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I ordered three RSD items from Reckless and they arrived yesterday open and without shrink wrap in tact.  I emailed them about it and they  responded unapologetically saying that they took these measures to ensure that the albums weren't defective.  I bought the items to give as gifts, so I'm sending them back as I don't want to give an unsealed album as a gift.  Has anyone else experienced this from Reckless?

No one faults you for being, "Bummed," that someone pressed Chroma before you had the chance to.  However, it was in poor taste to publicly badmouth the label that beat you to the punch and childishly claim that your (The band's) pressing will be better when you've (The band) also claimed that you (The band) know nothing about the current release.
 
Also, anything posted online via Twitter, AP, or VC does not need a preface of whether it is an, "Official Statement," or not.  If it comes from a member of the band, or a member of the band's camp it is an official statement... Which is why words should be chosen with care and caution and not childishly tweeted to the world.

Media Mail - $2.90
Random cardboard you found in the garage, bent into somewhat of a mailer - $0.00
Tape from tape roll you found in your roommate's drawer - $0.00
Shipping Tracking you didn't buy - $0.00
Other - $2.10
 
TOTAL: $5.00
 
Am I doing it right?

how does one become a mass corporation?
 
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stupid overpriced limited BS.
 
look for newbury to open up near you! vinyl in vending machines!
 
amazon was once run out of a garage ya know. where were you then?
 
$7 'indie' shipping.

If you are looking for brand new, sealed records I would highly suggest www.mrvinyls.com, they have a catalogue of over 27,000 releases at great prices and they also provide an amazing customer support. I've been using Mrvinyls for some time now, never really been disappointed 

Keep checking Amoeba. I grabbed mine a few weeks ago after it was listed "Out of Stock" for awhile. I've since seen it pop up again periodically. Good price and free shipping. Otherwise, you can still get it at Boomkat for import price:
http://boomkat.com/vinyl/1030970-fka-twigs-lp1-deluxe-edition
Good luck!
RPM

Lol that aaron marsh was bitching about Enjoy The Ride, then SRC presses these.

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Paramore Riot! (White Variant)
 
Paramore All We Know Is Falling (Green Variant)
 
Paramore All We Know Is Falling (Red Variant)
 
Paramore Brand New Eyes (Black Variant)
 
 
First Come First Serve On My Extra Copies Of These!!
 
 
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Just obtained a Extra Holiday Sessions Paramore Record!!! $200 is the price!! Message Me If You Want It! 90 Dollars Cheaper Than the Amazon Price!!! Tracking is included in shipping!!! Also will be shipped in a Proper LP Mailer!
 
 
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No one faults you for being, "Bummed," that someone pressed Chroma before you had the chance to.  However, it was in poor taste to publicly badmouth the label that beat you to the punch and childishly claim that your (The band's) pressing will be better when you've (The band) also claimed that you (The band) know nothing about the current release.
 
Also, anything posted online via Twitter, AP, or VC does not need a preface of whether it is an, "Official Statement," or not.  If it comes from a member of the band, or a member of the band's camp it is an official statement... Which is why words should be chosen with care and caution and not childishly tweeted to the world.

No one faults you for being, "Bummed," that someone pressed Chroma before you had the chance to.  However, it was in poor taste to publicly badmouth the label that beat you to the punch and childishly claim that your (The band's) pressing will be better when you've (The band) also claimed that you (The band) know nothing about the current release.
 
Also, anything posted online via Twitter, AP, or VC does not need a preface of whether it is an, "Official Statement," or not.  If it comes from a member of the band, or a member of the band's camp it is an official statement... Which is why words should be chosen with care and caution and not childishly tweeted to the world.

