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  1. I agree and disagree here. Sure they could make more, but isn’t the limited nature what makes it fun for most of people who love RSD? People look forward to camping out, making lists, taking friends and meeting nee people in line and seeing what they get. If everyone knew they could get everything they wanted, would they still care about RSD and these releases? Or say “$40 for a 20 year old soundtrack? Ill wait til its on clearance on Amazon..” At the end of the day, most all of this music can be heard practically free through streaming or buying a used cd for $2(no one listens to ONLY vinyl)..but exclusive limited vinyl is what makes this fun. Its an impulsive, irresponsible, anxious, frustrating, and hopefully really satisfying day for people to share. And its fun to miss something limited and have a new “grail” to seek out or trade for.
    4 points
  2. I've never had a problem with records coming from Juno. They usually use standard Record Mailers when shipping to the US.
    3 points
  3. Its not even that Lost in Translation & The Crow were even pressed in small numbers, there were 6800 & 8000 respectively. By most pressing standards those were large numbers. If there hadn't been the Warners delivery problems in the US the Crow would have been much easier to find.
    2 points
  4. Nice, glad I didn't splurge on the UK only RSD release a few years back.
    1 point
  5. I think I'm going to give up on it too. I love the band but I $40 love the band, ya know?
    1 point
  6. I get your argument and totally understand the other side of the coin. I mean, it obviously wouldn’t be the success it is without the scarcity factor thrown in. But taking that to the next level, what’s the deal with all the releases that no one wants, sitting around gathering dust until they’re marked down during the next Black Friday event? Why is some stuff pressed way under demand and other stuff - often times stuff no one is even asking for in the first place - pressed in abundance? Why not make everything a pain in the ass to acquire and change the name to Flipper Appreciation Day, which is only a few degrees from what it already is? To my point, this past RSD I went to one of my favorite local shops around noon to see if a rare used arrival they posted on Instagram earlier that week was still available. They weren’t officially participating in RSD and had none of the exclusives, and when I walked in there was literally one other person flipping through the bins. Normally the place is pretty busy on a Saturday afternoon. How do shops like that feel about Record Store Day? Shouldn’t it be called Record Stores Who Buy Exclusives Offered And Distributed By The Coalition Of Independent Music Stores Day? I’ll admit a lot of the points I’m making are a little tongue in cheek. I stand in line and buy exclusives like everyone else here, and I know the stores that do participate in the event have a great time, both with the day itself and with their bottom line. It just feels like as the “holiday” has grown in scale and popularity, the organizers are having a hard time staying true to their indie roots while catering to the larger shops and major labels, and a lot of fans are suffering in the end. I may be completely wrong, but I just don’t think when the idea for RSD was originally being throw together, folks camping out the night before at Amoeba waiting to buy a 3” record player so they won’t have to shell out triple the retail price for it on eBay was what they had in mind.
    1 point
  7. To answer that question... From FatWreck's Insta If you’re confused about who the heck Tommy & June are, join the club. Fatty is the one who discovered them, so it’s best to let him fill you in (read below). What we can tell you, is their debut self-titled full-length will come out on June 21st! Today, you can get your first taste of this dynamic duo by heading to our YouTube channel and listening to “Lonely Train.” Pre-orders are live, and you can grab your copy here! Without further ado…one of history’s finest raconteurs, Fat Mike: I never really put a band together before. It seems like a weird thing to do, but some things need to happen. I meet a lot of people on tour. Tommy I met in Israel about 12 years ago. Great singer/songwriter playing in a punk band. He was cool, and I started listening to his solo stuff. It was great, but no one ever came to see him play in the US. I felt bad. One day in SF Tommy asked me what he should do. He said no one comes to see his punk band or his solo shows. I said that's how it goes. You've been doing this for over ten years and if you're not drawing a crowd now, you never will. He was bummed. I was bummed. He's a great songwriter, but who cares? Two days later I remembered I met an Iranian Colombian dude on tour that was a great singer songwriter too. I hadn't spoken to him in years....I had a weird idea. I emailed both of them and told them to start a band together. I know you live in two different parts of the world....but I think you would make a great two-piece band. Let me produce the record and we'll see how it goes. You don't have to tour. Just spend a week in the studio with me. I said record short acoustic weird songs with a new wave edge. They did. We did ten songs that came in at 20 minutes. I fucking loved it. Totally simple and clean and short and catchy and I had never heard a band sound like this before.... AND like Stiff Little Fingers (Protestants and Catholics), no one expects a Jew and a Colombian Arab to be making music together. Like SLF, it's fucking good. I introduce to the world Tommy and June.... two kinda boring guys that make really fucking great music together.
