I ordered one I've been putting off buying this album for some time, seemed like a good enough reason to pull the trigger. Mine should arrive tues, we'll see. Huge fan of the Volta, helped Theory with Coma in the beginning, member #22.
Lazy dudes UNITE! What would have been ideal: a BWM/BTR collab combining both of their single sided Old Gray releases. Whatever, I'm a sucker and already bought one and will buy the other.
Was able to catch a little video of their first set on Saturday.
Absolutely flooring, I especially love what they did with the arrangement on Deep Sea Station. The Townes Van Zandt cover unfortunately ended pretty quickly here, but they played it later in the full band set and it went great, Doyle had a rippin solo.
I was fortunate enough to get to talk with Brian and ask him some of the more burning questions I've had about the band over the past couple years. It was very intriguing to learn that the Temple of the Starchild website was not their creation and is a real group. The band are all very amicable dudes, and have a chemistry that feels welcoming and familiar. While getting the special RSD cover was nice, having the opportunity to get to see the band in two different capacities and converse with them was what really mattered.
That being said... they only sold about a handful of the ~42 copies they brought, so I'm sure they will be selling them at their show with Hum next week and on their tour with Nothing in a couple weeks. I implore you all to seek out a way to see this band and talk with them, they are really something special and though I'd seen them once before, watching them play the songs from Further Out really struck a chord and expanded the record for me.
I've come to answer someone's prayers. I need money and will sell my RSD variant of this. It's #12/150 cause I got to handpick it at their RSD show. Message me.
Yeah the band called them test pressings and the center labels say "test pressing." But I guess maybe they're not technically the actual test pressings used for testing purposes. Test.
love this record, was able to get a copy for $35 shipped at the end of the year so 40 isnt too bad! i think it sounds great, on par with any of the other 5 lps! i will say that i think octahedron sounds the best so i'd defintiely pick that up.
Venn is a sub-division of PIAS. After speaking with Lags, the Black/Purple is the general release for the UK. It's available here: http://www.recordstore.co.uk/recordstore/recordstore/Desolation-Sounds-Purple-Black-Vinyl/4EFY0000000
I must admit, the splatter on my copy is pretty disappointing.
As you thought, the mock up on the Venn site has always been white.
The album's also been released by Universal in Canada. Trying to find if there's an exclusive variant, but can't find any details at the moment.
I think I may buy octahedron too for $30 right now while I'm feeling it. I'd totally throw you a bud if I could man! Yeah, let me know if you give it a listen and what you think of it after 2 years.
Ha, fair enough. Well, I think you'll be satisfied with your $40 purchase. I also like the album. It's no Deloused, but I like it. I go through "moods" with TMV, so I haven't listened to them in some time. I'll give it a whirl tonight. Too bad I don't have any recreational marijuana.
The next paragraph:
"It should be noted that since this is a licensed title, qtys are very limited. I am giving you, the mailing list, a few days to order before I announce this to the public. I recommend not sharing this information on message boards/FB etc if you want to give your subscriber friends a shot at getting a copy before this hits the general public."
I don't see an issue with this thread I just thought it was funny.
Edit: ninja'd
Used to post on this board quite a while ago but have long since forgotten my username and my password. Figured at least this time I won’t forget the username.
Anyway, this release and this band interest me a lot and I've seen a lot of people wondering about pressing info and discussing all the different variants etc so here’s the best info I can gather as of 13-17 hours after the US/UK releases first went up for sale (as I write this it's currently early-afternoon, 5/5/15; hopefully this won't take too long). [EDIT: IT TOOK A REALLY LONG TIME. Now that I've actually written this I'm kinda sick at myself for how much time I spent on this...time flies when you're researching and compiling record pressing stats and other such information on the internet, amirite?]
mewithoutYou - Pale Horses pressing info (feel free to correct me/add to this)
1. U.S.
Deluxe Editions
For sale here.
General info:
Four options; two LP color variants, each either autographed and hand-numbered or not.
Details: Two 12” 180 gram LPs + Custom Die-Cut Triple Gatefold + 2xCD with alternate artwork + 10”x10” 20-Page Lyric Booklet + Booklet of Postcards by Vasily Kafanov + 30” x 20” Double-Sided Poster. Autographed versions come signed and hand-numbered. Total deluxe edition LPs pressed: 4,000.
