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I'm a 15 minute walk from Rotate so I will pop over tomorrow, as I also have to sell some beauts to keep the collections tuned. If it was 28 I'd be shocked, but I still think they wouldn't get the limited white given I haven't found another distro with it.

Either way, I appreciate the head's up @armadillo01!

8 minutes ago, armadillo01 said:

Rotate had a copy of Avalanche just now FYI.

Held off on buying anything today. RSD is around the corner and even 10% off is better than nothing. 

Do you remember how much? I wanted the white and figured it would be hard to find outside of the official shop. Looks like I may have grabbed the last one too as it is now sold out?

Holy moly this is what I have been waiting for! Thank god I didn't drop that $300 for it in that shop that used be in the Black Market 2 years ago...

1 hour ago, Andthejets27 said:

Just out of curiosity, what do people not like about the widely available pressing of the arctic monkeys record? Spinning it now, I am only two tracks in right now but I haven’t heard anything particularly off putting thus far

VMP have done this in the past. The National Boxer last year was simply a colourway of the widely available pressing.  Some people feel the old AM pressing feels 'compressed' but really if you like what you hear, then I don't suspect this pressing to blow it out of the water. 

2 hours ago, freverend said:

I was a member 3 years ago ... I really want the HipHop April AOTM - is there a chance to be an active member without purchasing the "regular" AOTM? Thanks

Sadly I don't think they are doing stand-alone side subs yet. But if you sign up for the ROTM, swap it out with something else you want (they have some old RH&H records in the SWAPS now if I am not mistaken...) you should be able to enlist with the side-sub then. 

20 hours ago, zuck said:

Apologies as I'm sure this has already been answered, but how much is the hip hop add on to a one month sub? Also, if you used a referral link in the past & then cancelled, can you get the referral discount if you sign back up? Thanks in advance.

$23 a month (https://app.vinylmeplease.com/profile/addon/rap)

And unless you sign up as a new member, the referral will only work once. Reactivating your account will not net you another $10, sorry.

The VMP version was mixed incredibly hot. The preference for something 'cooler' would be personal in my opinion.

The locked groove issue exists, but appeared to impact a small percentage and was more noticeable on certain setups. A defect, but far from widespread. I love my red version and am happy others will be able to get in on this through traditional retailer means. 

GWTDT was available in their new shop but sold out quickly when they added the discount code for the supplier mess ups. I bought one when they originally came out but frankly, it's a novelty for those who actually care and may be more of a hassle to move for a price you want down the road then the $400 it's worth at BB.

Love that they have a specific order site (Flemish) for Canadian fans and the variant is a bit more interesting, albeit less cohesive with the cover... but still change $13 CAD for shipping...

Gonna see if I can get this in store first. 

On 3/9/2018 at 10:37 AM, famousdrumer said:

Where do u see it without the print. My google skills are poor. 

Not as cheap, but the blue variant looks to be out there on a bunch of UK sites...

https://bleep.com/release/96060-jon-hopkins-singularity

https://www.normanrecords.com/records/169917-jon-hopkins-singularity

https://www.juno.co.uk/products/jon-hopkins-singularity/681445-01/

$20 shipping to Canada and noticing the blue is appearing elsewhere (w/o the signed print) so I will hold off for now, but Immunity was top notch and I'm pumped for this. 

Yikes, $40 CAD from Canada is a bit much. Still holding out hope these get bundled or come down in price but I don't think they will. Will see how much they are at indie shops around TO. 

18 hours ago, SandwichRecords said:

I also swapped for Guru successfully. Guru is limited to 2000 (I think). Is it possible that many folks swapped? That'd be nuts. 

They only put up a certain allotment for swap. These come and go as people change swaps. 

It may very well be the case that the allotment was gone when someone asked if it was available. For example, Deviations was available for a handful of users SWAP this month but was quickly gobbled up...

Bottom line, if you want to swap, your best bet is to jump on as soon as the ROTM is announced and check your options and lock in one you are happy with. Then go back periodically throughout the month to check if inventory has changed. 

On 1/6/2018 at 6:59 AM, YouTwo said:

Just be aware, VMP said if anymore of these would go up it would be a different pressing, not VMP's.  If that matters to anyone. 

