sciencekiller

Thanks. I didn't see it and figured it was limited to the band store. Changed my order.

And the Amazon.ca one is the same price as the US but in Canadian dollars. Jumped on the chance as I doubt retail stores will be able to carry it for that cheap. Shame they don't have the deluxe at Amazon.

As a Canadian, with our weak dollar, my buying habits have definitely changed. USPS rates have gone up as well. A $20 record in the States is over $40 in Canada now with shipping and foreign exchange. As few records are made in Canada, everything is imported. Distributors are paying 30% more, stores are then paying 30% more and ultimately the customer, with the same margins applied throughout. As the new prices roll out, I imagine there will be quite the sticker shock for a lot of people, and not many people are going to be able to continue to afford it. In Toronto the record store market is saturated and if the dollar stays around 65 to 70 cents for 3-5 years, I imagine a lot of them will have to close up shop. They all opened when the dollar was strong and records were back, people were loading up on all the stuff they missed. As new stuff comes out, it's going to be tough for them to maintain their sales levels. And when they close, I'm hoping I can pick up some things at their clearance sales.

If it was sold as new then it would be a bootleg, if it was sold as used then there is a chance it is legit. You can do some research on Discogs on minor differences between originals and bootlegs to figure it out.

It was clear vinyl. That version (UK) was on black vinyl. Any other colours would be a bootleg. There are black bootlegs out there as well. Plus the cover and sleeve is of much lower quality than the original.

I looked at that too, but it is clearly a bootleg. If you picked up a real one at Kops for only $15 more you got a deal. They have many bootlegs they don't advertise as such. I don't know if they are intending to be intentionally deceiving or not. The SFTD and S/T plus a lot of the other records in that section of the store were all bootlegs. I was hoping to find some live QOTSA bootlegs actually once I saw they carry boots, but they didn't have any.

No wonder Neurotica still has the Stripes and DFA79, their prices are laughable. $75 for the stripes and $25 for a 2 song 10" DFA picture disc? I passed on the Stripes for $55 on the weekend cause it was too expensive. Those things will sit there forever. Rotate must have still had 15-20 copies of the DFA when I was there Sunday and they only wanted $17 for it. How two stores in the same city, who likely use the same distributor, can be $7-8 apart on a title is mind-boggling. I don't know how Neurotica has stayed in business as long as it has.

Thanks. I live 3 minutes away from Neurotica but haven't bothered checking. Guess I'll walk over tonight. They also have the Space Project from last RSD I've been looking for forever, but I guess it never sold in the shop, so they bumped the price up to the internet price and now want $60 for it. That sort of thing turned me off from the shop.

Mind me asking what shops have leftover Stripes and how much they want for it? That DFA was everywhere with tons of copies left.

Checked out a couple stores yesterday but the prices or lines were ridiculous so I didn't buy anything. Went to the best shop in town today and they had leftovers of most of what I wanted being the Anton Newcombe 10" and The Heads LP. Passed on the Stripes as for that price it should be pressed at Pallas not United. Only thing I missed but I'm sure I'll find somewhere is the Amanaz - Africa LP.

Are these not them? He said people have heard the song before, not necessarily the versions (although maybe the versions were released). And how many people are really going to play these or have the capability to.

Can try and get you one. Likely charge about $150 for it.

Sonic Boom definitely gets them (think they still have faulty Father John Misty ones and am waiting for exchanges). I've also picked up Loser Editions from Soundscapes in the past and think I've seen them at June Records.

I saw those damn 7"s at some of their early shows and at stores around town forever. Always figured I'd grab them next time. And then all of a sudden when I figured I should finally go buy them they were gone. Now I don't wait anymore and just buy stuff immediately.

Most stores seem to get the Loser edition in around me anyways, and it doesn't come with anything extra, so might as well wait it out and avoid paying for shipping.