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    Eliminator Jr. got a reaction from OneThreeOneTwo in Shoegaze/Dream Pop Thread   
    200 more tapes of the new Parannoul will be put up for preorder this Friday via bandcamp. 
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    Eliminator Jr. got a reaction from Mallcore_Melissa in Shoegaze/Dream Pop Thread   
    Second tape run /200 up on bandcamp
     
    https://parannoul.bandcamp.com/album/to-see-the-next-part-of-the-dream?utm_content=fanpub_nfb_merch&utm_campaign=parannoul album to-see-the-next-part-of-the-dream&utm_medium=email&utm_source=merch_release
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    Eliminator Jr. reacted to rooks in Proper care of signed records   
    so, you need to put it in a safe IMMEDIATELY.  Minimum of 6 inch thick stainless steel 316L gauge, submarine steel if you can find one made in that material. Inside the safe itself, place the signed record inside an airtight, vacuum sealed container. MAKE SURE no physical part of the album is touching ANYTHING else. Construct a room in your house which will be the main holding area - you'll need to construct some ramparts in case anyone comes by sea, and some trenches or a moat in case they come for it by land.  The room should be at least 25x25 in dimensions - and be sure to spring for the most expensive HVAC system you possibly can - you have NO IDEA how much value your record will lose if even a DROP of humidity touches it. Once you've got the room built and kitted out with the latest and greatest in humidity and temperature control - dig a shaft a MINIMUM of 50 feet deep. You'll need to hire a contractor who can install steel reinforced sides on this shaft so you are not at an increased risk from someone trying to tunnel in and steal the record. Lower the safe, with the record inside, down the shaft slowly - resting on the bottom where it has been stabilized against tectonic movement, earthquakes, etc.  Once the safe is safely (haha) at the bottom, you're going to want to fill in the shaft with concrete. Don't worry, the record is perfectly safe if you've followed the rest of this guide -- but this is THE MOST IMPORTANT STEP in making sure this record never sees the devilishly destructive UV rays of the sun or the horrific harm of humidity damage.
     
    If you want to display it, make sure you take a picture (flash OFF!!!!!!!!!) before completing the above steps - then frame the picture. 
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    Eliminator Jr. reacted to Derek™ in Soon? The Mars Volta   
    Even better news than I could’ve imagined or hoped for.  Holy shit.  Stream hype through the roof.
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    Eliminator Jr. got a reaction from toxicity in Soon? The Mars Volta   
    They check everyone’s Last.fm and decide by Volta scrobbles per capita. 
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    Eliminator Jr. got a reaction from aopps42 in Soon? The Mars Volta   
    They check everyone’s Last.fm and decide by Volta scrobbles per capita. 
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    They check everyone’s Last.fm and decide by Volta scrobbles per capita. 
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    Eliminator Jr. got a reaction from solitaryreign in Soon? The Mars Volta   
    They check everyone’s Last.fm and decide by Volta scrobbles per capita. 
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    Eliminator Jr. got a reaction from Shelby in Soon? The Mars Volta   
    They check everyone’s Last.fm and decide by Volta scrobbles per capita. 
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    Eliminator Jr. got a reaction from natenomm in Soon? The Mars Volta   
    They check everyone’s Last.fm and decide by Volta scrobbles per capita. 
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    Eliminator Jr. got a reaction from xen0m0rph in Soon? The Mars Volta   
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    Eliminator Jr. got a reaction from ex lion tamer in Soon? The Mars Volta   
    They check everyone’s Last.fm and decide by Volta scrobbles per capita. 
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    Eliminator Jr. got a reaction from chrisapple in Soon? The Mars Volta   
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    Eliminator Jr. got a reaction from mitchard in Soon? The Mars Volta   
    They check everyone’s Last.fm and decide by Volta scrobbles per capita. 
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    Eliminator Jr. got a reaction from Derek™ in Soon? The Mars Volta   
    They check everyone’s Last.fm and decide by Volta scrobbles per capita. 
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    Eliminator Jr. reacted to Kanellos in PO NOW: DEFTONES- Ohms (9/25)   
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    Eliminator Jr. reacted to AlexH. in This fucking guy. (Virgil)   
    Talking shit is why the internet exists. It's good.
     
        He ran Suburban Home Records, a low-to-mid-tier punk label. Circa 2006 he founded Vinyl Collective, which consisted of:
    A Proboards forum, which through an arcane series of events eventually became this website here A vinyl-only distro – pretty novel at the time as the vinyl revival was just starting to take off. At that point the main punk/hardcore options were basically No Idea and Interpunk and some smaller players, and they had their pluses and minuses but mostly they just carried punk records. Virgil carried all that, plus like, rap reissues and other random stuff, and he'd try to get stuff people asked for, so he was like a one-stop shop. and finally, a vinyl-only label – again, very novel at the time. He pressed vinyl for labels that didn't want to deal with it, including a ton of stuff from Ferret & Red Scare, and big bands like Minus the Bear, Norma Jean, & Portugal the Man. People loved this guy, and the stuff he licensed sold big for the most part. He used his newfound clout to continually expand his operation, growing his distro and putting out a ton of music via Suburban Home. A lot of it was like alt-country/raspy-punk-guy-goes-acoustic type stuff, and I can't imagine any of it holds up at all (I do like the LaGrecia album he put out and I wanna say Stereotyperider was good?) Every release came out on multiple colors, there were limited preorder packages with bottle openers and posters and shit, all the collector gimmicks you can imagine. He started a (frankly pretty great) split 7" series called Under the Influence where bands covered artists who influenced them, and somehow roped in like every artist that was big on Punknews in 2008 to contribute. Some of those singles came out on 3 colors. 
     
