NapalmBrain

I miss Nick Bassett. And WHIRR.
 
 

The budget bins were kind to me yesterday, could not believe these were priced so cheap when everything else was so overpriced:
Wilson Pickett - The Exciting Wilson Pickett (original mono in shrink)
Al Green - I'm Still In Love With You
Jr. Walker & The All Stars - Home Cookin'
Millie Small - Sweet William 7"
James Phelps (Soul Stirrers) - Love Is A 5-Letter Word 7"
Marva Lee - Can't We Talk It Over 7"
 
$1 each and buy 2 get 1 free at that, could not believe it. Been hunting that Pickett forever and never seen an original in the shrink. Y'all got to check out that James Phelps single it's so damn good. The Marva Lee was the only severely underpriced of the 7" but all were worthy additions to the collection

The budget bins were kind to me yesterday, could not believe these were priced so cheap when everything else was so overpriced:
Wilson Pickett - The Exciting Wilson Pickett (original mono in shrink)
Al Green - I'm Still In Love With You
Jr. Walker & The All Stars - Home Cookin'
Millie Small - Sweet William 7"
James Phelps (Soul Stirrers) - Love Is A 5-Letter Word 7"
Marva Lee - Can't We Talk It Over 7"
 
$1 each and buy 2 get 1 free at that, could not believe it. Been hunting that Pickett forever and never seen an original in the shrink. Y'all got to check out that James Phelps single it's so damn good. The Marva Lee was the only severely underpriced of the 7" but all were worthy additions to the collection

I sort of agree with the opening line in that you can use "SS" (Still Sealed) instead of Mint for a record that's still sealed, because then you can't verify the surface condition of the record or play-grade it. Without a "SS" grading you'd have to list most records from United Record Pressing in Nashville as "PLONF-POF-SCOPTM" (Possibly Loads of Non-fill, Possibly Off-centred, slim chance of playing to mint)

lol

We're all trash and need to die.
 

 
 

to answer your question a record with light visible scratches that do not affect play are considered VG+. Usually has to be deeper or more plentiful scratches that cause some surface noise to fall under VG. I never grade an open record as mint just to cover my ass in case of a picky collector, I usually undergrade in general to avoid this

Life is complicated, but I am still living it... Still collecting records haha.

I might actually have to agree with this, though I think what's cool to me about them is that every Nothing album scratches a different itch; it's not like other bands where they're all pretty similar sounding albums and it's just a coin toss which one I feel like spinning on a given day. Of course they stick to shoegaze roots but I think the direction they go with it varies enough across their discog that it's not all the same.

Kind of related but I can't wait 'til The World is... fizzle into nothing and the band realizes they can't write music without her as well as they thought they could.

You can't silence THE TRUTH
 
 
I celebrate Kindlon's entire catalog.

New supergroup with Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus happening as per the r/indieheads subreddit
 

Thanks for the heads up, grabbed both deer leap, both posture & the grizzly, told slant and another copy of harmlessness just to give to a friend at that price

Everything is like $2 right now (except TPs, obviously)

great set, I do recommend the centennial collection over this but you won't find it for that price point. The newer set has better sound quality, less shellac hiss and better sequencing but you can't go wrong with Robert Johnson anyway you can get it

This album is great and the album themes are extremely relatable, aging punk who lives a less successful life based on their inability to grow up and fit into societal norms in favor of pursuing something they love and is extremely self-aware of it all. Me fucking too Pay 
 
Also the half black/half bone looks great too, showed up unscatched which is why I love ordering from deathwish, RFC has sent me warped records, seam split records, wrong variants (I know minor gripes) but given a choice between the 2 I'll go with the former everytime. Pressing is pretty good, a few ticks here and there but it's to be expected with half/half variants, this is one of my favorite albums of the year and quite possibly their best album to date 

I'd consider myself a casual fan of SDF at best but this new LP rules

About time

https://store.suicidesqueeze.net/collections/frontpage/products/ssq081cassette

Throwback collection picture from 2012.

if they are in the budget bin sometimes I just roll the dice, some records from the 50s and early 60s were near indestructible, I have Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry Records in like G+ condition and they power through everything and barely even overpower the music at any point. The only record I have that skips and I just can't bear to part with is https://www.discogs.com/Art-Blakey-Quintet-A-Night-At-Birdland-Volume-1/release/2108341 it sounds really good outside of that damn skip. I have a few rare 45s that playing is either not advised or not enjoyable but they take up very little room and I probably paid a quarter or less. Not everyone collects the same, I don't think it's any crazier to fill up your shelf with rare beat up records than it is with 5 variants of the same record that you never play. I have even overheard kids in my store bragging about finding cheap beat up copies of Howlin' Wolf records, they find the character charming or are just excited to own a record and not have to pay out for it.  

Got one of my biggest wants yesterday, I had to pay $75 plus shipping, but it was a white label audition copy of Irma Thomas "Wish Someone Would Care" LP in mono. The cover just has light wear and the audition stamp on the back and the LP is almost mint, can't believe it made it this long in this shape and some lucky bastard before me either the seller or a past owner found it at a thrift shop. On my second spin already, this is an incredible album and the sound quality on this copy is top notch. I'm a very happy collector today, I have been hunting this record for 8 years and lost ebay auctions for more than I paid for stock copies in the past

Got one of my biggest wants yesterday, I had to pay $75 plus shipping, but it was a white label audition copy of Irma Thomas "Wish Someone Would Care" LP in mono. The cover just has light wear and the audition stamp on the back and the LP is almost mint, can't believe it made it this long in this shape and some lucky bastard before me either the seller or a past owner found it at a thrift shop. On my second spin already, this is an incredible album and the sound quality on this copy is top notch. I'm a very happy collector today, I have been hunting this record for 8 years and lost ebay auctions for more than I paid for stock copies in the past

Got one of my biggest wants yesterday, I had to pay $75 plus shipping, but it was a white label audition copy of Irma Thomas "Wish Someone Would Care" LP in mono. The cover just has light wear and the audition stamp on the back and the LP is almost mint, can't believe it made it this long in this shape and some lucky bastard before me either the seller or a past owner found it at a thrift shop. On my second spin already, this is an incredible album and the sound quality on this copy is top notch. I'm a very happy collector today, I have been hunting this record for 8 years and lost ebay auctions for more than I paid for stock copies in the past

Got one of my biggest wants yesterday, I had to pay $75 plus shipping, but it was a white label audition copy of Irma Thomas "Wish Someone Would Care" LP in mono. The cover just has light wear and the audition stamp on the back and the LP is almost mint, can't believe it made it this long in this shape and some lucky bastard before me either the seller or a past owner found it at a thrift shop. On my second spin already, this is an incredible album and the sound quality on this copy is top notch. I'm a very happy collector today, I have been hunting this record for 8 years and lost ebay auctions for more than I paid for stock copies in the past

Bought this to resell, but god, it's so hypnotic: 
 

https://www.discogs.com/Barbara-Mills-Lets-Make-A-Memory-Try/release/4676421

Cut out the middle section. Just mandatory VC Makeout Club
 
 
Not to be confused with Makeoutclub. Which might be too obscure a reference, but remember that shit?