unknown pleasures

Camp out the night before.
Complain about how cold it is.
Share stories about the flippers who brought their entire extended family to get multiple copies of rare releases.
Bitch about how you were fifth in line and there was only one copy of the one release you really wanted and the kid that was fourth in line got it even though he must have been in diapers when it was originally released and you've been a fan since 1997.
Buy a half dozen records you really didn't need or want and that you can get for half the price a month down the road when the same store you camped out at is blowing out old RSD inventory.
Spend 10x the retail amount for that one release you missed, most likely buying it on eBay from that same little brat that was ahead of you in line.
Tell the board this is the last time you wake up early for Record Store Day.
Do it all over again the following month.

Camp out the night before.
Complain about how cold it is.
Share stories about the flippers who brought their entire extended family to get multiple copies of rare releases.
Bitch about how you were fifth in line and there was only one copy of the one release you really wanted and the kid that was fourth in line got it even though he must have been in diapers when it was originally released and you've been a fan since 1997.
Buy a half dozen records you really didn't need or want and that you can get for half the price a month down the road when the same store you camped out at is blowing out old RSD inventory.
Spend 10x the retail amount for that one release you missed, most likely buying it on eBay from that same little brat that was ahead of you in line.
Tell the board this is the last time you wake up early for Record Store Day.
Do it all over again the following month.

Camp out the night before.
Complain about how cold it is.
Share stories about the flippers who brought their entire extended family to get multiple copies of rare releases.
Bitch about how you were fifth in line and there was only one copy of the one release you really wanted and the kid that was fourth in line got it even though he must have been in diapers when it was originally released and you've been a fan since 1997.
Buy a half dozen records you really didn't need or want and that you can get for half the price a month down the road when the same store you camped out at is blowing out old RSD inventory.
Spend 10x the retail amount for that one release you missed, most likely buying it on eBay from that same little brat that was ahead of you in line.
Tell the board this is the last time you wake up early for Record Store Day.
Do it all over again the following month.

Maybe they’re deliberately holding yours back because they think your unfathomable tears of sadness taste so good...

What it should have been all along!
 
Wouldn’t be surprised if this now becomes an ongoing annual event for online record stores that takes some of the shine off RSD. And with how poorly they handled it, they have no one to blame but themselves.

One-hit wonders. 

Everyone's staying home to watch The Last Dance.

Everyone's staying home to watch The Last Dance.

I just look back and think of all the times I walked into Amoeba - fresh out of college and understandably with little free cash - and while checking out a record I grabbed off the rack that I'd loved to have purchased the clerk just stood next to me and whispered "Take it - go ahead. We know times are hard but we're here for you."

I mean, it's funny how quickly people's conception of things change.
 
Not to defend Amoeba, but it wasn't that long ago that record stores were disappearing left and right. Truth be told, it's a minor miracle a place as large as Amoeba managed to stay open through the early 2000s when everything was going digital. As others have noted, it's not like they have small shops in low cost areas.
 
Then the vinyl boom happened, turntables are featured in every trendy Netflix series, a new VYNL vinyl subscription service pops up every other month, Urban Outfitters has a whole section of their megastores dedicated to records and everyone thinks these venerable indie shops just rake it in but the places like Amoeba and Reckless and Bullmoose didn't just pop up overnight in the middle of the vinyl boom, I'm sure they had many lean years leading up to the 2010s and the age of Record Store Days.

Even thinking it over, if they went with this approach it would only make sense if they had a single list released on three different days. Maybe the dedicated flippers would try to make it out three times but most people would aim for one date, try to get their want list, then be done with it. It would even make it likelier people would get what they want since presumably there would be less people showing up each day since it would be the same records on sale (and isn't less people the whole point??).
 
Three dates with three totally different releases makes less than zero sense. It makes negative sense. I can't understand how more than two people sitting in a room planning this out couldn't come to that conclusion. I'm baffled...

I mean, it's funny how quickly people's conception of things change.
 
Not to defend Amoeba, but it wasn't that long ago that record stores were disappearing left and right. Truth be told, it's a minor miracle a place as large as Amoeba managed to stay open through the early 2000s when everything was going digital. As others have noted, it's not like they have small shops in low cost areas.
 
