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I feel like they reached their peak on Because of the Times and fell off after that tour. Only By The Night was extremely over produced and an obvious attempt at commercial success. Then, Come Around Sundown was another attempt at being commercially successful, but it was a little less forced. I feel like this new album is gonna be a good mix of their old & newer stuff.

What is the pressing quanity of this color?

 

No word on the quantity of the LTD edition version yet. I would assume it's in the ballpark of 1,000.

Yeah, I was really bummed mine didn't have one inside of it.

 

Limited to 400 black & white marble wax

3D textured letter press imprint on art board

Tour poster

 

http://capturedtracks.com/catalog/by_artist/ct-187-blouse-imperium-limited-edition-lp/

 

(You can order it in a bundle with the new Holograms release as well: http://capturedtracks.com/catalog/_blouse/blouse-holograms-limited-edition-bundle/)

 

Limited to 300 on brown wax

3D textured gold leaf letter press on art board

$22 + shipping 

http://capturedtracks.com/catalog/by_artist/ct-186-holograms-forever-limited-edition-lp/

 

(You can order it in a bundle with the new Blouse release as well: http://capturedtracks.com/catalog/_blouse/blouse-holograms-limited-edition-bundle/)

Limited Edition Double LP of Mechanical Bull pressed on 180 gram transparent red and yellow vinyl

$25 + Shipping

http://www.myplaydirect.com/kings-of-leon/mechanical-bull-vinyl/details/28780695

 

Jacuzzi Boys - S/T on colored vinyl

$13 + shipping

 

"With their self-titled third full-length, Jacuzzi Boys are going grand, building limestone monuments to those that boogied before them, while writing hypnotic ear worms by the light of a cigarette. Gone is the swamp-thing snarl. In its place, the indestructible cool of the casino slot-jockey with nothing to lose."

 

All preorder LPs will be on limited colored vinyl (clear with blue/red swirl), and all preorders will receive an official Jacuzzi Boys patch and postcard, while they last! All LPs include a download code. Please note, all preorders (and anything ordered with them) won't ship until early September.

 

http://www.hardlyart.com/shop/jacuzziboys.html

 

Did anybody end up with a signed photo?

 

First 300 pre-orders come on powder blue vinyl.

http://capturedtracks.com/catalog/by_artist/ct-182-soft-metals-lenses-lpcd/

Limited to 500 

 

 

 

 

 

“This is a record that happened very fast for me. We had just gotten back from a particularly long European tour last November, our first supporting Nocturne, and I was feeling a lot of things. I found myself struggling with what it meant to be a musician, with what music in general meant to me and what part I could possibly play in it. Playing the same songs every night for months left me bored with myself. But when I got home, for the first time in awhile it suddenly seemed that the pressure was off. We didn’t have any tours planned for several months and I started to remember again why I love music in the first place. I listened to Brian Eno and David Bowie for weeks on end and felt like I was hearing them for the first time. I took a trip to Miami with my girlfriend. I visited my family. I felt free to try things musically that I would have stifled before. The songs on this EP were recorded over a 10 day period and are a reflection of this time. Of all the frustrations and successes and moments of peace in between.” -Jack

‘Empty Estate’ EP out May 14th on Captured Tracks

 

Get it while it's in stock: 

LTD edition - $22: http://capturedtracks.com/catalog/by_artist/ct-174-wild-nothing-empty-esate-12-ep-limited-edition/

Regular Edition - $13: http://capturedtracks.com/catalog/by_artist/ct-174-wild-nothing-empty-esate-12-epcd-regular-edition/

 

 

The new Girls Names album is out on Slumberland. They still have the LTD edition clear vinyl in stock, so pick them up while you can: http://www.slumberlandrecords.com/catalog/show/246?ret=catalog

 

 

I think JJ Abrams made this video 

There's actually two singles out:

https://soundcloud.com/bornruffians/with-her-shadow

https://soundcloud.com/bornruffians/needle

 

Paper Bag Records has just put up the pre-order for the new Born Ruffians album on 180gram pink vinyl. The band also agreed to sign all the pre-orders. Pretty decently priced at $18 and it comes with the album on CD. The only downside is the $10 shipping because it's coming from Canada, but all their releases are solid. Get 'em while they're in stock.

 

http://shop.paperbagrecords.com/products/birthmarks

Just ordered. Been trying to track this one down on colored vinyl for awhile.

Pretty steep shipping for just the LP - $10.75

I did listen to it several times. I have a promo copy of the album.

Saw them in ATL with Wild Nothing, and in NYC when I played CMJ. They're good on the record, but even better live. Their heaviest influence is Neu!, so if you like experimental/jammy/krautrock bands, you'll like them.

Was gonna buy this when the pre-order went up, but it's nowhere near as good as their first album =(

Sorry, but told u guyzzzz

Slicing Up Eyeballs site says Echo & The Bunnymen are releasing Crocodiles on 180-gram red vinyl for RSD 13. Presumably UK only.

Talked to my local record shop. They are getting in both the Echo & The Bunnymen re-release of Crocodiles and the Jesus and Mary Chain Psychocandy re-release. I live in Savannah, GA btw.

 

so, has anyone taken the time to talk about this album yet?

 

i'm on my 3rd listen, and before this, it wasn't doing anything for me. i think their debut of distortion was too much for my ears to handle the first couple times, but i'm digging it this time around. 

i think the s/t and ep were just such easy listens that i expected the exact same from them. instead, the listener almost has to work their way through the album to find the sound that made them so great.

 

Yeah. The first time I listened to this album I was really not into it, but I think it was primarily because I was expecting it to sound pretty close to the clean simplistic style that the debut and EP had. My biggest issue at first was the vocal mixing, because it seemed like they were so far back in the mix (especially when compared to the older stuff.) But, now that I've listened to this album about a million times, I really love it. It still has the catchiness of the last few releases, but it is much more reflective of their live sound. I always like when bands go in a new direction, it's just hard to make the transition into that stuff if it's a drastic change from their previous material.

It is highly possible that they botched some of the orders. I've had a few issues with them before where someone who was new either didn't ship my order or sent it to the wrong address. Then when the records came, stuff was missing and the stuff that came wasn't the right version. Took awhile to get it all worked out, but they were pretty accommodating. Keep in mind that they're an indie label and have a very small crew of people working for them, but they're getting more and more popular and have to try to keep up with the demand. 

You don't by chance have the portable ION turntable do you? That one in particular is notorious for its failing belt drive. I actually purchased one a few years back and noticed the issue. After doing a ton of research on it, apparently the problem has been acknowledged by ION and they will allow you to send it in for a replacement. But, according to several users who did that, the replacement does the same thing after a short period of time. I just ended up returning mine to Amazon and putting that money towards a different turntable.