This is where Box Sets jump the shark.

This box is a concept by which we measure our pain. The ultraviolet light reveals the production costs for this absurdity.

@sdedition

3 күн бұрын

Haha nicely played 👍

This is an obscene set for a record that was never all that great to begin with. I can't imagine John being okay with this. Thanks for sharing something I'll never even see in person.

@Zontar82

2 күн бұрын

This, they stretched out way too many concetps and words anf prhases etc into useless, wastefull memorabilia. I mean an entire box (among the boxes) used just for certificates??

@BrandonCarson

2 күн бұрын

Sean should not be in control.

@KenTurton

2 күн бұрын

Mind Games was John's worst selling solo album. Obviously Yoko and Sean hold the rights and are trying to sell, sell, sell, not to enhance John's musical memory. BUT TO MAKE MONEY! Don't criticise them too much as P. McCartney is doing exactly the same thing with his back catalogue ( only on a smaller scale). The question is; how rich do they want to be?

@slaphead8835

Күн бұрын

I can’t possibly be a bigger fan of John Lennon. But this is definitely absurd.

@musicsoundgear

Күн бұрын

@@BrandonCarson plus "Gamifying Mind Games" How old is he? Having to dance around to find and hear bonus tracks is just plain stupid (IMO).

This makes the Pink Floyd Immersion Box Set with the marbles look quite sensible.

@nirodha35

2 күн бұрын

No marbles in this one🤨? Then I have to pass. Pity, I would have bought at least five🧐

@KenTurton

2 күн бұрын

After the Immersion box set with marbles. Pink Floyd and co, brought out a cheaper Discovery box for £65. And it's good value. So I'm sure McCartney and Star could do something similar with the Beatles and their own music?

@terrymoore3799

10 сағат бұрын

@@nirodha35I refuse any box set without a high quality 8track included

@jimmymelendez1836

7 сағат бұрын

I remember Darren Lock (Hope I have spelled his name correctly.) commenting how he preferred to get the music and not the useless tat as he said it in one of his videos.

@dagsouleyedblue407

5 сағат бұрын

The Early Years set a masterclass in minimalism

I thought the All Things Must Pass trunk was preposterous, but this one is downright embarrassing. At least All Things Must Pass is an album still worth listening to.

Somewhere Gene Simmons is watching this and thinking….

@icm65

2 күн бұрын

Nah…Gene Simmons box set was a Vault that included Gene visiting your house and playing in your living room. Not a joke.

@danny1959

Күн бұрын

@@icm65He sold a Kiss branded coffin.

@candelise

22 сағат бұрын

​@@icm65Exactly! This has got nothing on the Kiss extravaganza!

Wow, even comes with a shower curtain.

@Zontar82

2 күн бұрын

or the bedsheet used by john and yoko in bed

I prefer this format of unboxing rather than the overhead camera. A mixture of the two would be perfect!!

@sdedition

Күн бұрын

Thanks for the feedback :)

The most absurd super deluxe edition imaginable - but it's real! What's amazing is that somebody at the record company actually gave it the green light - for a record that's just O.K. but nothing special. I'm holding out for a price drop on the 8 disc CD/Blu-ray set and am wondering if I've lost my marbles on that one. But I've already go the other three 10" box sets so I gotta have the Mind Games set and the crazy-train just keeps going round and round and round.

@xaverlustig3581

2 күн бұрын

If Beatles box sets are anything to go by, it'll never drop below the original retail price in new condition. Perhaps used ones will later be available cheaper - with luck.

@musicsoundgear

2 күн бұрын

Yeah... it is PRICE FIXED here at $168. I'll wait for a used one like I did on Plastic Ono Band and Imagine. Get it for about 1/2 of there collusion price.

@alanlinfield8207

2 күн бұрын

importcds has it right now for 106.79. They also had, by far, the best price on the Who's Next/Life House SDE back when it was a new release. I'll probably go back to them for the Pete Townshend live box that's coming out soon. Happy collecting!

@michaellord9745

Күн бұрын

@@alanlinfield8207 Thanks for the tip. That's a good price..

