NapalmBrain

If anyone needs the indie variant https://vinylren.com/seahaven-halo-of-hurt-vinyl-lp/, we still have 2 copies left. It's a pretty good record, I'm not sure if I like it more than Reverie Lagoon but that has been in regular rotation since release and this is my first spin. I will say it's probably one of the least photogenic variants I've ever seen. It looks black if you try to take a picture, and even from a few feet away.

As cool as that looks, that's an expensive ass candle. I think I'll stick with the indie exclusive. Looks like my distro is going to fill my 3 copies I ordered, so one is going home with me but there will be 2 extras if anyone has no luck finding one locally

I got my copy today and it was worth the wait. Obviously not an audiophile release but Ryan Smith did a great job as always. It's a single pocket jacket with a 2 sided insert. Disc 1 is standard black Disc 2 is a Blue/Black Marble. Both discs were flat but off center. Disc 2 was not as bad but it was a tight squeeze on to the spindle on disc 1. This is a great way to get all their stuff in one purchase (minus live and studio outtakes). I'd highly recommend ordering a copy if you have not done so already. There have been some really great reissues this year and this up there as one of my favorites thus far.

It does sound pretty good compared to the last 2 which were really muddy even for shoegaze. I still think GoE is the best sounding Nothing record, that Heba Kadry mastering is wonderful.

As nostalgic as I am for this album I think I'll pass for now, I'd be shocked if this sold out and was going for a high secondary price later. I'll wait for an inevitable sale or secondary market buy down the line. Great record though one of the last bands I remember with a keytar

Whoops my dumbass sliced the obi and the cover opening up the shrink. Good thing I'm not trying to resell. The indie exclusive kind of came out cool, not exactly like the mock up but to be expected, I do not have any other variants like this. Spinning DOTBT while it dries.

I got the ALS AAA myself yesterday, played it twice already. It was the best I've heard the album, I have not heard an original stereo but I have heard an original mono. I highly recommend anyone who enjoys this album to pick up a copy, not sure how many more times this is going to get cut from tape.

The unauthorized releases are the rights holders generally, put up a Metallica boot it's going to get taken down, pick an artist who doesn't care or have the money to patrol ebay and they don't get policed.

Looking forward to this, going to grab the indie variant at release. I could use some new Seahaven right about now.

What a way to get exposed to a ton of old music even if there are less than ideal copies it's a great way to get acquired with some music you may not have heard otherwise. Hell of a score unless it's all polka

I found them to be very inspiring in their banter on stage when I saw them both in store and that evening at a local venue. They all just had great attitudes, and I'm glad they still have Max playing guitar, I had some great conversations, his eyes lit up when I told him the venue had a leslie amp they could plug into. That evening I saw 4 people carrying that monster out onto the stage and they sounded fantastic. If you want to see their in store, I guess it's been 2 years my how time flies

I gotta check out the War & Treaty, truly amazing humans so full of love. They played my record store last year and introduced themselves with big embracing hugs. I have a signed CD Healing Tide, they took it literal when my coworkers told them to sign it "to the guy behind the register". Glad they are getting some traction and have signed with Rounder for their new album.

Hate to be the bearer of bad news but Ocean Songs got delayed until drop 3

ooh been wanting a copy for a long time, I hate half and half variants so I might just pick this up at retail in December, but I'm tempted. Birth Of Violence is one of the best sounding new releases from the last decade to my ears, the dynamics are incredible and the vinyl is dead quiet

Keeping in line with the last 2 drops I missed out on the deluxe this morning. I think I'll just buy whatever is available at retail, maybe there will be an indie variant

whoops double post

It's gotten out of hand, see every scorpio release. Quiet vinyl does not make an audiophile pressing, hell a well mastered record does not make an audiophile pressing. Living Stereo shaded dogs/mercury living presence classical records are audiophile, Belafonte "At Carnegie Hall" is audiophile, those boring ass direct to disc sheffield lab records are audiophile. I'd say Cowboy Junkies "Trinity Sessions" is audiophile, but a record needs to be well recorded and then well mastered to be considered an audiophile record. Some of the stuff MOFI/AP release aren't even truly audiophile because they weren't well recorded to begin with, as I stated earlier it's a real small cross section of well recorded and enjoyable music. I like all sorts of music that isn't well recorded but just because it sounds better than it has ever sounded doesn't make it audiophile if it was recorded in a less than ideal room without using top notch recording technology and proper mic placement (hell some people debate music recorded with more than one mic discredits it from being audiophile in certain parts of the internet)

I'd be inclined to agree the cross section of well recorded and quality music is very small

There was the Christmas album 2 seasons ago

bubble wrap/stiffeners can prevent seam splits in most cases, but they try to cut down on overhead. I got my black copy from the FA store today, still waiting on the VMP. I wish I had gone through the hassle and cancelled I could have bought a pearl copy for less than the price of the black and got it a week sooner, it is what it is though

They are mostly instrumental jams, I think only one vocal track. It nicely bridges the gap from 4GP to Anahata, I scooped one on discogs a year ago for $8 in great shape

I preordered right away this is looking to be D2C too unless it's a small distro my shop doesn't use. My rep asked around and no one had a clue and they were listed as a distro on Porterhouse's site. The first pressing is only 1000 copies. It's everything, it's all analog and Ryan Smith is mastering it (he is as good as Gray/Hoffman/Bellman). G.I. is out of print and What We Do Is Secret is overpriced for an EP. Seemed like a no brainer to me, you could sell your rhino, buy this and have money leftover

Thanks for sharing! I now covet them even more, been on the hunt for years.I have standard black copies of their whole catalog (tropics is missing the stamp set but this disc is close to NM, and 4GP is missing the poster). My Anahata was purchased new in 2010 there was still dead stock left at that point. Another interesting note is In The Fishtank was recorded direct to disc, it sounds pretty great as a result.

https://www.discogs.com/June-Of-44-Tropics-And-Meridians/release/7696269 https://www.discogs.com/June-Of-44-Engine-Takes-To-The-Water/release/1741773 But I would love to see better pics if thepunkguy feels like sharing

Gotta keep the collection complete so will pick this up hopefully retail on release, also someone trade/sell me the tropics & meridian wooden box and the library edition of engine