David The Gnome

Originally said I wouldn't get this but I caved and snagged a Tan. Arrived in great shape without any corner dings or seam splits. The sound quality is what really surprised me though... My copy sounds quite good.

Well played, PM'd!

PM'd regarding tradelist

Looks to be in the right place now; I did a double-take first time through. Good luck though. I'm curious to see what you add.

That's one hell of a thrift store find. All I ever find are exercise albums and old classic rock LPs that looks as if they were once baking sheets.

Thank you for the bump, this was a very enjoyable thread to skim. One question though.. Why wasn't the thread titled Gigglefest?

PM'd you with info on Daisy

Haha, no pizza necessary! Glad I could help you out on your birthday.

Alright, so I just called to ask them to hold it for me and they said someone just bought it. Bummer, right? So I called another store and they didn't have one either. I almost gave up but decided to call one last store.... They're holding it for me until tonight. I'll PM you later when it's in my hands and we'll figure everything out.

Saw it at a local Exchange store yesterday. I'll be back in the area of the store tomorrow. If its still there, I could pick it up for you if you'd want. Happy Birthday! Edit: Assuming all of the /500 are blue. There wasn't a sticker that mentioned color on it.

If only The John Byrd EP would've been pressed with this box set...

The length that my jaw dropped coincides with the amount of shame that I feel for falling for this. You're a bad, bad man. The $70 was practically in your paypal account.

I didn't realize until it was on the platter because I didn't check beforehand but yes, the warping on my Stability EP is easily noticeable when holding the record. I'm surprised that the needle doesn't jump.

Starting bidding for More Adventurous at $55? Sheeeeesh. I'd like to support your cause but I also need to support my sanity. Good luck with the auctions though.

Same here. It's the only one of the set that is warped for me. Plays perfectly; just looks like an angry ocean.

PM'd

Didn't even notice the backs until you mentioned this. Hearing "sheets of paper stuck on" makes it sound cheap but they look great.

Hmm, sorry that you're having trouble with it. I emptied the contents of the outer sleeve and gave my thumb a very small lick and rubbed moderately - slightly vigorously and it came off after about 7 seconds max. Maybe your sleeves were placed in their still-wet slots a bit earlier than others? Regardless, hope you find a way to clean them up.

Roman was serious when they said it rubs off easily with a little effort and a thumb. Got all residue off of each cover like that. No damage done whatsoever.

#532 here. Is it lame to be slightly jealous of the owner of #405?

Good points. Just opened mine and I'm digging this box. Sturdy and threaded. Has a nice, clean look. This is a beauty. I just starting spinning and I'm loving the quality of The Photo Album so far although there was a pop in the early-ish middle of the first track of side A (which is labeled Forbidden Love EP).

I ordered one from sound stage direct about a week ago and it should be in soon. I just kind of assumed it'd be the clear since it is still available on merch direct. Went with SSD to avoid $8 shipping and shipping problems.

Pretty cool of Ben to recognize the problem and post about it. Really didn't have to. My set arrived today and I'm on my way home from work to check it out. Really pumped again. Concerning selling the mislabeled albums... I think I'm gonna hold on to these for awhile. Wouldn't it make sense that they'd be "worth" more than the correct versions? I'm not looking to make a profit on these or anything, just thinking these are a bit more of a collectors item now since they are mislabeled and are no longer a burden since they're being remanufactured correctly? I'd have to think that this already being a limited release would possibly hamper that though? I don't know. Useless, speculatory rambling here. Can't wait to spin The Photo Album!

He originally said that his set was correct. He apparently only listened to Trans at that point and commented later last night saying that his were also labeled incorrectly.

ahem Honestly though, this is great of them. Very unexpected.