I'm not a Lennon fan and I haven't his albums. I watched out of curiosity for this monster. I'll never buy this and I haven't store space in my tiny apartment. I only would like to say that the video is pleasant and enjoyable and Paul does his job with skill and a fantastic wit. Thank you. Stefano

Good luck putting this back together!

They made 1100 of these and 100 of them have been sent out for free to reviewers worldwide like yourselves.... Frustratingly, I'm going to struggle to even find £130 for the normal deluxe box set. Frankly I feel ripped off considering the price of the previous sets.

Thanks Paul for a great unboxing. If I had the finances, I'd buy this in a second, but I'll settle for the 6-CD, 2 Blu-ray deluxe set. I'm looking forward to your unboxing of that set soon...thanks!

Lets wait 20 years The Beatles will come up with this super deluxe edition of their albums.

The portrait maps are quite beautiful. Watching you put it back together again was like the Krypton Factor! 🤓

@sdedition

3 күн бұрын

I never did get the flag back in that triangle box (at least not properly!)

I can only imagine the look on the face of wives when their husband shows up with this.

On the album art, John is walking away from Yoko...symbolic of the lost weekend.

Where are you supposed to store that monstrosity...that is totally insane...lol.

@exert2020

3 күн бұрын

I'd just have it on the side next to record player. It would look caf

@tonyfox7510

3 күн бұрын

I’d rest it on the curb with the rest of the trash.😂

@xaverlustig3581

2 күн бұрын

It's a given that you need to own a mansion with a room set apart for your collection of vinyl box sets before you would think of buying this. And one of those fancy 5 digit high end turntables and a stereo system to match.

@crazyprayingmantis5596

Күн бұрын

Said everyone's wife

@jimmymelendez1836

7 сағат бұрын

Ummm...probably next to those other monstrosities. The Paul McCartney singles box and that All Things Must Pass crate.

Great looking box, the artworks probably worth the price alone. One problem - the album itself is very mediocre. Not really worth of such treatment. The White Album maybe could have handled that sort of box however!

It's also really interesting why they went out their way to clobber this all together. To get more sales? Mind Games is an average album. I was so disappointed when I first heard it as a teenager in the 90s, especially after POB. The title track is a classic and Bring on The Lucie, Meat City, Intuition and You Are Here are strong tracks. But the rest of the album lacks. Twee filler for most. His first solo albums warrants this treatment maybe, but this one doesn't.

Wow. Also, "Not Insane/Papoon for President" (the button from the Nutopia box) is a Firesign Theatre reference. Lennon wore the button during the Nutopia press conference. And of course the Firesigns put Lennon and Marx (Groucho, that is) on the cover of arguably their most famous album.

I liked lookin' 'n I appreciate yer sharin' 'n givin' us a an overview o' this collector's item. Tanks!

I can't believe the goons at Universal rejected "Sometime In New York City" yet approved this...what knuckleheads!

Did you buy it or was it provided by Ono Productions? Disclosure is important.

I celebrate people who like this album enough to buy this. I’m happy with the standard version from 2010 I did get the Record store day EP for the remix of title track. Now they do a box set of Walls and Bridges I’m there! That’s a fantastic album. McCartney’s Band on The Run lit a fire under Lennon who then gave us an incredible album.

Even if I had the money to burn I wouldn’t buy this box. I don’t think it’s too well put together. And as much as we like to think John wouldn’t approve this if he was still alive I think he would. At the end of the day well a great artist he was also a business man too. Just look at all the bands from the 60’s Beatles, Stones, The Who, Zeppelin and others with the expensive ticket prices, deluxe edition of classic albums. It’s just business and how things are done today. I don’t say this with any anger either. It’s just how things are 🤷🏼‍♂

I remember when you could get this as an MFP release for £1.99 from the discount rack in Woolworths alongside other "classics" by Kenny Rogers, Cliff Richard and the New Seekers.

13:05 - This ulraviolet flashlight is supposed to use in the first LP (with Hologram)

Not priced for working class heroes for sure. Can be used as an ottoman for extra seating. I’d like to get the deluxe edition but $ 160… way too much.

@musicsoundgear

2 күн бұрын

that's because they "are still FRICKING peasants as far as I can see".

