to begin with, plus of course I had to pay shipping), but oh well. I really wanted those tracks. Brian, I don't do this for all artists!  :-D

Has anyone ascertained the difference between the £17.06 and £18.99 CD versions of the album being offered by Amazon UK?

Why would Brian care where you buy the version you want? 
Also wondering if you check every supplier, for everything you buy, to be certain they're not using your money in ways you don't approve?

This.

Did you think I was being serious about the Brian thing?
And no, I don't check every supplier. It's impossible to NOT support some wrongdoing. But when I become aware of something a company is doing, I become less likely to support that company.
What got into you?

Amy, could you tell me what you object to at Target in a PM?  I don't want to send this thread into a discussion of Target, but I would like to know if I'd want to boycott them too over some practice of theirs.  Thanks

perhaps, this is the Target reference: 

Aha!  Thanks for finding that Bgas - good to know.

Yeah, thanks Bgas, for reading the entire thread to get that information!

Plus, Brian takes the rest of the money from the CD's and donates THAT to republican political campaigns.  Geesh!

I'm just gonna re-record all the songs with my guitar and burn them on a cd... that way I know that it'll 100% line up with my political beliefs.

deleted so this doesn't turn into a thread about Target  :)

I live in Target's home state (Minn.) where they donated to the aforementioned right-wing gubernatorial campaign, which was Tom Emmer in 2010. He lost. Mark Dayton (of Dayton's, the department store chain that actually owned Target...anyone else find that funny?) won. Then he won again. Anyone interested in a Sandbox or PM discussion on that whole fucking topic, I'm in.

But I do still shop at Target. Because seriously, what are the options? (Again, I'm open to a serious discussion of that elsewhere. No name-calling. I'm nice.)

You are officially recognized here as a nice guy.

I'm also tall and punctual. These are my skills.  ;D

Kind of OT, but I didn't want to open a new thread for this: On Amazon.de the release date of the vinyl version has been postponed to June 12 - WTF?!? On Amazon.com it's still the same date as the CD.  I don't think it's an April Fool's joke though...

But where did you buy the blank CD from? There's no way out, man...

don't record it. Just play it live every time you want to hear it. And make your own guitar, like Brian May. The harmonies might be tricky though.

I'm not familiar with this particular case, but I've noticed that there has regularly been frustration among fans/collectors about vinyl release dates coming and going, being pushed back, postponed, canceled, etc. The trend sometimes seems to be that, while vinyl has become trendy and an extra little source of revenue for some labels, it still seems to be sort of a second-tier item that they place less emphasis on, sort of a niche novelty item despite the fact that some folks actually listen to the vinyl.

When the vinyl release gets delays, it often just means logistical delays. Occasionally, it might actually mean they're actually doing some QA on it and taking more time to re-cut the vinyl for better sound (as opposed to what they sometimes do which is to just run off the 44.1/16-bit CD master onto vinyl).

I just got a notice from Target that there's a delay on the projected delivery date originally set for this week.  Now it's next week after the official release date.  It's probably no more complicated than that they made a mistake on the ship date to begin with. Ah, how rumors start. 

People here seemed to be expecting it in Target stores today.  Is that still supposed to happen?  I'll go to the site and see for myself if I can order it for pick up locally, but that might vary by location.

The release date is officially next Tuesday, 4/7, so it definitely won't be in stores prior to that date (unless a store slips up, which the big chains do less frequently than indie shops).

Considering it's a "Target Exclusive", that should mean all their stores are getting it. Occasionally, "Target Exclusive" shipments get delays to specific stores, but that's somewhat rare.

The ability to track in-store stock on the Target website is useful up to a certain point, but usually that isn't able to be checked/tracked until release date. When release date comes, if it shows as "out of stock", then you can probably avoid the store. If it shows as "in stock", that doesn't necessarily mean they'll have it for sure, but they probably should.

