The limited edition box set of Third is available to pre order here

www.portisheadshop.co.uk

Zane Lowe will be playing Machine Gun on BBC Radio 1 tonight at 7.30. At the same time a link will become available on the News page to buy the track on download.

what a pity:
no creditcard, no pre-order.. :|

Remember, true fans will buy no less than ten box sets...

 Are the songs on the USB drive DRM protected? If they are, I'm not gonna bother with the box set.

 If there were CD's and DVD's instead of a USB stick I would buy it in a flash. I think USB sticks are a bit excessive.

 

I will still probably buy it though. Lush etched vinyl. 

I can't believe this!

 So there is NO .WAV format (uncompressed) at all? You are giving us crappy 192 khps (not ever 320) on a flash disc and then vinyl? What happened to a cd? I bought the boxset but I'm feeling bloody cheated here! I have the In Rainbows box and they included cds, no drm! and vinyl.. Look we all know vinyl is more there for the 'collectors' status and I love it - but I don't have a player and 90% for the buyers I'm guessing won't have one too! What the hell?! You guys are going to great lengths to RESTRICT your own fans - and what about a pre order link to download the album before the 28th? The album gets released on the 14th, so now the most die hard of fans who bought the boxset sit for 10 days with our thumbs up our *****! waiting for the album......

 You didn't think this through!

sharp_teeth

Aren't the music files on the USB stick FLAC then? 

doesn't say about the FLAC............

I'm fuming, sorry guys..............

Maybe if we politely ask, they could add the CD in the box.

 Raf

It doesn't say anything about FLAC, nor does it say anything about the mp3's or files being 192 kpbs, so until you get the stick and find out I don't know what you are so upset about.

I don't care what the quality of the songs are. I have a really good vinyl player for that. I just think the USB stick is a bit crap 

I'm really, really, really willing to buy the boxset because of the sentimental value that it has for me, but I don't understand one thing... Since the songs aren't downloaded, but are provided on the USB stick, in what format are they? In the boxset page it said that "if any songs are downloaded from here, bla bla bla, it will be WMA"... Can you please clarify that? I would really like if it was any format other than WMA... Oh, and, please, (and I really mean this please!) pleeeeease include a cd version! I don't mind paying the £40 (I'll eagerly and gladly do it!), but please include a cd in the box! I know I'm asking you a lot, but it's just that waiting all these years and it finally happening! Man, I just want it to be perfect! See you on the 26th in Oporto!

Thank God you said something. 

Let's hope they have time to make ten thousand CD's and pop them into the box sets before the 28th of April 

Im just anticipating the 192khps as that is the format for their downloads - AND they will have to have room for 5 films on a measly 1gig flash disc.....

I'd be perfectly happy if there was a CD/DVD included in the box set.

 I do like the P shaped USB key though :)