David The Gnome

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. 

I'm looking to get rid of my copy, if you still want it. It's a little beat up, I found it at a thrift store, but I've listened all the way through and it plays just fine. Send me a message if you're interested.

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

DUDE.

Come to my birthday party tonight and I'll give you some pizza.

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. 

For the people who have noticed that some records are warped: Is this something that is only visible once the record is on the platter? Or is the warping obvious enough to see when just simply holding the record?

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. 

So far the records sound fantastic but I plan on giving them a good cleaning when I have more time. My stability EP is warped as hell. Hopefully the replacement won't be.

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

#30, finally received. so happy, i've gotten through most of the set and it sounds fucking awesome. besides the mislabels, i've got the black lines and dinged edges too. also, looks like the back covers of each album aren't actually printed on the jacket, but are sheets of paper stuck on. maybe this is a mistake that held up production? ALSO, Transatlanticism isn't 45rpm as advertised. so that stuff kinda sucks... but the boxset is still awesome.

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

I haven't found it to be quite this easy. The eraser is a no go however as it also kinda removes the sheen from the surface of the cover. I'll keep trying to get it off with thumb and fingernail. After I get it off, I'm putting these in sleeves because the inside of the dividers are still sticky so this will continue to happen without some kind of intervention.

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?

if there are collectors hardcore enough to collect one of 1500 misprints, they probably bought the box in the first place. I doubt they'll be worth more than the regular editions, especially since they'll presumably not have covers.

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!

I was under the impression that while the labels match the jackets, the actual record is wrong.

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

Why not wait and see what AinR says about this first before doing anything?

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

For those who have finished the game: How long would you say it took you to complete? I'd be bummed if it ended up being relatively short but hell, it packs a WALLOP.