Odyssey available in the UK!

[Richard]

Great news for Hayley fans in the UK! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

I've just found several copies of the Australian version of "Odyssey" in HMV, 362 Oxford Street, London W1, price £17.99. They weren't there when I looked this morning!

This is the branch by Bond Street Underground Station, served by the Central and Jubilee Lines, but I expect "Odyssey" will also be available in other branches of HMV, so check locally.

I'm going to listen to it this evening, and I'll post a review later in the week.

Bye for now,

Richard

[denis]

Great News
For visitors to the Trafford Centre. Nr Manchester
As at 11am today, HMV had a stock of three copies left, of the imported ODYSSEY.
I shall now listen to my copy over lunch.
Denis

[Richard]

Hello Denis!

I bet today's lunch is the nicest one you've ever had. Happy listening!

Best Wishes from London,

Richard

[denis]

Thanks Richard,

Can I say more. Absolutely Fantastic.
Roll on the !0th. I so hope I will have the opportunity to speak to Hayley and ask her goodself to autogaph it for me.
Denis

[roger]

There is a very good chance that your wish will come true, Denis. And if you think Odyssey is fantastic, you wait until you meet her!

Roger

[denis]

Roger,

My Wife and I have had that privillage and pleasure, not only Hayley but her Mum,Dad,Sophie and Issac. A meeting we treasure.
The last time she signed my copy of A World at Her Feet which as luck had it had just arrived from Christchurch. Unfortunately we did not have the same facilty available to us for Odyssey.
Denis

[HWI]

Hi Denis,

And, if you are going to be at Heaton Park on 10th and you don't come and introduce yourself, I shall give you a virtual slap on the wrist.

Keith.

[emmettb]

Hi Denis,

I hope you are enjoying your copy of 'Odyssey', good to see you were able to sniff one out in Manchester.

Hope to see you in Heaton Park on the 10th, I'll be there too with my copy .


Emmett

[roger]

Me too, Denis. Hope to see you there.

Roger

[Richard]

Hello again everybody!

There may be more copies of the Australian version of "Odyssey" in the UK than I first thought!

I've just seen 20 copies in HMV, 150 Oxford Street, London W1, price £17.99. They weren't there last time I looked on Wednesday.

Bye for now,

Richard

[sal]

This is related to the "Guess The UK Tracklisting" thread as well really - as the version on sale in HMV is the Australian version it will obviously have a different tracklist - basically (apart from having to wait a bit longer forthe UK Edition) will it be worth buying both albums? Does anybody know if tracks that are left off the UK version will appear at a later date - maybe as b-sides on a single or something?

[Dave]

Hi sal,

First, let me, too, welcome you to the forum, nice to have you on board

Any tracks left off the UK version are indeed likely to appear on a UK "Special Edition" at a later date but there is no telling when this will be. It could be as late as Christmas 2006 - but Christmas this year is also possible and yes, if a single is released, one or two of them could appear in that. Hayley hasn't released any singles before however, except in Japan.

If Decca do make a "classical charts" version for the UK (and that isn't certain) they will probably have to drop (or change) at least three of the existing tracks on the NZ/Australian version and add some extra classical tracks, too. I will certainly buy both versions but buying the import from HMV shops is the expensive way of doing it - you can import it directly by post from HMV in Australia www.hmv.com.au for £12 including postage. And I did!

Richard, you are certainly right about HMV getting more copies, their Southampton branch also has plenty in stock at £17.99 and they told me on the phone it's in their chart - but no particular position! So I guess it's an album they have to "push", perhaps because they think it will be hard to sell after the UK release date. If they are rolling it out to all their stores it will be VERY interesting to see what happens! If only it had qualified for the classical chart, it would probably get in there before the UK release date! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

[roger]

Hi Sal,

My own personal opinion is yes, it is worth buying more than one version even if there is only one different track. In fact I now own seven different version of Pure from around the world and no two of them are exactly the same. I intend to do the same for Odyssey and already have the New Zealand version thanks to Belinda!

Roger

[Richard]

Hello again Sal!

I've got 4 different versions of "Pure", and I wouldn't part with any of them.

If Decca want the UK version to qualify for the classical charts, it will have to be very different from the Australian version, so I would say it is almost certainly going to be worth buying both versions. i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

Hope that helps.

Bye for now,

Richard

[emmettb]

Hi Guys,

Is the Australian version the same as the version in NZ??


Emmett