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They always leave a bunch of them for their stores too, so the amount left isn't out of the 1500 but out of the amount left to order via their website.

I hadn't heard this song before. I agree that it's somewhat annoying, but I got the impression that it was a mostly satirical attempt at making fun of your typical Blur song. Not entirely successful but somewhat amusing in that context.

For some reason I thought the Losers addition was pre-order only until time of release. Didn't think that stores themselves also pre-ordered. Duh.

God damn it. Usually there are plenty of these in stores. Slept on it too long. Fuck.

I live in Boston. Maybe it just takes them forever to deliver to a coast? We'll see...

I don't take it personally. It's probably not their fault. I trust them more than I trust the USPS. It just sucks because I really want the record and their communication has sucked so far. I didn't mean to actually publicly shame them and I intend on being polite. I was just joking.

I emailed last Thursday and then sent a follow-up yesterday. I might try the kind public social media shaming, I just hate if it comes to that. I'd rather handle stuff like this privately. I also haven't seen a number to call, but I may hunt for one.

Does anyone have any experience dealing with Drag City on the costumer service end of things? I got word that my record shipped on August 20th and still haven't received it. I've emailed them twice and have heard nothing. Kinda at a loss on what to do next, here. I'm a little stunned they haven't gotten back to me. I mean, come on. That's beyond shitty.

Touche!

I haven't been able to sit through a full listen of a U2 album in years, probably since All That You Can't Leave Behind. Keep in mind that I once considered them my favorite band. So far, this is a huge improvement, but I'm not all the way through yet. And I agree. It's certainly better than anything they've released in years, but it's also far, far, far from their glory days. They had a great run, though. And I love that they've been the same band with the same lineup, for nearly 40 years. I don't think there's another band that has ever existed that can say the same thing.

I kinda think the /300 variant looks cooler. Plus I can get it on 180 grams. Kinda weird that the /100 isn't, no? New song is sick.

Oh my goodness. I'm glad I only have One-Beat on Vinyl. I've always wanted them all and the price is right. Just have to wait until I'm not super broke.

This thread is starting to sound like McCarthyism.

Easy there, Karl Marx. 'The Man' can only handle so much truth from one proletariat.

NPR streaming link for anyone who didn't download the leak. Blown away by this. It's his best record, for sure.

Doesn't one of these sets have Fear Not For Man? Which one is that?

Darrr. I'm an idiot. I saw the "no vinyl has been released" sentence and missed the link to the PO.

Pre-order now available!

I'd much rather pay a little more for this, get a nice looking variant, support Newbury and not support Amazon. But that's just me. I'll pick it up in the store the day it comes out. It's usually a couple dollars cheaper than their website price. And no shipping.

I was actually kinda blown away with how good Definitely Maybe sounded. I prefer it over What's The Story honestly (still think it's their best record) but I'll be picking this one up on the strength of that reissue alone.

USPS tracking says my record was last scanned in Chicago on the 13th. It landed in PA originally. How/why it ended up to Chicago, I have no idea. I've got a bad feeling this order isn't going to work out. Bummer, because I really love the record.

At what point should I get concerned about not receiving the EU variant? Is it too early? I don't buy a lot of international orders. I got an email saying it shipped on the 24th but when I track it, the last thing I see is that it was "turned over to the US Postal Service."

There was a delay with the pressing, something that's been happening with a lot of smaller labels as bigger labels who spend more money take more precedence. But it's well worth the wait. I encourage everyone to see this band live. As good as Live at the Hideout is (and I think it's incredible) seeing them in person is even better.

I did the same thing and ended up with the purple. I noticed they had quite a few for sale (at least five, at a good price, too --- or "normal" price, at least). And then after I ordered, they changed the description from "colored vinyl" to "color unknown." Well, black isn't really a "color" when it comes to vinyl, right? It's just the norm. I feel like I got lucky in the end. When it was shipping, I just assumed the change of description meant I was getting regular black. I looked through their feedback and there is one mention of negative feedback about a similar issue. Kinda shady. My guess is they listed more Purple than they had and then edited the descriptions.

Oh shit, I missed your post. Thank you!