Buy Early Get Now #5: Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks
January 18th, 2008 at 10:17 pm by Patrick
Preorder the Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks album ‘Real Emotional Trash’ (out March 4) now, and a get an instant stream along with two exclusive B-sides, an entire live show and a poster.
Visit the buyearlygetnow.com website to register. You start by preordering the album from a participating retailer – click the location on the map closest to you, or just order from the Matador Store – and you will get a username and password. Go back to buyearlygetnow.com to log in, download the stream, and get your extras on the site over the next few weeks.
On March 4 you pick up the album and poster from your local retailer or receive it in the mail. Simple and straightforward.
January 19th, 2008 at 9:29 am
Is this available from the Matador Store yet????
January 19th, 2008 at 9:57 am
I have the same question. I cant find the preorder at matador’s store. Any chance it is going to be up soon? I cant wait to hear this album.
January 19th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
Very soon
January 19th, 2008 at 5:15 pm
any chance that there is a participating store in Montreal?
January 22nd, 2008 at 2:29 pm
Stream and first B-side up now, second B-side up very shortly.
Lukas: will investigate Montreal retail.
January 24th, 2008 at 12:10 am
I just pre-ordered through the matador site. why can’t I register at buy early get now for my stream?? All I got was a confirmation of order email without any username/password info for begn. They say they have no record of my email.
January 24th, 2008 at 10:11 am
I am having the same problem as Beth.
January 24th, 2008 at 10:21 am
I am also unable to register with BEGN after pre-ordering
January 24th, 2008 at 10:58 am
Same issue as Beth, ordered yesterday from matador store.
January 24th, 2008 at 11:55 am
I have the same situation as Beth.
January 24th, 2008 at 11:56 am
Same for me. I preordered the album and only got a confirmation. No password to stream. Very lame. Don’t advertise GET STREAM NOW.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
Hi, Zach. Good to see you.
January 24th, 2008 at 2:26 pm
I have the same problem as everyone above. What’s the deal?
January 24th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
Still no code.
January 24th, 2008 at 3:45 pm
same problem as well. No password, no user name, just a confirmation e-mail
January 24th, 2008 at 5:44 pm
I got my password a couple days after ordering from the Matastore. It’s not quite “get now” instant gratification, but I’m happy enough with how it’s worked.
January 24th, 2008 at 8:05 pm
Man, I see two friends above. Gotta wonder if that’s Derek Neff, too. I would “order early,” but fear frustration.
January 25th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
I got it, it took about 24 hrs after I pre-orderd the album from matador’s sight
January 25th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
Yep sorry everyone, this is in the fine print but obviously we should put it in the main text – creating the code and emailing it out is a manual process, so it takes up to 24 hours (business days) after you order for you to get the code, esp when we get hundreds of orders at once as we just did.
January 25th, 2008 at 7:00 pm
Hi everyone I want to make a quick note and apology about Buy Early Get Now. At this time, our system is set up so every order that’s made has to be imported into our system then manually added to BEGN so that passwords can finally be sent out. We’re working with our web designer to expedite this process so you can get your passwords immediately but it’s something that takes a lot of changes on a systemic level. I hope that we can make this happen soon, but in the meantime we strive to ensure that everyone gets their password the next business day after they make an order. I realize this isn’t quite “NOW” but the music is still is available over a month before the release date with all sorts of goodies included. I’m sorry that wasn’t clearly articulated at the beginning of this promotion.
Thank you for sticking with Buy Early Get Now despite these speedbumps. We still think it’s a really great way to bring Matador’s music to people as quickly and comprehensively as possible.
January 27th, 2008 at 11:52 am
Hey, Matador peoples, just wanted to say…I got the code, got my download and stream, and the new album ROCKS!!!
Initial impatience aside…thanks!!
January 28th, 2008 at 5:03 pm
You guys are still advertising 2 B-Sides available NOW with this promotion when this is not the case. This is the 5th promotion in this series and it seems you guys still haven’t improved communication at all since the first one.
January 31st, 2008 at 7:11 pm
what’s with all the hate? Any news on a Montreal store participating, Patrick? Phonopolis or Cheap Thrills would be down I’m sure.
February 6th, 2008 at 5:22 pm
I was wondering if any of the Seattle stores will be participating. At Sonic Boom they said they may, but didn’t really have an answer…
February 6th, 2008 at 11:40 pm
Matt, I’ll talk to the Sonic Boom folks and we’ll try to make this happen. You can e-mail me directly at daveATmatadordirect.com.
Which Sonic Boom location were you at?
Dave
February 7th, 2008 at 8:12 am
A quick question for you all:
When they say an “instant stream”, does this mean that I will get to download the MP3s to my hard drive, or is it literally something that I have to stream from the website every time I want to listen to it.
Thanks,
Steve
February 7th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
I ordered from the matador site on the 5th and still do not have my code. Are you still experiencing delays?
February 7th, 2008 at 3:26 pm
seriously, is this a joke? buy early get never. first it’s 24 hours, then 3 days. then when you get nothing you plug your email address in on their site and are told it’s not in their database. nice business model.
February 7th, 2008 at 4:48 pm
Steve B: The stream is just that. You have to stream it everytime you want to listen to it. The b-side jams and the live shows are downloads.
mrvos & steve. This is not a joke and we’re trying to get everyone sorted out. Have you tried e-mailing Dean? If not you should e-mail at buyearlygetnow-AT-matadorrecords.com.
Dave
February 7th, 2008 at 5:10 pm
Also there’s some more info here:
http://matadorbb.bway.net/showthread.php?p=64733#post64733
Dave
February 8th, 2008 at 12:50 am
Is he going to tour??? I hope so!!!
February 9th, 2008 at 2:40 am
Thanks for the BEGN program. I look forward to each release, it really adds alot to the record buying experience.
Mega Cheers!
February 9th, 2008 at 10:48 pm
hey yeah– bought early. still haven’t received my stream info.
pls help!
February 10th, 2008 at 8:20 pm
CL, please email dean@matadordirect.com and he’ll help you out right away.
February 13th, 2008 at 9:59 am
I’ve had to redownload the B-side. It’s counting down apparently, telling me I have one download remaining for it. Does that mean after 3 listens, I’m going to lose it??
February 22nd, 2008 at 6:18 pm
No, once you download it, it’s on your computer.
It just means you get three chances to download it (not 3 chances to listen to it!)
Patrick