I don't anticipate mass sell-outs of the Target edition of Brian's album. The big issue will be if stores reliably stock it, and stock it in such a way that it can be easily found (random endcap versus the main music display), and that they don't stock like 2 copies per store or something ridiculous (in which case it then of course could sell out without too much trouble).

I've had some random bad luck grabbing Target exclusives, but it's usually a random thing like one store not getting its shipment on time. I have at least 7 Target stores within reasonable driving distance, so I'm hoping at least some of those have it easily available.

The big things I've heard of selling out fast are things like Disney Steelbook Blu-rays and stuff like that.

The TWGMTR vinyl was announced to be released later than the CD worldwide right from the start. In the case of NPP, originally the CD and LP had the same release day. I just re-checked and now the date has been further postponed to July 3rd! >:( (Accidentally my father's birthday, but he doesn't listen to vinyl any more.) On Amazon.com however CD and LP still have the same release day. In Germany the release day is this Friday, which is nonsense because it's a holiday. I shall have the CD on Saturday, then.

Thanks so much, HeyJude.  Not being a collector myself - just usually buying copies for myself and friends who are on other continents on the release date - and most of that done in CA where I don't live now, I'm far from an expert on these things.  Since the Target site would only let me pre-order through the site by mail, not store pick-up, I was pretty surprised to see that my projected arrival date was this week.  But with the German and Japanese release dates, I thought maybe this was an exclusive.  They have obviously corrected themselves with a new email about arrival date Apr 8-12.  I still need to check to see if they're taking orders for store pick up - there are probably 8-10 reasonably nearby stores for me, too.

The other bummer about ordering at a website like Target is that they’re probably not set up for “release date delivery.” Amazon, for instance, with its huge shipping and distribution network, actually promises delivery *on* release date for many items, especially movies and music. They do this by shipping as late as they can, but prior to release date, so that it still gets to you by release date. (It seems like a few years ago they would actually mail stuff out even earlier and I’d occasionally get stuff on Saturdays or Mondays prior to Tuesday release dates).

A lot of retailers don’t want to take a chance of breaking the release date and sending stuff out early, so many websites just make the release date the “shipping date” which of course means you get it however many days after the release date.

Normally I would just order from Amazon since they’re good about release date delivery usually, but of course I’d rather get the extra Target tracks.

Just got the email from Target that my copy has shipped!!

Guess you're getting it early? ( or it's on a slowboat to China)

It has a UPS tracking number but no info yet.  The email clearly said it shipped today.  Prob tracking info in UPS online system by tonight.

I'm happy for you.  I must be in the wrong zip code.

Any chance Target puts NPP on their shelves a day early? I know they've been known to do this with new releases.

Mine has shipped, probably won't see it until next wednesday, it will be worth the wait, especially at  that price. I ordered an extra to send to my Aunt who loves Brian and it dealing with stage IV lung cancer. The lyrics to The Last Song hit home pretty hard for me.

Yeah now that the tracking info is up it says delivery date of 04/08.  That sucks.  I need to find the download to get me thru until then but I can't find it anywhere.

I have the same info from Target, Bud.  Wishing all the best to your Aunt.  I still remember the NPR report on a study on the healing effects of music.  The big winner of the songs that helped the most, "Whistle In" - no kidding.  With Brian, you're sending her the right guy for the job.

Didn't know that.  I guess I need to start shopping there more often. Thanks for the tip.

I was in Target last night and they said 4/7 delivery. So I went home and downloaded it for free. It's already on about 5 websites - FLAC or Mp3 256/320.

 Sorry if this has been covered...

In the UK - I can see a 16 track deluxe for download from iTunes and Google. However, the physical version is 18 tracks - anyone know if the 18 track version is available for download anywhere in the UK?

 Cheers,

Thank you Debbie.

Consider this an official warning, this kind of post is NOT allowed on this forum. It's clearly stated in the forum rules and will be strictly enforced. There is no question what the rules are, there should be no reason at all to post something like this. It ends here.

Moving forward, future posts similar to this one from anyone regarding downloads, links, shares, etc of commercial releases will be removed and the posters subject to an immediate ban, no questions asked.