Just to add to this, they also mentioned they plan on getting another 500 copies (repress) that will have all the bells and whistles of the first VMP release (e.g., obi, foil stamp, etc.) in the store at some point down the road. It is part of a 2000 repress of the album (1500 to telephone with standard packaging; 500 to VMP with the goods). 

I second @stl_ben on the Turbo Kid comment... while not a Mondo aficionado at all, that is the one pressing I don't think I would part with from Mondo given the pressing quality + music. The Fountain may be my favorite music... but the splatter pressing is filled with blah. 

2 hours ago, daegor said:

https://www.amazon.ca/Doomed-Disillusioned-Limited-10-Vinyl/dp/B078952JLZ/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1515186917&sr=8-3&keywords=a+perfect+circle

 

Canada, but the price is good.

Nice! Great catch for us floppyheads... I'm so-so on the songs but maybe I'll warm up to them.

AVALANCHE!!!!!! That is all...

Still holding off on BM and Under in the hopes they pop up for under $30 but I'm not sure they ever will. 

On 12/19/2017 at 6:43 PM, hype said:

I was on month to month when I got the noname release so unless they changed it in the last few months which I doubt you should be good! 

 

On another note, can someone please copy the swap options for January? 

There are almost 90 options, including past ROTM and older exclusives (nothing that came out from the Dec store), so that's a bit much to just copy over. However there is NO 'Demon Days' there but it is in the store to purchase. 

1 hour ago, craigeduk said:

Well if they are not attending the festival I wouldn't assume that the people have them on hold as it clearly says only available for collection at the festival. I expect that they will be cancelled if not picked up by a certain point of the festival. It was quite clear not to order if your are not going to be there. 

Right... but you are assuming people read and abide by a line of text on a god damn internet. As seen, even here, people can order them without any express purpose of picking them up or now trying to get someone else to pick em up for them. Say 15 people do this... that's 15% of the run, gone, on hold for someone not even attending or going to be thrown back up online AFTER the festival. 

I can only assume that wasn't SIgur Ros's intent, but what was supposed to be a nice treat for those willing to make the trek to Iceland, became a bloody internet preorder with no checks and balances that sold out in 24 hours.

I'm not really interested in these releases, but given the vinyl lovers out there, I expect some very disappointed fans during the fest when they are told they needed to preorder the festival exclusive and can't buy it on-site while they see a stock pile of sleeves behind the merhcant. 

HAHA, this is a clusterfuck...

So not only did they make a /100 exclusive for only people attending these show... they sold them online FIRST so that people who aren't going have them on hold and blocking those from going from getting them. It's like they want to watch vinyl collectors burn. 

A run of 100 each, sounds about right for what appears to be a bunch of meh...

All Animals would be nice with a larger release, but I have no idea is the Somers LP is decent and the two Ros inspired LPs feel more like bonus discs.

I'm just happy they choose these side pieces for limited pressings and not something substantial like the new album. 

Mondo's in the game of collectables. So while some items may not sell out as quickly as others, they can wait until something like the Box of Souls slowly sells out as any of those costs can be offset by the number of 30 second sell-out drops that consistently happen. Holiday shopping is coming... they already change upwards of $150USD on "11 figures... will have a boatload of cash after Mondocon...

There is no lesson here.

FYI - Simple black is on sale for $15.... https://www.dinealonestore.com/collections/music/products/alexisonfire-2lp

Justin, love visiting the Dine Alone booth at Beau's Oktoberfest every year! Those children's colouring books are top notch. 

Love this album, but not $200 worth. 

Considering the Daft Punk Alive boxset was ~$100 (4xLP), this just does not feel worth it for only two discs and a set of fishnets (Obviously there is more, but outside the book, the rest is fairly trivial to me). 

Will see what other variants pop-up. As others have mentioned, this is primed for a VMP or Indie exclusive...

15 hours ago, AdamJNovak said:

My biggie sounded terrible/warped, so I requested a new one. Hasn't shipped out yet and they announce the new ROTM tomorrow. If I cancel before the new copy ships out, will I be okay? I think I will be, just wanted to double check. 

You may want to email info@ just to be safe, but you should be good. They hopefully view that as an issue with the Sept ROTM and not anything to do with Oct.