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ShotgunWillie posted:Vnyl? People who Kickstarted them got a mess of dollar bin records and not much else. They're still around and seem to send out overstocks or old stock and have an amusingly pricy members store. These days, I think their model is to send out 2-3 genre records, randomly selected, for a monthly fee. You can pick the genre or mood or some other bullshit they call it. Tried it, got some damaged records, contacted their customer service and got no help or replacements. Canceled my membership. Someone here posted a video from inside their store and it was laughable. The entire store probably had about three milk crates full of records and they were all dollar bin junk and of course they were all marked up like crazy. You could do much better at just about any flea market in America. I feel bad for anyone who fell for their bullshit.
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CPL593H posted:Someone here posted a video from inside their store and it was laughable. The entire store probably had about three milk crates full of records and they were all dollar bin junk and of course they were all marked up like crazy. You could do much better at just about any flea market in America. I feel bad for anyone who fell for their bullshit. But they were separated into moods/vibes. How else will one know that Hall & Oates makes the perfect dinner party record? What other people do with their money is their business, but all this subscription, "curated" poo poo just seems short-sighted at best and makes anyone who falls for it look retarded and basic. It's the wine-of-the-month club for the Urban Outfitters customer. Anyway, so as to contribute and not just be a total poo poo-mouthed monster crushing kickstarted dreams, I've been buying a lot more records lately than I have in the past few years, due in part to a blowout sale at the record store I used to work for that just recently shut down, as well as revisiting another store in town I didn't visit all that often back when I got my fill of record stores by being at one 8 hours a day, 5 days a week. One of my favorite things I've discovered that seems to have come into full swing (and possibly died out somewhat) during that time are the 'private press new age' reissues spearheaded by Light in the Attic's excellent "I Am the Center" box set and Numero Group's double LP reissues of Jordan De La Sierra's "Gymnosphere" and Iasos' "Celestial Soul Portrait." (As well as Important's reissue of JD Emmanuel's "Wizards"). Great stuff if you want to bliss the gently caress out and take 'er easy.
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ShotgunWillie posted:Vnyl? People who Kickstarted them got a mess of dollar bin records and not much else. They're still around and seem to send out overstocks or old stock and have an amusingly pricy members store. These days, I think their model is to send out 2-3 genre records, randomly selected, for a monthly fee. You can pick the genre or mood or some other bullshit they call it. Tried it, got some damaged records, contacted their customer service and got no help or replacements. Canceled my membership. I'll add that there is one called vinylmnky. I just started in January because they had the new Børns record. I liked the stuff they included better than VMP, which came with an autographed lithograph, and a backstory behind the album. I haven't shopped their member store but their catalog looks like it's geared towards newer releases.
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Jan 28, 2016 15:30
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I've found https://www.newburycomics.com/ and http://www.pledgemusic.com/ can have great exclusives.
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oh poo poo better watch out for all those rotten tumblr SJWs on the Vinyl Me Please forums, everyone they are ABOUND
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They might even ask you not to be an rear end in a top hat! Your first amendment rights will be trampled and the feminists will win.
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Jehde posted:Since then I've picked up Pretty Hate Machine from NIN, Shrink from The Notwist, Slow Riot for New Zero Kanada from GY!BE, ( ) from Sigur Rós, If I Should Fall from Grace with God from The Pogues, and Feast of Wire from Calexico. This ship has probably sailed, but be careful about the PHM LP. I believe it's the 2011 version (which I unfortunately have) that sounds like hot garbage. Noisy and skippy and terrible. The worst part about being all excited about collecting records is finding out a ton of stuff you want is long since out of press, super expensive and/or impossible to find.
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Barry posted:The worst part about being all excited about collecting records is finding out a ton of stuff you want is long since out of press, super expensive and/or impossible to find. this is the lamest possible way to look at it. what 'excitement' is there in 'collecting records' by going on some website, clicking Order Now, and waiting 3 days? the reason i started collecting records was because it was fun to track down or just randomly find things that weren't readily available that i really wanted. this is why things like want lists and trading exist in communities where people do more than click add to cart
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I get the appeal of "the hunt" but I would much rather be able to just get whatever album I want when I want it. Obviously that's unrealistic when it comes to super old stuff, but it stinks when something relatively new is almost impossible to find. I was elated when they reissued 69 Love Songs last year.
