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This definitely a boot. It's a single jacket and sound quality is apparently not so great:

3 minutes ago, ZeroNowhere said:

I thought everyone was mad at Manson and he had been canceled.

They're all hanging out on reddit

Side note, I love how easy it is to cancel something on Zia. It's literally one button press. Hate to do that to them 😬 but it's a nearly $15 difference 

2 hours ago, bonedigger said:

After spending a couple listens with the "mistake" variant, there's a sort of a troubling "whooshing" noise, especially noticeable throughout Side A, I see on discogs that this is a not uncommon issue.  I'm wondering if anyone with the other variants, especially just regular black could comment on the noise level of their pressing.  Debating about whether or not to send this back in hopes of a better sounding pressing or if this issue is just across the board and I just keep the one that looks the best.  Third man is so hit or miss with the quality issues 

I think that's a consistent manufacturing defect with Third Man Records. I had the same exact issue with Amplifier Worship. I ordered the fanclub white/green eclipse variant off the NYD web store. When I reached out to them about the issue they told me it was a pressing issue. I was able to request a replacement disc, but the whooshing was present on that copy as well to some degree.

Shoddy quality control and they have the audacity to lock exclusives behind a subscription service.

Here's a snippet of the reply I got from NYD regarding Amplifier Worship:

"We showed the video you provided to Boris team, and explained the situation. It seems that it's the result of trouble that occurred during the pressing of the records, and some discs exhibit the noise while others don’t.

We still have spare stock of the product, so we would be able to send a replacement. However, there is the possibility that the replacement LP would also exhibit the same noise."

There may yet still be hope. From a comment on discogs:

"Apparently, these were never announced on Third Man's social media pages. There were about 600 copies left, but all of a sudden it was pulled from the Vault Store. I'm wondering why Third Man removed it. I didn't think these sold out at all."

1 hour ago, stl_ben said:

Vinyl is only a small fraction of Mondos branding.  It may be the focus in here, but overall its at best 10-15% of their revenue.

Is it really just a small fraction though? While I get that they focus heavily on other products like posters, board games and even figures, the fact that they decided to create a whole sub brand for their records I think speaks to just how big that part of their business has gotten. 

Although this includes out of print items, they've got nearly 650 items listed on their records page while most other categories are under 200 (not counting posters since for some reason they've omitted out of print items here. I'm sure that number must be very high).  

11 hours ago, unknown pleasures said:

The craziest thing is how these guys used to do vinyl as a fun little niche side project when they were releasing Maniac and stuff but now they’re pretty much a record shop that sells some expensive merch like tiki mugs and silk-screened posters on the side…

26 minutes ago, roadmonkey said:

Honeslty don't know what to think.

 

Working on a assume benevolence attitude, maybe she's a fan and wants to do a live photoshoot/art thing for 20th anniversary or even 25th anniversary.

However, I can't help but think this just reeks of "I'm a failed model without any real relevance anymore and the search for more money is on"

I dunno, I think after the whole Nevermind baby drama people are just assuming she's calling this out for money or clout (at least in the comments a ton of people are jumping to that conclusion).

If you look at the tags she used for the post it would suggest she's pretty aware of the band and album. So, maybe she wants a collab?

2 hours ago, Rip said:

If they think they’re being “smart” by shipping them in poly bags, then they also better be smart enough to start shipping the records outside of the jackets 

This. I have so many jacket splits because they use shrink wrap.

Urban Outfitters variant on "Radioactive Yellow"

4 minutes ago, dantheriver said:

Last Night In Soho soundtrack 10/22

Last Night In Soho score 10/29

be a lot cooler if they put them

up on the same day so I didn’t have to pay that wild ass media mail price twice…

https://www.instagram.com/p/CUVd_9PJTgG/?utm_medium=copy_link

The score cover is incredible.

Just replying in case it wasn't common knowledge, but they will absolutely combine orders for you and refund you the shipping amount so you only have to pay it once.

1 hour ago, Billich0986 said:

I dunno. I listened to the OG press, then the ETR press, then the new repress. I could barely tell a difference between all three. 

I don't have an OG to compare to but I always thought the ETR pressing sounded a bit thin. The mid frequencies don't sound as present. At least to my ears, the new reissue sounds like it bumps up the mids more so it sounds more balanced and has a bit more punch. 

