JezmundToo

I got a Mono Pet Sounds 1st Press at a junk store in a defunct Outlet Mall. The store was called Treasure Hunt. The LP was VG+++ and $7 USD.

I felt like I stole that record when the teenage cashier bagged it up. I looked around like I was about to be Punk'd, but I made a beeline straight to my car like I just shoplifted it.

I spent $10 with a guy from a Craistlist ad and got 40 records for $0.25 USD each.  All US first presses. The haul included:

Beatles - '65, Rubber Soul, Revolver, Sgt Peppers (w/all inserts), White Album (w/All Inserts)

Billy Joel - about 10 1st press albums including the Stranger (my fave).

Several Stones albums

Assortment of other stuff.

I also have a friend that works at a music archive. They only have enough archive room to keep triplicates at most, so a couple times a year they have a (not-open-to-the-general-public) record sale. Any record is $1. I have spent a few hundred $$$$ over the years to get all sorts of goodies. $1 for All Things Must Pass (including poster). $1 for Eric Clapton Crossroads box set. All kinds of amazing things. I can usually sell one or two records each time to make up for my purchase costs.

I love collecting records.

There is a "dinked" version here, although not sure the difference between the OP version and this one.

http://transmissionrecords.co.uk/shop/mikal-cronin-seeker-dinked-no-28/

I was gonna do a PO SOON for this yesterday. I saw the lineup on Voodoo Fest which gave away the album title when you looked at Temples "info". 

I was going to copypasta that info here, which now appears to have been removed. It was snippets of conversation with James Bagwell about recording in his 300-year-old outbuilding with an iron roof, which song(s) he really liked while recording, among other things. 

Maybe I can find it somewhere else. 

Just received mine today. Letter W in Kansas City. She's a beaut, Clark.

Mine should be here today! Just got notice yesterday.

Just got my shipping notification today. (Near the end of Alphabet Last Name, USA)

This album is so damn good. Wish I was going to the Chicago shows where Mild High Club is the support.

On 6/30/2017 at 1:51 PM, JezmundToo said:

Well, I custied up and paid for the 3 months.  C'mon Demon Days....

Got Demon Days in the mail yesterday!!

I love Wand!

Well, I custied up and paid for the 3 months.  C'mon Demon Days....

Just now, YouTwo said:

I THINK I saw one of their staff saying that some would probably be in the store but not for a couple months yet.  I just read it in passing so I could be wrong.  Keep in mind with 3 months you get unlimited swaps so if you see stuff in the back catalog you like there's always that as a backup.  

Fair point. Thank you!

5 minutes ago, YouTwo said:

I think they are pressing more copies so I'd say legit.  

Do you think they will end up being in their store? I'd rather not join for 3 months like the email prompted. No 1-month option available. 

Soooo, i just got an email from VMP saying "a spot has opened up" and it is for the Gorillaz??? I mock went through the sign-up process and it says I would be getting the Gorillaz - Demon Days. Do you guys think this is legit? Are these extras?

Don't know why the double-post. Carry on..

I got through on a one-month subscription on the 14th and just got word my Demon Days shipped! Woo!

16 minutes ago, stl_ben said:

yeah if you sign up today you get demon days

they are still sending out spots to the wait list.

I sure hope it is DD! 

3 minutes ago, Pupples said:

When you go into your account it will show you

 

 

It shows Demon Days as the April record of the month in my account.

I just got a 1-month signup to go through. Will I get Demon Days? It's only April 14th. 

Thanks for the insight. I will probably pony up.

For the most part, it is really not for me. I have seen one other record from VMP that I was excited about, but nothing as much as the Gorillaz. I may just have to pull the trigger just to get a non-bootleg version of Demon Days. Too bad the Temples is gone from the store now.

edit: VMP sort of reminds me of Newbury with all their unnecessary pressings. Also, I am a grumpy old man.

I just got notified by email that they have a "spot" open, but it is only for the 3, 6, or 12 months subscriptions. Boooooooo.

Don't forget about the new single that dropped as well.  Not as good as Nuclear Fusion, IMO, but better than Rattlesnake.

4 hours ago, Drewsggr said:

They have it listed for that. Don't think that it is selling but I couldn't find it anywhere else. 

that ebay seller Jwilson19 jacks up the price when he is down to his last copy of something. I think he does that to keep the last copy from selling, then he can hopefully get more in and drop the price back down. He was selling them for $74.99 previously.

The Plain pressings for Ween actually don't sound too bad, although I am pretty sure they are CD sourced.

3 minutes ago, natenomm said:

New song straight grooves. I'm digging it a lot more than Rattlesnake. 

It makes me way more excited for the album.