NoStairwayDenied

for a limited time, SRC is offering this for 29.99 on preorder.

 

 

Yeah, I ordered for that price.

 

 

Yeah with 2.99 media mail shipping

Canceled my Amazon

You'll be wishing you didn't when everyone else has their copy and you're sending them "where's my record" emails. I'll happily pay $5 more at Amazon knowing they'll actually ship my record.

I've heard (forgot where) that this was going to get a repress soon.  I've been trying to find a copy myself, but don't want to spend more than $40.

 shoegaze singers are rarely good live. 

This is true, but is the singing really why you listen to shoegaze? Not really.  I saw Ringo Deathstarr recently and their singing was pretty good though.

For those who refuse to deal with SRC or amazon:

 

http://www.insound.com/Before-the-Dawn-Heals-Us-Reissue-Vinyl-2xLP-M83/P/INS134669/

 

http://www.insound.com/Dead-Cities-Red-Seas-and-Lost-Ghosts-Reissue-Vinyl-2xLP-M83/P/INS134671/

Looking for the clear Oblivion and the black Gravity. Shoot me a PM if you can help me out. Thanks.

Lovedrug ‎– Pretend You're Alive

 

Saosin - Translating the name

Anyone pick up two of these and need to get rid of one?

Glad these are coming out. Sold my Og In Motion for $70 a few months ago. I'll probably just grab them in stores though.

I just bought In Motion last month for $70... of course this would happen. But I got my favorite variant of the bunch ( 1/2 clear brown 1/2 white), so I guess for that you got to pay.  I want to pick up BMT, but I refuse to deal with SRC anymore.

Best:

Discogs - Every seller I've had has been awesome so far.  Just looked at feedback before buying

Fat Possum

Hot Topic

 

Will order from, but not happy about it:

Amazon

eBay

 

Absolute Worst:

Sonic Cathedral - Took 3 months to get my Dead Mellotron album. Not a pre-order....

ShopRadioCunts - Same story as everyone else. In stock record, never ships, email danny, "it's shipping tomorrow", never ships, email danny, "it's shipping tomorrow", never ships, continue this pattern for a month or so, file claim and dispute charges with bank. How these guys stay in business is beyond me. I'll never order from there again.

Every time I got to Hottopic.com the vinyl section is in a different area. I can't find any vinyl right now on the site except Heart To Heart and Rise Against albums. What's goin on here?

 

 

Still a little pissed off that SRC mentioned nothing about these songs being re-recorded versions. It's absolute garbage... sound like a bad karaoke version. Not to mention the audio quality is thin and sounds like it was recorded in a tin can. 

 

 

SRC is THE WORST. I don't see how they get any special releases when they can barely fulfill a regular order.  I've been trying to get my order from them for months now that's said "In stock" the whole time. Just excuse after excuse with these guys.

Is this a pre-order,or shipping out immediately?

This is what I'm wondering. Anyone?

Dang, that's a nice group you got there, only two of my friends are man enough to do this stuff with me.  Osprey packs are great, that should be a good choice.  If can make and take your own meals that's awesome, probably be more healthy and taste better.  A lot of my trips are just really strenuous and by the time it's time for dinner all I can bring myself to do is throw some hot water in a bag. I used to take those foil tuna packets and tortillas until I got food poisoning one trip. So yeah, watch out for anything that could possibly spoil.

 

Some of the sleeping bags on your list are going to be really big to pack and really hot. This is probably the one thing you'll want to spend a little extra.  I have a 15 degree down bag and I'll have to admit it's overkill for southern california at anytime of the year. I'd probably look at 30 degrees and above. How much the bag compresses is going to translate into how much room you have in your backpack, which is really what makes bags more expensive than others.  Some things you can attach on the outside of the pack, but I try to stay away from this as it starts to look like a garage sale on your back and the weight distribution is all over the place. The only thing I'd really recommend attaching on the outside is a stardard foam mat, like the GI sleeping pad you have selected or a thermarest z-mat. Also, I'd chose that GI mat over the others you have on the list. It's going to work just as well and be a lot lighter.

 

  I bought a trowel and used it once, now I just use a stick or rock.  Look for trekking poles without anit-shock, it's somewhat of a gimmick and makes the poles weigh more. There's like a 10% chance it will rain on you in SoCal, so you could definitely get a way with a bivy. The Outdoor Research bivy on your list is a good one.  For a cheap one person starter tent I'd also consider the Eureka Solitaire tent. 

