blackhouse records

Hell yeah dude have fun!!!  

I'm seeing slugga tonight

That's great man, thanks for your input.  

What an annoying thread, you sold 2 copies in 5 days, it's not a rush. Anyone who wanted one got it...

oh dear....
 
Brace yourself

As a guy running a small label, it sucks when the shipping process goes so terrible.  I am very hands on with everything I do, and it's literally just my wife and I.  We do everything from social media posts, project management, distribution, marketing and (some) PR, website, design, mailorder, ISRC coding,  literally everything.   It always bums me out to hear when someone gets a record from us that is damaged when we take great care in the packing process, yet somehow the USPS (or other carrier) absolutely trashes the package.  Mind you, this doesn't happen often, but it's worse when the person on the receiving end assumes that we as a label would pack it up already damaged or as if we intentionally made it so the customer would receive  a damaged item.  I have literally all label lines of communication linked to my phone specifically to ensure that I can get back to people almost immediately, and trying to keep people in the loop as quickly as possible is usually the best step we've been able to take in trying to keep the damage minimal.  Vinyl is expensive as hell, so it should be treated as a big deal for both the label and the customer when things go wrong, rightfully so.
 
I'd like to think we are pretty good with working with people on the rare occasion when this does happen, and although it costs us in the end, it's the right thing to do.  Hell, in one case, a guy in Ireland got a record that was literally FOLDED IN HALF.  He sent pics, and although it cost us about $50 to resend it, hoping that it would not show up the way it did the first time, we did it anyway.  It's a bitch, but again, it's the right thing to do.   Only part that sucks is the money lost, especially when a pressing plant sends over defective product to the label (trust me, this can happen even after you've approved test pressings....it's not a fail safe).  So it goes, I guess.  In the end, it's worth it to see the customer happy, or if that's not possible, try to compromise and make it work to get there.
 
Long winded post, sorry.  I guess it's just that as a label manager and a guy who orders a ton of vinyl over mailorder for myself, I can see both sides of the coin.

As a guy running a small label, it sucks when the shipping process goes so terrible.  I am very hands on with everything I do, and it's literally just my wife and I.  We do everything from social media posts, project management, distribution, marketing and (some) PR, website, design, mailorder, ISRC coding,  literally everything.   It always bums me out to hear when someone gets a record from us that is damaged when we take great care in the packing process, yet somehow the USPS (or other carrier) absolutely trashes the package.  Mind you, this doesn't happen often, but it's worse when the person on the receiving end assumes that we as a label would pack it up already damaged or as if we intentionally made it so the customer would receive  a damaged item.  I have literally all label lines of communication linked to my phone specifically to ensure that I can get back to people almost immediately, and trying to keep people in the loop as quickly as possible is usually the best step we've been able to take in trying to keep the damage minimal.  Vinyl is expensive as hell, so it should be treated as a big deal for both the label and the customer when things go wrong, rightfully so.
 
I'd like to think we are pretty good with working with people on the rare occasion when this does happen, and although it costs us in the end, it's the right thing to do.  Hell, in one case, a guy in Ireland got a record that was literally FOLDED IN HALF.  He sent pics, and although it cost us about $50 to resend it, hoping that it would not show up the way it did the first time, we did it anyway.  It's a bitch, but again, it's the right thing to do.   Only part that sucks is the money lost, especially when a pressing plant sends over defective product to the label (trust me, this can happen even after you've approved test pressings....it's not a fail safe).  So it goes, I guess.  In the end, it's worth it to see the customer happy, or if that's not possible, try to compromise and make it work to get there.
 
Long winded post, sorry.  I guess it's just that as a label manager and a guy who orders a ton of vinyl over mailorder for myself, I can see both sides of the coin.

Hear hear. 

As a guy running a small label, it sucks when the shipping process goes so terrible.  I am very hands on with everything I do, and it's literally just my wife and I.  We do everything from social media posts, project management, distribution, marketing and (some) PR, website, design, mailorder, ISRC coding,  literally everything.   It always bums me out to hear when someone gets a record from us that is damaged when we take great care in the packing process, yet somehow the USPS (or other carrier) absolutely trashes the package.  Mind you, this doesn't happen often, but it's worse when the person on the receiving end assumes that we as a label would pack it up already damaged or as if we intentionally made it so the customer would receive  a damaged item.  I have literally all label lines of communication linked to my phone specifically to ensure that I can get back to people almost immediately, and trying to keep people in the loop as quickly as possible is usually the best step we've been able to take in trying to keep the damage minimal.  Vinyl is expensive as hell, so it should be treated as a big deal for both the label and the customer when things go wrong, rightfully so.
 
