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I had an LP sent to me inside a paper manilla envelope with no padding or extra cardboard. Basically, what you see in the above photo but with 1 layer of paper over it. Of course, it arrived in perfect condition somehow.

Top 5 Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool Angel Olsen - My Woman Car Seat Headrest - Teens of Denial Mitski - Puberty 2 Hurry - Guided Meditation Honorable Mentions Nada Surf - You Know Who You Are Acid Fast - Last Night on Earth Yoni & Geti - Testarossa Kevin Morby - Singing Saw Weezer - White Album Happy Diving - Electric Soul Unity Pfarmers - Our Puram Wilco - Schmilco Chris Staples - Golden Age Dr. Dog - Abandoned Mansion/Psychadelic Swamp

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I signed up for the full year + 7" add-on at the Kickstarter level, so I'm going down with this ship if it falls apart. I'm just hoping that the effort put into each goes beyond a quick straight-forward pass. I thought what John Vanderslice did with Bowie's Diamond Dogs a few years ago was really interesting. He changed the track names and diverged from the source material at times to produce a cover album that was part-tribute and part-new work inspired by DD. My faith is in you, group of creative people known for both lofty plans and procrastination.

Thanks again to everyone. I'm going to have to book a proper vacation to Austin so I can make use of all the great suggestions. I'll pop back in after my trip and let you know what I ended up doing, so you know that your time and responses were not all for naught.

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If you're not into crazy punk or hardcore but want to spend $$$ on this sale I recommend the Acid Fast and Parasol LPs. Awesome grungier pop punk stuff!

I believe they are sending everyone a Shopify-generated shipping notification email as they print out shipping labels. I got an email on Tuesday, although it still says "Pre-shipment info submitted, USPS waiting to be receive package".

I had this happen to me the first time I ordered a ZeroDust stylus cleaner from Amazon. I opened the box and all that was inside was the empty wrapper and tray card for the item. Obviously, the packages lost their contents while in transit but there is something funny about the idea of being shipped an empty box. Haha.

I'm there for 3 days but I only get 1 free afternoon and evening to roam and explore. I would love a dinner recommendation for a Saturday night. Thanks for the info and offer.

That's my bad. I only had the tiny Google maps embed on the hotel website to go off of. I'll be staying near the corner of Cesar Chavez and Congress, right before 1st street. Thanks to you guys for the recommendations. Has anyone browsed the shops in Austin, as well as Hollywood/LA? Comparable? IMO, shops in Los Angeles are a bit over-priced and picked through since it's a huge city. I'd imagine it'd be somewhat similar since Austin seems hip/current. Is Waterloo similar to Amoeba?

I'm taking a work trip to Austin in January and have one free afternoon/evening to pack in all my record shopping. I'm staying right on the Colorado river it looks like, so any recommendations for shops near there would be much appreciated! Thanks, friendly VC'ers.

Yeah. Oldies stopped having those clearance sales. Because of that, I haven't bought a record from them in maybe 2 years.

Ah. I get what you're saying. That is definitely disappointing. Sorry for extending the conversation about it; just curious about this stuff. IMO, he should have a) acknowledged that it IS a disappointing situation and provided an offer in his response or b ) clearly said that there are no refunds or price adjustments, instead of putting all the pressure on you to "demand" a resolution and solve it. Bummed on your behalf, man.

I don't know the ins and outs of this particular situation but if the owner was trying to be shady, wouldn't the 'newly found' copies be priced higher?

I missed out on last year's. Fan of Modern Baseball, Japanese Breakfast, Diet Cig and Joyce Manor so I'm on board for the 2017 sub.

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Mumps was a huge bummer for me but I ordered this inmediately. Hoping for a comeback.

I slept on their debut at first but the new record won me over so much that I retroactively started to enjoy the debut. Great band.

I've always loved the stuff that deviated from the "classic Topshelf sound" that some have been vocal and wistful toward. Wild Ones, Mock Orange and Happy Diving are my 3 favorite bands in your stable and I'm always keeping an eye on your press releases because I know there will be interesting bands working with you. I haven't checked out LITE yet but I'll give them a listen later tonight. Keep doing it the way you know how. *thumbs up*

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You should have waited and started with this weekend's season finale.