"Buch der Balladen"

I just found out one of my favorite bands, Faun, has a new CD coming out this month. There's a limited edition version being released ... but only in Germany. Sigh.

I don't get to dust off the German very often, except for singing "Perfekte Welle" in Rock Band. The last time I used it, oddly enough, was also to track down some Faun discs that I couldn't find via US retailers. Luckily, I'm still on that shop's mailing list, and they happen to be the official online vendor for the band, as well.

It is interesting, carrying on a conversation in a foreign language I never really use. I can only imagine the native speakers on the other end are giggling at my screwed-up gender suffixes and whatnot, but just as they were before, they're extremely polite and helpful. Sadly, Ines told me their copies of the LE disc are already sold out, so I either have to settle for the normal version (minus the bonus track and hardcover booklet) or ... order through Amazon.de.

I wasn't aware the various Amazon shops actually share a login database, but apparently, they do. I can sign into the German site with my normal email and password, and it's got all my shipping info, etc. Now I just have to decide whether I really want to fork over the $43 for the CD + shipping or wait and hope that the normal version gets imported via Dancing Ferret at some point.