headfirst! records

this was posted by:morfiend really useful for the updated US prices Yeah, these rates are brutal. I've already updated my shop with the changes, the bigger problem is updating every ebay listing manually. Here is a shipping calcuator that's been a great tool for me - http://brittanysbest.com/2013/01/usps-shipping-calculator-for-2013/ ----- posted this over on B9/DF figured I'd post it here also since it could be of use for a few people. - not sure if this might help anyone who has the misfortunes of needing to adjust their shipping rates manually, but went ahead and parsed through some of the old prices and new prices to show the new rates -- might help others out there a little who set up prices by type of item instead of weight. I tried to do most of the areas/weights I could think of that would be relevant for us. any price listed will be in the format of: new price (+increase from old price) so if the old rate for a 1lb package was $5 to ship and the new rate is $5.30 it would say 5.30 (+.30) 1 lb package it is a damn shame limitedrun doesn't have a shipping module for shipping by weight. I'd rather deal with adjusting that than the way its setup now (the only thing I hate about it)--if you run a store there drop the developers a line to incorporate it! anyway short recap: media mail and first class domestic mail change is minimal, flat rate mailers took a decent jump, but the big price increases are for international ------------------------------------------------------------------------- media mail: 2.53 (+.06) - under 1 lb 2.98 (+.10) - under 2 lbs 3.43 (+.12) - under 3 lbs 4.33 (+.18) - under 5 lbs 6.52 (+.07) - under 10 lbs ------------------------------------------------------------------------- first class mail (packages) any size 1-13oz (+.12 increase) 2.07-3.77 (1.95-3.65 before) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- priority flat rate evelopes: 5.60 (+.45) (regular sized) 5.75 (+.45) (legal sized) 5.90 (+.60) (padded) any of the above shipped international: 19.95 (+7.00) - Canada 23.95 (+7.00) - anywhere else ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- priority mail non-flat rate NC to NC (zone 1) 5.60 (+.40) under 1 llb 5.80 (+.50) under 2 lbs 6.60 (+.55) under 3 lbs 8.85 (+.75) under 5 lbs 12.65 (+.90) under 10 lbs NC to GA (zone 3) 30301 5.70 (+.45) under 1 lb 6.15 (+.50) under 2 lbs 7.60 (+.65) under 3 lbs 10.20 (+.80) under 5 lbs 15.40 (+1.25) under 10 lbs NC to AL (zone 4) 36601 5.85 (+.50) under 1 lb 6.85 (+.55) under 2 lbs 8.75 (+.70) under 3 lbs 11.50 (+.95) under 5 lbs 18.38 (+1.53) under 10 lbs NC to TX (zone 6) 73301 6.20 (+.55) under 1 lb 9.50 (+.75) under 2 lbs 12.00 (+1.05) under 3 lbs 17.55 (+1.50) under 5 lbs 28.15 (+2.45) under 10 lbs NC to CA (zone 8) 90210 6.95 (+.65) under 1 lb 11.25 (+.85) under 2 lbs 15.25 (+1.40) under 3 lbs 21.20 (+1.95) under 5 lbs 36.50 (+3.30) under 10 lbs ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- first class international group 1 (canada) 8.55 (+4.65) - up to 8 oz 9.15 (+4.25) - up to 12 10.55 (+4.80) - up to 1 lb 11.95 (+5.35) - up to 1 lb 4 oz 13.35 (+5.90) - up to 1 lb 8 oz 14.75 (+6.45) - up to 1 lb 12 oz 16.15 (+7.00) - up to 2 lb 17.55 (+7.55) - up to 2 lb 4 oz 18.95 (+8.10) - up to 2 lb 8 oz 20.35 (+8.65) - up to 2 lb 12 oz 21.75 (+9.20) - up to 3 lb 27.35 (+11.40)- up to 4 lbs group 3, 4, 5 (Eastern Asia, Europe, and Australia) 12.75 (+4.29) - up to 8 oz 14.90 (+4.87) - up to 12 16.75 (+5.15) - up to 1 lb 18.60 (+5.43) - up to 1 lb 4 oz 20.45 (+5.71) - up to 1 lb 8 oz 22.30 (+5.99) - up to 1 lb 12 oz 24.15 (+6.26) - up to 2 lb 26.00 (+6.55) - up to 2 lb 4 oz 27.85 (+6.83) - up to 2 lb 8 oz 29.75 (+7.16) - up to 2 lb 12 oz 31.55 (+7.39) - up to 3 lb 38.95 (+8.51) - up to 4 lb ------------------------------------------------------------------------- anyway hope this might help some people

x2 record rules, band rules, stoked the label put it out.

this. we picked up it up same day as pre-orders went up and actually worried the green would be gone... couldn't believe they were still available over a week after we got our copy in

I completely misread the e-mail also... luckily Grant steered me straight when I was bugging him about it haha watching the full set from Baltimore that got posted up http://vimeo.com/57863683

not really into A3 but that yellow/black cover is fucking awesome looking! wish I had a good idea for something upcoming that we might be able to use something like that for they look great!

