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Dischord – The First Six Records (6x7" boxset)
Eliminator Jr. replied to AlexH.'s topic in Vinyl Collective Message Board
Which is the exact scenario Ian Mackaye had in mind when he started Dischord Records forty years ago. Mine arrived unscathed across the world last weekend and I listened to the first three singles (or four minutes, approx.) of the set. Not a huge fan of the Teen Idles release, but god damn S.O.A. are so good and the first Minor Threat 7“ is just insane. Truly the greatest and defining moment in Punk Rock history for me. -
At what point will you stop collecting?
Eliminator Jr. replied to etphonehome's topic in Everything Else Message Board
Yet here you are, posting on a forum called Vinyl Collective. 👀 -
I bought indie exclusives of OK and AMSP and while considering the box sets, I was glad I did both times after checking out the sets a friend had bought. They are certainly nice to look at, but I felt like I was done with the extras after briefly browsing through them once. So yeah, I preordered the red 3LP and bet it ends up real nice.
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At what point will you stop collecting?
Eliminator Jr. replied to etphonehome's topic in Everything Else Message Board
As long as I’m willing and able to spare the time and cash to explore new (to me) genres and artists, I’m game. With a toddler things might slow down for a while now, but there’s still no such thing as a finished collection for me. -
Official The Simpsons: Tapped Out Thread
Eliminator Jr. replied to pushbacktosquare's topic in Everything Else Message Board
Got back into it during home office and had the exact same issue today. I entered the same code about a dozen times to no avail and poof it worked. Hope it’s working out for you, there’s a new Zen-inspired event starting today. -
PO NOW: Deafheaven - Infinite Granite (08/20)
Eliminator Jr. replied to archiced's topic in Vinyl Collective Message Board
Solid first single, wish they would’ve kept it clean all the way. Getting serious Sagarmatha-era Appleseed Cast vibes during the quieter middle part. The intricate drums, playful bass line and shimmering guitar arpeggios hit all the right spots for me. -
PO NOW: Deafheaven - Infinite Granite (08/20)
Eliminator Jr. replied to archiced's topic in Vinyl Collective Message Board
Yeah OCHL was awesome. I wouldn’t be surprised (and also wouldn’t mind) if they strayed away from their BM leanings even further. The least impressive part of the last record were Clarke’s vocals and I can see them seriously holding back the band from exploring new territories. I’d love to be wrong though. -
Soon? The Mars Volta
Eliminator Jr. replied to At The Mars Spartamasque's topic in Vinyl Collective Message Board
Sure, the prices are way out there. BUT: I have the MOV and the box and oh boy the remaster shits all over the oversized CD MOV put out. -
Soon? The Mars Volta
Eliminator Jr. replied to At The Mars Spartamasque's topic in Vinyl Collective Message Board
@Derek Should we go ahead an calm this place down once more? -
Soon? The Mars Volta
Eliminator Jr. replied to At The Mars Spartamasque's topic in Vinyl Collective Message Board
Yup. I vividly remember passing on it for 35€. I also no longer trust myself in any half-important issues since I passed on it when it was on clearance for 15€ two years later, though. -
Soon? The Mars Volta
Eliminator Jr. replied to At The Mars Spartamasque's topic in Vinyl Collective Message Board
If anyone with warped discs or other defects is considering reaching out to CH customer service, I highly recommend doing so. Just had a perfect correspondence asking for a replacement of Ampu LP1 and it’s all being taken care after one mail. They took my adress from my original order and ship it out on monday. Perfect. -
Soon? The Mars Volta
Eliminator Jr. replied to At The Mars Spartamasque's topic in Vinyl Collective Message Board
Wow, I thought the box set was pricey as hell, but with the individual releases stacking up to pretty much the same I’m almost willing to call it a cheapo haha.. Also laughing about the CEO of Clouds Hill stating that people won’t have to worry about scalpers on eBay anymore. Wouldn’t have thought he’ll be trying to preemptively outscalp them all. -
Soon? The Mars Volta
Eliminator Jr. replied to At The Mars Spartamasque's topic in Vinyl Collective Message Board
The new remastering really pops the whole thing open, for sure. I did a quick A-B with the digital version and it’s all just glued together without any cohesiveness. This heavily compressed mastering doesn’t do the record any favor, I think. Those sweet analogue synths with the overall calmer, but trippy atmosphere and the drums just relentlessly going insane.. without a broad soundstage and lots of space it just doesn’t add up, I think. And the remaster is spacey and dynamic all the way. If you should ever feel inclined to give that album another go, I’d give it a few weeks for high quality needle drops to pop up and try it out. It seems to be settled that the new remastering will stay vinyl only, unfortunately. -
Soon? The Mars Volta
Eliminator Jr. replied to At The Mars Spartamasque's topic in Vinyl Collective Message Board
Gotcha, there’s no denying that De-Loused and Frances are the most popular and it’s easy to see why, also as a fan of the entire discography. What’s interesting to me is that my level of enjoyment of these albums has changed quite significantly during the last ten years, in which I barely listened to any of them at all. Having revisited them all during the last couple weeks has opened the later entries up drastically for me. I also used to hate the meandering and more out there-parts of Frances back then and thoroughly enjoy the entirety of it today. I guess that’s just me growing as a music fan and finding loads of stuff like mid 70s Miles Davis fusion era immensely captivating which lends new colours and a renewed focus to TMVs output for me. I grabbed a box set via CH early on and think that it’s, while a bit overpriced, yeah, a great value. Will spin these a lot. Good to see individual represses rather sooner than later.