mellowtooth

There's 420 left. Like woah man.

Sparkin' up a bone to that.

its just like, when I see this topic bumped, I'm like, oh maybe there's some discussion on the new soundtracks in here, but nope.

maybe someone who received theirs posted some pictures!
nope

maybe there's discussion / pictures of the other Mondo releases like The Strange Colour Of Your Body's Tears!
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maybe there's discussion on the prints they've been announcing or their restocks!
nope

"mine shipped"
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okay THEY'RE SHIPPING, WE GOT IT

There's 420 left. Like woah man.

Sparkin' up a bone to that.

The Banjo art killed it for me. Plus, actually dropping the needle on that record and condemning myself to like two hours of midi banjo music is on my list of things to do right next to Evil Dead style self-mutilation.

However, super amped about that Battle Toads press.

Yeah, you press one Harry Potter album to vinyl and it's not even a John Williams one?

Maybe licensing issues?

Maybe I don't - but this attitude is exactly why it has such a bad rep. It's that exclusive, "better-than-you" attitude that turns people like me off to it as a subculture. Seems pretentious. If you were willing to explain what attracts you to it in a positive light rather than being dismissive and vague, maybe there wouldn't be such a negative perception.
 
Actually, I think me being a Bostonian is what makes me more sensitive to the label being thrown around. I've seen it associated with so many bands I consider to be uninspired and lifeless - and I've met countless (we're talking hundreds) of elitist douchebags touting around the label like makes everywhere who ever touched a cigarette to their lips the scum of the earth. I know they aren't all like that, but I have more experience (mostly negative) with the label than most, so it's definitely stained my perception of it.
 
I really appreciate your perspective man and I'm sorry for derailing this thread a bit - I really didn't think it would spur this much of a reaction from everyone - but I do agree that it's awesome to see such positive discussion rather than flaming and stick / stone throwing. 
I think your positive perception of the lifestyle choice is great, and I wish it's something that more of your peers valued as strongly as you do. However, I think a big part of my point was that your lifestyle choices really has nothing to do with the music itself - it doesn't seem like someone with a tremendous amount of artistic integrity would want to primarily associate their band with their lifestyle OUTSIDE of the music. I completely agree that I hate seeing bands who tout themselves as "druggie" bands or "party" bands who promote lavish lifestyles, but that's more because I think the music should speak for itself. That was the point of my My Bloody Valentine comparison - on the other side, imagine if Radiohead spouted on about being this "drug-experience" band who loved tripping all the time. It just cheapens the music, in a way. Sort of endorses that fetishized, celebrity-worshiping attitude that, to me, couldn't be further removed from the actual art itself. It really shouldn't matter if you drink or if you don't when it comes to advertising your band - the music should be the music.
Thanks for the discussion dudes.

Aliens? Not Alien? Ugh. Shame. can't wait for the last of us, though.
They need to press The Thing, Battle Royale, Blade Runner, and Raiders Of The Lost Arc.
The Thing and Battle Royale seem especially up their alley. I would kill for a Battle Royale soundtrack with the class picture as the gatefold.

I emailed Ghostly International and they said this press hasn't been officially / formally announced yet and to keep an eye on Twitter for the announcement. I wasn't satisfied, so I asked them if the green / limited press was exclusive to New On Vinyl and what my chances looked like for buying one without paying that insane shipping.
 
They confirmed that it is NOT exclusive to New On Vinyl and they said "you shouldn't have too much difficulty" getting a green limited edition in the states once they are officially announced. Thank god, because I totally would've done it.