Yeah, that Mikie has always been a bad egg; he knows better, but likes to flout authority, alot.

As to the ban, for the benefit of any of the rest of us, who might make this mistake innocently, will it be permanent or a day/week/month? 

The first offense will be 7 days. With the policy so clearly spelled out in the rules, a policy which has been in place for years, I can't see a possibility for an innocent mistake when it comes to offering or posting invitations to download any commercial release for free on request, or requesting such a thing on the board. It's simply not allowed and is strictly enforced. Beyond that, anyone who has been a member here as long as many of us have been should know better and just not post things like this.

Sorry, GF. I edited my post. It was a mistake and in no way was I "flouting authority" like Bgas said. Also, I received the promise of those who PM'd me that they were already planning on buying the CD and the intent was to 'hold them over' as they requested.

- Good Egg Mikie

No worries bro...you're good!

Craig got mad though, Billy. I don't wanna piss Craig off. You guys and Klass are the besteses.

Does anyone know if Target will be putting NPP on the shelves a day early like they occasionally do with new Tuesday releases?

I would tend to doubt it. They’re not supposed to, and when big chains do it it’s much more obvious than when some indie store breaks the release date. When this occurs, it’s usually purely a lucky (for fans) accident. I haven’t seen Target do this often, at least with movies. I’m trying to think of the last time I bought a new music release there. I think TWGMTR in 2012, and McCartney’s album in 2013 were the last.

It doesn’t look like “No Pier Pressure” even made it into the Sunday weekend flyer/advertisement. The website still doesn’t allow store-by-store tracking of what’s in stock, as the release date is tomorrow.

Other than going to a store or calling them, the best bet is to check on the website if your local store shows it in-stock tomorrow. The website should hopefully allow for that tomorrow.

Maybe you should give him his Cadberry Eggs back?  That could cheer him up?

Called my local Target. After 15-20 minutes, they finally picked up in electronics and told me they didn't have it yet :P

 ;D

Stopped by my local Target to get some discounted Easter candy, and they didn't have the album out yet.  Guess I'll be going back tomorrow (after listening to my iTunes download, of course)

It is usually uncommon for major retail chains like Target to put out media in advance of the release date.  You'd have better luck ordering online if you wanted to get the album early.  I ordered my copy from Target and according to the tracking info, the disc has already shipped to the UPS that is less than a mile away from where I live.  It currently has a "Destination Scan" status as of one hour ago.  They'll probably wait to ship until tomorrow but you never know.  I know some stuff I've ordered from Amazon has shipped to me before the release date before. 

I wish..  but they give to anti-american liberals too.

Oh I knew I wouldn't get lucky, I just posted the information because a few others were wondering if Target would break street date and have it early. I figured I was there anyway, and thought I would report in is all.   8)

Got the 3 cds I ordered by mail from Target today.  Wonderful stuff.

Mine is still sitting at UPS (which ironically is just across the street from where I work). 

Target just delivered mine.

We used to sell CD's where I work. The release dates are strictly controlled by record companies.  Target won't allow the CD's to be sold early, the cashier probably couldn't ring it up if he tried.

Target delivered my album a day early, hells yeah!!!  :-D

Are all liberals anti-American?

NO

There's not a Target store within 100 miles from me that has this in stock.  Not one.  And it's not like I'm totally in the boonies.  It's not in stock in Wisconsin's largest cities.  Not Green Bay, not Madison, not Milwaukee, ferchristssake.  Why would they have an exclusive deal with bonus tracks if they're not even going to stock it?  Guess I'll go to Best Buy and get the 16 track version. 

You could always order it online, chief.

Just called my local Target and they have it. Looks like Dad will be able to grab it today as I have an appointment to go to.

If you're going on the online "find in store" feature alone, I suggest you wait a little bit later in the day to check, or call them directly.  They may still be updating their inventory since it's still early and it's release day.  Speaking from experience.

Thanks for that info GV. 

