Buffbloom

A classic. We're really showing our age here! 

Just have the label buy it then cancel that dude's order. 

Its he. But who would mind anyway.

Just have the label buy it then cancel that dude's order. 

Got myself one and five for the board!

The Mars Volta box or not a true fan of represses. 

Order confirmation from Field Day just came through!

Order confirmation from Field Day just came through!

Paid w/ CC and the charge is on my pending transactions but no confirmation from Field Day....

Yeah, okay Machoman.

Continuing like this sure isn't helping you seem like less of a baby...

Well fuck I was busy at work and can’t seem to add any of these now. All gone? Anyone get an extra?

I wonder how many people are going to be asking their SO where they can display this in the house.

the thing about saves the day is that all of their albums are good, actually 

Still not selling my OG, but I will add to it

Great, now I have to go find my PWNED hat and wear it all day.

Sold out. 

Use a better browser.  I suggest Brave.  I have never seen an ad on these boards on mobile or pc.

It was originally 1/15/2021 and this is the first I've heard of the change.

Both, bam.

Both, bam.

Newbury needs to chill with their prices. 

If you don’t comment on a PO thread then you legally can not preorder that vinyl.

Based on the 2 posts above, I’m going to just cut to the discussion and ask... why?  If the presentation is junk, and the sound quality is butt, why even waste the money on a boot?  Is it the epitome of hoarding or consumerism?  Is it being able to feel proud that the album – or some bastardized rendition of it – physically resides on the shelf?  I’ll never understand it.  Vinyl is a nice, albeit spendy medium to enjoy music.  The extra cost and effort to play the music is typically justified by the immersion, the physical presentation, or the enhanced audio – if it’s been properly mastered and not just digitally ripped.  We’re talking about downgrading those things on all fronts, and paying someone $50+ to do so?  What am I missing?
 
For the vast majority, boots are boots for a reason.  They miss the entire mark of what vinyl has to offer.  I’m not a purist who insists that OG copies are the only answer (especially if a repress or reissue is available for cheaper), but willingly paying $40+ just to spin a shit version of something you could just as easily stream at better quality... what’s the purpose?
 
Arguing that it may never get pressed or repressed?  Okay.  I mean, I guess.  But it’s remarkable how many “impossible” releases I’ve seen come to fruition over the years.  Albums where the masters were (allegedly) lost for years on end, or where the rights were gridlocked in court by the labels.  It just takes time.  I wouldn’t even be surprised to see Frank Ocean’s Blonde reissued someday, despite the insistence it’ll never happen again.
 
At the end of the day it’s your money and I’m not going to seethe over the way you spend it.  If your MO is to have something tangible – laughably cheap and sloppy as it may look or sound – to tide you over until a hypothetical repress happens, and scratch whatever weird “physical medium” itch you have... that’s perfectly alright.  I just need to know if anyone else is as lost as I am.

Lydia - Paint It Golden