slipcraig

I love this! Thank you.

1 hour ago, Bladewillisisdead said:

I am refusing to vote if I don't get my coupon. My voice will be heard.

Trump owns the labels. #truestory

40 minutes ago, unknown pleasures said:

Plus, Mark Arm will personally mail it to you. 

This.

$54.27US to ship this to Seattle. Nope. 

Ye!

These are photos of my Polyvinyl copy (including cassette): https://imgur.com/a/uAwyU4G

7 hours ago, glass realms said:

Still available on Amazon UK

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Public-Image-Rotten-Songs-Heart/dp/B079VF7QCC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1527359626&sr=8-1&keywords=public+image+limited

Thanks for posting!

$50 shipping. Oof.

Ever notice how simple and deceptively mean-spirited the lyrics are? Guessing most people never actually listened to the whole song.

3 minutes ago, Vaporwave Meme Poster said:

Thanks, creepy old guy.

Says the guy so old that he had a bust made of him. :p

Always did love this album. So tempting.

On 4/9/2018 at 12:47 PM, natenomm said:

 

Pleep ploop is TOTALLY different from bleep bloop. #connoisseurofeepoop

$51 with shipping. EZPass.

On 4/26/2018 at 10:36 AM, mcpherson123 said:

I wish A Perfect Circle would have put out a new album.

Did you see the Pitchfork score? Savage. Yes, it's Pitchfork so have to keep that in mind. 

Metacritic's composite score is 69/100. AOTY's is 63. Ow. 

1 minute ago, aphasias said:

This is what I decided on 15 years ago. I only buy picture discs when they are the only option available.

Yep, that's what I'll be doing from now on. And really, it's what I've done 99.9% of the time up to now anyway. You just occasionally see that one picture disc that calls your name and can't stop yourself from buying a shitty piece of vinyl.

3 hours ago, dethrock said:

Just for fun, what's your setup?

Denon DP300F with an Ortofon red. As I say, It sounds great for most new LPs. 

5 hours ago, The Ghost of Randy Savage said:

Why are you even buying Goodwill records that aren't in good playing condition?

I never do intentionally. Even DG LPs that appear to be in top condition can sound sketchy at times. 

The green is nice.

6 minutes ago, swb said:

It sounds like they're hoping you'll believe them and leave them alone. I imagine that customer service tactic works sometimes, otherwise they're wasting both parties' time stalling before issuing the refund/replacement.

They've lost my business in the process. They don't need customers' money anyway, right? *wink*

6 minutes ago, Sunshine said:

Good call. I only buy them when it's the only format.

I also have to say that it's dumb for a business to blame a customer for selling a low-quality product. I've spent $500 on the small label's records, and they have ensured I will  never give them another dime.

If you are a business reading this, take this as an object lesson. Even if you suspect a customer has faulty equipment, just offer to take back the album and listen to it yourself. If it does sound like a bad pressing, admit it. If it doesn't sound bad, tell them you can't reproduce the experience on your end. Customers respect integrity.

9 minutes ago, Sunshine said:

Pressing plants widely vary in quality too. There are many factors but picture discs always sound at least slightly worse because of the way they're made. Avoid them if possible, but some can potentially sound alright to good.

What I'll do going forward is buy picture discs to look at and not listen to. When the sound quality of a new record is comparable to Goodwill purchases, it's time to change buying behavior. 

This week, I received two picture discs: one from a small, independent label and one from a major label. Not important which albums they are for this discussion.

The picture disc from the small label sounds HORRIBLE. Pops, cracks, hum, etc. Yes, I cleaned it, took the static gun to it, and so on.  I contacted the label, and they told me that my equipment is at fault. Apparently, it's time for me to get a new stylus because this couldn't be the fault of the disc itself. LOL.

The picture disc from the major label isn't perfect, but it sounds way better than the other one. AND I DIDN"T EVEN HAVE TO BUY NEW EQUIPMENT. Imagine that.

Yes, I do know picture discs generally sound worse than "regular" vinyl. Is the solution to never buy picture discs? Despite their attempt to "blame the customer" in this case, this is not the fault of my turntable, stylus, or any other equipment. The album itself was poorly reproduced. 

I'm waiting for the $400 fart in a jar with free MP3 download.

Bullmoose also has Love Tara on their Vinyl--Latest Updates page. I'm thinking all three might be seeing another release. 

11 hours ago, Mars said:

ummm, except that is .com, not .ca

Fuck all