Yellowcard Band • Page 204

Now i just got a paypal email for my payment. So maybe I did get it?

 

According to their instagram post, it is. Well, 1 copy of each.

 

wasn't it 1 per variant? at least thats what their Instagram post implied it would be

 

Well they are already being sold for as high as $350 on ebay...

 

just got my email confirmation!

 

It was one per variant, but it’s dumb to let someone buy one of each variant if a bunch of people can’t even get through to buy a single copy of either. (I also generally don’t get the appeal of variant collecting though, so that’s where I’m coming from.)

 

From field day?

edit: got my confirmation now from both paypal and field day. should be in the clear!

 

yeah, managed to snag a yellow one

 

I haven't gotten an email, so I have to assume I didn't get a copy.

 

Well that was quite the 25 minute roller coaster ride!

 

Did you ever get as far as hitting the final payment submit button or whatnot?

 

holy shit, one of my thousand attempts on four devices actually went through...ONE TIME i made it to the credit card screen, filled it out, but it said it kept failing. However, an email confirmation just came in...

 

Never mind, just got a confirmation.

This was the vinyl equivalent of trying to buy Bruce Springsteen tickets on Ticketmaster.

 

I was lucky enough to snag the yellow variant, after freaking out about the countdown continuing to reload at 00:00:00, but my buddy sitting right next to me couldn't get either. Absolutely not enough copies based on demand.

 

How much do you think field day is making off of this, assuming they are sold out?

 

Still have the pending charge on my card, but no email confirmation.

EDIT: Nevermind, got the confirmation. That's such a relief!

 

that was harder than gj

 

I wish the labels with these huge libraries of beloved albums would look at something like this and realize the market potential for making a lot of those late 90s/early 2000s records more readily available. Sadly, doesn’t seem likely.

 

Yeah for sure. Still waiting on Catalyst and Coming Home from NFG. Those would sell in a heartbeat.

 

I've asked artists before why their older albums aren't on vinyl and it's always some variation of "Well, the label owns those records and they don't think they can make any money off of them."

 

Definitely frustrating as a fan.

 

I wish there was a way for some of these labels would offer some of these bands a single based contract. Bands that can’t commit to records and touring. Interest is still there. Like a 1 to 3 song (single) a year contract. That way they could keep their other priorities (family/jobs/other projects/arrangements) and just keep making some music. Since it’d be a year by year thing, it’s be entirely manageable.

 

Just got my confirmation 3 minutes ago - what a wild ride

 

One of the people who told me this was Matt Nathanson, specifically about his record Some Mad Hope, which then ended up being a super hot Black Friday RSD commodity a few years later.

If we're wishing for things, I wish they would just sign over the masters to the artists!

 

Why not? Let the bands (and management) hustle making pressings or selling their songs to whomever may use them. For those who can’t buy them, work out a percentage payment plan that can work for both sides. Bands will try and profit off their work. Better than just shelving one of hundreds of records you have as a label and letting it collect dust. There is a mutually beneficial option out there that can help work masters back to artists.

You’re probably right though....wishful thinking.