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I'm going to the Hello Donuts grand opening where he's playing as Dan and not listed as AW&TRT. If he's got a tour variant there I can definitely help out someone. Edit: I've got 2 people I'm helping out and closing out this offer.

Its a 2xLP because on the D side it contains the So Why Aren't You Happy? EP. The test pressing arrived on my door step last night BTW, it sounds fantastic!

lol, all the math-y bands just happened to need / want their albums out at the same time. trust me, when i was lining up everything i was like "ohhhhhhhhh boyyyy what are we doing???" lolol

Defintely follow Yung Bae and Future Funk on Twitter with notifications on for them. Seem to be really good about giving exact heads up on things.

I actually may be able to do that. If they only allow me to purchase one copy, I could possible have my wife purchase one for you. No promises, but get ahold of me to remind me around the week prior to May 29. I'd do it at cost, of course.

Bae was definitely more than what I wanted to spend, especially, like you said, with all the other drops this month. But hey, it’s a hell of a lot cheaper than what it’s been going. Mine shipped today too! Thank god I’m not in the variant game though, oof.

No doubt. In all aspects of non-profit support people should keep things as local as possible.

To be fair, as far as CEO salaries go and with the size of organization the ASPCA is, they're really paying that person peanuts.

Damn. I didn't know this was on vinyl and now I NEED THE RED. "AS SOON AS SHE CONSENT THEN IM GOING ALL OUT. FUCK YOU LIKE AN ANIMAL PLAYING IN THE BACKGROUND....PUT THE BALLGAG IN YA MOUF."

Of course he puts the orange version of Bae 2 up for sale the same day I get shipping confirmation for the blue version. Oh well, bought anyway.

Good times for anyone who didn't grab Bae 1 more than anything, IMO. JDE is still too expensive at $20USD but IIRC Neoncity was selling it for $27USD initially fwiw. I ended up adding nothing to my order. Had there not been like 7 other future funk LPs dropping this month, probably a different story.

Bae 1 & 2 along with another album of his up right now! Grabbed Bae 1.

Yeah, that message was very confusing to read and I didn't think that it made any sense. Also, thanks for letting us know that there is a tour variant! Can't wait to grab that one when I seem him in Rochester.

Don’t quote that 1,000 press. Waiting on a correction to the tweet (from Managment, not Soupy). There is a possibility that 1000 is the total press currently out for preorder (Hopeless, LPOE), the LPOE press (1,000), or the total pressing (Hopeless, LPOE, and Tour Variant). Source: I am Perry Burner and have been DMing them as well before they went home for the weekend. They said they are getting back to me after the weekend.

Same. I know it’s early, but this could be the AotY for me.

Just got the ultra clear in today! Looks dope, will spin shortly. Came with the revolver magazine with ghoste on the cover. Wasn't expecting this for another few weeks too. Also came with a Forced Order CD and. Worth it

Apparently there'll be another announcement at the Future of Funk website at noon PST/3PM EST today. My guesses are: 1. More live dates, 2. Cassette/MiniDisc formats for FoF V1. or 3. Another vinyl (Ba3 or another artist - YB deleted a tweet referencing Desired today). EDIT: Could be he's selling the translucent orange tour-only edition of Bae 2 given he posted a clip of 1 being played on Twitter today also.

My buddy is going to tonight's show, if there's any left he's gonna ask an estimate on how many remain.. Might be able to grab an extra tonight too, I'll PM ya!

Totally forgot to give the reminder/heads up in this thread when it went up in all the excitement. Glad you guys got one!

Got one too! Sold out now.

That's really nice looking

Same. Then it's BTIH e1999. 90s nostalgia train.

I’m looking at my MoV represses just now and they have Parlophone on them so not sure the reason for lack or repress of the remote part. They are doing an instore near me next month, I might go along and ask them about it. See if there are any plans to repress their other albums.

It's my number two. I know I will get what I want but it's nice to know everyone else will too.

"- Comes In unique Shpongle Anti- Static bag" We're getting our money's worth on this one, guys!

