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13 hours ago, MacDonals said:

Hopefully it's a better pressing than the RSD release. I have a copy and it sounds like shit. Like they took the CD files and popped it onto a vinyl.

Are you talking about the U.S. or E.U. pressing?

I am pretty sure they are going to use the plates from one of these two pressings for the Newbury variant. I guess it will be the U.S. plates.

5 hours ago, Wasda Deelwifkramer said:

Not sure if this is a part of Vagrant's 25th anniversary releases.

https://www.newburycomics.com/collections/exclusive-vinyl/products/alkaline_trio-from_here_to_infirmary_exclusive_lp?variant=40311973806260

I would think so because it also has the album's title in silver text instead of red?

On 5/4/2021 at 10:33 PM, truexbeliever said:

Coretex has an aqua / 325 and an indie edition electric blue. I think that brings the total up to ten different versions 🥴

 

https://coretexrecords.com/Descendents-9th-Walnut-PRE-ORDER_9

To avoid further confusion: it is not /325 but it is "375". "375 Media" is a big distributor and they started some time ago (this year? did not notice it earlier) distributing exclusive variants. It does not represent the pressing number of their variants, afaik.

https://375media.com/

I got Alkaline Trio, too. Hand numbered /1500, manufactured in Poland. It is a different cut/pressing than the U.S. one. It sounds pretty good to my ears.

3 hours ago, faaip de oiad said:

Feel like we shoulda created a ROG TON anniversary thread. Appears that ROG will be releasing the rest of the TON NMN box separately...

Done, thanks for the suggestion.

25th Anniversary 2LP Pressed on green and black mixed vinyl and includes an exclusive poster. Limited edition.

Release date October 29, 2021

https://www.recordshopx.com/artist/type_o_negative/october_rust/#740327

@IanRees

Can you help which color variant indie EU retailers will receive, please? My local record store announced a pre-order for a colored version but they do not know which color they are going to receive.

"Exclusive Clouds Hill edition"

I wonder what this actually means? I don't see the exclusivity being black vinyl? Or just because these standalone releases will be not available in retail (which I do not believe actually)?

Preorders are up on EU store

https://cloudshillshop.com/collections/the-mars-volta

Prices are absurd.

Yet another EU color:

Blue/Trans. Cloud

/500

https://eu.kingsroadmerch.com/shop/product/19558/9th-walnut-bluetrans-cloud-vinyl

I will just leave this here:

Quote from Fat Wreck Chords:

"Individual LPs will be available in a few months on black vinyl. "

Source:

Looks pretty great! I did not want to spend that much money for it though.

What is this red long thing in the box? Is that "Bronx LA" thing a sticker or a download card maybe?

33 minutes ago, IanRees said:

I'm not really sure who they use in EU, I do have a guess though, but we use Pirates Press / GZ and have had very little delays this year if not very fast turnarounds for most releases.

The Mariachi El Bronx - Musica Muerta release was manufactured by PP/GZ that's why I assume they are using them again for this. Though I wish they would not. I missed the PO unfortunately but if I ever get a copy, I would prefer not to have that notorious GZ in-house cut. These just do not sound good.

3 hours ago, arnogarden said:

anyone kind enough to share the audio to an unlucky one who arrived too late to secure one before it sold out?

I would be very grateful for that, too. Missed the PO as well.

1 hour ago, mcpherson123 said:

I hear you but its getting more and more rare for albums to have been recorded in analog anyway and a vinyl record really is the best logical progression of a final product for music that was recorded in the analog domain. Its just a shame to mix in a ton of non-analog sourced vinyl records with a pressing that is all analog. It shouldn't be even considered as "niche within niche." It should just be the logical course of action to keep an all analog recording in the analog domain by skipping digital conversion for vinyl production regardless of how much easier it makes reproduction. If you make a digital transfer as a safety I get that. In case anything happens to permanently damage the original tapes you have something to work with but that, in my opinion, should be a last resort. I would argue it doesn't make it that much less complicated if you're already going through all the steps to manufacture vinyl in the first place. That's why there are audio engineering  professionals and those who know how to cut a stereo master tape to lacquer.

I think this is a very idealistic but also naive and simple view of things. Going full analog is not simple. Maybe you should (re)read articles and interviews Shields gave on the process when they released it in 2018 initially.

Please remember Loveless did not even exist in it's completeness on analogue tape before. A tape had to be created for the 2018 reissues. That is a safety copy of course. Not the original master tape was used for it because of all the splicing. 