Just for kicks, I typed in several locations on the Target site just now, and only a small handful of stores are showing that they have the CD, according to their site. 

I was hoping to order it online since I won't be able to get over there until about 5pm today. 

I'll give them a call when I get a chance.

Are all anti-liberals American?

And you are.........?

I am a big fan of The Beach Boys & Brian Wilson who is new to this board.  

 :)

Welcome! 8)

Thank you. 

Today is a big day with the release of NPP. 

In early June, I plan on seeing Love and Mercy (I rarely go to movie theaters anymore).

In late June, I'll be in the 5th row at the Mann in Philly to see Brian, Al, Blondie, and his band. 

In late August, I'll be seeing Mike and Bruce. 

Was there today at 8am, right when Target opened... ONE lone copy of the Deluxe CD was on the isle endcap. I guess I should consider myself lucky to have gotten it. One copy? Unless the other copies the store received were put away or sold early, that's nuts.

Sometimes you have to hunt around at Target for CDs and DVDs as they'll put new releases or featured selections in a couple different parts of the store.  It's why I rarely purchase music or movies there anymore. 

I have a copy of hold for me.  I might go during my lunch break to pick it up. 

I don’t think the website showing that almost no stores have it in stock is accurate. I’ve seen both Target and Best Buy take much or most of the release date to start showing stuff as in stock. At the same time, I don’t have a super good feeling about easily finding this at most stores. I’m going to check my nearest store in a couple of hours. If they really are stocking 1 or 2 copies per store, that can be a problem even if they don’t sell them. If they have one copy and some jackass picks it up and then just leaves it randomly in another part of the store, that alone can cause a huge problem. Or if the staff just doesn’t get around to putting it on the shelf, or puts it in a weird or incorrect spot. Bleh.

I normally would never even expect Target to stock a new BW album. What I don’t understand is going to the trouble of having a “Target Exclusive” variation and then still not making it easy to find. I hope I’m wrong and by the end of the today we start getting reports that everybody can find a copy.

The Target employee drew a blank stare when he heard the name "Brian Wilson", and he needed clarification about how to spell it. I felt like a geezer.

My Target had a whole stack of them on the end cap of the music department along with other new and recent releases.   Of course, there is one less copy there now...

Bunch of copies (five) on the top rack of my Target, which is far from the world's (or my state's) biggest city.

Don't think there will be much issue in finding them.

For those that have found it at a store, is your store showing it as in stock on the website? I’m getting what other people have noted, pretty much everything on the west coast is showing it as unavailable. I’m sure it’s just the system not updating (though I continue to be astonished they don’t allow pre-release date availability checks for people that actually want to plan ahead to buy stuff from them).

I’m probably more antsy because not too long ago there was a HUGE movie release that my one random most local Target store simply didn’t get. It was also a Target exclusive. So I know they can even internally mess up stocking their own stores from their warehouses. I had another Target store that was only another ten minutes away, but today I’d prefer to not drive all over to find the thing. I guess I’ll know one way or another in a few hours!

Nah, it’s less geezer and more the staff. I got a blank stare in the 80’s asking for Eric Clapton. I got several times in the 90’s being asked to spell “Beatles” for the staff at a full-blown record store. Really? You work at a record store, not just the record section of a department store, and you can’t spell “Beatles?”

You should go back and mess with them again and ask where the section for “Procol Harum” is! Or Engelbert Humperdinck!

I had to ask them to bring them out--luckily I could see the space where they belonged on the end cap so they were able to confirm that they did have copies. They had four total, and only deluxe editions.

HeyJude, I just checked the in-store feature on their website and it claims that it is not available for in-store pickup at the store I just left. However, I doubt they sold all 3 remaining copies already (sorry Brian). So I don't put much, ahem, stock, in that.

The guy that tracked down my copy said "Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys--he's still alive?" and "Is this new music?"

