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53 minutes ago, 75 percent oof said:

$50 is steep for any of these. I'm not sure when $50 2xLPs became acceptable to people, but I hate it.

 

Not even The Weeknd, who is notorious for high priced vinyl, has had the gall to cross that threshold yet, and just because this is a band people here like doesn't mean this is a good price. There is nothing extra here to differentiate this from other bands/labels putting out gatefold 2xLPs for $30.

the quality of the pressing means everything and I'm not saying you pay for what you get either.  I've had plenty of pricey records sound not so great, but more often the ones that sound not so great are the cheaper ones.  But if i have a choice between a 2xLP pressing that sounds like dogshit for $30 and a 2xLP pressing of the same album that sounds fantastic for $50, i'm going to pay that $50 every time.  I've got several albums from the Analogue Productions label (some 45 rpm and some 33) and they're always top shelf as far as quality goes.  Those are more often than not MORE than $50 for a 2xLP.  i guess at the end of the day it all matters where the buyers' priorities are.

51 minutes ago, sugareggs said:

I just need In The Future to be repressed, and the live FP album while you’re at it  just for the completist in me 

I remember the Pledge Music fiasco when In The Future was coming out when no one that ordered it got the record because Pledge Music went bankrupt.  And a bunch of people had a hell of time getting their money refunded. #Inthepresentyourmoneywillbethefurthestthingfromyourwallet

Thankful that I've already got good pressings of all their albums.  $50 for the FP 2LP ok... but $50 for Comfort and Magnified for a single disc?  yikes... that's a little steep for sure.

all 3  websites appear to be inaccessible for maintenance.  Maybe i'm just instagramming wrong.  thanks for the heads up, guess it never occurred to me that there was a bootleg t-shirt market.

If it ends up being 1/2 speed master of 10,000 Days on 10 discs, in an obsidian box with white gold etching artwork, and a collection of 4 tiny bottles each of them containing a fart from a band member for $10,000, i'll definitely pass on it.  I'll wait a few months for the half-priced basic version, ain't falling for that shit again like i did with the 5LP FI box.

1 minute ago, roadmonkey said:

I still have mine from back in the day, but it was when i was a lot bigger, so I can finally get one that fits me now.. so stoked!

Thanks

I'm the other way around.  Have 2 of these from back in the day when i was skinny, now i'm a fat XL t-shirt wearing piece of shit.  $50 per shirt though just blows me away.

Definitive Edition $50 a pop t-shirts are up on the nin site.  "Limited production heavyweight tee is garment-dyed, washed and specially treated for a soft, subtle worn-in vintage 90s feel and fit"  it better suck my dick too for 50 bones.  Jesus christ on a cracker.  Was totally going to get a Sin Era and Salt and Teeth TDS to replace my worn out ones until i saw the price tag.

https://store.nin.com/collections/definitive-edition-tees

Sent them a message yesterday about my stalled Pink Vivien shipment and this is their response:

I've reinstated your order and we will arrange a resend for you.  Apologies for the inconvenience caused and thank you for your patience.

Anyone else still waiting for their pink vinyl to show up?  I got shipping notification back on 10/26 and as far as i can tell from the tracking, it's been shipping label created in Anaheim ever since.

I remember when this album came out, I was super excited to hear it but then was gutted by how awful it sounded to me.  I love Scott's voice but he just didn't sing well on this album imo.  Pity...

Never heard of this until i stumbled across it today.  And it's fantastic.  Stupid price for the vinyl but the music is actually really enjoyable.  The song titles kill me.

https://inversephase.bandcamp.com/album/pretty-eight-machine-se

geez, they haven't even posted on their facebook about this.  how'd you even know it was up?  just happened to check the merch site?  Been looking out for new Crosses stuff for months, i missed the web exclusive Initiation/Protection 10" and had to settle on the indie black variant of that one.  Hope they release these 2 new songs within the next couple of days digitally.

2 minutes ago, dapeebs said:

New double single on 10” : 

https://www.crossescult.com/products/crosses-day-onevivien-10-pink-vinyl-exclusive-css

they really gonna milk the hell out of this upcoming album huh 

Snagged one, thank you for the heads up or a may have missed this!

Noticed on acoustic sounds listing that H-side says Audio Story.  So I guess 33 songs plus audio story for retail copies.

Good.  I want black vinyl anyways.

2 minutes ago, Justinadamk said:

So do we think these retail options include the 10 extra songs across the 7"s? Or is that what the extra $200 is for? 

Nah, these $80 versions appear to be only the base 33-song album.  The 10 extra songs on the 7"s are only included with the premiere holy shit box set package on the Zuzu site for $250.

Listed on RSD website now, I was able to pre-order indie exclusive 4LP from my local store for $80 plus tax.  Also see it's popped up on Amazon, though the listing is not ready to take pre-orders.

https://recordstoreday.com/UPC/793888105676

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BFXBY64H/

I'm just hoping for a good Pumpkins album and for Jimmy to not be a human drum machine anymore.  The electro pop shit has got to stop.  Beguiled gives me hope, I don't hate it, even if the drums are a little lackluster still.  The 74.99 euro pre-order is more along the lines of what I would be willing to put up to have it on vinyl if it ends up being a solid album and I really do think we'll see that in the US.  There's no way it's going to be $225 or more to get this album on wax or nothing and if that ends up being the case, I guess I won't have it.

I have no doubt that there will be a cheaper option further down the road.  This is reminiscent of Tool's Fear Inoculum.  only reason to jump at this is for diehards.  I probably would if I was a bigger fan of their albums since the revival

I've got a 2013 black YPAA SRC pressing.  it's actually not that bad of a pressing, much better than the white copy I had at one point.  The white one as i recall was really snap, crackle and pop.  Got my hands on a black copy and this one is just fine.  I'm certain though this 45rpm version will be far superior in sound, I'll probably ditch the SRC copy once i get this.  What I don't have at all is Electra.  I missed the couple times he had those for sale and was pretty bummed about it, so I'm pretty stoked about having another shot to get that one.

Well it's TMV release day. 

My vinyl pre-order shipped out yesterday.  I guess I accidentally ordered from the Europe Clouds Hill site instead of US so it'll be a hot minute before I get my copy. 

Listening to the album this morning though and I've got to say I'm pretty satisfied so far.  To me, it doesn't sound like anything TMV has ever done.  Definitely doesn't have the energy of Deloused, Frances and Bedlam.  I would say it's most closely resembling of Octahedron and Noctourniquet.  I'm a big fan of those albums just as much as the high-energy TMV so it works out fine for me.

45rpm YPAA, looking forward to this for sure!

The Cure Wish Picture Discs (womp womp).  Thankfully I've got a pre-order in for a proper pressing of that coming around the same time.  Nothing else strikes me as something I need.

my UO order is processing for shipment today and my card has been charged, looks like these are going out this week.

17 hours ago, jhulud said:

Looks like the Cargo In The Blood art book is available again. Still pricey as hell but people who have it say it’s worth it. 
 

https://store.nin.com/products/cargo-in-the-blood?_pos=1&_sid=f2ca0dca5&_ss=r

 

Could you buy it for me and have it shipped to my address?  lol

Seriously though... as much as I'd love to have this as a collector piece.  I'm just not the type of person that would drop $300 on visual art stuff.  Pretty cool though, just not $300 cool to me.  And every time this thread gets bumped, I get excited thinking the Year Zero and Slip definitive editions have finally come, only to have my hopes smashed.