I'd like to think we are pretty good with working with people on the rare occasion when this does happen, and although it costs us in the end, it's the right thing to do.  Hell, in one case, a guy in Ireland got a record that was literally FOLDED IN HALF.  He sent pics, and although it cost us about $50 to resend it, hoping that it would not show up the way it did the first time, we did it anyway.  It's a bitch, but again, it's the right thing to do.   Only part that sucks is the money lost, especially when a pressing plant sends over defective product to the label (trust me, this can happen even after you've approved test pressings....it's not a fail safe).  So it goes, I guess.  In the end, it's worth it to see the customer happy, or if that's not possible, try to compromise and make it work to get there.
 
Long winded post, sorry.  I guess it's just that as a label manager and a guy who orders a ton of vinyl over mailorder for myself, I can see both sides of the coin.

As a guy running a small label, it sucks when the shipping process goes so terrible.  I am very hands on with everything I do, and it's literally just my wife and I.  We do everything from social media posts, project management, distribution, marketing and (some) PR, website, design, mailorder, ISRC coding,  literally everything.   It always bums me out to hear when someone gets a record from us that is damaged when we take great care in the packing process, yet somehow the USPS (or other carrier) absolutely trashes the package.  Mind you, this doesn't happen often, but it's worse when the person on the receiving end assumes that we as a label would pack it up already damaged or as if we intentionally made it so the customer would receive  a damaged item.  I have literally all label lines of communication linked to my phone specifically to ensure that I can get back to people almost immediately, and trying to keep people in the loop as quickly as possible is usually the best step we've been able to take in trying to keep the damage minimal.  Vinyl is expensive as hell, so it should be treated as a big deal for both the label and the customer when things go wrong, rightfully so.
 
I'd like to think we are pretty good with working with people on the rare occasion when this does happen, and although it costs us in the end, it's the right thing to do.  Hell, in one case, a guy in Ireland got a record that was literally FOLDED IN HALF.  He sent pics, and although it cost us about $50 to resend it, hoping that it would not show up the way it did the first time, we did it anyway.  It's a bitch, but again, it's the right thing to do.   Only part that sucks is the money lost, especially when a pressing plant sends over defective product to the label (trust me, this can happen even after you've approved test pressings....it's not a fail safe).  So it goes, I guess.  In the end, it's worth it to see the customer happy, or if that's not possible, try to compromise and make it work to get there.
 
Long winded post, sorry.  I guess it's just that as a label manager and a guy who orders a ton of vinyl over mailorder for myself, I can see both sides of the coin.

No, a few of the tracks have remixes as far as the beats go, but none of the lyrics or verses were re-recorded.  It was remastered, however, and it mostly just comes with a crazy amount of bonus material that was previously unreleased (About 26 additional tracks in total).  Turned out pretty awesome, actually.  We put a LOT of time into this thing to make sure it wasn't a trainwreck haha.
 
And I totally agree with you there, most of that revisited stuff is usually pretty messy and not fluid.  

i'm just gonna leave this here.
yikes
 
 

But also...who wants or needs a cd?

a 10" for $30? lol

Not only that, but it's a lathe, so it probably sounds like trash! Hooraaaaay!

HA!  YESSSSSSSS.
10 LEFT!!!

TYBG or GTFO
 
 

That is a great album but man it has the most anti-white song I've ever heard in my life. 

Just me & B-dosia paying attention to the real hip-hop as usual. Just scored a black. Fucking love this album. "Miami Life" belongs on any Best of 90's Hip-Hop mix, and Ras is easily the most underappreciated lyricist of the last 30 years in any genre.

copped the splatter, can't wait to spin this. All time hip-hop Classic!

copped the splatter, can't wait to spin this. All time hip-hop Classic!

I have a pre-order I want to post on here but don't want to piss off the board gods.  Is there a designated "preorder" thread anywhere on here?  Kinda new to this site and trying to navigate efficiently.  I'm probably just blind.
 
Any help is super appreciated.  Thanks!
Scott
Blackhouse

I have a pre-order I want to post on here but don't want to piss off the board gods.  Is there a designated "preorder" thread anywhere on here?  Kinda new to this site and trying to navigate efficiently.  I'm probably just blind.
 
Any help is super appreciated.  Thanks!
Scott
Blackhouse

I have a pre-order I want to post on here but don't want to piss off the board gods.  Is there a designated "preorder" thread anywhere on here?  Kinda new to this site and trying to navigate efficiently.  I'm probably just blind.
 
Any help is super appreciated.  Thanks!
Scott
Blackhouse

I have an online store for the label I run.  We carry some random stuff from other labels on and off-shore, but we also have some out of print stuff as well as our own releases:
 
Website: www.blackhouserecordsinc.com
Mailorder Store:  blackhouseinc.storenvy.com
 
In this area (Spokane, WA), the two absolute BEST places with a decent selection are:
 
The Long Ear (CDA, ID)
208.765.3472
 
4000 Holes (Spokane, WA)
509.325.1914