For many Target employees, it's their first job. Their first experience working in the outside world. They don't get paid much. Was in there last night returning a kid's baseball set (Easter present) because it was missing parts. Took it over to Customer Service and there were two young ladies behind the counter - one pretty large, and the other petite. I stood there for a few seconds in line while one said to the other, "I thought you loved me". And the other replied, "I do love you, you know that". The other said, "Well, you're not showing it!" The other then replied, "After work tonight I'll show you how much I love you!".  What drama. All within earshot of the customer (me). I kid you not!

When I worked at Circuit City, there was a younger associate who was helping us do inventory in the CD Department.  When he came to the tap marked "DIO," he asked "Who's D-Ten?  Is this a new rapper." 

My Target store had eight when my friend and I bought it.  When I came back less than two hours later because the case was cracked on mine there were only three left.  So it looks like people around here are interested, at least.

Did you manage to negotiate a 3 way with them Mikie?

When I got up this morning I checked the Target website if any of the stores in my area had it in stock...none of the stores in a 50 mile radius had it in stock according to the website.  Being as stubborn as I am, I wanted to check out a store anyway.  The one near me is only 7 minutes away.  I went in and and lo and behold, there were about 5 or so copies in the front New Releases display.  I never really trust those "check your store" features and while they work some of the time---you can't trust them all the time.   Good thing I checked because now I can go straight home later and give it a listen!

Can you get me that DVD?

Well, I ordered the version on Amazon UK with the bonus tracks, including In The Back of My Mind, but that isn't amongst the ripped tracks I've received. Hope it's on the CD version...

No luck at my local-ish Target.  I found an empty spot where it should have been, but an employee scanned it for me and no luck - all sold out.  She said they had only received a couple of copies.  I got there at 10, two hours after they opened so I guess it's my own fault.  Oh well, I snagged the plain old deluxe edition at a local music store so I'm just happy to have it in some form.

I'm surprised they are selling out--it wasn't even in their ad this week. (Ads were pretty thin due to the Easter holiday--Target's was only 8 pages or so, it is normally much larger.)

No way I'd be on the bottom, man!  I wouldn't live to tell about it!   ;D

Are you basing this on the Target website?......'cause I just picked mine up in the Milwaukee area..had 4 or 5 on the shelf.

Sure, Ed.  You want the one with bonus clips?  :)

I'm not surprised. People might even be picking up more than one copy. Remember, this Deluxe version is exclusive to Target (unless you want to spend more for the Japanese CD). It's getting promotion. I saw a 2 minute promotion on "Good Morning America" this morning. Emphasis was that this is Brian Wilson, the guy responsible for all the Beach Boys hits. Had Beach Boys songs playing in the background with video (and Mike Love's voice). Pier Pressure cover on the screen. Talked about all the the guests on the album. Nice 'promo'. Nice segment!

I bet when the store closed they got out of there lickity split!

That's a good point, I think people do stock up on these store exclusives for ebay offerings down the road...

 :P

Checked the closest store; they had three copies.

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Turns out this store also had a super “Target EXTRA Exclusive” edition that comes bundled with a Care Bear…..  ;D

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Similar to the store I bought my copy, I guess; probably 50 copies on the end rack...

Clearly they're out there, all over the country.  That's good.  No problems finding them in my area at any of the stores.

Mine won't be delivered until April 8.

I haz sad.  :'(

It's now #2 in music on Amazon.  According to a third party site that updates iTunes sales every hour, it's #45.  Both in the US.

Got it. Not sure if it's a Target issue but I had to do the metadata myself. Pretty odd.

Only have listen to the bonus tracks and This Beautiful Day so far. Nearly cried already once.  ;D

This is ALL good - thanks CK!

I just bought one in a Target in the North Hills area of Pittsburgh. I found 4 copies there. They are right in the front isle with all of the new CD releases. I suspect 4-5 copies per store is about right. Some stores may have more? Maybe in the back stock. I'll probably pick up a second one on Friday because of the bonus tracks. Actually, I'll keep one in the car for this summer!  :spin

Saving mine for the weekend!  :)

No problem!  Update:

#1 in Amazon music for physical and #28 for digital.  #43 on iTunes.

