Shelby

Boomerisms.

I get that you're being defensive because what people have been saying but this is probably the douchiest post I've seen on VC this year.

I must not like the same music as those discogs nazis which makes sense. Most I've encountered is someone annoyed I didn't completely crop a border frame out of an image. I just laugh at their life and move on though.

Also, in my head there's something strangely normal about the idea of every vinyl collector making their own collection database and showing it to other collectors who also only care about their own database but act interested to validate each others time investment.

I forgot my keys upstairs. They are now gone forever because that's how that word works. 😛

I forgot my keys upstairs. They are now gone forever because that's how that word works. 😛

By what logic?

You mean the random guy who definitely isn't Ross that made an account to ask a question?

I contributed here more than you ever could, and still out of us, you were the one that started being personal, because you don't like my opinion on a band you like, grow up.
Also sorry that rationality tied with sarcasm on mostly prices and pointless 4.7-year anniversary deluxe represses means negativity for you and lot of other users.

yeah i definetly "don't understand it", and it's not being disgusting or cheap as they only use it to draw attention while the music itself lacks any sort of  creativity. But you are right it's not their fault that people seek these kinda attractions instead of going to real musical events, all I was saying that I'm shocked and sad that this is what sells in this day and age, and especially amazed that even in the US where people are barely accepting anything outside of the us and even canadian and UK bands struggle, and here is this german (IN GERMAN, sick) band who makes it, just because of their show which has nothing to do with music. strange...

It's not the length of the track, it's the width of the groove 😉

Speak for yourself I'm all for leaving this broken ad riddled forum if everyone finds something better lol

Speak for yourself I'm all for leaving this broken ad riddled forum if everyone finds something better lol

You gotta count the rings. Should be one for every year since the original release date

So this brand new 4LP release in a nice jacket is being sold for a loss? https://younggodrecords.com/collections/frontpage/products/soundtracks-2018

Hey, we should all follow Wasda over to facebook! It’s nice and non-confrontational there!

Speak for yourself I'm all for leaving this broken ad riddled forum if everyone finds something better lol

Speak for yourself I'm all for leaving this broken ad riddled forum if everyone finds something better lol

Speak for yourself I'm all for leaving this broken ad riddled forum if everyone finds something better lol

Speak for yourself I'm all for leaving this broken ad riddled forum if everyone finds something better lol

Speak for yourself I'm all for leaving this broken ad riddled forum if everyone finds something better lol

I occasionally get into a music lull though it's been a few years.  Sometimes that overlaps with a vinyl lull, other times it doesn't.  This year was off to a bit of a slow start – and honestly, it feels like new music is not getting released as fast or furiously as it was pre-Covid – but the last few years have delivered some great releases, and I suspect 2023 will end on a similar note.
For me, the biggest thing is settling into your tastes and identifying [with confidence] what you in or aren't into at the moment.  As I've gotten older, I've definitely determined which artists I'm no longer into vs. the ones that I'm just having some time apart from.  Some of my favorite albums, artists, and even genres may go months – or even a year+ – without being touched.  But that doesn't mean I'm no longer into them.  I just have a sizable collection of music and I place a pretty big value on hopping around to keep things fresh.
Few things rival the realization that you're really in a mood to listen to X artist, and then recognizing that you haven't touched anything in their discography for the better part of a year.  I sometimes go on a week-long binge where I'll revisit their stuff and revisit their discography to get it "out of my system" before moving onto the next thing.  I find real value in some bigger leaps between genres as a sort of cool-down to keep everything fresh.  So instead of listening to "aggressive", guitar-heavy genres for a month straight... I'll flip around between metal, then ambient, to post-hardcore, to some shoegaze, to electronic, then to slowcore, to some more upbeat "indie" rock / pop, back to something drone-y or mathy, etc.  Recognizing that song & dance and trusting my mood is probably the biggest saving grace when it comes to avoiding burnout.
For vinyl itself, I sort of enjoy having a "white whale" or two that I can tentatively wait to be reissued.  I feel like there's at least 1 new / unexpected preorder or reissue probably every week, maybe every 2 weeks.  It's a good pace where I'm not hunting Discogs or trying to play catch-up on a bunch of stuff I don't own.  Every now and then I'll stumble into a new artist that I've been sleeping on, and will pursue their best albums or preferred variants for fun.  It's a pretty healthy spot to be in where I'm not completely over spending money on vinyl, but also not going overboard.  It's been this way for years now, and I'm pretty content with it.

Haven't logged in here in ages. Came to post about the tour pressings but I see Scott did it already (thanks!)
In regards to the cloudy clear. I admit it's a little foolish in retrospect.
3 things
1) its a different matrix. Original pressings look handwritten. This new press is the typed style.
2) if you hold them up together - there is a difference. Clear is straight up clear. 
3) new press has a hype sticker saying cloudly clear / original press has zero hype sticker. 
 
There's always going to be people who foolishly try and sell a record for more than its "worth" - so if you're in the market for the original press on clear be sure to ask those details. 
 
- Jeremy

The random Japanese OBI thing from non-japanese shops is by far the dumbest gimmick I've seen recently. It's like the vinyl version of a white dude in a kimono. 

You gotta count the rings. Should be one for every year since the original release date