unknown pleasures

Yes sir: a semi-anonymous collective of crypto currency buyers wishing to transform ownership of this album into an NFT was obviously the next logical step in this record's journey... https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/wu-tang-nft-album-once-upon-time-shaolin-1244859/

When you charge $300 for an action figure, it probably distorts the revenue breakout a little…

The craziest thing is how these guys used to do vinyl as a fun little niche side project when they were releasing Maniac and stuff but now they’re pretty much a record shop that sells some expensive merch like tiki mugs and silk-screened posters on the side…

My guess is they had the best intentions to start but at some point in the project, they could see this wasn't going to turn out how they envisioned and instead of trying to make it right - or even just own up to their mistakes - they decided to just go with the subpar effort and hope no one would notice... ...but they obviously did.

At least in that case it’s actually the band and not their “estates”…

Still can’t believe how much material gets milked out of Nirvana, Sex Pistols and Joy Division when they were each around for so short a time. Feel like there’s more box sets around for these bands than the Stones…

Ladies and Gentlemen… our shipping rates are floating in space.

This one’s been up a while, these are usually instant sellouts. Maybe that AmRep/Melvins magic is wearing off?!

Because these were only available in a box set, I doubt they came individually shrinkwrapped. It also looks like they were only available in Europe where records are very rarely shrinkwrapped so it makes it even less likely they came this way “from the factory.” Edit: There is one scenario where they could be brand new - sometimes record shops in the 70s/80s would special order imports and those would sometimes be put in shrink by the distro or even the shop themselves but in either case it wouldn’t be the factory or label applying it, it would be after the fact… but technically, they’d be “brand new in shrink.”

Hadn’t noticed that - I just saw 20+ in stock so figured it was new. Maybe it was copies they held back…

Banquet's getting in on the action: https://www.banquetrecords.com/angels-%26-airwaves/lifeforms/Rise485-7

Probably doesn’t help that they’re 10”s, the most hated of vinyl formats.

Maybe his face is starting to match his ego?

What really has me excited is Iced Tea Season…