^ I like the assertion bump for Grant/Bitter Melody

those are fucking awesome!

I need more LP mailers and the last batch we grabbed were fucking horrible to the point we didn't use them for shipping LPs in they were so useless. any more info on these mailers? we don't ship a lot of LPs out but I'd like to not have to cut and fashion my own mailer each time I do want to send one and actually protect it properly.

I thought this was really damn cool looking, when it got announced/info posted up... .....until I thought about it -- fuck having it broken down on 45s--I would have easily bought it if it were LPs or if it cost $100 or less silly release- still think it looks cool though

my wife parents got be the baroness - yellow and green deluxe HC book/2xLP on orange cream we also pre-ordered the crowbar- obedience through suffering LP on swamp green for ourselves

just wanted to say I am excited we are getting this put together! go stream/download! http://gutfeeling.bandcamp.com/

my sarcasm didn't translate very well I don't think haha but yeah ... that is absolutely ridiculous. even if they limited it strictly to 1000 pieces for each record total thats still a fuckload more than I would think reasonable. wish it was an LP box set for $100 or less I'd be on it in a heartbeat

230,000* so looks like they are 1000 of each black vinyl individual record also: color vinyl: 2000 x46 (92,000) boxsets 2000 x46 (92,000) album packs black vinyl: 1000 x46 (46,000) individual records total: (230,000) that seems like .......overkill. I wouldn't mind having 3 of the album packs but fuck them being on 45s

came to post this actually haha, I don't really care for getting any records signed, definitely wouldn't pay more for any to do so. got into punk/hardcore growing up alongside those guys, the first 100 copies or so of the LP were signed, thought it was funny/cheesy I got one of those, but they hold a special place in my heart for local nostalgia - so still cool regardless. I think that is the only signed record I own (that I'm aware of) the only other thing I've got signed outside of when I was around 15 (mighty mighty bosstones ticket stub from bosstones/H20 comes to mind haha) was a copy of the Melvins - with yo' heart 7" for my best friend from high school. had originally picked it up for him, and then years went by and we never crossed paths at a time I actually remembered to bring it. so we were both meeting up at a fantomas show - brought it for him there but his car broken down and he didn't make it. ended up getting buzz to sign it for him and then later gave it to him and his wife as a wedding gift. bet it was the only wedding gift they received that had the words "anal satan" on it. looked really nice in a gold paint pen on the yellow covers

just finished scoring, cutting them all out and numbering them last night to bring them down to the fest tomorrow! left = record release right = pre-order both are #/50 and on clear vinyl headfirst! has roughly 10 copies of the pre-order covers left, bitter melody has 2 or 3 left. I imagine any that aren't claimed by tonight will be sold at the fest this weekend so if you want one of the covers on the right, time is running out! (clear are available in the 2 or 3 record bundles) http://www.page63.com/store/ HF! http://bittermelodyrecords.limitedpressing.com/ BM!

Thursday couldn't get here fast enough..grrr getting ready for the fest this weekend! order it from either label: http://bittermelodyr...edpressing.com/ or: http://www.page63.com

back to the front! got a few more clears left - vinyl should be coming in today! order it from grant:http://bittermelodyr...edpressing.com/ or us! www.page63.com

sup!

can grab the clear in either the two or three record bundles now, help us get rid of the last few before the vinyl gets here!! http://bittermelodyr...edpressing.com/ or www.page63.com

to the top! covers should be here today! http://www.page63.com

some people like the aesthetics/nostalgia/format for various reasons - I'm sure a lot of people feel the same way about vinyl and cds if stuff is available digitally these days. different strokes for different folks. those who like them buy them, those that don't don't - not much more or less pointless than collecting things on multiple colors of vinyl

wondered the same thing

we've done a mix of about everything thus far (all pro duplicated on the CS side) but: -screenprinted handcut J-cards/insert / imprint on tape -hand splattered/double rubberstamped deluxe cardboard boxes, with an 11x17 lyric sheet inside+vinyl sticker imprint on tape -regular standard laser printed j-card / imprint on tape -sticker labels with standard laser printed j-card -offset print covers with hand letterpressed covers -just offset print covers working on three new tapes for next month one just a standard j-card/tape the other two I'm still drafting up the cases for them but they are going to be handcut / scored cardboard boxes with a bunch of cool shit. its fun, I like em not the best photos but this was my favorite we have ever done - looked awesome - sold for shit (well...made way too many..2nd tape we ever did though. got a bit too ambitious)

i like releasing tapes now and again - its a fun cheap medium and you can do some creative things with packaging - for a fraction the cost of vinyl