Hey guys this Nic from Cartel. Here to clear up any questions you guys may have. This isn't some official statement, just me needing to get it off my chest.
I've been monitoring all the "hear say" the past few days but haven't really gotten involved with this ordeal, frankly I hate that it has created all this drama. We always seem to gravitate towards drama. Hah.
I think this release just caught me, as well as the other guys, by suprise. We(the band) literally had no idea or heads up this was happening. Honestly I consider it a compliment that someone would want to release our pressings for us. We certainly dropped the ball on getting a chroma vinyl out. A lot of it was timing, legal & financial issues. We are an independent band now in the US so everything we make or sell literally puts food on our table.
We wanted (& still will of course) to make the 10yr anniversary vinyl for chroma very special, with a lot of extra goodies in the packaging. So when we saw this, it took a little bit out of us. It bummed me to see chroma vinyl out before we could add anything to it.
I don't hate ETR for pressing chroma, nor do I condone fans from buying it. could we potentially loose $ over it, yes probably, nothing were not used to in this industry. But I do wish communications between all parties (Cartel, ETR, epic) were better so we weren't caught so off guard. Not this "he said, she said". When company ink pressed 'the ransom' were very involved with them on the process. I wish the same would have been for ETR. Again ETR is well within their right to do this & I'm flattered for them actually doing it. I do feel we deserved to know when it was happening, not kept out of the loop (all good, I'm used to being out of the loop, at the end of the day we just show up to play & have a good time with all of you, as it's always been....except for that bubble thing(but who wouldn't pass up that opportunity. No regrets).
Chroma is our baby, so we defend it as such. It doesn't matter if we sold our souls to the industry, in the end we made Chroma for all of you. Thank you ETR for doing this, & thank you guys who have supported us.
Nic

Tried to fix that up for you a little bit.

so does all this mean the self titled record will be pressed on dr pepper colored vinyl? lookin' forward to that one.

"Most of these bands are broke"... so is the rest of America... that's why we got jobs... sorry but I don't feel bad for these dudes at all.

then what would the label be paying for exactly? lol

Yeesh. Didn't realize how many wannabe Gordon Gekko types frequented this board.
Clearly if a band takes issue with someone they don't know putting out their music it's because they want to make money (whereas a guy who puts out a disparate range of nostalgia-rooted releases is just doing it for the love, man). Clearly if you establish communication with a band about putting out their album and they stop responding, you should go ahead anyway provided you really want to do it and it's something a lot of people want. Clearly it's stupid to side with a band vs. the reissue label just because the band made the music that you apparently neeeed on vinyl. I mean, the ETR version is on splatter, it's scary to think what boring color the band would've picked themselves. This should be in the hands of professionals.
I know nothing about Cartel other than the fact that Dr. Pepper paid to put them in a bubble, but it's disheartening to see people buy into the "it's a music BUSINESS" mindset just so it guarantees them big versions of their CD collection. There are thousands of bands, labels, communities, etc. that have built their art & livelihood on personal connections and do just fine without the corporate mindset of "cover your legal bases and after that, it's on them for being tooooo slowwww".
And of course Ross is a good dude backed hard to his customers. You don't get a medal for being nice to the people who give you money. It really has no bearing on this scenario.

This.  It comes down to money.  Cartel's feelings are hurt that someone beat them to an opportunity to make a little bit of money, and now they are being bullies / children about it on social media.

Some people don't seem to understand that a record label is mostly an investment firm that has an interest in music.  At the end of the day, Cartel was paid by Epic for the rights to Chroma, and it is now in Epic's hands to gain a profit on their investment (ie, licensing it to a third party).  This is called business.  Neither Epic nor a contracted third party need the band's permission as it was already granted in the initial contract.  For the band to badmouth the pressing of an album that they sold the rights to is complete nonsense, unprofessional, and in bad taste.  If they wanted to protect their art and release it the way they see fit, they shouldn't have signed a contract with a major label.

Some people don't seem to understand that a record label is mostly an investment firm that has an interest in music.  At the end of the day, Cartel was paid by Epic for the rights to Chroma, and it is now in Epic's hands to gain a profit on their investment (ie, licensing it to a third party).  This is called business.  Neither Epic nor a contracted third party need the band's permission as it was already granted in the initial contract.  For the band to badmouth the pressing of an album that they sold the rights to is complete nonsense, unprofessional, and in bad taste.  If they wanted to protect their art and release it the way they see fit, they shouldn't have signed a contract with a major label.

Seeing the way cartel is reacting to this makes me not want to even own this record anymore, I'd cancel it but I want to support ETR

All of this is a little confusing..isn't Hot Topic getting a variant as well? Don't they need to obtain the rights for the music some how to put that out?

Whoever is tweeting from the Cartel account sounds like a complete dunce.

FTFY