I wish I could get out to hit all the stores, but I have to meet a writing deadline and I'm listening to one of Mike Grant's shows, so I'll check the displays later.  I have some cds being held for the fun of it, and for my listening party guests for this Friday.  We'll have the PBS Soundstage show AND NPP and some decent food and drink, so it should be fun.

Hi Debbie

I'm sure you'll be able to track one down. Good Luck. Hopefully you have more than one Target store in your area. I'm sure they will all carry them.

Actually, if they all sell out that would be a good thing.  ::)  :o :lol Here's hoping Brian has a #1 Album. I think I'm going out to get that second copy right now.

Yeah - I've actually ordered probably 15 or more copies in various forms, and already have my Target online mail ordered (3) cd(s) and my Amazon download.  I'm actually looking forward to going to the 3 Target stores within about 10 miles of me to see the displays, but my editor isn't happy when I'm late!  Maybe I'll have my guests bring the wine and I'll just do the champagne and food on Friday for Brian's show.  The ones who beg the most will get a few of my excess cds that aren't already committed.

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 am I in the running?

5PM EST:  #1 in physical, #27 in digital and #41 on iTunes

Yeah, the website is not accurate.  I stopped at the closest one to me, and they had two copies in the end 'new releases' display.  And then there was one.

Okay, you win bgas!  PM me and tell me where to mail it!

Now, here's how my evening went on my 4-store Target tour, cruising in the car with NPP blasting.  I bought 5 more at 3 regular Targets and one Super Target.  I drove by my Mom's and Dad's old place, and saw a new family there playing football in front - the Dad waved, as Brian sang, "she's your everything..." - and that's how it was with them - and I was good and teary-eyed.

The final Target where I had them holding 2 for me was the best.  A very young - and funny - guy found my copies in a lock box and asked, "Are you the kind of Brian Wilson fan who would steal 2 copies?"  I confirmed that I absolutely was, if all else failed and he laughed.  He then said, "Did you know that there's a movie coming out about his life?"  Well, that again made my day.  I told him I was driving to Minneapolis to see it (about a 7 hour drive), and told him it would be in theaters on June 5.  I'm still smiling!

Target NPP promotion on in-store video display:

(http://i61.tinypic.com/v32b80.jpg)

I gotta wait tIL payday next week. Grr. Target is where I'll pick it up though!

I don't know if it's mentioned before, but what a bout a Digital download?

I found this: http://www.qobuz.com/nl-nl/album/no-pier-pressure-deluxe-brian-wilson/0060254721359

It's 16 songs, HIGH-RES 24-bits – 96.00 kHz, for almost 21 euros, that's a very good price.

Luckily, Target was holding one for me. 

They also had two left on the New Release shelf when I got there around 5pm.  I also snagged some Cotton Candy Oreos.   ;D

I like it after first listen.  This is likely be the soundtrack to my Spring and at least early Summer. 

Was in my local Target yesterday, NPP not on the shelves.  I looked pretty carefully - the store's CD section is rather ill-organized - but couldn't spot it. Will try again tomorrow.

Did you check with an associate in the Entertainment Dept? 

I've heard that they can be a little lax with stocking the shelves for the street date and read a few times on this board & BW's official board that buyers had to have clerks find the CDs in boxes. 

Here’s a trick for stuff at Target that *sometimes* works. They give all of their items an internal ID number, a “DPCI” number. You can find this when you price check an item, and it’s also on the price tag on the shelf, and it can also be found on the website. If you get the number from the website, on some versions of the little price check scanner (older versions that have number buttons on them), you can go up to one and enter the DPCI number. It will show something like “In Stock Room:” and then show “Yes” or “No.” This obviously doesn’t tell you if something is on the shelf. But if something isn’t on the shelf (or is on the shelf but you want more of it), this will tell you if there is anything in the back that they can pull out. This *should* be much more reliable than the website “in stock” check. I’ve never worked at a Target, but I know someone who regularly checks for all sorts of odd things and collectibles there. It can come in quite handy sometimes. Though a brand new Target (about the 27th in the area) that recently opened had newer price check scanner dealies that don’t have buttons, so there’s no way to do this. Anyway, the DPCI number for the Brian exclusive CD is: 012-04-0807

*If* you don’t see NPP on the shelves, but you enter this number and it says “Yes” that it’s in the stock room, you can give them the DPCI number and they can pull it out from the back for you. They’re usually pretty good about doing that if you have the DPCI number for them.

