Oblivions

I like reading RSD lists because they make me wonder if I even like music.

This is as good as you can hope to get from a 2018 Dashboard. I mean that sincerely as this could have been a tire fire and instead it's a fun, sometimes sappy/cheesy ride that ends too early rather than too late. It probably also helps that I saw him play We Fight and Heart Beat Here live and it was awesome.

It looks like individual 7"s from the box set were listed separately and a few days ago they merged them all back with the box set entry. I believe if you were selling any of those 7"s, it would then show up as you selling the box set after the merge. Is that correct, Discogs database-side experts?

I imagine opening a record store is less "this is easier than having a regular office job!" and more "this is hard work and failure that I would rather endure than an office job because I'm a very specific kind of person who can tolerate instability and being broke as long as it has to do with music/records!"

18 minutes ago, cambionic said:

What's stopping someone who already got their records from filing a claim?

 

It seems like this is rife for shady practices.

This would only work if you filed a claim and the seller lost any/all tracking info and could not prove they shipped the item. Any somewhat organized business or seller would be able to immediately show proof of mailing and delivery if it wasn't already linked to the PayPal transaction when the postage was purchased.

Removing all emotion and frustration and theories, it seems pretty simple.

The guy is sending out records as they trickle in and the order seems a bit disorganized and out of order.

If you open a claim the week that the PayPal 180 day coverage is about to lapse, you will be fine and get your money back 10 days later. If you're lucky, you'll get your record before then.

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Some bands need that $20+ price per record carrot to justify pressing a 20 year old ska album. #catch22 #punintended

3 minutes ago, Sunshine said:

Saddle Creek: *riiiiiiing riiiiiiing* "Hey pressing plant can we add another 700 copies to our order since you haven't started working on it yet?"

 

Pressing plant: "Ok"

 

There ya go. Not really a tell since none of it exists yet.

You may have bought Saddle Creek some time but we'll know conclusively that this was a deceitful marketing trick once the hair fiber DNA results come in and we cross-reference them with the digital timestamps on the pressing plant order emails.

I would also be super jazzed with a Floating Eye pressing. A lot more novelty crammed on that one but nostalgia is a hell of a drug.

Just because a reply is edgy and hardcore doesn't mean it isn't sincere and worthy of being included in the final results. Don't diminish the angry little guys!

My guess is they saw that 200-300 people bought the 500 copies and wanted more people/fans to get in on the color train. Good job to them for changing the color and noting it as a 'second press' instead of adding more copies or advertising a new third 'first pressing' variant.

All those items are pretty cool but totally not for me. And the blue vinyl isn't insane or limited enough to engage my inner #FOMO. I might wait a hot minute and see if I'm still excited about picking up a regular green copy. The pricing for the bundle does not seem bad at all if you would wear those items and use the pins.

Also a brown guy. 

I think liberalism and the left and whatever else you want to call that 'side' deserves a ton of pushback and scrutiny, even when it's uncomfortable or confrontational. But I disagree that said push back should be delivered in the form of playing devil's advocate for groups that promote hate or racist ideals or even attitudes that are less sinister/intentional but built on the framework of racist ideals. I'd love to see young, frustrated males on the internet tear Democrats apart for benefitting from corruption and economic inequality while pretending to care about everyone and bring about change in that area. It's a bummer when that passion and frustration is channeled into fighting peers who advocate for minority groups and communities and to perpetuating the idea that empathy is a weakness and flippancy and a lack of empathy is an intellectual strength. Making it safer to be outspokenly racist or rude and safer to perpetuate less overt racist/rude ideas without any challenge will definitely disrupt and frustrate your peers, such as fellow VCers, but it will also lead to a lower quality of life for disadvantaged groups and do absolutely no harm to the people at the top who are truly benefitting from our current system. That said, this is the internet and we are males, so fighting and dick-measuring is going to happen but I hope, at some point, we can find similarities and aim our toxic venom upward at the corrupt instead of at each other all the time.

1 hour ago, bridley said:

Edit, just saw a billboard article from 2003 announcing the immediate leave of DC from the Beck tour. Claimed financial reasons, but maybe it was the booing. 

In a twist of fate, I'm seeing Dashboard AND Beck on the same bill tonight.

36 minutes ago, daegor said:

Bummed about Discogs blocking unofficial releases, I had a bunch of them in my wantlist I was going to get around to getting someday.

 

In general where do you guys go now?  Is it just eBay now really?

You can google and find some alternative marketplaces but it seems they are usually overseas marketplaces and they aren't as organized as Discogs or eBay. I actually used one of them two years ago and I dropped $50 on an R.E.M. bootleg that ended up skipping and the seller was some random Irish record shop that was really difficult to organize a return with because of the high return shipping fees. So, I've been reticent to dive back in to the international marketplaces.

Play him the The Drums From "No Flashlight" and The Singing From "Mt. Eerie" records so that your friend gains nothing of value but you get to show him that you own two spectacularly niche Phil Elvrum vinyl curiosities.

I feel like the Aquabats are notorious for promising stuff and never coming through.

I can empathize with feeling angry and helpless. There are large swaths of people who have been left out and left behind and the current system is trending more and more away from helping them lead productive, meaningful lives. 

What I don't empathize with is the choice to aim that anger and apply the blame toward immigrants, poor people, minorities, gays, or any sub group that isn't in charge of our system and is historically just as kicked down by our system as you are feeling. It's a distraction and it doesn't benefit you or improve your situation.

It's not about being nice either. I think it's ok for people to be selfish and get what's best for themselves and advocate for themselves. If we all fought for what was needed to improve our lives, I can guarantee it would help everyone.

9 minutes ago, thebigbasic said:

Was there a second press of Mustard Plug? The one I ordered last month for 9.98 on amazon was yellow. More people got the same in the amazon deal thread.

There must have been some kind of unannounced repress, right? It's weird that a limited pressing from 1997 would be selling frequently on Amazon for $10-15.

I PM'd him and bought all the records for $10,000. In your face, haters.

JK.

I'm a Mustard Plug fan and just wanted to pop in and say I don't know why people think that yellow Evildoer's Beware is so rare or valuable. I mean I love the album and love my $10 copy I bought new on Amazon like a month ago but I think 1 person on Discogs priced it super high for like a year with no other sellers (or sales) and then people assumed that was the value. Interesting when that happens to a random 90s ska band you like.

Hurry is one of those bands where, when you find out someone likes them, you instantly know that person is a trustworthy and intelligent individual.

One of the best bands right now.

12 minutes ago, dawhizz said:

Also relevant - their fan base is small and trends older obviously, but is fairly rabid. I went to see them when they went through St. Louis a few years ago. I have no doubt a lot of these singles will be snapped up in short order, regardless of the price. 

Yeah. I read through the comments on the Facebook post that I shared above. It looks like a small group of people viewed this as a hybrid fundraiser/collector's item/shared fan experience and were glad to dish out $125 to a band they love that needs their help to keep releasing new music. It seems like that well has dried up a bit over the last 7 months and they want to move their remaining stock for half their original asking price.

The fact that this was marketed straight to their cult following makes it less offensive than the price tag on it's own suggests, IMO. Also IMO, they could have done this same thing and given fans the same special feeling of participating by charging $45 out of the gate. Oh well.

3 minutes ago, unknown pleasures said:

I’d really like to know if they ever charged $125 for the single or if it went straight up “on sale” for $60. 

I haven't read through the comments yet but