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Post by MichaelMcG on Dec 14, 2004 13:43:12 GMT
I've been thinking lately. Isn't it weird how a lot of the things(like the Dunkle shoes, Unkle toys and more recent releases etc.) have been kept pretty quiet by the Unkle camp?
I mean if Dunkles are made with Nike surely there must have been a lot of interest and effort made in their design, I'd have thought more people would have promo'd them.
Or is it just me? Is that the usual Unkle way with things ?
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Post by She Loves Her on Dec 14, 2004 15:12:06 GMT
maybe you dont realise how many collaborations are happening with nike these days...practically on a weekly basis. various sneaker sites have been reporting about them for ages and foot patrol did a launch party, so i dont think it was as quiet as it could have been
as for the toys, i think if your the kind of person that would buy or consider buying them, you will find out about them through the usual sources. its not like you would expect to read about the RAH figures in nuts or heat magazine..
PS
there must have been a lot of interest and effort made in their design
ahahhahha are you joking? recycled NNL artwork that we've seen a million times on every other release bar a tiny few this year?
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Post by Kee on Dec 14, 2004 15:13:33 GMT
its not like you would expect to read about the RAH figures in nuts or heat magazine.. Thank God!
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Post by MichaelMcG on Dec 14, 2004 15:18:30 GMT
Hehe thanks guys. I see your point on the recycled NNL shoes. I like the design, but would seem a bit weird wearing them
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Post by joethelion on Dec 14, 2004 15:43:52 GMT
...and the fact that they're HOT PINK blech
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Post by Bullitproof on Dec 14, 2004 16:35:48 GMT
Sorry soap box time.
Why do we in the UK have to buy some merchandise from the States or Japan,when we come from the same country as Mr Lavelle & Mr File.
Surely Medicom & Kubrick are aware of the potential the UK market has to offer.
Why doesn't Unkle make easier for it fans to get hold of Promos,Mixes & Toys,what about the Unkle Enemy club or some other kind of membership club.This will save real unkle fans being ripped off on ebay.
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Post by joethelion on Dec 14, 2004 21:32:24 GMT
woa woa woa there...
The US has NOT gotten anything special... I mean come on I don't think that even Rabbit in Your Headlights got a single release here!
And all the online record stores that I go to all are from the UK...
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Post by shivo on Dec 14, 2004 22:33:27 GMT
my 2 cents
the reason we dont here about a lot of the stuff is that we're maily into the music, most of things you mentioned are aimed at the Japanese market, were theres a huge colloctors culture. ppl around these boards are mad to get hold of them, but how many of your mates have an interest in little action figures.
most of the folk who are really into the figure and sneakers, dont care too much for the music
also, UNKLE [and mowax] never had a proper web presence, so that chennel of marketing is out the window, if you surfed specialist Toy websites you'd find out about them, but there few and far between
if i get to talk to lavelle tmr im gonna ask him could he send me info and i could let all the UNKLE fans know about these things before its too late, cuz those collectors are the tiype that will snap them up as soon as they get released, same goes for the ebay sellers
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Post by MichaelMcG on Dec 15, 2004 7:43:09 GMT
Thanks for the great responses folks. Good luck meeting James Shivo, he'll be very appreciative of the site. I don't have any questions at all for him...ok maybe one about Clubbed to Death II on Cream Live 2CD and 'Spinners' but personally I want to keep the mystique of it
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Post by She Loves Her on Dec 15, 2004 17:29:32 GMT
well said shivo, i think you hit the nail on the head there
personally, i think if the toys were more widely available, i would like them a lot less. the fact that they are hard to get hold of makes them so much more special to collect, and to be totally honest i dont even think they are that hard to come by. but being given a heads up from shivo via JL would certainly be amazing
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