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Spent the last couple days remodeling my office / record listening / storage area. Still a couple smaller things to do, like waiting for my 7" wooden boxes, new speakers and a couple more frames to arrive, but this is pretty much it. vis à vis:

Boy, who would have thought their sound would change over 22 years...

Arguing about variant collecting... on a vinyl site... and to think I've seen stranger things on this board...

We're on a website dedicated to buying music on huge ass wax discs. We all got problems. Also to note, sent a tweet to Lakeshore/Invada about that boxset and they told me they're still 'working on that'.

While I'm sure this record will be great, here's the really exciting news — through their new label, Cursive will be reissuing all of their records, starting with Such Blinding Stars For Starving Eyes and Storms Of Early Summer: Semantics Of Song, later this year. FINALLY, those first two albums will be back in print on vinyl!

Ordering without hearing the new track. Need everything Tim. Really curious about this new label. Feels weird not buying something like this from Saddle Creek.

Anyone who claims something I don't believe is only as credible as team of analytical reporters at a major news publication!!

Remember when he isn't even the president yet? Yes the economy has been doing good...its been improving for like 6 years straight now. Lets see how that trend goes for the next 4? But I am happy to see you post the economy is strong under Obama.

But you do give a shit or you wouldn't have commented.

its in 11minutes, you'll be fine

This was taken over the holidays. The collection is in the bedroom - away from our toddler's grasp.

thanks. will do.

Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross Score Ken Burns’s ‘Vietnam War’ https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/12/arts/music/trent-reznor-atticus-ross-ken-burns-vietnam.html?_r=2

Cool... let's keep repressing stuff that I already have and leave Frankenstein Girls unpressed. sigh.

I know it's still a little early on in the day to call it, but I can say with adequate certainty that this is the least intelligent post I'll read on the boards today.

If you dont include all the other stuff its like 20 bucks a record. Considering it has many records that were never pressed and the cost of LPs these days its pretty fair. That accordian box probably cost like 15-20 to make alone.

unjust hype creates obsessive behavior in weaker individuals

i had the original version and sold it for literally $10 PPD. MSI is one band that I used to love, but just cant get into 15 years later.

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He give so little of a shit that it infuriates him and eats away at his very innards that some of us would be so naive as to think he actually gives a shit, so he continually monitors the board to make sure no one has mistakenly pointed out that perhaps he does give a shit, all the quicker to strike back and reiterate that he clearly could not give less of a shit.

Man you must be an amazing doctor, throwing around DSM diagnoses based on one picture of some plastic. I hope you win an award.

I don't have room to show the records too but nevertheless this is my collection of Isis records. I'm far from finished but these aren't that bad for almost a year's worth of collecting. From left row to right: Isis - Mosquito Control EP (1st press 'White' /100) Isis - The Red Sea (10th Anniversary Edition 'Clear / White Splatter w/ Translucent Red Speckles' /100) Isis - Celestial (2nd pressing 'Brown Swirl + Red Swirl' /250) Isis - Celestial (4th pressing 'Clear Yellow & Opaque Yellow Splatter / Red & Pink Splatter' /500) Isis - Wavering Radiant (Yellow / White Swirl) Isis - Oceanic (1st pressing 'Purple + Brown' /125) Isis - Oceanic ('Brine' /300) Isis - Oceanic ('Translucent Light Green' /200) Isis - Panopticon (5th pressing 'Black w/ Orange Splatter' /289) Isis - Panopticon (5th pressing 'Blue / Black Swirl' /209) Isis - Oceanic (1st pressing 'Black w/ Brown Marble' /6) Isis - Panopticon (1st pressing 'Clear + Black' /100 Isis - Panopticon (1st pressing 'Clear + Clear w/ Smoke' /75) Isis - Panopticon (1st pressing 'Black' /700)

It's a fucking BASS GUITAR AMPLIFIER. You can't trouble-shoot stupid.

Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man,

The Hot Topic thread truly is a never ending cycle.

it's a shame i missed out on the gold. however, i'm going to get the black matte version, copy it to a blank bathtub-white colored cassette of my choosing, slice my finger open with a knife, drip my own blood on the bathtub-white colored cassette copy that i just made and watch the blood dry while listening to the black matte version i purchased. then i'll have the coolest, most-limited version of this pressing.

Not sure why I can't add text to the above message. Anyway. Do I really have to give back my card when I plugging in a $2000 turntable and $1000 preamp into it? Actually, that might make it worse. Nevermind.

Same reason any of us collect anything. Because they exist and I can.

i think these were the prices... Moneen The Red Tree - 2x180g Black - $25 The Red Tree - Box Set - $65 The Red Tree - Box Set + Shirt Bundle - $80 The Theory of Harmonial Value - Deluxe - $35 The Flatliners Nerves - $7 Nerves + Shirt Bundle - $22 The Fullblast Contagious Movement Theory | Short Controlled Bursts - $30

I was trying to politely say you were wrong

I recall hearing that TNBD album a few years back and thinking it was decent. Definitely has some really solid moments – enough to keep around in my library this whole time – but as a whole I wasn't completely floored. I should revisit it. Agreed with Don's description, too.

He actually did state on ETS that the 24-bit downloads are the masters being used for vinyl. The only changes they will go through at the cutting house (the pressing house is unlikely doing the lacquers, Hesitation Marks was cut by Chris Bellman and pressed at crappy URP) would be things like making the low end mono, de-essing, things that make the record playable. Their goal is to match the master they're sent as accurately as possible. Have you downloaded the multitracks for Year Zero? Listening to a recompiled In This Twilight with the same dynamics as the 1989 CD of Pretty Hate Machine cranked up on a good system is pretty awesome. This is what's frustrating about Trent, he has so much cool shit going on like appreciating surround sound (releasing The Social Network score as a 5.1 high resolution Blu-ray, who else does that? Hardly anyone!), dropping unmastered fully dynamic multitracks to two entire albums as well as a bunch of other stuff (Jane's Addiction Chip Away/Whores) - I can't even count on one hand how many times I've heard that happen, instrumentals, fighting like hell for fans to get the best tickets to show with their names on them scalper-free and calling out TM/LN at the same time (shame they deleted the forums where his post was), insanely brilliant live shows, doing two masterings (HM, even if the audiophile one turned out to be a big disappointment), dumping 400GB raw live footage via torrents, but then eviscerates the dynamics of Broken and calls it definitive! Has his hearing gone the way of Rick Rubin's? I don't know, I'm not his audiologist, lol. In a perfect world they'd have released the DRminusinfinity version of Broken as a 16-bit download and done a nice new fully dynamic remastering for 24/96 version. You don't, and if you do you're doing it wrong, listen to 24/96 while jumping around at the gym, you do listen to 24/96 on your main system designed around maximum playback fidelity.

this man needs a vacation

I'd love to see Quietly get pressed (CD tracklist). I also would love a PfB compilation 2xLP or something. I have the bulk of his tapes, but it would be hard to beat the convenience of having all those songs in one place.

Today's drop was easy peasy compared to the Drive Bloodbath last week. I'm glad I was able to snag a JP reg to replace the Stan & Vince one that got a hole in it when a framer was providing me an estimate...

anyone who attributes the surge in the stock market and increase in the strength of the US dollar in the immediate aftermath of trump's election to obama, and not to the favorable business optimism of a trump presidency, is about as unreliable and clueless as the huffington post political analytics team. http://www.businessinsider.com/stock-markets-after-trump-election-2016-12/#stocks-have-climbed-to-a-record-but--1

yours is on it's way..

Username is "vinyldesire" and has 5 posts. I used my Jump to Conclusions mat...

I had to call out sick today. Accidentally watched the entire new season of Its Always Sunny on netflix in one sitting.

Just the promise of a guitar. Guitar Store Day is wrecking havoc at the guitar factories so they won't actually have the guitar in hand until late '17/early '18.

