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Well I had to drive a fair distance to get it, but at 94% off retail I won't complain

Just buy her a gift card to Whole Foods, Urban Outfitters, or Hot Topic.

You either failed reading or geography

I don't like when people need complain about things that don't effect them.

I'v never seen a thread with the word "newbie" in the title go so well. Good job, VC.

No, I just want one of each. I'll let everyone know if everything comes in, I'll make a post, and people can buy them for cost plus shipping. It'll be a flash post similar to the GoHastings sale. It will be posted here, and should be no later than next weekend according to tracking #'s.

Not defending him or arguing, but I feel it's worth pointing out that's incorrect. He's never pretended these are licensed and has always been straight forward about them not being official records. I've been buying since his fist forum post where he made it perfectly clear what buyers were getting was a "homebrew" effort. Also, since then, he's stated repeatedly that he's super excited to get actual licenses for upcoming records, and what a drag it's been that so many companies have just brushed him off (which is why he started making bootlegs). So yeah, there's that. He's also let people know that these covers are homages to other albums because, basically, of a "screw it, they're not licensed so I'll do what I want" (my words, not his), mentality That's why I'm super excited for his upcoming licensed titles, as at least one will have previously unseen asset art never before used in print or publicly shown (iirc). As for being "fakes", sure, they're bootlegs, and I'd LOVE to support licensed records, and I do regularly, but in this case he's getting and trying to get those licenses and not just continuing bootlegging to maximize a buck. He's building up a good reputation for quality and putting out records which otherwise we wouldn't be seeing. And he's not the only one doing that, but he's at least straight forward about it. For instance that unlicensed "rererelease" of Koji Kondo's Super Mario Bros 45 that's basically a clone of the original, that's being passed off as legit, and looks like a licensed product. That's going into a 3rd repressing. That's a lot different, IMO, because at least these are one-off runs nobody is going to mistake as the real deal. I mean you know what you're getting from first sight, which is nice. Just saying.

Then they wouldn't be scratches, they'd be holes.

// TOP 10 ALBUMS OF ALL TIME // So, last night I asked Small Talk what their Top 10 favorite albums of all time were. It made for an interesting discussion. Interesting to see what people are into, and it's to have more musical discussions on what is supposed to be a music website. (People from ST that already answered this, feel free to copy and paste.) There a few rules / stipulations that I put in place to try to keep this list on topic while you make it. Trust me, I know it's a tough one to make. It took me 3 hours to decide between an album, and pained me to go from 25 albums down to 10. But it might show you a little more about yourself, and you can learn about other people on this board. That, and we engage in discussions and critique people. Now, this doesn't mean be a hostile dick about it, but judge away people. Anyway, here are some things to consider while making your list: No repeat artists / bands. You can have associated acts. Ex: Two Sabbath albums, no. Sabbath, and Ozzy, that's fine. Album has to be older than 5 years old. Now this is coming from someone who is almost 30, so I don't know what the scale should be for 15yr olds making this list. You figure it out. It can be an EP / LP / Single / Comp. No greatest hits albums. If you have a greatest hits album as a favorite album you need to rethink your life. Try not to let this turn into a nostalgia / sentimental / most influential / pinnacle list . Those are all completely different lists. Now, this isn't a Desert Island in the sense that you feel the need for variety. Just list the 10 albums you can't live without. As you make this list ask yourself 'Can I live without this album?'. Your list doesn't have to be in order. Keep in mind these are 10 albums you could listen to on repeat until your death and you would not regret any choice. Preferred if you know how to air drum every album. Have at it, guys. Top 10 Albums Of All Time: // Foo Fighters - The Colour And The Shape (1997) // Nirvana - Nevermind (1991) // Black Sabbath - Master of Reality (1971) // Black Flag - Damaged (1981) // Caspian - Tertia (2009) // Between The Buried And Me - Colors (2007) // Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf (2002) // Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975) // Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger (1991) // Green Day - Dookie (1994)

Any Local H fans in here? They just dropped a new album April 14th available on vinyl entitled Hey Killer. Haven't heard it yet, but I heard some of it during an interview with the band, and it sounded awesome. This is the first album recorded with the new drummer Ryan Harding. Sounds like he and Scott gel very well, and the new record came along quite naturally. I haven't scoured the internet for prices & such, but it's $17.99 at bestbuy.com. And like 50 cents cheaper (after shipping) directly from their website store: http://www.gandprecords.com/ Taken from their website: Produced by longtime pal and collaborator, Andy Gerber, and recorded at Steve Albini’s Electrical Audio studio and Gerber’s own Million Yen Studios (both in Chicago) --Hey, Killer is our first full length with Ryan Harding (the new guy) and our eighth studio album overall. Get this one.

That made me cry. Thank you for sharing your incredible story.