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Stan Taylor posted:I get the appeal of "the hunt" but I would much rather be able to just get whatever album I want when I want it. this explains the thriving and lucrative world of CD collecting
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I collect Cds and there's actually alot of rare stuff you have to hunt down.
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that's true there was the sufjan stevens CD with superman on the cover that they made him remove. very rare. can't get that poo poo on insound.
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If you want new stuff on wax why don't you just keep up with release dates and pre-orders?
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Jan 28, 2016 17:12
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Even then, some stuff just flies. Gotta remember a lot of people are buying and banking on selling on extra copies at a profit because they know the run is so limited.
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Mike_V posted:If you want new stuff on wax why don't you just keep up with release dates and pre-orders? I usually discover albums after they are already out. Except for movie/game soundtracks of course. Am I doing this right?
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Stan Taylor posted:I usually discover albums after they are already out. Except for movie/game soundtracks of course. Am I doing this right? relative to when you're posting? yes absolutely.
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Boinks posted:I collect Cds and there's actually alot of rare stuff you have to hunt down. I sold a CD for $500 once on this principle. The only other listing for it on amazon was for $1500 so I figure they got a bargain.
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Boinks posted:I've found https://www.newburycomics.com/ and http://www.pledgemusic.com/ can have great exclusives. The stuff from Newbury Comics are just colored vinyl of regular reissues of poo poo that can be found easily. It's good if you're into that sort of thing, but they often cost more than the regular black vinyl counterparts by at least five bucks. Mike_V posted:If you want new stuff on wax why don't you just keep up with release dates and pre-orders? Not every one has an unlimited supply of money. Dogen posted:I sold a CD for $500 once on this principle. The only other listing for it on amazon was for $1500 so I figure they got a bargain. Jesus. What was it?
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think I've posted this before but I do not buy old records online because if it weren't for the physical, going to stores aspect of The Hunt I would have zero money or shelf space by this point I mean, I already have zero shelf space (thankfully you can get those little 2x2 Kallax shelves in the mail!), but my apartment would be a Very Special Episode of Hoarders if I let myself buy stuff on Discogs
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CPL593H posted:Jesus. What was it? http://www.discogs.com/VNV-Nation-Advance-And-Follow/release/346216 First VNV Nation album which I had gotten from ebay when I got into their stuff sometime in the early oughts for $20. I think I sold it around 2010-2011 sometime.
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Barry posted:This ship has probably sailed, but be careful about the PHM LP. I believe it's the 2011 version (which I unfortunately have) that sounds like hot garbage. Noisy and skippy and terrible. I'm fairly sure it is the 2011 reissue as the shop had tonnes of them for pretty cheap. It sounds fine to me, though I wouldn't consider myself an audiophile. I also much prefer the physical hunt, it's fun to flip through the recent arrivals bin to see what I can find. There will probably eventually be some album I really want online that doesn't cost $texas that will make me cave though. Jehde fucked around with this message at 17:41 on Jan 28, 2016 |
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stay depressed posted:that's true there was the sufjan stevens CD with superman on the cover that they made him remove. very rare. can't get that poo poo on insound. Also the TAD CD with the picture of the couple Tad Doyle found at a swap meet that later got them threatened with legal action.
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Per a former coworker at the store I worked at one of our regulars dropped a grand online on some older Sturgill Simpson CD that's been out of print forever.
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theradiostillsucks posted:
This is the extremely good poo poo btw. I'm planning on grabbing 3 or 4 of my favorite Yanni releases from Discogs next month.
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CPL593H posted:The stuff from Newbury Comics are just colored vinyl of regular reissues of poo poo that can be found easily. It's good if you're into that sort of thing, but they often cost more than the regular black vinyl counterparts by at least five bucks. Yep, this is 100% true, but I like the colors they get for stuff.
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Boinks posted:Yep, this is 100% true, but I like the colors they get for stuff. They had a Louvin Brother Satan is For Real reissue limited to 666 on red vinyl so I just had to buy that. The reissue itself was done by Light in the Attic, so it's actually really good.