Power bump

hiiii sorry i'm a jerk! sorry this is so late! i've had a lot going on the past few weeks and didn't have a chance to sit down and get this all written up. even now i'm super exhausted and up way later than i should be. hopefully my ramblings below are semi-sensical. anyhow! here we go! there was a lovely note with a lovely tree drawing (although i might have to fight you over that wonder years dig ) -Menzingers - Rented World -Menzingers - On the Impossible Past -Menzingers - On the Possible Past -Brand New - Daisy -Captain, We're Sinking - The Future is Cancelled (special guest cameo by Jäger. he was not part of the SS package.) ok so Menzingers is a band that i somehow slept on/never really listened to until recently. my friends are all huge fans and were going ape shit over seeing them play at Fest (especially the OTIP set). having never really listened to them and having bands i really love playing at the same time, i wound up skipping most of their sets at Fest. started listening to them a bit afterwards though and wound up going with all my friends to see them play a small club show in brooklyn thanksgiving weekend (which i would much prefer to seeing them at a huge outdoor stage anyhow). for some bands seeing them live is what really sells me on them and def was the case with them. was such a great show. Menzingers has been my go-to Pandora station the past couple months but hadnt pulled the trigger on buying any vinyl yet so super stoked on these! spun them all while cooking dinner last night and fully jammed out. seriously. such an awesome show. i actually just bought tix today to go see them again in march when they play here. will be a much bigger venue but a ton of friends are going and some even traveling from other states for it so super pumped! def going to be spinning my new Menzos records a whole bunch between now and then sooooo...i actually did already have Daisy but no worries. i will make sure i find a happy home and i appreciate the thought that went into it (even if i strongly disagree with it being their “best” album haha ) i LOVE captain. i first discovered them a couple years ago when they opened for Hostage Calm's farewell show here (RIP ). great band. great album. had no idea about the Menzingers connection though so that was a fun fact to learn! i'm always fascinated by the interconnectedness of bands and side projects and back stories so was surprised i never knew it was Greg's brother. pretty neat! there wasn't really much to go off of clue-wise. but the note did make a point of mentioning that Captain is a Scranton-based band and i remember @curator and @shadowkid33 talking about going to the Menzingers show in Scranton...but since @curator also got Rented World for SS (fist bump) and said he didnt own it...i'm going with Connor! thanks so much dude! really appreciate all the thought you put into this. def lmk if you're ever out this way! i owe you a hug and/or a beer oh. and random side note. i love Broadway Calls and was stoked to see them play at High Dive during Fest. one of my favorite Fest moments was watching Greg from the Menzingers up front and center rocking out and singing along to all of their songs and having the time of his life. was straight up the most heartwarmingly adorable thing ever.

Hi, I bought I vinyl from a bandcamp a while back. I received the record this week and try to play it. The face A works perfectly fine but when I tried to play the second part, the vinyle won't spin. I made a video to show you what is happening. A side (working): https://streamable.com/r4g5g B side (not working): https://streamable.com/nxasa Is there a way I can fix this?

Welp, it finally fucking came. It's a tangible thing. It only took almost a year, but hell, it was worth it.

Just got a new custom cabinet for my 7" records.

I bought a new copy of Enema of the State to replace the edited previous pressing (well played, Hot Topic ). Do any super-specific-variant-collectors here have interest in buying the old copy from me?

Man, believe me, it drives me insane. The rug itself just was made that way, I guess who/whatever sewed it did it crooked. It was the first thing i noticed when I took it out of the package. It doesn't bother me when Im sitting here and listening though and that's all that matters to me. However, I would be lying if I said I wasn't looking for a new, pattern-less rug to replace it already.

This looks great! The rug is throwing me off a bit though. It's the same pattern as in the movie The Shining, which is fantastic! The left side of the pattern seems to line up perfectly on the end, but the right of the pattern is skewed and doesn't line up....what's going on there?

My record room is almost done, here is an updated picture since the last time I posted anything. And a photo of my rug: And then my last project to complete but I ran out of old junk 45s