Bumping a super old. Getting into hiking/backpacking and will be going on a 2 night backpacking trip to Catalina Island (Southern Calfornia) in November.

Anyone else into backpacking have any tips they wanna share

Avid backpacker / light mountaineering guy here. I've had some crazy experiences to say the least.  Most recently a friend and I cross country backpacked the Minarets of the Ansel Adams Wilderness.  There was no trail 90% of the time, everything was covered in about 4 feet of snow and we had just a topo map and our insticts to direct us.  A few times we realized we were walking on snow and there was a river or stream beneath us, bunch of log crossings, forded a few freezing rivers... I could of died multiple times on this trip haha. It was just 3 days, but we did about 32 miles and 8,000 elevation gain.... which normally wouldn't be too bad if there was a trail or not a ton of snow. We didn't see a single other person, not too much wildlife either except for a few marmots I had to punch in the face in the middle of the night to stop eating my tent. Didn't see any bears this trip, but whenever I have they are never a problem.  All the bears in California are black bears, just throw a rock at them and they'll usually run away.

 

I've been to Catalina twice, but I haven't done the Trans Catalina trail.  I do know a few things about it. There's no real place to filter water so  they do water dropoffs at the campsites your staying at (not sure who coordinates that), I think all you might need is a 2 liter bladder hiking from point to point. I'm not a ultra light backpacker, but I do try to cut weight down as much as possible... so I do recommend whiskey over beer and 700+ down over anything synthetic. If it's your first time and you want to see how much fun you have before you drop $2000+ on a bunch of gear, go rent everything from REI, but make sure you inspect everything they give you before you take it out on the trail. Basics you'll need....55L to 65L backpack, freestanding tent, sleeping pad, sleeping bag and a 2L water bladder. From what I've read before it's a solid trail with not too much craziness, so I'd probably just wear good running shoes or light hiking boots. Don't wear brand new shoes or those Timberland / Catapillar boots, your feet will be bleeding at the end of the day.  For food, I've been a big fan of the Mountain House (Backpackers Pantry brand tastes like shit) dehydrated meals you can get at REI, Sports Authority or Sports Chalet. As long as you can boil water, it's the lightest and tastiest option I've come across. Hopefully someone in the group will have a small campstove like a jetboil or MSR pocket rocket.  During the day all I usually eat is trail mix, beef jerky and sour gummy worms for energy. It makes for a nice solid turd the next morning. For packing a backpack, there's charts and pictures of that all over the internet. For me, I just put the sleeping bag/ clothes at the bottom, the heaviest stuff closest to my back along my spine and then just kinda shove shit in around all of that. Make sure most of the weight of the backpack is being carried by your hips and not your shoulders. Be sure to take a lot of pictures... have fun!

Good looking out! Just grabbed Bass Drum Of Death, Wavves and Temples.

Andrew W.K. - I get wet (10 yr anniversary 2xlp)

Refused - The Shape of Punk To Come (double deluxe ed)

Jurassic Park - A variant

Tamaryn - Tender New Signs (limited first 50 edition with postcards)

Blink 182 - Dude ranch ( new HT splatter)

Teams - Dxys Xff (limited to 250)

 

And I told myself no album buying this paycheck....yeah right.

I just got the last copies at Northridge.... So don't go there. IM SOOOO HAPPYYYYY. I now own all circa albums and the nightmare can be over.

So, I just received another email from TOPSPIN regarding the crappiness of the Violent Waves pressing I got.  They're going to replace my order with a new copy, I just have to send in the old one.  I feel like I'm just rolling the dice here, since it sounded like most presses of it were messed up. Oh well, I guess it can't hurt to try.

how long ago did they tell you that? I never bothered to even look into it because if they want my receipt an stuff theres no way i'll be able to find it. I can live with it. its only 2 songs.

I emailed them about it this morning and I got that response at like 1pm PST today.  I lost my order number too, but I'm hoping they might be able to locate some kind of receipt by the email address I signed up with or maybe the barcode.  After paying $40 (after the crazy $15 S&H) I want it to play perfectly ya know.

they're all like that, sadly. I talked to a bunch of people who also have it, they said the same thing. mines also like that.

I just got an email from customer service. They say they are looking into the issue and will contact me with more info as soon as they have an update. ....That will probably be the last I hear from them.

I wish my pressing of violent waves didn't sound so bad.

So I'm not the only one it looks like.  Side D on my pressing of Violent Waves sounds like trash, not listenable at all. I sent an email to customer service on their online store, hopefully they'll exchange it or send me a replacement copy.