And if you can’t enter the DPCI number yourself, just grab one of the people there and give them the number and they can check. That usually works much better than having a blank stare contest when they have no idea who the F Brian Wilson is or that he has a new album out.

Well.

Now.

'Bout this time last month I ordered the Deluxe version, listed as having 18 tracks from Amazon UK.

But.

What turned up has 16 tracks.

However.

The exact same version I ordered is now listed without the "Deluxe" tag, with 18 tracks and about £5 cheaper..

W. T. A. F. ?

Agreed, that is a great way to go. Had to do that at a Wal-Mart with an exclusive item they had last year. They ended up having 40 in the back. The first person I ran into pretended to look at a paper on the counter and said "nope, we don't have it."

I went to Target Monday night, and it wasn't on the shelves (at that Target) granted I think that was a day early.

Then I went to Wal-Mart Tuesday night, and it wasn't on the shelves there either (granted, they may not even get it, I don't know)

Finally, this morning (Wednesday) I went to ANOTHER Target and they had 5 copies in the "new Music" shelf. 


BTW, I talked to the manager and he assured me that they only donate the profits from the CLOTHING department to George Bush, all the money from the electronics department gets donated to Barbara Boxer. 

Tell me how you proceed, Andrew. I'm expecting mine today and I'm expecting the same thing to happen...

My Japanese SHM CD arrived today and it sounds amazing.

Really is the way to go when buying CD's these days.

Just out of curiosity, I checked my Wal Mart last night while I was doing my normal shopping.

They had one copy of the standard 13 track version for $10. 

Amazon UK's NPP seem all over the place. I placed my deluxe version order back in November but cancelled this week when it failed to ship. Then noticed, as you say, that it had dropped a fiver in price after the supposed release date. Reordered, to find that it had also dropped five tracks in that short period of time. Like others, I have the Japanese disc en route anyway… and a "deluxe" from Wowhd.com though I suspect the latter will be shy of a couple of tracks.

Nothing's straightforward any more…

I just picked up NPP from Target now.. Yahoo!  I  needed help to find it, but  they finally located it.

I went straight to track 17 in the car!

Just wondering: Is there anything 'exclusive' about the version of "Love and Mercy" found on the Target disks?  New version?  Demo?  New mix?

"Love and Mercy" is the Katrina charity single version from 2005 but without the "Walking Down the Path of Life" intro.

http://www.discogs.com/Brian-Wilson-Walking-Down-The-Path-Of-Life-Love-Mercy/release/4231707

Ah, excellent!  Thank you so much for replying!

I've heard this version of the song on YT, and it's definitely my preferred, go-to version of "Love and Mercy."  I think it's just flat-out gorgeous, and really the only thing I didn't completely adore so much about it was the "Walking Down the Path of Life" intro (it's nice, I just liked L&M better all on its own), so this would have been perfect for me.

It makes me wish I had waited and picked up the Target edition, but I don't have a Target store near me and I wanted to hear the album so bad that I went and picked up a copy at my local independent record store instead of ordering the exclusive edition online and waiting for it to be delivered.

Unfortunately, between that record store purchase and the forty bucks I spent for the autographed blu ray of Brian's Sound Stage show, my entertainment budget is all tapped-out.

At least it's good to know that this terrific version of "Love and mercy" is getting a wider release.  More folks will be able to hear this Brian Wilson classic. :)

Well. my Amazon deluxe turned up and it was the deluxe version with In the Back of My Mind after all!