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I always remove the outer shrink wrap from new records, then use my laminator to encase the entire release - vinyl and all - to ensure it stays in prestine condition.
I then use Lysol on an annual basis on each record to keep the laminate shiny and lemony fresh.
Recently, I've begun applying a small expiration date tag to each release's top-right corner so I know when said record will spoil and need to be discarded.
I highly recommend this ritual for any truly serious vinyl enthusiast.

I shrinkwrap those really big logs and then frame them.

Make a clear "David Bowlie".

Iggy is made of gnarled gristle, sinew, and broken shards of glass. He will outlive us all. I do have dead musician fatigue at this point, so if musicians I admire could just stay alive, that would be great.

I am still scratching my head. This album was avail for preorder for weeks. 2 days after its released he dies and all of the "diehard bowie " fans are upset they didn't get the " variant".
If you are a diehard bowie fan, you don't care about the color and just want the music and probably had a copy before he died.
This thread is about as good as that Baggs pro rock thread

The new record from Alex Turner and Miles Kane is up for pre order in both standard and deluxe editions.
 
The Deluxe LP includes...
Deluxe LP Limited edition to one press. Board mounted tip-on gatefold sleeve. 180 gms heavyweight vinyl. 32 page booklet containing exclusive photographs. Bonus coloured vinyl ‘Bad Habits’ 7” exclusive to this product. 7” contains exclusive studio track ‘The Bourne Identity.’ Download card.
 
UK DOMINO DELUXE PO: http://tlsp.dominomart.com/everything-youve-come-to-expect-deluxe-lp
 
I will add more PO options as they become available
 
TRACKLIST
1 Aviation
2 Miracle Aligner
3 Dracula Teeth
4 Everything  You’ve Come To Expect
5 The Element Of Surprise
6 Bad Habits
7 Sweet Dreams, TN
8 Used To Be My Girl
9 She Does The Woods
10 Pattern
11 The Dream Synopsis
 
First single from the album 'Bad Habits'
 

Its funny how this thread was 2 pages before his death, now it blew up with "all these longtime Bowie fans" who are only interested in a limited variant................................................................Now if only I could figure out what is going on

I'm digging the new single and I'm happy that TGFG and DYWGH are both on the album but I'm still not convinced that $27.50 is worth it just cause its a tricolor. I'll wait for the amazon pre-order

Rivers hasn't cared in 20 years and neither should anyone else.

Here's the new album cover...

What a joke statment - "B&N's selection of exclusive titles isn't too shabby." 
 
Go to a record show or start digging records off the internet.  Total NOOB comment.

But in all seriousness its bullshit how barnes and noble is handling this, especially for people like the guy who preordered in nov. this is not how you run a business

Go fuck yourself.

i also ordered mine late in the game and have not received a shipping confirmation yet, so I have been watching the various 'shipping dates'  (ie: when the restocks arrive) on German sites.  The soonest I've seen is 2 - 3 weeks with the average about 3 to 4 weeks as of today, which considering just a couple days ago they all said 6+ weeks, with some saying April or May, I am guessing there has been a rush to push them out... so they are coming, no doubt about that!
 
 Either way, i am also frustrated at the hype/rush/cash-in side of all this... of course I would like mine to show up ASAP, but in the mean time we are all able to hear the new songs in a variety of ways... not  to mention his seemingly endless other classics to hold us over... so why stress, rush, over-pay and support the douchebags that are flipping, and generally freak out about getting this on vinyl now, now, now (and who cares about a variant, I don't sit and stare at the color of the record while it plays... though a good smoke and staring at a spiraled center label can be fun).... we'll all get a copy in time, it's not like we can't enjoy the music in the interim...
 
 Blackstar has really grown on me after a few listens... kind of like most of my favorite albums, it didn't click, until it DID click, and when it hits there's no turning back!!
 
Thank you David Bowie!
 
 

sorry for the fuzzy & dark cell phone quality photos but i got two new 1x4 kallax shelves on friday and just got done organizing... just need to work on getting the 2x2 expedite loaded up and organized.  
  my newly updated record room, a work in progress.       

Aaaaaaand then this arrived today...

Aaaaaaaaaaaand Bullmoose comes through!
 

 
 

Thought i would add my setup. i know there is plenty wrong here. the TT, the speakers, etc. All to be upgraded in the short future. had to compromise with GF to let her add her girly touch. still happy with how my collection is coming (only been about 3 months of actually purchasing records) 
 
 

Exploding Whale on Asthmatic Kitty - 
 
http://store.asthmatickitty.com/collections/vinyl/products/sufjan-stevens-exploding-whale?variant=10012943557

So after setting up a turntable in the living room over the holidays, I realized we'd all enjoy more music if I moved the collection downstairs so I've rearranged the living room to include it and I'm pretty excited about it.
 

 

 

 
Already trying to figure out what to do when I outgrow these shelves in approximately three seconds.

It's a cool package, but I have too many box sets already, so I'm probably gonna pass on this one.
 
At the rate Third Man is going though, I'm looking forward to hearing footage from Jack White's 2nd grade Thanksgiving musical performance on a 7".

I had to move all my records and the turntable into the bedroom because the kitten is a nightmare.  
 

about to undergo some minor changes/additions when it comes to what's hung on the walls, but this is the basic idea.

Not much compared to most of you guys but its a start.