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I'm excited for this release.  Love the single, love the album art.  Walsh says it's going to be lyrically and musically darker than the first Lo Tom LP.
But... I never know about these kickstarter preorders...  even the CD would be $20 once factoring in shipping.  Gotta wonder if the vinyl will be available for sale for a bit cheaper on their merch page or bandcamp 6 months from now.   That's happened to me before.  I've also supported a few where they only made enough for those pledging so it's either buy an overpriced LP or miss out.
I know times are tough for a lot of artists right now... but $37 shipped is a lot for one LP.  Is it even gatefold?  But it looks like they are now less than $1,000 away from their $25,000 goal so what do I know?
The CD has appeal because it comes with bonus demo tracks... wish they'd do something similar for the vinyl. 
 

Probably bang on the money there. I imagine a disproportionate amount of the vinyl was snatched up by the American market and they figured that a blanket refusal was the way to go because they were either getting inundated with whiny emails or so much of /250 went to America they didn't feel they could in good conscience still claim it was a UK/EU exclusive. Either way it's shady as all hell. I would've liked to grab a silver initially but I ordered an orange crush after they sold out. It happens with limited records all the time, the first come first served model means you aren't always going to walk away with what you want but it's at least fair. Taking money from people who want a product only to give it back a week later when you decide you don't want THEM in particular to have it is bullshit.

I sadly can see the after market on this being even more competitive and exploitative than previously expected.

 

I find it hard to believe that they can't and assume they simply won't.

My copy arrived Tuesday, but I've only given it two plays.  I absolutely love anything by Neko Case and Laura Veirs, so this record is naturally candy to my ears.  Opening song and closing one are my two favorite tracks as of now.
 
Anyone see Anti Records posted an orange variant of the record on their Twitter account?  No idea where to get one.  I'm happy enough with my blue, but here it is in case anyone is interested in pursuing further:
 
http://twitter.com/AntiRecords/status/743876801009639425
 
 
 

Strokes completists must be losing their minds!

So a service that is trying to end physical media has an exclusive vinyl colour?