Audiophile Black: Autographed/Hand-Numbered. Pressing: 500
Audiophile Black: Non-autographed. Pressing: 1,500
Double Rainbow: Autographed/Hand-Numbered. Pressing: 500
Double Rainbow: Non-autographed. Pressing: 1,500
2. U.S.
Non-Deluxe
For sale here. (with the exception of the Hot Topic variant).
General info:
Four LP color variants. Also available on CD, cassette and as a digital download. Pressing information for CDs and cassettes currently unknown; may not have a specified amount made. Total non-deluxe LPs pressed: 6,000.
Grimace Purple A-Side / Milky Clear B-Side 12" LP; Pressing: 500
Oxblood w/ Bone/Silver Splatter (Hot Topic Exclusive Color) 12" LP; Pressing: 1,000
Olive Green A-Side / Bone B-Side 12" LP; Pressing: 1,500
Bone w/ Aqua Splatter 12" LP; Pressing: 3,000
CD; Pressing: Unknown
Cassette; Pressing: Unknown
Digital Download
Total U.S. pressing of LPs only: 10,000.
Total U.S. LP color variants of Pale Horses: 6
Total U.S. versions of Pale Horses: 11
3. U.K./EU (Pt. 1 - Big Scary Monsters Recording Company)
For sale here.
General info:
Two LP color variants and a CD. Non-deluxe. All include a U.K./EU bonus track. (Bonus track appears on the US deluxe editions but not the US non-deluxe pressings.) U.K./EU CD pressing currently unknown; may not have a specified amount made. Total U.K./EU LPs released by BSM: 700.
Clear with cherry cola colour in colour and black splatter 12" LP; Pressing: 200
Black 12" LP; Pressing: 500
CD; Pressing: Unknown
4. U.K. (Pt. 2 - Banquet Records & confusion)
For sale here.
General info:
Two U.K. LP color variants not sold on the BSM site. Also, a CD that is potentially different than the one on the BSM site and may be put out by Banquet Records, BSM, Run For Cover Records or some mix of the three labels. Unclear whether the CD is any different than the other CD sold in the UK by BSM. All non-deluxe. All include a U.K./EU bonus track. (Bonus track appears on the US deluxe editions but not the US non-deluxe pressings.) Potentially unique U.K. CD pressing currently unknown; may not have a specified amount made. Banquet Records also sells a "Bone W/Aqua" LP variant but gives no pressing info for the LP - "Bone w/ Aqua Splatter" is the most commonly pressed variant of the LP and is sold by Run For Cover Records in the U.S., so I don't know if that version is any different from the Run For Cover Records version in the U.S. or not. I want to say it's at least slightly different because the tracklisting on the side of the page includes a 12th track labeled UK/EU exclusive, but then the same page says "Label: Run For Cover / Big Scary Monsters." They sell three versions of the release on their site and I have no idea which it's referring to...or what it even means. Possibly that "/" symbolizes a collaboration between the two record companies to make a different U.K. release separate from the U.S. release? Or maybe it means that one or more of the releases is strictly a BSM or Run For Cover release? I'm also not sure why they don't mention themselves next to "Label:" - i.e. Banquet Records - since both their description and the BSM site say Banquet Records has at least one exclusive U.K. variant. This is what I meant by confusion. Also, I am realizing how irrelevant this is becoming. Ugh. I started off nicely at least. Total U.K. LPs released by Banquet Records: 300 + ???
Clear with blue & purple splatter (Banquet Records U.K. exclusive - also comes with an mp3 code) 12" LP; Pressing: 300
Bone W/Aqua (No pressing info, confusion about this release noted in above paragraph) 12" LP; Pressing: ???
CD (Potentially identical to the copy sold by BSM and therefore irrelevant; it could be different, I guess.) Pressing: Unknown/Potentially same as CD sold by BSM
Total U.K./EU pressing of LPs only: 1,000 + ???
Total U.K/EU LP color variants of Pale Horses: Either 3 or 4 (Fuck you, "Bone W/Aqua")
Total U.K./EU versions of Pale Horses: Either 4, 5 or 6 (Fuck you, "Bone W/Aqua" and vague U.K. CD or UK CDs plural)
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Total WORLDWIDE pressing of LPs only: 11,000 + ???
