36-Josue Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 On 7/4/2017 at 2:31 PM, trickster said: While the US store is now sold out there are still copies available on the UK store. They went up the next day after the US store got them. Initially they were priced €26.99 (I dont know why but I now see that I was charged €26.09) but a couple of days later they went up to €37.99 http://thesoundofvinyl.com/*/*/Our-Love-To-Admire-10th-Anniversary-Clear-White-Smoke-Vinyl/5L320000000 Shipping to Greece was €10.61 Maybe it ll be similar for US addresses and if you are lucky they ll retract VAT because you are a US citizen. Dude! thank you so much! didnt even bother to check their UK site. Even though i paid probably 7 bucks more than the US pre-order, im glad to finally own the record and a cool edition at that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aopps42 Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 Fucking $40+ for colored versions. Unreal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejc625 Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 I went back and ordered from Amazon now that you can order it without the DVD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcafilm Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Amazon's price just dropped to $24. If you haven't already pre-ordered this, it's a no-brainer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejc625 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 45 minutes ago, rcafilm said: Amazon's price just dropped to $24. If you haven't already pre-ordered this, it's a no-brainer. Yeah that's great news. Hell of a price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admerr Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Was going to grab it locally but that price is too good. Looking forward to getting it in on Friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptothedo Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 My Sound of Vinyl shipped is showing up today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouTwo Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 27 minutes ago, ptothedo said: My Sound of Vinyl shipped is showing up today. Mine too. And it just shipped yesterday. That was quick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejc625 Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Amazon preorder also being delivered today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcafilm Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Just got my copy in. Comparing it to the original press for fun. Artwork/layout are almost completely identical, minus the legalese and logos. The jacket and sleeves on the original press are noticeably higher contrast/saturation than the new pressing, curious if that was intentional or just a printing difference. The sleeves on the OP also had one top shorter than the other for record removal, whereas the new sleeves have even tops. When it comes to the records themselves, the new 180g pressing is obviously thicker. Labels do not suffer the contrast discrepancy. As far as the sound, I've only had a chance to listen to the first disc, but wow. This is how this record was meant to sound. The range is there, the detail is there, it's quiet, the atrocious distortion is all but gone. I say "all but gone" because to my ears the latter half of The Scale did not sound up to par with the beginning of Pioneer, but it's still totally listenable. The rest of the experience so far has been stellar. The bass on Pioneer is thunderous. Heinrich Maneuver comes in sounding punchy as hell. Guitars sound accurate and drums tend to leap out at you. Playing this record for someone will get you laid. Charles Barkley, ejc625, Admerr and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobannaboc Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 37 minutes ago, rcafilm said: Playing this record for someone will get you laid. Or your money back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouTwo Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 I wonder how Sound of Vinyl is about replacements. My Disc 1 had a scratch across Pioneer to the Falls that causes noticeable popping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcafilm Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 16 hours ago, cobannaboc said: Or your money back? I mean no guarantees obviously, but it will definitely put them in the mood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idioteque... Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 1 hour ago, YouTwo said: I wonder how Sound of Vinyl is about replacements. My Disc 1 had a scratch across Pioneer to the Falls that causes noticeable popping. How bad was the scratch you have a pic of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouTwo Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 40 minutes ago, idioteque... said: How bad was the scratch you have a pic of it? I'll try and get a pic later. Sometimes its hard on clear vinyl. It's not very big but it goes straight across almost all of track 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouTwo Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 While I was waiting for Sound of Vinyl to get back to me on my deffective copy (4 days later), I decided to give it another try. I noticed that it actually wasn't the scratch making the popping but there was a piece of black debris on it. I decided to try and scratch it off since I figured my copy was defective anyway. I got it off, gave the record another cleaning and now it plays fine. Good thing because SOV finally got back to me today and I'd have to send it back first (at my expense). rcafilm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s_alvanip Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 The Post Office lost mine, ugh. I hope SOV has extras... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouTwo Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 On 8/18/2017 at 5:56 PM, rcafilm said: Just got my copy in. Comparing it to the original press for fun. Artwork/layout are almost completely identical, minus the legalese and logos. The jacket and sleeves on the original press are noticeably higher contrast/saturation than the new pressing, curious if that was intentional or just a printing difference. The sleeves on the OP also had one top shorter than the other for record removal, whereas the new sleeves have even tops. When it comes to the records themselves, the new 180g pressing is obviously thicker. Labels do not suffer the contrast discrepancy. As far as the sound, I've only had a chance to listen to the first disc, but wow. This is how this record was meant to sound. The range is there, the detail is there, it's quiet, the atrocious distortion is all but gone. I say "all but gone" because to my ears the latter half of The Scale did not sound up to par with the beginning of Pioneer, but it's still totally listenable. The rest of the experience so far has been stellar. The bass on Pioneer is thunderous. Heinrich Maneuver comes in sounding punchy as hell. Guitars sound accurate and drums tend to leap out at you. Playing this record for someone will get you laid. Just curious, is your review of the Limited Edition clear version? Or the retail black? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oblivions Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 My black copy has a bit of surface noise. Not enough for me to deal with the hassle of a return/replacement but its there. Anyone else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouTwo Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 24 minutes ago, richardsurf said: My black copy has a bit of surface noise. Not enough for me to deal with the hassle of a return/replacement but its there. Anyone else? I'd probably say the same about my clear and white copy. The pressing isn't great either. That's actually why I asked if the previous review was for the black or clear version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admerr Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Mine sounds great. Barely any surface noise - black vinyl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcafilm Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 10 hours ago, YouTwo said: Just curious, is your review of the Limited Edition clear version? Or the retail black? Black. Mine is nice and quiet. If you're not satisfied with your copy, I'd say see if you can trade it in, cause mine is definitely pretty great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oblivions Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 I re-washed both records and did a better job of drying them and almost all the surface noise is gone. Still a tiny amount but much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickster Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 So according to discogs there is only 1 version for the clear edition? I assumed there was gonna be 500 copies for US and another 500 for Europe/RoW I ordered mine from SoV UK and assumed they ship from Europe since this is my first time ordering from them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fitterhappier Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 Listened to my clear yesterday. Sounded really good, minor surface noise at beginning of side A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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