You're right though, it's not a night and day difference.

I'm curious on how it'll sound. The doppelganger reissue sounded much better imo than the ETR pressings. No doubt they'll be tweaking the mix/master for manipulator too.

16 hours ago, MCDELTAT said:

Nice. I was gonna say earlier than might be the only thing to convince me to pick this up. Shall I grab the pinwheel noone likes?

Honestly, I don't think it's that bad. A different primary color might've been a better choice, but no hate for cornetto.

19 hours ago, Derek™ said:

Bruh where the hell is that swirl Flood variant hiding?  What’s the holdup?

I've been refreshing the NYD page and their instagram every couple days  😔 Crossed fingers that they announce it soon.

I just got confirmation from the band on instagram that this will use the 4 panel fold-out layout that ETR used on some of their pressings.

7 minutes ago, KaitouG said:

Hate the fact that I had to wait until release date to dig for any info regarding NYD/band variants. IIRC they at least hinted band variants for the Absolutego/Amplifier Worship reissues a week or so before the release date?

Regardless I did end up springing for the Vault variants; they might be sold at the TMR storefronts but outside of that I do think they'll be locked to members.

Yeah, agreed. I think you're right on that. There were more hints for those 2 releases. Third Man Pressing even had videos of them pressing those variants on their instagram.

Booo, that's lame. Although, the opaque jade isn't bad. Thanks for the info.
 

7 minutes ago, Derek™ said:

Welp.  I'm officially desperate for that artist-exclusive Flood.  Damn.  I personally like the indie "jade" that's available, today, a bit more than the TMR splatter for Flood... but that artist version is a beaut.  Worth noting is that the split version of NO is up on their bandcamp for $35 PPD at the moment.  It'd be a glorious day to grab that Flood variant in the same spot, for the same price.  Importing from NYD is mad pricey.

That's what I'm hoping for as well. Shipping costs from NYD increased so much post pandemic. It's practically the cost of a double LP on their site 😓

Ugh, membership. Does anyone know if TMR subscriber variants are locked behind membership for good or if they ever go up for sale to the public down the line?

@KaitouG My gut says that's probably the NYD fan club variant. They've usually sold fan club variants a little later than the initial street date. I'd keep a look out on Boris and NYD's instagrams.

SH3 and SH4 via Mondo. I know it's my opinion, but these covers are awful:

3 hours ago, ScourgeOfWrath said:

I'm curious to see how the Children of Bodom reissues from NESI sound in comparison to the Svart Records reissues from 2019 and 2020. As I already have the four Svart Records reissues, I couldn't bring myself to spend the money on these. I feel like all I am going to be missing out on is the numbered OBI and that sweet NESI paper they use for their covers.

According to Nesi they're "remastered from the original tapes by Mika Jussila" who seems to have done some mastering work for them in the past (According to discogs specifically Am Universum by Amorphis and *maybe* Spiritual Instinct). So, honestly you're probably right. I don't imagine it'll sound all that different than other pressings.

@radiatorhums Ye.

I didn't expect to see Scenario IV: Dread Dreams. Last I remember the test pressings were rejected and there hasn't been any word on what happened. Pleasantly surpised that it's a 3LP. Scored some Bodom and Igorrr as well and had to double dip on Alcest.

Repress is up for anyone that missed the first round

←Like this idiot

Link again:

https://orangemilkrecords.bandcamp.com/album/wlfgrl-vinyl

Received my TTL copy and unfortunately it's an utter garbage pressing. Static plays throughout both sides. Cleaning does no good. Wish TTL would start a habit of keeping some replacement copies before putting up their "second batch "after the initial wave of shipping. Contacted them and they can only offer a partial refund or full return/refund boo

And also can't forget the liquid filled carrion soundtrack that Materia was charging $666 for. Oh right, with no guarantee that the record will even still have the liquid by the time it gets to you.

13 hours ago, Your Ex-Wife said:

Both were clarified though. I remember having this conversation with someone and then going with the orange because it was clear rather than opaque like the yellow when preorders went up.

You're right, it was. I was really just commenting on the mocks since you can't really tell them apart. I personally went with the solid yellow since I don't think I own a single variant of that exact color.