Well what a waste of money, I'll stick to the deluxe CD set when it comes down in price. By the way Paul was that gifted to you by the LENNON ESTATE or did you purchase it??

@johngalt5411

3 күн бұрын

I'd be happy with a blu ray containing an ATMOS mix of the album proper & all the bonus audio from the box set.

@sdedition

3 күн бұрын

This was filmed in Universal Music's London HQ. So it hasn't been 'gifted' and I have not purchased either.

Ridiculous $1,350.00, laughing all the way to the bank.

Thats absolutely awesome packaging in a cube form..

This is like that Portlandia box set skit...

@whatprogress

2 күн бұрын

I want that B-52s box set! 😂

@Filminformer1984

9 сағат бұрын

You are my person. Lmao yes this does.

Thanks for the unboxing Paul 👍 like the perspex yoko box and maps.

@sdedition

Күн бұрын

No problem 👍

I really loved the maps and the mirror board box with the beautifully designed vinyl

“However Absurd” it may seem, I guess there’s a couple thousand people who will actually buy this ridiculous monstrosity.

Thanks for sharing this Paul. What a beauty!! Too rich for my wallet, I'm afraid, but great to see it.

Even the 8 Disc set (6CD and 2 Blu Rays) are priced fixed here in the USA. All big retailers are colluding for the $167 price.

This is ludicrous. Who is the audience for this box?

@mazzysmusic

3 күн бұрын

Art collectors.

@exert2020

3 күн бұрын

I might be. I actually quite like it

@davidreed4910

3 күн бұрын

Me! 😁

@jimmyagates

2 күн бұрын

fools

@solitarianihilista1454

2 күн бұрын

Beatles fans. There's still one or two of them about, so I'm told.

I think it’s fantastic! All the insane design choices are perfect for this album and concept.

Awesome 🎉 loved it ❤

Realmente lo que se aprecia y se valora de Jhon Lennon es su MUSICA y no todas esas chucherias absurdas por los cuales pagas casi una fortuna...

Great video, Paul! Thanks for sharing. Is this the most impressive boxset you've come across?

love to have this, even tho i would just open it only once when it arrives and would store it and display it.

If they did something like this with a Radiohead boxset, I would lose my mind. Cool set.

Wow, that’s crazy little bit of overkill in my opinion but hey whatever floats your boat

When people are willing Companies are supportive This will sell out in no time Remember its Lennon. Damn , I bet if this was sold in Japan only you could find 1100 collector's more than willing to shell out the cash for it Beautiful ultimate set for those willing

Very cool! I would take the vinyl discs out of the jackets and store them separate, and hang the "you are here" piece on the wall, and keep the rest of the box in the corner ;)

WOW. Great video, Paul! The price tag is certainly immense, but the contents beat marbles, scarves, wood cases, and garden gnomes. Just a great amount of "stuff", practically a John Lennon Shrine Starter Kit. It looks like the cardboard with slots is the right size to form into a cylinder and set around the zoetrope discs, thus making it possible to actually view the animations on the discs (and printed on the inside of cylinder)

This is Insane but if I can afford it I would definitely buy it

I see there's a lot of unhappy people who don't like this in the comments. We all can't like the same stuff I suppose, but if you don't like it, don't buy it. Get the deluxe box set. If you don't like that, stream it. Personally, I think it is beautiful & I can't wait to have it in my music room. Is it pricey? Yes, but look what you get & all of the work that's gone into it. I know that not everyone can afford it, but there are cheaper options to get all of the music. A nice review. Thanks! 👌🏼

@Zontar82

2 күн бұрын

typical comment of who has a lot of money and looks down on poor people as in "well if you can't afford don't buy it, I am rich so I will HA!"

@davidreed4910

2 күн бұрын

​@@Zontar82Not one word of my comment suggests that I look down on people who can't afford this box. My comments actually emphasise that if you buy the Deluxe or streaming versions then you don't miss out on any of the music. I make no apologies for being able to afford this box. I've worked hard for nearly 40 years to have a comfortable life. Don't be jealous & make sweeping statements about me. You don't know me & you couldn't be more wrong if you tried. All of that being said, I wish you well. 🤞🏻

@jimmymelendez1836

6 сағат бұрын

​@davidreed4910 You don't know anybody in the comments, and you are not in charge of people's opinions. They are free to make an opinion. Not just you. Even the guy you rudely replied to has a right to his opinion.

