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At least they are open that this is the condition their LPs could arrive in.

At least they are open that this is the condition their LPs could arrive in.

So when I went to Everyday Music in Seattle yesterday, I didn't see a single copy of BSL. I decided to go back today, and they had ONE COPY left somehow. Score! Couldn't be happier. 

Hopefully I can snag Andrew McMahon and All American Rejects from here.

here's the thread from 2014 if anyone wants to refer to that for shops to look at: http://boards.vinylcollective.com/topic/100839-online-sales-of-rsd-releases/

FEB1625 also works same -25%, but for 25+ dollars)

This has been addressed and fixed. Takes about 72 hours for the warning to come off.

Nope. This forum has quite a lot of ignorant idiots.

I don't know if it's fair to have Back on Black in the "usually very poor" category.  I know that their earlier releases are notoriously bad, but most of the more recent BoB reissues I own are somewhere between good and great.  Seems like they sorta turned their act around starting in 2008 or so - although I'm sure not everything they put out is gold
 
On the other hand, I agree 100% with Rhino in the "usually very good" category, their Black Sabbath reissues in particular are amazing

Plain and 4mwb are plagued with general it sucks because Kevin shields claimed loveless was cd sourced after being pissed he didn't release it (and still hasnt)
Overall I have several albums by both labels and generally not an issue with quality but my ears can deceive me

Lta and numero do great stuff
Rhino can have its screw ups
Mov are usually clean pressings but again fall into the question of source material like plain.
Unsure how you group in major labels as that is all over the place

Numero is awesome. Affordable and great packaging. I personally do not like MOV at all. They sound good but I'm not a fan of their packaging / price.

Agreed that a 'Major Label' group is too general.
 
Whilst MoV releases belong in the Usually Very Good group, I have found their customer service when problems do occur to be very poor. That said problems don't occur that often.
 
Example: Faith No More - Angel Dust
 
This had a tiny 'wobble' (good description when you hear it) in one track. Replacements were pressed. They did not send them out to stores; they didn't even tell stores that there was a problem (certainly not in the UK). When you got in touch with them to try and get replacements, they wouldn't pay your shipping (first rule of good customer service - when you make a mistake, you pay for it) to send the item to them and the general demeanour of their communication was dismissive and arrogant.
 
When their Rage Against The Machine - Self Titled colour press turned out to be faulty, buyers were lucky that it was exclusive to one seller as that meant they had a point of complaint that was not MoV. A repress on another colour was forthcoming.
 
I think Plain should have their own group 'Complete Pot Luck'.

GoHastings will file for Bankruptsy

The Robert Pollard Comprehensive 287 LP box set. Four variant colours - buy one set, or all four at once, and give your postal worker a hernia!

Carly Rae is #2 on my end of year list. Backed eternally, listened to it more than anything else probably.

Had you heard of The Beatles before you heard of The Beatles? Obviously not. Are you now "pretentious" now that you know about The Beatles? I'd guess not. You don't have to be pretentious to be interested in music you've never heard before. 

This is a good record

I'm definitely glad you shared. There's a ton of stuff on there i'd never even heard of, but seems neat. I'll be checking out a good number of these albums to see if they're anything I'll enjoy.I just thought I'd throw out the reissues that I was excited about from this year too.

What about that Blue Jean Comittee reissue? So good

nothing to apologize about, thanks for sharing. I was just playing devil's advocate

To be fair it was a rather esoteric list, but I think no one giving a shit would not exactly be accurate either

Great list. Didn't know about some of these.
 
 
Of course it's unpopular here - no wusspunk records included.

2hip4me.
 
 
Best reissues:
 
Promise Ring reissues
Sleep - Holy Mountain
The Good Life reissues
Neko Case reissues
Dead Milkmen - Beelzebubba
Druglord - Enter Venus
Iced Earth reissues
Eric's Trip - Love Tara
Modest Mouse reissues
Saves the Day - Through Being Cool
The Album Leaf - In a Safe Place
Sigur Ros reissues
Ugly Casanova - Sharpen Your Teeth

http://www.thevinylfactory.com/vinyl-factory-releases/the-30-best-vinyl-reissues-of-2015/