soundofsilver

Idris Muhammad - Turn This Mutha Out (reissue from this month).  Soul Brother Records in London put it out.  Sound and Pressing are fantastic.

Universal Togetherness Band s/t - Numero Group from '15.  Fantastic sound.  Only paid $14 on this one.

Resident in the UK - their leftovers list is long, limited, and full of wants from this board.  I highly recommend them.  Proper link was posted already by our friends across the way.

2 hours ago, throughbeingcruel said:

I'm going out early in hopes to score Distillers, cuz I never saw a repress of that happening haha. And I'm also hoping to see my dude @soundofsilver as usual. And this year the wait won't be bad since I can play Zelda the entire time

We will be through at some point.  I don't think it will be early.  LL has some local DJs coming through, so we might come through after the initial rush.  My guy is coming down Friday night, we'll decide then.  I wouldn't mind digging, cause there isn't anything on the US list for me

With that being said, to anyone across the pond - If you feel like picking up that Idris Muhammad release for me, you will be rewarded for your time.   Thanks!

7 hours ago, Derek™ said:

Unpopular opinion, since this is a VMP thread and not a Gorillaz thread: can someone explain the main appeal of Gorillaz?  Or Demon Days in general?  I knew that OP copies fetched a nice coin, and that its lack of a repress has made it desirable over the years as a collector's piece... but musically speaking, I mean.  What did this album do – even if it's for you, on a personal note – that has placed it on such a pedestal? 

You made me think back to that time - damn you D !

My attraction stemmed from the setting in the world at that time.  Bush; society was raging because of our 'influence' in the Middle East, and the following 'terrorist' times that all of us started experiencing, like our friends in war zones; weapons of death started exploding as far as access to them (guns) here in the U.S.; egos inflated by what we saw on T.V., to numb us from what was happening in our society

From front to back, one of the best complete albums of the decade.

Kids With Guns - my fav off the album, the song summed up the times and where we were headed.  One of the best songs of the '00s, easily.  The back end of the song still gets me. 
Their 1 day festival in London this year sold out in a few hours.  Understandable that the reissue of their best album sold out in a day.

I also believe that VMP isn't the only outlet we will see sell this.  

I dig seeing a new plant pressing some hometown techno.  I did not expect this.

It's gatefold - back of sleeve and labels refer to date 2000, no reference of 2016 - Astralwerks/Modular on labels (and sleeve) - my matrix doesn't match anything established on Discogs.  

I'm very happy w the quality of this - hope others are as well

It is translucent blue, as it should be.  I haven't read of a basic black variant expected for this anywhere.  

1 hour ago, MrSneis said:

Spinning the white DYOH... SUPER stoked to have this and it sounds superb so far.  This album was the first CD I ever purchased from Amazon when it first came out.  Packaging is #/1000, inner sleeves and outer sleeves on point.  MIKE'S THE EXCHANGE in the deadwax too (very faint) so it seems likely they used the original stampers??

 

I have OP's for Surrender, Exit, Born, Further, and Come With Us.

 

That leaves Push the Button and We Are the Night left for me but I am happy to have this much of the catalog!

per Astralwerks - http://www.astralwerks.com/news/chemical-brothers-re-issue-classic-albums-colored-vinyl/

Audio was cut from the original lacquers from the studio of the original engineer Mike Marsh, and approved by Ed and Tom

11/25/16 - per The White Stripes FB today.

I haven't seen this mentioned yet, but Get Behind Me Satan should be out on BF, regular black press.  The White Stripes FB posted 20 min ago.

Apologies if this has already been discussed.

2 hours ago, Kanye West said:

I just think people are overrating it because it's Tribe 

3/4 of the album deals with the current times.  This isn't the Love Movement.   This is a warning, and it starts from the top with the first song.    

4 minutes ago, Derek™ said:

Correct.

