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| Front Row Club Legacy Information |
| CLICK HERE
for archived details of
FRC Membership from January 2002-January 2008 |
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| A lot has changed since the first Front Row Club release in 2002 - but much has also remained the same. |
| Our aim continues to be to provide rare and interesting releases of Marillion live shows - warts and all - for your listening pleasure. |
| Below you will find a slightly revised summary of Club Releases, and further down a more detailed explanation of the new Credits system. |
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| Front Row Credit Bundles |
10 x Front Row Credits
£9.99 | £8.50 Outside EU |
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22 x Front Row Credits
£19.99 | £17.01 Outside EU |
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34 x Front Row Credits
£29.99 | £25.52 Outside EU |
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46 x Front Row Credits
£39.99 | £34.03 Outside EU |
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60 x Front Row Credits
£49.99 | £42.55 Outside EU |
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| An Introduction |
| We began Racket Records as an extension of our Web Fan Clubs and a way to provide fans with something rare, and personal - straight from the band. As we continued to get more and more requests for live recordings, hard-to-find releases, and more collectibles. We started the Front Row Club in 2002 for collectors, or anyone else with a very keen interest in Marillion |
| We are choosing live Marillion recordings and releasing them - warts and all - for your listening pleasure. The standards we are using to judge them by are a much looser interpretation than for our normal Racket releases, but at the same time striving to provide much better quality recordings than "bootlegs" specifically for hardcore fans and collectors who need their fix! |
| With the recent advent of high-capacity portable digital media players and the increase in available broadband internet services world-wide we have moved new Front Row Club Releases from a physical CD format over to a download-only format. This will make a larger number of shows available that individually may not have had a wide-spread appeal large enough to justify pressing it to CD... In short we can make more shows available because there are no limitations other than hard-drive space and what's in our box of tapes! |
| We've also designed the Club so that the choice of releases is yours from the start. Using the Credits system you can hand-pick your personal selection of shows (or ALL of them, if you're so inclined!) on CD or Download to suit your tastes. We will aim to continue to evolve the FRC with its membership to and release specific titles all based on member feedback. |
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| Releases - What and How Many? |
| New 'Club Releases' (for short) will continue to be made available as downloads throughout the year. These may not be quite as frequent as previous FRC releases, but Front Row Credits also allow you to take advantage of any other Racket Records Downloads as well, so there will be plenty of new material available to you! |
| The band members are directly involved with this project, and help pick the final the releases. We also have based a large number of our Club Releases based on member requests, and are also happy to accept recordings that you may have for consideration (as with FRC-036) |
| We will strive to make at least 3 new titles available each year, with additional releases made available if possible. |
| Regarding shows prior to 1989, we released the limited-edition Curtain Call boxed set in cooperation with Fish, which has now sold out. While we cannot guarantee any future releases from this period, the new download structure may allow us to provide new material at some point in the future. |
| All Club Releases (previously knows as 'Back-Issues') that are still available on CD will continue to be made available while supplies last. ONLY when all CD supplies are exhausted will Download versions of the releases be available. With few exceptions, we intend to make ALL previous Club Releases available to everyone, indefinitely! |
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| A Final Friendly Word |
| The principles of Club Releases are simplicity and fairness, assuming goodwill between Marillion and Front Row Club fans. We welcome informed appraisal, critical commentary, and impartial skepticism, subject to the operations of courtesy and common decency. |
| The Front Row Club section on the Marillion Online Forums is a great place to voice your opinions as well as get information about previous releases, whether you are a new member looking to build a collection on back-issues, or just considering what the releases have to offer. |
| If you are concerned we are intent upon snaffling your hard-earned pay by supplying large quantities of sonic turkeys (just like bootleggers, that is) better avoid Club Releases. Some of the rarities you will be offered may well be less than perfect! If you are likely to be resentful, critical or nasty about multiple similar releases of the same group, or their material, better avoid Club Releases |
| The Front Row Club Releases are intended for those with "Front Row" passion for the band and its touring history. And, of course, the future! |
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| Front Row Credits are a bit like a Gift Certificate to Racket Records. They will allow you to purchase many CDs, DVDs, and Downloads just like "normal money" - except that if you bulk-purchase credits in advance, you will get free 'Bonus" credits! |
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| How Much do Front Row Credits cost? |
| You can only purchase Front Row Credits in bulk, not one-by-one. These bulk credits are priced as follows (prices below are listed including VAT, non-EU residents will not pay VAT on Credits sales): |
£9.99 = 10 Credits
£19.99 = 22 Credits
£29.99 = 34 Credits
£39.99 = 46 Credits
£49.99 = 60 Credits |
| You can think of each Credit as equivalent to £1.00 when purchasing from Racket Records - so if you buy 60 Credits for £50.00, you are in effect getting £10.00 FREE to spend on any product you can purchase with credits. |
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| What can I buy with Front Row Credits? |
| Currently, you can purchase all Front Row Club releases on CD or Download, all Marillion Racket Records Download releases, and selected Racket Records releases on CD and DVD. |
| However, any Club Releases on CD or Download will ONLY be available for purchase with credits. We will also be making ALL Front Row Club titles that are out-of-print on CD available again as Front Row Club Downloads - again, only available to purchase with Credits. |
| Things you CANNOT pay for with Credits include Web membership, most clothing and merchandise items, special-offer items, shipping charges, and (of course) more Credits! |
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| How much do things cost in Credits? |
| Each item that is available to purchase with credits will list its own credit price. As a general rule, credit prices are based on "actual" price - if a CD costs £9.99, it will be priced at 10 Credits. If a Download is £6.99, it will cost 7 Credits. Previous Front Row Club releases will be priced similarly to Racket Records releases - a 2CD issue will be 12 Credits, and a "2CD" Download will be 9 Credits. |
| We may also choose to offer special discount or sale prices on certain items from time to time. |
| We mentioned above that these prices are all quoted including VAT. If you live outside the EU, the cost of your credits (and therefore the purchase price of an item) will be adjusted automatically by the shopping cart system. |
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| How do I use Credits at Racket Records? |
| First, you much purchase Credits separately, or otherwise 'Top Up' your Front Row Credits BEFORE purchasing any Club Releases or Downloads. |
| When you log in to your Marillion Online Account and make a purchase, before reaching the payment stage you will be able to choose which items you wish to purchase with Credits, and will be shown how many credits you have remaining. |
| You can use the + and - icons to add and remove credits from certain items until your credits run out. Then you simply continue through the 'CHECKOUT' stage as you would normally. |
| .You can combine 'credits' and 'normal' purchases in one shopping basket |
| A weight-based postage charge will be added on accordingly on any physical item that we need to ship to you; unfortunately you cannot pay for postage in credits. |
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| What if I don't have enough credits to pay for an item completely? |
| Don't worry about having left-over credits, the new system will allow you to part-purchase items with a combination of Credits and cash. |
| For example, you only have 3 Credits remaining and decide to buy the 'Friends' Download album. This is priced at £6.99 or 7 Credits, so you could use your remaining 3 credits up, and pay the 'difference' of £3.99 (plus any shipping charges) by Credit Card or PayPal. |
| This way any 'left-over' Credits can always be used up AND you can purchase items other than just Downloads or Club Releases. |
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| Help! I don't understand any of this! |
| We've tried to make this transition as fair and simple as possible for all existing members, and have based all of these decisions based on your feedback on the Marillion Online Forum. |
| If, however, you're still unsure - head over to the Forum and we'll do our best to answer your questions. If you still have issues that aren't answered, you can always contact us directly for more help. |
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