Vinyl Thread [ARCHIVED] • Page 149

I'm moving on the 19th of August but everything coming out right now is making it really hard to be money conscious.

 

Yup. Missed when they pressed them around Cope. I've got ETID on Friday too. Decisions decisions

 

Duuuude. I just ordered this today. This album/band rules! Thanks for sharing.

 

got these three recently and still got TBS' Louder Now coming this week in the mail

 

Been wanting Mean Everything to Nothing forever. Thank you!

 

Got my two TBS records the mail a couple days ago (It shipped weirdly fast) and the gold LN is beautiful and sounds pretty darn good. Its so nice to finally have these records. I'm hoping they still do a limited press of New Again like they talked about originally.

 

Just read a vinyl artcicle discussing records being pressed using digital files (?) vs the original master tapes. Resulting in a quality less than that of a CD. Is this mainly true for old records (i.e. 60's and 70's) that are reissued or does it pertain to everything being put out. Is there any way to know what you're purchasing??

I can for sure hear a difference in my used copy of Rumours which sounds amazing vs my new copy of say Van Morrison's Astral Weeks, which sounds like shit.

 

Without knowing the source I know in som cases the band no longer has the masters or the label licensing the album don't have access to it. I know that's why I'm hesitant to get stuff from Asbestos Records because a lot of their licensed reissues don't use the masters. Like their AKNF sounded so bad I ended up hunting down and original European pressing of the album.

 

Additionally, some will note if the vinyl pressing is pressed from a different master and/or pressed from masters without digital compression or limiting. Jack White and David Bazan I know are really good about stating their vinyl pressings are pressed that way.

 

Still remember when I ordered a 3rd press of I'm Like A Virgin Losing A Child last year and they accidentally sent me 15 extra copies.

 

What did you do?

 

I did the right thing and contacted them for a return label. That's $300 of their merchandise that I was sitting on.

 

I'm probably a bad person but I got two copies of Simple Math and the extra copy turned into $60 for me.

 

I've been sitting on a extra copy of the SRC press of Clarity they sent me, but I gave it to my girlfriend for her birthday last night.

 

It's one thing if its 1 copy, another entirely if its 15.

 

How many mailers were the records split between?

 

None. One day I got a enormous box full of 15 of them. The next day I got my original mailer. So I just sent the original shipment back in the same box.

 

Any consolation prize for being honest?

 

Sadly, no. I had even tried to mention the anecdote the next time I ordered something in terms of a discount or free shipping, but no dice. Figure that karma was paid to me at some point or another.

 

Scum Fuck Flower Boy Download Bundle

Sale ends tomorrow so act fast if you want it!

 

Paramore is up at urban outfitters!

 

Damn you're fast ha. I just checked there around noon.

 

It's only cause I follow the forum on vinyl collective and someone posted the link haha.

 

I'll probably wait until Amazon. Ive got a prime discount code and I really like the retail variant anyways. My wife and I are really excited to get it on vinyl.

 

Thanks for the heads up! Just bought it so fast haha