This band should come back.

https://merchnow.com/products/v2/289206/where-the-mind-wants-to-go-special-edition-clear-w-blue-and-green-splatter out of 250

Hello!!! Getting in front of this before it becomes a thing. Deep breath. So we have fucked up and sent out like 50 of the /350 variant to people who should have received the /150 variant. It's causing some delays for people who've ordered the /150 and the /350 variants as we've paused shipping either to ensure we have the correct quantities going to the correct customers. Some mislabeled boxes from the manufacturer that we discovered after shipping several dozen copies are to blame here. If you are one of these people, we will be in touch shortly about it via email. You won't pay anything extra and we'll get you the correct record as quickly as we can. So sorry for this mishap. Running a label is funnn!!!!

haven't been on VC in awhile. just read this whole thread and had a wave of emotions. IMMENSELY appreciate all the support y'all have given us over the years. there were certainly hiccups in the transition to Awesome Merch. Overall, they're still a very new, small staff here in the US. But they handle our UK and Europe mail order and customer service EXCELLENTLY over in Leeds, so we're confident that we'll get this right together over time once they bring in more staff. We did pull the plug on the sub for 2019, yes, because it became apparent we'd be doing a huge disservice to everyone who purchased it by not having our mail order in tip top shape. We've been a label for thirteen years now, and done our own mail order out of our own space for the first twelve of those. So this is a HUGE change for us. There's some TLC that we and @MyEnemy used to be able to provide—we'd recognize names, start to know what certain people liked, threw in freebies and extras that we knew would be relevant to YOUR tastes, etc. Eventually though, rent costs to warehouse all of our inventory in San Diego just got really outrageous over the course of the few years since we relocated there. We couldn't justify doing it ourselves anymore when weighing the costs. So a few really difficult decisions were made. With this transition, a lot of the more personalized touches are gone—for now. In the meantime, I'm trying to come up with things we can be doing to replace that experience. If you've ordered from us recently, you've hopefully noticed our free swag game is really good right now (and not just throwaway bullshit—like actual free vinyl and pins and stickers, and CDs, etc.)!! Once the staff at Awesome gets more acquainted with our catalog, our customers, how we do things, etc. I think things will smooth out and we'll maybe revisit the sub idea. But all the same, thanks for riding this little experiment out with us to the end. As a more general update, outsourcing our mail order (and thus de-anchoring Topshelf to any set physical space), allowed us all to pursue different things in our personal lives. I've since moved to Portland, OR, Seth has moved up to LA, Danielle has moved on to work for Marathon Artists in LA and we've hired two new employees: Sofi Padilla in LA and Will Osiecki in Seattle. The little Boston-based label you remember from years ago is now spread out down the whole west coast lol! Combined with the Awesome Merch thing, this is a HUGE shift for us. With a lot of new blood in the fold, there's a lot of new ideas and energy, but also, a lot for Seth and I to teach and instill before I feel like we are off and running again on all cylinders. I think it's an exceptionally volatile time to be running an independent label that relies heavily on selling physical media so, again, thank you for any modicum of support you have given us to this point. It's hugely appreciated!! While there is no sub, I wanted to let you know about some of our upcoming 2019 titles. What I am most excited about is that Topshelf is an extension of Seth and I's music tastes over the years—but also the people who we have worked with as well. Our tastes and interests have evolved just like anyone elses. This year more than any other I think will be reflective of that in what we release. There are no rules!!!!!! Here's some of what you can expect from us: Bellows - "The Rose Gardener" Elephant Gym - "Underwater" Ratboys - LP3 Queen of Jeans - LP2 Another Michael - LP1 Alfred. - "Like You!!" Field Mouse - LP3 No Vacation - EP Us and Us Only - EP Mid-Air Thief - "Crumbling" and everything else is TBA for now ❤️ If any of y'all ever wanna hit me up about anything directly—a mail order problem or anything, really: kevin at topshelfrecords dot com. 🙏

https://www.bullmoose.com/p/29606485/mindless-self-indulgence-frankenstein-girls-will-seem-strangely-sexy-green-vinyl

One of those mornings where you unexpectedly drop half a hundred bucks before you’re even out of bed, but you’re not even mad about it.

Holy shit. You rule. Just joined. Can’t believe this is actually happening, and I’m glad the news is reliable considering nobody knows their face to face shit better than you! Edit: please tell me it’s a 2xLP with the So Why Aren’t You Happy? songs.

Picked up the WEEZER "Dusty Gems" release, already opened, at a used record store in LA this weekend. Guess one slipped out into the wild early. Here's a closer look for those interested. Sound quality of the pressing is alright; nothing to write home about. But these are all demos (essentially) anyways.