I'm sure I'll get massive down posts for this, but I honestly don't care. I thought this GoHastings sale thing was a total glitch and everything would be canceled, it happened recently on Amazon when a seller had their entire inventory discounted due to a "glitch", and they requested canceling all the records I ordered, which I agreed to. When I saw the GoHastings shit start popping up thanks to posts on here, I ended up ordering 6 - Enimem box sets and 4 - Bruce box sets thinking they would all be canceled, with the hope something would squeeze through on error. I missed out on a few things I wish I had ordered but I went to be while the feeding frenzy ensued which I wish I had ordered, thinking everything would be canceled and sleep was better. I have received shipping and tracking on all 10 orders. I'll believe it when I see it.

Atlanta is definitely a fun place to record shop. Criminal Records, Wax 'n Facts, and Decatur CD can all be accessed by MARTA, and there's a train station in the airport that takes you directly into the city, which is really convenient. There's also the two Wuxtry Records locations: one in Decatur and one in Athens, which is about an hour's drive outside the city. I might be a little biased, but I think the Athens one is much better. If you end up deciding to make the trip out to Athens, Low Yo Yo Stuff is worth checking out as well. Like Fowty mentioned, there's a bunch of other fun things to do in the city as well, and most of the "touristy" stuff is easily accessible via MARTA, provided you don't mind taking public transit.

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I like how you corrected my misspelling but were gracious enough to leave out the fact that I missed a word.

Shared an identical experience a few pages back and no one said a word haha. Guess people like pictures!

Atlanta has a couple of stores to hit up. Plus it's a fun little city. I can't speak for exactly what the stores have (a couple of people here can), but I can say the trip could be fun. Record shopping, the aquarium, and eating at a nice restaurant could make a freaking fantastic gift! Plus there's very little chance of snow. So that's a plus.

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Pretty good week for me - got a VPI 16.5 rcm, a pair of AKG K702 cans, and a Schiit Vali amp. Oh and found first presses of the first 3 Ramones records yesterday! Pretty much set for life now.

Try and go an listen to this stuff if you can and don't focus on a figure you have to spend, have a top budget but if you find what you liek for half of it so be it, you have more to spend on records. Also don't discount a proper system with an amplifier and passive speakers, there's a lot of good stuff around and manufactures are now starting to put the phono stages back in their amplifiers, also if you have a proper amplifier you can run other sources into it which you can't do with powered speakers without plugging and unplugging leads or having some sort of switching unit that an amplifier already contains, that and having to adjust the volume on the front of the speaker all the time would annoy me. Have a look at makers like Music Hall or Cambridge Audio in your budget but also used equipment from these makers, also Music Hall make turntables that are effectively Projects anyway so you might get a package deal from them or a stockist. Edit Part used and part new or all used you can get a very nice sounding system for $1000, shop well and you could get a pretty decent one new for that.

BEWARE: won item @ 24.50 refused sale, relisted at 59.99 BIN POOR POOR SELLER!!! Reply by irishgoose3 (Nov-29-15 10:37): THE TRUTH: Buyer did win item, Buyer wanted cheaper shipping, Buyer never paid. Follow-up by t***a (Nov-29-15 15:27): REQUIRED TO OFFER $4.00 for lps not $11 for ONE record. AVOID LIKE PLAGUE RUDE While I agree that $11 for one LP within the US is a lot, don't quite consider this to be "terrible seller" worthy. Perhaps I'm wrong, but how are they required to offer $4.00 for shipping? When on eBay there's two prices to look at when interested in an item, the bid price and the ship price. If either is to my dislike, I don't bid. Shady sure, but not terrible.

I'm not hate'n. Dig what you dig. Had you said Ignorance Is Bliss though...... I did grow to enjoy that album for what it was, but in noway does it sound anything like any other Face To Face album. The album you chose I don't hate at all, just wouldn't be what I would anticipate any Face To Face lover to choose. This is what makes the world wonderful though....people finding magic in things others dismiss

Foggy as hell here too lmao

I e-mailed Procrastinate to see if I was in the first 50. I wasn't, but those of you who are sure are lucky. Trans blue tape...and a lyric sheet! I will trade for this.

Always hard to really for sure say what my top 10 is but I feel like it looks something like this. Underoath - Define The Great Line Moving Mountains - Foreword (or Waves) August Burns Red - Found In Far Away Places Balance And Composure - Separation Lord Huron - Lonesome Dreams (or Strange Trails) The Acacia Strain - Wormwood Hammock - Maybe They Will Sing For Us Tomorrow The Wonder Years - The Greatest Generation He Is Legend - Suck Out The Poison Explosions In The Sky - The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place I know some of these aren't old enough but shrug, they just really do it for me and I can't ignore them. Fight me haha.