    1 point
  8. Was hopefully able to get the Teal album thanks to @bridgesii. Appreciate your help more than you know. If anyone had a lead to a decent priced US based copy of Dusty Gems please let me know.
    1 point
  9. Any one get a shipping update from Plaid Room yet? Hoping they're able to ship out this week Edit: Just got their really nice email explaining they're getting through em! I try and keep track of all of the post-RSD shops that put up leftovers online to hopefully visit them at some point. Plaid Room is definitely up there on the list.
    1 point
  10. Same. Theres a couple of reasonably priced copies on Discogs.
    1 point
  11. Lol fully expecting Pokewave and Digimonwave in 2019 at this point.
    1 point
  12. Sucks. Hopefully they'll use actual cardboard mailers from now on?
    1 point
  13. Mondo teasing the new Adventure Time release:
    1 point
  14. Thanks, missed out last weeked.
    1 point
  15. Also.....Tapes are back up on DA
    1 point
  16. I did write them after I placed the order. We will see...
    1 point
  17. It really looks like a release that will hang about in stores and be 50% off 6 months down the line
    1 point
  18. Good find on that! Not sure how they can afford to sell it at that price but good to jump on it if you are after a copy in the US, no physical stores were able to do that price for certain! Strange pricing all round on the RSD titles they got hold of, U2 is about £10 more than physical stores were averaging!
    1 point
  19. @armadillo01 - cheaper: https://www.whatrecords.co.uk/items/head-music--20th-anniversary-limited-rsd-2019-coloured-180gram-3lpset/91247.htm
    1 point
  20. same, maybe a few corner bumps at most. also had good luck (helped along by sturdy packaging) when ordering from Boomkat and a few smaller record stores in the UK too.
    1 point
  21. That was pretty much the standard cost for it at all uk stores give or take a £ or two
    1 point
  22. The prices went a bit crazy on the /100s. Check Discogs on S/T .....$400+ ... I ended up trading stacks for them, Hopefully a GITD comes in so i can keep it 100%. The Dogs Blood was officially released last year at the instore im pretty sure.
    1 point
  23. Wonder if Matt will press up any YPAA on green?
    1 point
  24. Got my 2 copies in, and ended up with 2 GITD. May order a black with the cassette, if they add options. The collection's fallen a bit behind, the last year or so. Still need to pick up those /100 albums. Anyone know if the blue marble Dogs Blood ended up properly released?
    1 point
  25. Hopefully the licensing issue is ironed out for And You'd Prefer An Astronaut as well...
    1 point
  26. There's a 'red' one you can pre-order from Waterloo records. No picture or further description tho. https://waterloorecords.tuneportals.com/UPC/880882358716/Black-Pumas_Black-Pumas-Blk-Colv-Red
    1 point
  27. First pressing was on blue too. You dumb.
    1 point
  28. 1 point
  29. Never feel guilty about any music you listen to & artists/bands you love. Ain’t no shame.
    1 point
  30. Possibly this. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Billie-Eilish-When-We-All-Fall-Asleep-Where-Do-We-Go-Spotify-Picture-Vinyl/264258547896?hash=item3d870970b8:g:1ocAAOSwGNFcnMAi&frcectupt=true
    1 point
  31. Not sure. Just when I click to buy it says “$26 + $11 shipped to the US.”
    0 points
  32. Was excited to see “Fantasy” still available this morning. Completely changed when I saw it’d cost me $37 shipped. This is really getting ridiculous. If anything, these prices have forced me to be very selective with what artists I grab stuff from. Wish I could grab every one of these releases that pop up but it’s impossible at this point. As of right now the only thing I’m needing to get/waiting for represses of are: Vaperror - Mana Pool NxxxxxS - Remember Last Summer Catsystem Corp. - Palm Mall MACROSS 82-99 - SAILORWAVE After those, I’m thinking I’ll be okay for a while. At least until the rest of Yung Bae’s stuff gets pressed.
    0 points
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