Stress On The Sky Posted December 13, 2016 Author Share Posted December 13, 2016 2 minutes ago, Monastic_mike said: Stupid question but what is the allure of the test pressing? Higher quality pressing? Limited availability? I'm asking out of ignorance. Before any record goes into mass production the pressing plant runs off a few copies normally on plain old black vinyl to send to the label and band to approve. These are "test presses" or "white label" copies not generally intended for commercial sale and normally incredibly limited. Some releases only have 5 tests made before they are approved for mass production these guys will no doubt have a much higher quantity but still this will undoubtedly prove to be the rarest form of the record even though it will be essentially the same. Most test presses normally don't include artwork as well which for this release is a real bonus. Monastic_mike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monastic_mike Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 1 minute ago, Stress On The Sky said: Before any record goes into mass production the pressing plant runs off a few copies normally on plain old black vinyl to send to the label and band to approve. These are "test presses" or "white label" copies not generally intended for commercial sale and normally incredibly limited. Some releases only have 5 tests made before they are approved for mass production these guys will no doubt have a much higher quantity but still this will undoubtedly prove to be the rarest form of the record even though it will be essentially the same. Most test presses normally don't include artwork as well which for this release is a real bonus. Makes sense. I knew what they were for but wasn't sure what the allure was. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicondevil Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Simple answer is because they are more rare. I generally only like test pressings when there are 10 or less and special artwork is a big plus. Other than that, they are boring with no printed labels and no artwork. My guess for this record is that there are 50+ "test pressings". Monastic_mike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackshidt Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Pre-order a signed, orange 2LP set here: https://thevinylstore.tmstor.es/cart/product.php?id=31312 Monastic_mike and jrodan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrodan Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 4 minutes ago, jackshidt said: Pre-order a signed, orange 2LP set here: https://thevinylstore.tmstor.es/cart/product.php?id=31312 thanks dude! copped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glass realms Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Too bad the coloured vinyl is only available through TM Stores. They have the worst customer service. Every time I've ordered any vinyl from them, the cover always arrived (in the States) with seam splits and they never send replacement sleeves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExtraFox Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 1 hour ago, glass realms said: Too bad the coloured vinyl is only available through TM Stores. 'tis not. The orange is indies only. Looks like the only exclusive thing about the TM stores copies is that they are signed. https://driftrecords.com/products/the-jesus-and-mary-chain-damage-and-joy?variant=33886080196 http://www.resident-music.com/productdetails&product_id=45859 https://www.piccadillyrecords.com/counter/product.php?pid=113135 https://www.normanrecords.com/records/163060-the-jesus-mary-chain-damage-and-joy http://www.lostinvinyl.org/preorder-now/the-jesus-and-mary-chain-damage-and-joy-limited-orange-vinyl-2lp-pre-order-release-date-24th-march glass realms 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glass realms Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 My orange vinyl just shipped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stress On The Sky Posted March 21, 2017 Author Share Posted March 21, 2017 Forgot this was coming this Friday and I was the one who started the bloody thread. Cheers for the bump people. Absolutely skint at the moment so I'll probably pick up my copy in a week or two when I have more funds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monastic_mike Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 (edited) I preordered the orange signed from the vinyl store and haven't heard anything. Was hoping they would begin shipping by now. Edited March 23, 2017 by Monastic_mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monastic_mike Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 (edited) Notice today is the vinyl shipped. I've ordered from a few countries before but not the UK so I'm going to guess 10-14 business days until I can punish the neighbors with this. My Autechre bundle is also enroute from the UK so we shall see how this plays out. Pretty psyched though. Reviews that aren't Bitchfork are very positive (of course they hate music yet still review it, which is ironic). Edited March 23, 2017 by Monastic_mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicondevil Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 I'm really digging the album. Not sure if mine was supposed to be some fancy colored variant, but it is signed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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