My copy is shipping from just a few hours south of where I live, so I'm expecting minimal scuffing.  The description makes it sound like the transit scuffing is a part of the whole affair.  Really surprised to hear your local shop was stocking the deluxe.  That's rad.

That's what I thought, about the transit scuffing.  But, it is housed in one of those thick plastic sleeves that are larger than the sleeve itself.  Folds over at the top.  That quarter wasn't going anywhere.

10 minutes ago, Derek™ said:

Album is so good.  I'm eager to see just how scuffed (or unscuffed) the deluxe copies arrive for everyone.

I bought mine at my local shop  barely a quarter mark on it.

Pretty sure that shot of Times Square is the actual cover underneath 

This is a solid pressing folks (Ltd Ed).  Sounds grrrrreat.  (First free DL to appear in a sleeve in a while)

apologies if posted already - this is great

http://thewas.xyz

Received my Optimal pressing from the UK today.

3 dents in packaging - not the shop's fault - 1 pierced all the way to the sleeve - sleeve is fine - inners feel like they were once dropped in a pool, possibly moon shaped

1 big surface scratch in the last half of Daydreaming

Didn't affect playback at all - So clean - Soooooo damn clean throughout 

Ecstasy 

The timing of these lyrics, across the entire album, regarding some of the events that have happened this year - 

On 6/7/2016 at 1:34 AM, The Ghost of Randy Savage said:

I just figured...why try to explain it when he does a better job than I could hope to

Good read - the DJ comment is spot on

Something to keep in mind for future releases - online streaming rules pertaining to what counts towards sold units/recognition (Gold, Platinum) have some stipulation regarding the length of the songs.  Prob has something to do with royalties, but I've read more than one source explaining this might be an issue w physical releases going forward. Just something to keep in mind.  

edit - realized you guys made a thread

People are posting signed CD's of this on Twitter.   

untitled. unmastered.  unavailableforvc'ers.

Anybody have a report of the quality/sound of the basic release today?

my local shop got a stack of these.  I haven't received anything in my e-mail.  

On 5/20/2016 at 9:36 PM, dbarila said:

Has anyone gotten any of the reissues yet?  People over at Steve Hoffman are reporting that from Amazon they are getting the same pressings that are out there now but with a sticker over the barcode.  

Update - 

I was in B&N yesterday.  They had these specific releases that were released last week by XL.  Sale tag had the date of "5/20/16".

No "RH-HTTT" rectangular sticker on the sleeve.  It was on the shrink wrap instead.  

Capitol sleeve from '08 - Parlophone discs from this release here ---> https://www.discogs.com/Radiohead-Hail-To-The-Thief/release/5453484

Someone on Steve Hoffman also ordered The Bends and Kid A from Amazon pertaining to these releases from last week. 

The Bends was the same mixmatch - Capitol sleeve, Parlo press.  Kid A was not.  It was a Capitol release inside and out.

Recap - OKC, The Bends, HTTT, and (possibly) Amnesiac, of last week's release date, should be Parlo discs inside Capitol sleeves.  OKC was already Parlo in Capitol, so shouldn't be any different.  

B&N has a 15% off $50 sale online right now.  Should be free shipping $25 and over.

3 minutes ago, throughbeingcruel said:

Yeah dude. Guestroom in Louisville did the same. Said they ordered 65 copies and got like 5. I still may PO from ten to get the chance for the 7", but I'm not gonna have a conniption if I don't get it. 

Agreed.  Though, I might swing through and see what they want for the standard black of the album.  I ordered the white from England so I could have a euro version to compare.  

18 hours ago, throughbeingcruel said:

Here's a funny Noisey article for all y'all. I do like Radiohead, but this article was fucking hilarious. 

 

http://m.noisey.vice.com/en_uk/blog/radiohead-is-for-boring-nerds?utm_source=vicefb

did you see what our local shop posted 2 hrs ago about the 7"?  can't say I'm surprised.  redic.

Bought these the day after RSD, instead of RSD releases.  Used 1st editions - $12 total

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