Then the vinyl boom happened, turntables are featured in every trendy Netflix series, a new VYNL vinyl subscription service pops up every other month, Urban Outfitters has a whole section of their megastores dedicated to records and everyone thinks these venerable indie shops just rake it in but the places like Amoeba and Reckless and Bullmoose didn't just pop up overnight in the middle of the vinyl boom, I'm sure they had many lean years leading up to the 2010s and the age of Record Store Days.

I mean, it's funny how quickly people's conception of things change.
 
Not to defend Amoeba, but it wasn't that long ago that record stores were disappearing left and right. Truth be told, it's a minor miracle a place as large as Amoeba managed to stay open through the early 2000s when everything was going digital. As others have noted, it's not like they have small shops in low cost areas.
 
Then the vinyl boom happened, turntables are featured in every trendy Netflix series, a new VYNL vinyl subscription service pops up every other month, Urban Outfitters has a whole section of their megastores dedicated to records and everyone thinks these venerable indie shops just rake it in but the places like Amoeba and Reckless and Bullmoose didn't just pop up overnight in the middle of the vinyl boom, I'm sure they had many lean years leading up to the 2010s and the age of Record Store Days.

I just don’t understand their instance on making this happen, and doubling down with firm dates each time they reschedule. I mean, how confident is anyone really that by August we’ll be at a place where gathering in crowds and camping out in front a retail shop will be ok? That’s only a few months away...
 
If they’re determined not to cancel it, why can’t they leave it open-ended until we have a better picture on how society will function post-lockdown?

I just don’t understand their instance on making this happen, and doubling down with firm dates each time they reschedule. I mean, how confident is anyone really that by August we’ll be at a place where gathering in crowds and camping out in front a retail shop will be ok? That’s only a few months away...
 
If they’re determined not to cancel it, why can’t they leave it open-ended until we have a better picture on how society will function post-lockdown?

Let me repeat what I said the first time they rescheduled and say I think they’re being optimistic.
 
Can they please just release the stock and/or just cancel the event? This is probably the worst possible idea if you were to put it up against everything that’s been suggested in this thread...
 

I mean, it's funny how quickly people's conception of things change.
 
Not to defend Amoeba, but it wasn't that long ago that record stores were disappearing left and right. Truth be told, it's a minor miracle a place as large as Amoeba managed to stay open through the early 2000s when everything was going digital. As others have noted, it's not like they have small shops in low cost areas.
 
Then the vinyl boom happened, turntables are featured in every trendy Netflix series, a new VYNL vinyl subscription service pops up every other month, Urban Outfitters has a whole section of their megastores dedicated to records and everyone thinks these venerable indie shops just rake it in but the places like Amoeba and Reckless and Bullmoose didn't just pop up overnight in the middle of the vinyl boom, I'm sure they had many lean years leading up to the 2010s and the age of Record Store Days.

I just look back and think of all the times I walked into Amoeba - fresh out of college and understandably with little free cash - and while checking out a record I grabbed off the rack that I'd loved to have purchased the clerk just stood next to me and whispered "Take it - go ahead. We know times are hard but we're here for you."

I just look back and think of all the times I walked into Amoeba - fresh out of college and understandably with little free cash - and while checking out a record I grabbed off the rack that I'd loved to have purchased the clerk just stood next to me and whispered "Take it - go ahead. We know times are hard but we're here for you."

If it were up to me I’d allocate the stock to stores as promised and let them do as they please. Sell online in one day, trickle it out over weeks or months, save it for when they reopen to the public, hold it all black until RSDBF - if it’s not going to be possible to do a single holiday like past years and any further delay will start bumping up against Black Friday, let the stores do as they wish, they should know what works best in their situation.

Happy Originally Scheduled Record Store Day 2020, everyone!

Happy Originally Scheduled Record Store Day 2020, everyone!

I just assumed the preorders were finally shipping.

I just assumed the preorders were finally shipping.

https://www.davidbowie.com/blog/2020/2/19/im-only-dancing-for-record-store-day-2020
 
Nice to see some Bowie releases on RSD, for a change! Now if only we get three Kinks 7"s and some random Flaming Lips stuff nobody wants or asked for I can get some peace...
 
(And maybe some random 90s alterna-soundtrack with pixelated cover art sourced from a CD.)