Total WORLDWIDE LP color variants of Pale Horses: Either 9 or 10
Total WORLDWIDE versions of Pale Horses: Either 15, 16 or 17...that have been announced so far.
Damn the U.K. for not being clear about unimportant details regarding far-off releases from an American band. I thought I'd do like 10-20 minutes of research max and have all the answers and make a nice, informative rundown on this album's release. Then you gotta go and do this, and now look at the monstrous uncertainty in my final numbers. Unforgivable.
No, but really, everyone else who is a variant collector or just wanted to know what the pressing info was since it wasn't super clear, I hope this helped. This took so, so much longer than I intended it to. I forget my login, continue to collect records but just lurk this board now and then and one day I make a comeback and it turns into this. I think my new username sums it all up.
POSTSCRIPT! Fun Facts!
As of 3:58PM scratch that, this shit took too long to write and now I have to do each one over. As of 4:27PM Eastern, 5/5/15, this is the availability of the Deluxe Edition records: Audiophile Black: Autographed/Hand-Numbered. Available copies: 15 0 - SOLD OUT Audiophile Black: Non-autographed. Available copies: 1,470 Double Rainbow: Autographed/Hand-Numbered. Available copies: 0 - SOLD OUT Double Rainbow: Non-autographed. Available copies: 954
As of 4:29PM Eastern, 5/5/15, the only U.S., non-deluxe release of Pale Horses that has sold out is the Grimace Purple A-Side / Milky Clear B-Side variant of the 12" LP. Everything else in "section 2" of this list is currently still available. And you can still get the Purple/Clear variant if you want to pay $42.00 (including shipping, assuming you're in the U.S.) for the T-Shirt Package Bundle that also includes that variant of the vinyl plus a shirt and a poster. All shirt sizes still available as well. Side note; I wonder how many of the purple variants actually sold and how many are reserved for the T-Shirt Bundle? Not all 500 sold or else the T-Shirt Bundles wouldn't still be available...and it sold out fairly quick, right? Maybe they only let like 50 copies of the Purple vinyl be purchased on their own before they were "Sold Out" and had to be bought through the T-Shirt Bundle instead...nahh just kidding, Run For Cover Records is seriously legit, I expect those T-Shirt Bundles to start selling out before long. Just something I always think about when the rarest variant sells out super quick and is then only available in bundles at double, triple, quadruple the cost or more. FYI the bundle is less than double by about 5 bucks (after shipping) so it's not as bad as it often is, plus you get a shirt that's actually not hideous and a poster of the cover art which is also not bad at all, so kudos.
According to MWY's tweet late last night it doesn't seem like the CD version sold separately from the Deluxe Edition LPs is a "Deluxe Edition" CD - not sure if that means it just doesn't come with the booklet and postcards and poster etc or if it also means it lacks any extra tracks, does not contain different artwork etc...also, no clue what the cassette will come out looking like yet.
As of 4:31PM Eastern, 5/5/15, all U.K. variants and versions appear to still be in stock from both BSM and Banquet Records.
Speaking of which, this info might be useful to some: I bought the Clear with cherry cola colour in colour and black splatter UK variant of the record as well, limited to 200 copies; the record alone costs £14.99 GBP and they have a flat shipping rate of £6.00 to the U.S. so the total was £20.99 - I paid using PayPal and after the currency conversion and the fees PayPal tacks on for international transactions (about a dollar in this case) the total came to $32.71 USD, shipped from the U.K. to the U.S. The other UK variant(s?) for sale on the Banquet Records site have the same item cost but their shipping, at least for a single LP, is a £7.00 to the US instead of £6.00...but I didn't get anything from them and only got as far as changing my location to "Rest of the world" without filling anything else in before giving up, so the price could have gotten higher later in the checkout as is often the case...you guys can figure that one out for yourselves.
Unrelated, but these guys are incredibly passionate live and very much worth going to see if you haven't already, Then again it's been 9 years since I've seen them, but if they play even half the show they did then, it's worth seeing.
Welp, there was an afternoon at work well spent. Happy Cinco de Mayo. Time for a margarita or 11,000+...
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