Labels will not do the complicated out of house cutting every time to keep titles in production. It is basically the reason why first pressings are of higher value than reissues. It's always been like that.

Anyway, I own the 2018 AAA as well as an OG 1991 pressing. I like the OG better. That's why I am curious what the new digital one will sound like because the OG one was not AAA of course.

3 hours ago, mcpherson123 said:

If you had a AAA final retail version of your record on vinyl, why would you press only a partition of your manufactured stock that way and then do a separate master including digital conversion?

 

Who would ever do this and why?

One set of lacquers can be used to create metal parts for pressing up to 100,000 copies, probably less. After that a new set of lacquers is required which gets plated. Cutting new sets of AAA lacquers using the tape which was  created for this purpose is a lot more complex than cutting from digital files.

Regular and deluxe vinyl reissues of Isn't Anything, Loveless, m b v 

https://www.recordstore.co.uk/recordstore/recordstore/The-Studio-Albums-Deluxe-Edition-180gm-Vinyl-Bundle/6XJR0000000

Orange variant limited to 1000 on the Bronx store now:

https://shop.thebronxxx.com/products/bronx-vi-orange?variant=39274122346561

What was the pressing figure of the Orange/Black mix variant again?

How does it come nobody mentioned the ugly Australia variant yet?

https://artistfirst.com.au/collections/the-bronx/products/vi-lp-galaxy-orange-crush-cyan-blue

I doubt these have singles have exclusive tracks on the B-sides. It would mean they had written 11 more tracks which did not make the album. I don't think that's likely? Also wouldn't it be a selling point to mention it if there are going to be exclusive tracks on the flipside?

17 hours ago, Derek™ said:

Memes aside, what are your guys' honest guesses on what the announcement could be?

I predict either a bump or increase in boxsets, to make them more widely available – they never stated the 5,000 was a one-time run – or they announce that "due to overwhelming popularity", they're going to release each album individually.  As if that wasn't a part of the plan all along.

17 hours ago, Your Ex-Wife said:

I'm hoping it's the first one but it's gotta be one of 'em.

Unfortunately none of it.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CMUZwOyq17H/

7 minutes ago, Portsi said:

Sure! Here are the infos for Oceanic, Panopticon and Truth:

 

Oceanic: 69227 CORE058-ROBO074

Panopticon: 69228 CORE058-ROBO074

Truth: 69229 CORE058 ROBO074

 

Rest of the records are like that too.

 

Thanks this is interesting to know! Discogs does not have the matrix for the boxset listed.

Obviously different stampers (and probably a different cut) than the later repressing which all have a PIRATES PRESS and GZ Media matrix. Does not mean the remastered digital files for cutting were different though.

25 minutes ago, Portsi said:

Nice! How do you like the boxset (Shades of the swarm)? I also got it couple months ago and have mixed feelings. The new cover sleeves are so small that it's impossible to put the records inside them. Also the generic white sandpaper inner sleeves were a bit dissappointing.

 

As for the sound quality, the heavy 180g vinyl sound dead quiet with no surface noise. I'm just a stupid casual listener but to my ear the sound feels a bit compressed. My Panopticon remaster sounds more dynamic. But overal all albums are very enjoyable to listen. The box and new cover arts are very beautiful.

 

Great that Panopticon is finally getting this repress. Hopefully they press it enough... It's ridiculous how hard Panopticon and Oceanic are to find these days.

The boxset was released in 2008 originally. It was cut from the remastered files by James Plotkin. I think these remasters were also used for later pressings - unless Plotkin did another, different remastering job for the later pressings?

You might want to compare the matrix info of your standalone copy of Panopticon to the one from the boxset if it is different. Or give the matrix info of the boxset disc here for comparison.

Would be interesting to know if the boxset had different stampers. Let us know, please

4 hours ago, alwaysopenmouth said:

Aaron Harris shared a pic of a test press today, so hold out and don’t feed the flippers!

I can't find it. Could you give the source?

Package was  in my city already but returned by DHL suddenly. According to DHL some information was missing on the delivery address/shipping label. Although I gave that when I ordered and is stated on the order confirmation, too.

Red Creek was supportive and informed me they are going to resend it when it has been returned to them.

On 1/17/2021 at 12:18 AM, N8TRU said:

Postal workers are next up in DE for the vaccine

As a non-American I'm being curious: what does DE stands for?