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Someone sell me a copy of NIN - Fragile, preferably not for $6,000. Thanks! In all seriousness, does anyone own this and if so, how does it sound?
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stay depressed posted:this is the lamest possible way to look at it. what 'excitement' is there in 'collecting records' by going on some website, clicking Order Now, and waiting 3 days? the reason i started collecting records was because it was fun to track down or just randomly find things that weren't readily available that i really wanted. I think you're projecting some opinion on me that I didn't necessarily express. I love the thrill of the hunt as much as anyone and spend plenty of time crate digging and buying poo poo I've never heard before because it has cool album art, but is also nice to actually be able to get what you want on the medium you have chosen. I don't know if that's entitled nonsense, but it sucks wanting to have something on the medium you'd prefer and it being $300 or whatever.
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Personally I won't listen to any LP that cost less than 250 dollars. Anything else is for plebs.
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Barry posted:I think you're projecting some opinion on me that I didn't necessarily express. I love the thrill of the hunt as much as anyone and spend plenty of time crate digging and buying poo poo I've never heard before because it has cool album art, but is also nice to actually be able to get what you want on the medium you have chosen. I don't know if that's entitled nonsense, but it sucks wanting to have something on the medium you'd prefer and it being $300 or whatever. That still sounds super weird. Why would you prefer to have some dumb music on wax if it was super expensive that way but super cheap and accessible in any other format? Is there like a particular record that you can't get without paying mucho dinero that really burns your britches?
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I feel like vinyl discussion in general (myself included) is a whole lot of making GBS threads on other people and telling them how best to approach and pursue their hobby. Just buy what you like and don't buy what you don't like or find too expensive or gimmicky or whatever and you'll be a lot happier with it.
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theradiostillsucks posted:I feel like vinyl discussion in general (myself included) is a whole lot of making GBS threads on other people and telling them how best to approach and pursue their hobby. Just buy what you like and don't buy what you don't like or find too expensive or gimmicky or whatever and you'll be a lot happier with it. Listen, if you couldn't get the version of the Jurrasic Park soundtrack you wanted you'd be so steamed right now.
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BigFactory posted:That still sounds super weird. Why would you prefer to have some dumb music on wax if it was super expensive that way but super cheap and accessible in any other format? I like vinyl? Ostensibly, by posting in this thread, you probably do too? I'm not sure what's so weird here. Mostly 90's stuff I guess - mid career Pearl Jam albums, Tom Petty Wildflowers, whatever. Like I'm not losing sleep over this but would it kill some of these still active artists to take some more of my money.
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BigFactory posted:Listen, if you couldn't get the version of the Jurrasic Park soundtrack you wanted you'd be so steamed right now. I've managed to dodge all the Mondo/Death Waltz/bad-movie-with-passable-synth-score reissue stuff, but my friend and former coworker just had a release come out on Death Waltz that will probably help him put out some more stuff on his own label, so that's neat I guess.
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Barry posted:I like vinyl? Ostensibly, by posting in this thread, you probably do too? I'm not sure what's so weird here. The idea of listening to Wildflowers without being able to skip tracks just gave me PTSD.
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This is probably some rose colored glasses association with positive events kind of crap but I love that album start to finish. I guess Honey Bee is a little take it or leave it.
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BigFactory posted:The idea of listening to Wildflowers without being able to skip tracks just gave me PTSD. http://www.soundstage.com/vinyl/vinyl200509.htm Barry posted:This is probably some rose colored glasses association with positive events kind of crap but I love that album start to finish. I guess Honey Bee is a little take it or leave it. Wildflowers and She's The One are Petty's two greatest and most underrated albums IMO.
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There's been a She's The One preorder up for a phantom repress for like a year and a half.
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theradiostillsucks posted:I've managed to dodge all the Mondo/Death Waltz/bad-movie-with-passable-synth-score reissue stuff, but my friend and former coworker just had a release come out on Death Waltz that will probably help him put out some more stuff on his own label, so that's neat I guess. Don't talk poo poo about John Carpenter or I will cut you.
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CPL593H posted:Don't talk poo poo about John Carpenter or I will cut you. I specifically said "bad" movie; Carpenter didn't start making those until fairly recently. I'm talking about the scores that are clearly the director's brother-in-law on a pawn shop Casio.
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