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Didn't end up going out on RSD, but picked up Field Music - Tones of Town online this morning for what I assumed was an appropriate Canadian cost. Wanted the Evan Dando, but it looks like it was listed for about $50US, which by the time I find a place to ship, would be around $100CDN - not worth it at all to me. Also curious about the Atomic Bomb Band, but that seems to be popping up all over online, so I'm hoping it might be one of those still around long after RSD releases...

Should we all just go in and troll the survey or is that too cruel?

Sufjan Stevens - Illinois 10th Anniversary Blue 3LP set - $19.78 prime (crazy good deal - comparable at more than double the price)

Thanks! Among the sub-$10 records I've seen this time around (they had a load of these a few weeks ago in the previous sale): The Who - Who by Numbers Meat Puppets - Huevos Caribou - Swim Flogging Molly - Speed of Darkness A couple of Aerosmith LPs Bullet for My Valentine - Temper Temper, Venom Meat Puppets - S/T Orange Juice - Rip It Up Superchunk - I Hate Music, Foolish, Majesty Shredding Steve Earle - I'll Never Make it Out of this World Alive Elvis Costello - Goodbye Cruel World, Blood and Chocolate, This Year's Model ($12, but a great deal at that) Beck - Song Reader Tweedy - Sukiarae ($12) Cat Power - Sun Interpol - El Pintor, Interpol Pogues - Peace and Love, Hell's Ditch Camper Van Beethoven - Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart, New Roman Times Pig Destroyer - Mass and Volume Lots of good stuff...

The only one I can see in that pile that may be worth $20 or a touch more (depending on condition) is Buckingham Nicks. Most of the rest of those are $5 and under records, as far as I know (maybe someone else will see one or two with greater value...)

Not with Dallas' goaltending as it is. They'd be stupid not to make a move for a legit goalie though....

Can't seem to make the Sound of Vinyl code work. Any tricks? Or just tried enough times that it did?

I'm out. Dead last the last two years - picking this is not my thing.

I've thought about getting a Crack/Speedball for my HD 6XXs, but I'm hesitant to dive into tubes for 2 reasons: 1) little kids at home 2) I'm worried I might like it too much and then spend all my money on tubes. I have a Burson Conductor, and I'm quite happy with the sound on the HD6XX, though the amp is even more incredible with my Hifiman HE400i - makes me want to move up the planar chain to pair with the Conductor. I see a fully assembled Crack with Speedball on Hifi classified sites every couple of months or so. I've been tempted more than once, but resisted.

No, but if any Canadian gets an extra black LP, I'll make a deal (sorry Americans - cost of shipping would make it not worth it).

Am I the only one in the world who didn't like American Gods? Quite frankly I think Neil Gaiman is terribly overrated. It seems like each time his plots take a turn he expands his fantastic universes to conveniently cover a plot hole. Found that to be especially true with The Ocean at the End of the Lane. I'm not a huge fantasy fan in general - there has been some I've quite liked, but I don't seek it out - and I picked up both books due to his wider appeal, but found the prose unimpressive and just really didn't care for the stories. Recently read John Darnielle's (the Mountain Goats) Universal Harvester, which I quite liked. At first I finished it and wasn't sure what to think, but the more I reflect, the more I enjoyed it. Audiobooked Bruce Springsteen's autobiography - he reads it. It was pretty good - felt a bit long at times. But man, he has such a good voice for reading to you..

Awesome. I love this album, and was recently debating whether to pick up an original press for around $45, but passed. Excited to see it back in print.

The weirdest connection to a current NHL player for me is that I worked at Zach Hyman (on the Leafs)' Bar Mitzvah. I was working at the Hockey Hall of Fame - got to meet a ton of players, including the 2005 Canada World Junior Team (basically one of the best junior teams of all time), and all kinds of Hall of Famers, but I remember Hyman's Bar Mitzvah in part because of how ridiculously opulent it was , namely that they used the hall as a venue. His family was in the paper for a long time because his dad would buy each hockey team he played on as he grew up to help make his way forward. Never really thought he'd make it as far as the NHL though...

Was quite the run though! Great turnaround for you from last season!

And also the Leafs....sorry @kylekrische!

Some Deep Discount serious deals on box sets: Roy Orbison - Monument Box Set $35.25 http://www.deepdiscount.com/monument-box-set/888837610919 Tom Petty Box Set Vol. 1 (1976-1991) $130.70 http://www.deepdiscount.com/studio-album-vinyl-collection-1976-1991/602547952158 The Who - Studio Albums $215 http://www.deepdiscount.com/studio-albums/602537155736 Eric Clapton - Studio Album Collection $65 http://www.deepdiscount.com/studio-album-collection-1970-1981/602547502773 Roy Orbison - MGM Years $127 http://www.deepdiscount.com/roy-orbison-the-mgm-years/602547213549

Gonna be a fun one. Ian's trade deadline moves are looking like they are putting him in a good position, and I have Andersen possibly on the shelf....

I started a Facebook page called Cheap Vinyl In Canada. Can quickly Amazon link any time there's a really good deal. Follow if you'd like: http://www.facebook.com/cheapvinylincanada

So just found out I'll be in New York City the weekend of this year's WFMU Record Fair. Never been. What am I in for? Any advice?

It wasn't. Only Window. But now I'm gonna have to be on the lookout for Fully Qualified...

I still haven't heard if it shipped - if you don't mind PMing me when/if you get any kind of notification, that would be helpful to me (so that if they're not letting this go through I can figure out next steps). I listened to the song Aviator by Chapman, and that was it for me. So good. Now I need to find that album...

Has anyone heard about some Canadian RSD exclusives? Usually there are only a few, but I can't seem to find anything. @justindinealone, anything for this year?

I made an $100 order yesterday to Canada, and they seemed to offer me free shipping. Not sure if they'll rescind or cancel, but if it goes through, it's a sweet deal. Also, I hadn't heard Michael Chapman until I previewed his stuff looking through the sale, and now I'm totally hooked.

Damn @kylekrische, thought you had me. Never seen so much back and forth in a head to head. Looks like a lot of close matches. Congrats Ian on the upset. I'm pretty glad to not have to face Chris. He's had my number each time I've faced him over the past two seasons.

Many thanks.