moodist

When it comes to record labels, they'll keep pressing up copies to meet demand. Once demand is met and everybody who currently wants a copy has a copy, then whatever remains in the warehouse is it for the time being. This is the way it works for most labels, indie or other. It could be years or decades before something is repressed, and a lot of that has to do with accumulated demand (or the frustrated tears of RHP fans).  

With this resurgence of vinyl, it seems every serious artist out there with an OOP back catalogue is getting the fancy vinyl treatment, but that doesn't mean it's going to stay in print forever. No label wants a warehouse full of product that is nothing more than a shrine to great vinyl fad of two-thousand-and-whatever.

Really wish there was a way to subscribe to a thread so I only get notifications about "pre-order/ordering" info...

I come for the banter and bullshit. The vinyl is a bonus. 

Does anyone who likes this new mark kozelek, also like the pre-admiral fell kozelek? I can't seem to find anyone and it seems that mark now has two very different sets of fans. I've expressed the same sentiment as GreatGreen in the Benji thread. This shit is tired and it feels like a total cash grab while putting out bullshit music he hastily put together in 2 weeks in a studio.

He lost me when his songs began to sound like finger exercises on spanish guitar. Up until then it was all fine and dandy. Pulled me back in with Perils which is up there with his best work. Benji bordered on banal and embarrassing but all the fanfare on that record made me feel like I was in the minority. Fair to say the outlook for this one isn't good. 

Well this is going to be an interesting listen....

Hopefully the Screaming Trees is next week.

It'll probably be The Stooges. I remember them being mentioned along with TV in the same email about two months ago.

I'm getting progressively pissed at these record stores that have their own flipper accounts on the side. Not to mention those who see the rrp and go "fuck that". 

This isn't the Pearl Jam forum. 

I know. This is just my response to the chorus of sad sacks and their "fuck you if you got a copy". 

do you guys think there's any difference between the two pressings? (besides the logos)

Bella Union's is gonna be velvet-ier. It'll be like stroking shag carpet.

Just got an email from them. They priced the LP wrong. It's only £20 not £25. Much better...

Yeah, the UK price is absurd. I suspect they're just importing over some Sub Pop copies, but we'll see.

Ordered and hopefully a bit more back to basics than Bloom.

#260 here. Nice to see so many VC-er's representing. 

Fucking hell. Duk Koo Kim came out 12 years ago? Where does the damn time go? I remember picking that up in Other Music in New York thinking to myself "what the hell is a duk koo kim?". Those clear vinyl have been sitting around for a long-ass time!

So...I told my shop about this far in advance, they ended up getting three boxes. They put one behind the counter for me with a price tag of $90.50.

There might be five emails going back in forth between the time of me telling them about this boxset and receiving it. Did they bump the price because i was nagging them? or because they held it for me? They've always been real good with keeping it at or below retail with any other release. Anyway, i feel pretty pissed about this, should i though? has anyone else seen this price in store? 15$ per record is fair, if that was the retail on the box. The other box sets were gone before i could see the tags on them.

FYI, mine cost $77 from Easy Street in Seattle. Seems stores are just randomly marking these up depending on how much they've been hassled for them. I'd imagine there are some stores who've ordered it in unaware of the amount of pants-wetting going on and priced them at the rrp. 

Here's a vibe they haven't thought of yet - #brandnew - and I don't mean the fuckin' band. 

Some great folks in this collective. Nice one. 

Yowza. With only a handful of friends stateside to hassle about this, one of them has managed to get a copy from a store in Seattle. 

Honestly, why are people all in a twist about artists getting paid and so on? You know that in all likelihood the tracks are probably given over free (or some nominal amount) in lieu of the free publicity this mix vinyl thing is offering the bands. You know, there's a reason why labels like Sub Pop stopped and started the singles club thing -- they're a bitch to run on time and ultimately more hassle than they're worth. I subscribed to their singles club in the late 90's and they gave everybody who subscribed the first year an extra 6 months for free because it was one never-ending fuck-up..

As for VNYL. The more I have to read about it the more incensed I get with every aspect. It was doomed to fail, but perhaps not to the same degree it has as of this moment. There must be a ton of great second hand vinyl out there, I mean shit, if this dude had even bothered to fill a decent inventory that met within the general feel of the 'vibes' there might not be such an uproar but passing off junk vinyl as being something more than it is was idiotic and embarrassing. 

If Rough Trade are involved I expect the vinyl will be released the same time as the CD. I can't see them letting Mark dick around on this as he's done before. I also wager they'll also have some RT exclusive item to go along with it. Maybe even an instore.  

Anyone picked this up yet?

My copy is more jam than peanut butter, not seeing much green.

Yeah, Sean from Fortuna Pop said on his FB that they all turned out like that. Mine's got a faint green-ish hue in the middle. 

And Wes is a great guy too. Happily picked this up. 

Rough Trade in London have got about 20 copies of What's Next To The Moon if anyone is still after it. 

Good luck fighting your demons? What a crock of shit. As if any of us haven't had buyers remorse. Get off your fucking high horse.

That's crazy. Some stores in the UK were selling it for £99 or £120, which I find baffling. The one store I got mine changed it to £99 a few days prior to RSD which was a relief. Even for other releases there was a considerable mark-up difference from store to store across London. In your case though, if you don't want it, see if you can get a refund. Explain your reasons why (extreme mark-up etc) and see what they say. Maybe they made a mistake pricing it.