@davidreed4910

5 сағат бұрын

@jimmymelendez1836 You're right. I'm not in charge of people's opinions. I am, however, entitled to correct someone when I'm being accused of saying something I didn't & making assumptions about me that aren't true. Thanks for stopping by & stating the obvious though. 👌🏼

Well, it's not affordable really, but would be a good investment for a serious collector, I think. Very nice presentation, Paul!

@sdedition

Күн бұрын

Cheers!

What no pizza?

Just watched Ruth Aisling's video extolling the virtues of her portaloo and it got me thinking.......

@tyronerodgers

2 күн бұрын

😂

😁 ... all somehow in the end pretty cheap cheese, expensively packaged. The only interesting thing is the 7 LPs - you could have done it without everything. And you can get the book without any of the stuff.

If I had the money, I’d totally buy it!! Out of my price range, unfortunately… Very cool though. Thanks for sharing! Love your channel!

@sdedition

2 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Spectacular! Box set of the decade!

Wow, totally absurd. Do those Scrabble type tiles spell out Mind Games? They've gone completely overboard with this. I think the original stereo mix of Mind Games is fine. There is no need for a remix. But thanks for sharing.

Plus don’t get too drunk and mistake the box for a toilet 😮😂Xx

@tonyfox7510

2 күн бұрын

That was my thought too, looks like a Porto potty for campers.

What nonsense. £1000 plus. Ridiculous. Good unboxing though.

@sdedition

3 күн бұрын

Thanks! 👍

He forgot to mention it doubles as a coffee table😅.

Do the hidden tracks appear on the vinyl? Pretty poor if they don't.

@sdedition

3 күн бұрын

No they don't

@AndrewDixonMusic

3 күн бұрын

Meat City (Single Version) and Mellotron Magic/Weird Slide Guitar appear on the Holographic EP

Geesh, so much for Imagine no possessions.

Sorry Paul, but I fell asleep during the unboxing. Not your fault! 🥱😵‍💫🥴

OK.... I did not know it was going to be that huge size of a box set! Congrats on getting one! I do wish (but maybe i won't happen) that Julian and May Pang gets involved with the Walls and Bridges box set. Yoko was not there during that time.

For those record company executives wondering how to get people to shell out money for music they can get for practically free today.

It is a great set but I can’t help but wish they’d have made a vinyl box that was ‘affordable’ rather than an over the top one like this. Nothing wrong with it though, we can either buy it or not, cheaper CD options are available.

@sdedition

Күн бұрын

Yes, surprising they didn't do a 7LP at £200-ish

Such excess junk for a mediocre album that sold so poorly it was relegated to the Music For Pleasure MFP budget label. In Canada the asking price was almost $2300 for this heap of junk.

@tyronerodgers

2 күн бұрын

Yeh. It really is a so,so album. Half decent. Half twee filler.

Fitting box set for Lennon's best and most criminally underrated album.

It's ridiculous, but conceptually on point. I love it. As a piece of limited edition art, it's worth the money if you enjoy it. Otherwise, just buy the other versions that are more music focused.

I remember at the time, John and Yoko had pretty much split up...she wasn't involved with this and the next two LPs at all....funny how half this set utilizes Yoko anyway! 🙄🙄🙄🙄

I have far less complicated box sets that I can’t be arsed to access and I pull the regular vinyl instead to play 😂 For the less wealthy Lennon fan you should sell tickets to view that in person 😂. Seriously fair play for being prepared to re-box it on camera. 👏👏

All well and good. But where do you put this huge thing without it getting in the way and taking up unnecessary space? The same problem was with the Harrison treasure chest from All things must pass. Very nice piece, but actually useless, isn't it

Hahahaha what is that monstrosity where’s anyone going to store the set.Thanks for the usual expert comments from the Super Deluxe King.❤

I'm sorry but if this album deserves a 12"x12"x12" solid cube of content, then "All Things Must Pass" should get at least a steamer trunk. Ridiculous.

Where's the marbles and scarf, their missing.