    In retrospect, the first warning sign that he was stretching himself too thin was probably the Cooperative. He hatched this scheme to get 200 people to chip in 60 bucks as an investment, and that money would be used to license, manufacture, and distribute an album that didn't exist on vinyl. Everyone in the Co-op got a copy of the rare color of the record, and the money from selling the remainder of the pressing would go towards the next release. In theory, a never-ending stream of records for 60 bucks! People were gaga over this idea. Shares in the VC Co-Op sold out in minutes. At least one person had a full-blown meltdown on the message board over the fact that they had missed out on buying a share. Personally I had set an alarm but overslept and missed it by minutes. I was so pissed!
     
    There was all sorts of stuff around the voting process and making teams and narrowing down the list that I was not there for, but in the end, the first Co-Op release was The Falcon – God Don't Make No Trash, on a 10". As I recall, it did okay. There were some concerned murmurs as Virgil revealed that the record had cost slightly more than anticipated as 10"s cost more to manufacture, but they were reassured that it wouldn't affect the master plan and everything would be fine. The next release was The Jealous Sound – Kill Them with Kindness, on a double LP. A double LP, surprisingly, also cost more than anticipated, and sales were soft. Next up was A Wilhelm Scream – Mute Print, and a sort of complete discography for Gaslight Anthem side project This Charming Man, both relatively straightforward single LP releases. It should be noted that this all took fffooorrreeevvveeerrr. According to Discogs, the first (and only) 4 releases came out in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. In between each release, 200 people are milling about the message board waiting impatiently for any kind of update on what should theoretically not take 3 years.
     
    While this is happening, Virgil's operation is continuing to expand. He's hiring people and moving into bigger spaces, Suburban Home is putting out tons of music, and at some point there are too many plates spinning and things start taking a turn. He sells "VC for Life" memberships where for $1000 you get everything they release, forever. He takes preorders for Volume 2 of Under The Influence, with promised artists including The Gaslight Anthem and Minus the Bear, which never materializes. For most of VC's run, all his releases were pressed through Pirates Press as they were the only place that was doing all the splatters, hazes & splits that he utilized extensively, but at a certain point he switches to a domestic plant. Later the word from the rumor mill is that he was so in debt with Pirates Press that they wouldn't take new orders from him. Virgil starts blowing out inventory under the guise of clearing out space, doing big bundles of LPs and 7"s for dirt cheap.  Labels who were distro-ing with VC start posting threads on the message boards that they've not been getting paid for months. Some of them get deleted, including a legendary one where Tre from Deathwish tells Virgil to answer his email and give him his money, in so many words. People start asking to sell back their shares in the co-op as it becomes clear that it's a sinking ship.
     
    While this is all happening, Virgil announces a mother freakin' craft beer tour.
     
    In early 2011, the bottom finally falls out and Virgil shutters Vinyl Collective, leaving tons of labels, bands and customers in the lurch. He liquidates everything through eBay and his own store, and disappears for a good while, although according to Discogs, Suburban Home put out a handful of releases between 2011 and 2015. The most valuable asset at that point was the message board, and he sold it(?!?) to ShopRadioCast and Academy Fight Song Records, another label that flamed out spectacularly pretty soon after. And now here we are! Virgil basically lost everything, but he pops up again every few years with an interview in some Colorado alt-weekly about his new business doing promotion for craft distilleries or whatever. He's an ideas guy!
     
    It's wild to think that there are people who are regulars here who have no idea about Virgil or Suburban Home. Personally, it was one of the first online communities I was a part of, and although I don't post as regularly anymore, it is comforting to have at least one familiar place that hasn't been swallowed whole by Facebook or Reddit. Long live VC!
     

     
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    Eliminator Jr. got a reaction from al-naafiysh in Unwound Discography Repress   
    Not the only negative for me. I hated the fact that they didn't use any original artwork on the record sleeves. I recently got rid of the sets and bought originals since the prices have come down a bit. Still, well done and nice comprehensive sets, I'm just a purist when it comes to record sleeves ha.
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    Eliminator Jr. reacted to Shelby in Daughters- S/T Repress in Semptember   
    I was bummed when I saw your insta comment yesterday, glad you kept trying and got a copy though!
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    Eliminator Jr. reacted to Derek™ in PO SOON: Touché Amoré-Lament   
    Made this for you to keep on standby.
     

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    Eliminator Jr. reacted to Derek™ in PO Soon: Andrew Wk - I Get Wet / Wolf - July 19th   
    I imagine it went down something like this.
     
    ETR: Hey Andy can we press Get Wet and overcharge for gimmicky vinyl variants sourced from CD?
     
    AWK: I’d prefer you didn’t.
     
    ETR: Well, too bad.  We do what we like and we like what we do.
     
    AWK: Fair enough.
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    Eliminator Jr. reacted to batman in If you got the new Rodrigo y Gabriela open it immediately...   
    Idk, looks white and gold to me.
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