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1 hour ago, januarytwenty said:

Got tracking email. 

As did I. But only includes part of my order? Which is weird.

I got one from Rough Trade US earlier today. All sold out now.

Says invite is expired. I'm new to the app, how do I join?

Thanks missed that on my mobile

2 hours ago, ethereal said:

Can’t believe it’s been 2 years and still absolutely love this release.

 As a anniversary present I will be doing a second and final run - similar to the last:

 

-25x Wax Mage

-100x Marbled Mystery

 

/125 total numbered copies w/ OBI

 

This time around ALL normal /100 purchases will have a chance to be randomly upgraded to Wax Mage or Test Pressing. If TP, you will also get the normal /100.

there will also be a secondary WM drop for those who want a chance at just that.

 

VC Discord will get first dibs on live WM link by 5 minutes.

 

/100 is live: https://etherealgroove.storenvy.com/products/22313781-king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard-polygondwanaland-vinyl-lp-2nd-pressing

wax mage gone already?

Thanks. I'm gonna relisten to the albums again to see if I should buy the set.

Use code !TRICKORTREAT10 for $10 off your order. 

Single Tone Poets are about $15 shipped then with the code.

If you use different email addresses or variations of your actual gmail address the code can be used for multiple orders of single items. I placed 12 separate orders and picked up 11 albums and one 7 inch for $70 on this sale, including:

John Coltrane - Blue World

3 Art Blakey BN80 albums

Dexter Gordon BN80

Kenny Burrell Tone Poet

A Thelonious Monk album on Blue Note

Larry Jones w. Grant Green BN80

J5 Power in Numbers

Dr. Dre Chronic 2001

Bob Marley in Dub

Craziness. 

FYI, Target buy 2 get 1 sale is coming back, Nov 8 -14. I assume Amazon will match it.

If that's not too much trouble. Thank you!

19 hours ago, Rip said:

Yeah man.  Like I said, I pretty much only took everything out and listened to it once, and that was soon after I got it in the mail when it first came out.  Just been chilling on my shelf ever since.

Would you mind checking them? Records these days dont always arrive without defects. maybe spin them again.

Are the records clean? Warping, surface noise, seam splits, other imperfections?

7 hours ago, timsimmons said:

I assume "standard packaging" is direct to board and not tip on?

 

 

Yeah, won't be tip on like the Tone Poets is my guess.

But I've been getting really clean BN80s for $18 lately. Cant complain at that price for AAA from Optimal. Also glad they are redoing a lot of the titles from the crumby BN75 run with these new Classics reissues. 

Blue Note announced their Classics reissue series. It's a continuation of the BN80 series. Lots of heavy hitters in here. AAA mastering. Affordable prices. Best news for jazz vinyl reissues recently, imo.

http://www.bluenote.com/classic-vinyl-reissue-series/

3 hours ago, MacDonals said:

Amazon seems to be having an issue with their stock. I pre-ordered in September and my order was supposed to arrive this week but it is showing "Delayed, not yet shipped". UGH.

As insurance, I went ahead and ordered from a local indie shop that had it in stock. I may end up with a dupe, but that's probably just fine on this one.

Cancel your Amazon order. Takes no time at all.

Got my copy today. Excellent pressing, 

The code WELCOME10 took 10% off my order at Ghostly's website. Total was $26 and change shipped media mail in the US.

On 9/27/2020 at 6:31 PM, Multiverse said:

lol I was just debating on letting go of my 2814 collection

They're gorgeous tho

I'd be interested in your collection.

Any updates on the Tron Mondo release? I'm seeing two preorders on Amazon for $70 each for Tron and Tron Reconfigured on vinyl. Both listed as Disney Intl. releases, not Mondo. Those prices are ridiculous. Wondering what Mondo is doing. 

14 hours ago, mertzrock said:

Frankly, this guy has no clue about record pressing, the industry, pressing plants and quality control.  I was an Ops Manager at a pressing plant and run a label.  I would say that I’m more fit to talk about these issues.
 

 

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This man, as a consumer (nervously listening to new records and looking for issues) is exactly the type of person who needs a new hobby and/or needs to switch back over to CDs.  
 

 

All about the individual

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Most new pressings are generally decent.  
 

There are good and bad pressings from every plant.  It’s ridiculous to say that everything from GZ or URP or Third Man is crap.  I have great pressings from all of these places.  I also have shitty pressings from what are known as the “better” plants around the world that will remain unnamed.  It’s the nature of the format.  Things happen along each step of record making that effect a pressing.  Sometimes even while on the press, things change drastically within 5-10 records...Every plant basically has the same QC method.  It’s how they’re enforced that sets aside quality.  Also, every job that hits the press is generally “rushed” to move on to the next job...it’s always been this way and will always be this way.

 

Color contamination is a joke...learn about the extruder and nozzle first before you even talk about a spec of black or another color in your record.   It’s the most annoying complaint and non-issue that exist in vinyl pressing.  
 

Rant done...

While I mostly agree with you, i'd say there are pressing plants that consistently produce higher quality records than others. There may be a bad press here or there, but nowhere near what URP, from my experience, presses, which is usually crap. I have received warped or noisy records from RTI, QRP, and Pallas, but that is far less often than URP, rainbo, Memphis, or GZ. And while I'm sure these plants can produce some fine pressings, they basically lack consistentancy and that's while MoFi, AP, Speakers Corners, and all those audiophile labels don't use them. 

I'd also say, the amount of records I receive that are warped, or partially warped (i.e., edge warps) has drastically increased over the last decade. Maybe I'm just unlucky, but from comments on vinyl forums, discogs, etc. I don't believe I'm alone. 

What's the point of fooling all of us about a potential new release from Whirr? I don't get it. 

2 minutes ago, Shelby American said:

9 . 4 . 2020

10 . 4.  Good buddy.

2 hours ago, Derek™ said:

Are you in the US?  This is all tremendous news, especially after swallowing that shipping cost.  Sounds like you’re at least getting some bang for your buck on that packaging job.  Love a good coke bottle clear but that deviation sounds like it wouldn’t be a terrible fit for the new cover at all.

Jist checked discogs and it's listed as coke bottle clear with teal. 

Slightly different from what's advertised, but I'm just happy to get a copy of this record. 

Yes, I'm in Missouri.

Edit: Side B has a pretty serious dish warp. Side D also has an edge warp. Can't seem to get a flat record these days.

Just received my copy of End of Ring Wars from Germany. It's the coke,bottle clear pressing. Turned out more like clear with light blue wisps or smoke, whatever you want to call it. Pressing looks really clean. They also sealed the records outside of the jacket when shipping, wrapped it in bubble wrap and used a,beefy mailer. Really nice job packaging it,for international customers. 

Waiting on my copy from turntable lab

$27 shipped from WashedOut.net for the Loser edition

$20.80 shipped from Subpop for the Loser edition. 

LP is clear, not white.