Wish I had a lazy $2,300.00 in the bank for this luxuriant item. I still think that the estate of John Lennon have basically followed the lead from George Harrison's estate in relation to their 2021 Uber box commemoration of ' All things must pass' They are probably kicking themselves that ' Imagine' was released in deluxe edition format before seeing what the estate of George Harrison had done. There's now an interesting precedent set as to who can come up with the most interesting, innovative and creative looking super deluxe boxsets between the Beatles as solo artists. Sean Ono Lennon has taken the cake with ' Mind Games'

@sdedition

Күн бұрын

Similar with McCartney. Band on the Run in 2010 wasn't particularly flashy, but 'Wild Life' and Red Rose Speedway were!

@Ad.Dd.James.

Күн бұрын

@@sdedition the flaming pie collectors box was impressive!

Seriously who hell can afford such a release

which are the titles of the hidden tracks on this new release ?

Beautiful and nice as art for the collectors. It will keep you occupied for decades to come. Me I don't have the patience to go through and handle all that stuff I just want to get to the music as fast as possible. I also don't have the space. I do like the album though. lots of good songs imo so I will get the normal deluxe version for sure and perhaps the double LP. Thanks for the unboxing.

The Lennon Estate have been sending some of these goodies out to some KZreadrs!, it’s one of my favourite Lennon albums, some really nice tracks on it, This is way too expensive for me lol, I’ve gone for the 2 cd set, as I do have an older cd copy already!, Nice unboxing Paul! Cheers

Will it do my laundry?

Looks great!! But the price.....

There's some good stuff and nice ideas, but I'm not sure it all works.

Imagine no possessions….

And those pressing plants could have been pressing something worthwhile instead of being held up with this pointless rubbish that even the billionaire Beatle fanatics will never listen to more than once, if that.

Very cool; always liked Yoko's ideas and creativity. Very beautiful and special.

John Lennon would've hated this extravagant piece of luxury commercialist nonsense, I think.

almost $1500 (with tax) for that, I will pass

@WyattAkins

2 күн бұрын

sad to say, it's much more than that -- nearly $2,000 USD with tax.

Great if you have 2,700 to blow

@seekah1

2 күн бұрын

Give it to a charity ffs

Do you all think this is a lucrative investmant? Will its price go up in years to come?

In reality... This box set is just a leasure, in practicality, why dont you just buy the original cd album, play and enjoy the music

This has to be the worst design I’ve ever seen for a box set. Plus how much more Lennon can one stand at this point? Maps with waypoint books? Who is going to unfold and fold that thing and examine it with an ultraviolet light? Yoko’s map? How many versions are in this? Deluxe tissue paper with a scrabble game? Nutopia brass plaque with a stamper? Just what I need. Sorry but this truly ridiculous.

@sdedition

3 күн бұрын

You don't have to apologize to express your opinion

@PaulsPlace1977

2 күн бұрын

Spoken from a true none Lennon fan obviously!. Ok , as a fan myself, this seems a little overkill as a product but to say how much more Lennon can one stand at this point??, when was the last Lennon deluxe release?, easily a year or so ago, maybe more, hardly overkill, As I said, your clearly not a fan, so what’s the point in complaining?

@mjames4709

2 күн бұрын

Agreed.

@bellisariosonic

2 күн бұрын

@@PaulsPlace1977 being a fan or not is not the point. I wouldn’t buy a set like of my favorite band because I don’t want useless trinkets and junk in my box sets.

@bellisariosonic

2 күн бұрын

Also no one mentioned the ridiculous 1350.00 price tag for that useless junk that everyone knows will get pulled out once and never to be looked at again.

Money for rope!

What a ridiculous price

No, the size is ridiculous. What a faff to box and unbox every time you want to listen...

I thought Paul wrote "Junk."

Why anyone would spend this much to have the same material in endless formats with nothing more than a bunch of joke trinkets is beyond me. And for an album that is nowhere near his best seller. I’m guessing it’s the same people that “needed” the reproduced gnomes from the Harrison box… Great rock n roll swindles indeed.. what a load of bullocks 💩

16:50min is the east frisian national flag: white eagle on white ground.

Where’s the 8track, cassette and Apple usb?!? What a ripoff.