Super weird to me to come back to checking VC and see so much indifference (at best) to DTGL. TOCS definitely did some fresh fun stuff and I love the heck out of it but it's odd to see that people into UO see DTGL as generic. To me it was such a flawless blend of their heavy stuff, melodic stuff and atmosphere, it just vibes. I thought the writing and style they nailed with it stood out vastly from anything else at the time but hey, maybe I just didn't have enough perspective being a 16 year old metalcore goon when it came out lol. To each their own but honestly DTGL is probably my biggest white whale. Anyway, bought regular Atlanta ticket since Orlando hadn't been announced yet (of course it was announced the following day), I'll probably grab this there if I can in the unfortunate event T&N/SS aren't smart enough to do individual not on white pressings so I don't have to trade a kidney and my SSN to someone on ebay or discogs to get DTGL.

Got heem

I'm most impressed there's a band called Peace'd Out. What names did they think weren't good enough?

And I'm also with the Every Time I Die Boycott ETID is and will always be my favorite band! I was this close to thinking about selling my first press copy of The Big Dirty to TacoKing to help him get his ETID Collection back. I also had all of the ETID Lp's and am trying to get my collection back because I had to sell them over the last year when I really needed money but now that that Hot Topic ETID represses might not even happen which might mean they'll never at all. I'm holding on for dear life to the ETID records I do have. Some of these like Hot Damn And Big Dirty are so hard to find it's rediculous. Please for the love of God someone repress them!

Who pissed in your cornflakes this morning?

You see nothing shitty about it? Really? These dudes took time out of their life to drive to your town and sign your record because they're genuine dudes and care about their fans. Capitalism internet trump democracy. I'm sure the band would be stoked you're doing it. Sell it for what you want some idiot will buy it, but its still shitty to the artist.

I came here to buy somebody's virginity. so disappointed.

:-(

Just watched these dudes on Monday when they were in Singapore. Super solid band, definitely grabbing a copy of the record!

Hey guys - I am a mod on Reddit Indieheads and we are having King Gizz for an AMA right now! Come ask some questions! https://www.reddit.com/r/indieheads/comments/3vcjjx/hello_king_gizzard_the_lizard_wizard_here_ama/

Agreed. If anything, I think it would have made me hate the song. I'd get bored of it after hearing it 2-3 time in a row I bet.

Some close-up shots here: http://topshelfrecords.tumblr.com/post/134430697349/hear-you Looks so good. The gatefold with the die cut looks top-notch.

I'd be happy with an unnauthorized bootleg of The Legion of Doom's Incorporated

Hello Montauk_123, It means that I'm "willing to buy" that record. Wish this helped. Sincerely, Lupe. Bump!

OK - I need to still figure out my Santa. That will be my next post but I solved my Flickr issue. My Santa scored well yet again this year. I got a sweet Numero Soul Collection and a classic Lee Fields LP - I've been holding off on buying any LF albums hoping my Santa got my letter. The Legos immediately were coopted by my five-year-old who allowed me to put that Lee Fields album on the turntable - I chilled, he built, it was a good hour. Love local coffee - thank you. Love the mix. Thank you. I need to find time to build those Star metal pieces but I appreciate the extra effort on the tools. Thanks for the early holiday cheer!

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3 colors of vinyl, 24 pt reverse board jackets, 22"x11" 100lb uncoated inserts

I want Gin Blossoms

I apologize to my SS and everyone here but mine will go out after this holiday weekend. I've been dealing with my mother and her cancer and I completely forgot about this, to be honest. I promise it'll be worth it.

Got mine last night, but unlike you fools, I'm gonna show will power and open it at Christmas...maybe. My only hint is That it says "fragile" on the box, so the sender must be Italian. Has that joke already been made?

Yes it's me! I'll PM you the track listing when I get home from work. It's been years since I've burned a CD so I had no idea how to get it to include track info.

I am glad that you like it! I saw your post about The Honorary Title and panicked. I had to tip off David the Gnome to make sure you didn't unknowingly wind up with a double. I'm not sure if you touched his hands, but that Stan plus talks. haha. Enjoy!

I'm so sick of the media giving everyone that kills someone/masses of people, who want to terrorize and put fear into others, their 15+ minutes of fame. They perpetuate these situations so, so much, and give these people (copy cat killer / terrorist organizations) the fuel to keep doing it. How and why do these terrorist organisations have Twitter accounts and social media accounts? It's fucking mind blowing. We have all this technology, yet we let them squeak through and put out their little videos and tweets, FB messages, whatever, and then the media runs with the story and makes it a big deal. That's exactly what they want, to be seen, and we give it to them. It's sad, really. It's like letting a little kid in class get up, start having a temper tantrum, and then award said child for doing so. Also, religion is the worst. None of this is a revelation, but nobody seems to want to put an end to it, so it continues.