whoa

I feel like there’s so many threads about this, always popping up a couple of months apart. Maybe it should be a sticky?

Welcome to the boards.
 
I think the first and biggest “golden rule” to follow is to simply stack your records vertical.  Always.  As hip as it may look to have a bunch of albums sprawled out on a living room table or laying on top of one another, you can never beat the traditional vertical stack.
 
The most common record shelf comes in the way of IKEA’s Kallax.  (Not sure if that’s the name it still has – shouldn’t be hard to locate on their site though.)  The opening space is something like 13” x 13” which is perfect for a stack of records, while still providing a little wiggle room.  You could probably fit your current collection into 1 cube of these, so I’d probably get a 1 x 2 for immediate use or a 2 x 2 to future-proof your setup a bit.
 
You’ll want to invest in some sleeves for your jackets.  I personally sleeve everything I own, regardless of rarity or value.  There are a few sites out there that sell sleeves in bulk, so you can get a pack of 50 or more and stash them for later use.  Square Deal and Sleeve City seem to be the 2 sites I see referenced the most for sleeves, though I’ve ordered decent sleeves through Amazon in the past, too.
 
It’s not too priority, but you’ll really come to appreciate anti-static polylined record sleeves.  Swap them out with the traditional paper sleeves you get with 99% of your records – not only do they attract less dust and crud, but they’re also way less likely to scuff your vinyl when placing them in or taking them out for use.
 
And finally, I’d start looking into a good wet cleaner at some point down the road.  Someone may be able to make some suggestions on that front because I don’t have a go-to, but they’re imperative for cleaning up records and will even spruce up a lot of the brand new, modern music releases that sound noisy on first listen.
 
Hope that sets you in the right direction.  It’s an expensive hobby but also a rewarding one.

I've only listened to the album once completely so far. I dug the singles, and I like the album as a whole, but it's pretty same-y throughout. I think I still like Death Magic more.
 
As for where to start with Health? The singles. That includes the recent collabs, Euphoria off of Disco3 (which may be my favourite track), and some of their remixes (like stuff for Crystal Castles). There are a lot and they're all over the place, plus they generally have great videos. Then I'd say work backwards on actual albums, from this one to the first album, and then do Disco 3/3+/2/1.
 
**oh yeah, I got the download code for the album last night (glad that they're finally including FLAC), and the shipping notification for the red version came today.

I bitched on instagram about screwing europeans over (and people in the states not able to go to the shows) And he confirmed that there would be a wide release, just not in this colour way (so I presume black)

With the HMV takeover being confirmed,  they have just announced the stores that are set to close, including Oxford Street.  Fopp in Earlham Street appears to have survived however, a good stock of regular releases and handy if you are on your way to Forbidden Planet. 
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47132310

“This is the spot where my favorite rock ’n’ roll found its snot, where the tossed-away found a place to get untossed,” Beach Slang frontman and songwriter James Alex says
 
Why? Every time this shit. 

New song
 

Nice, love this band. Drift have an Indies green variant up. 

No official announcement at this time but it will follow but the new Brutus LP is already on preorder on Sargent House US store :
 
https://www.hellomerch.com/collections/brutus/products/nest-12-vinyl
 
Pre-order is up on official website, with a limited Clear Vinyl w/ Limited 7" :
https://www.musicglue.com/brutus/products/nest-12-lp-clear-vinyl-w-slash-limited-7

Probably an unpopular opinion but to this day I still can’t get into anything by Foals outside of Antidotes, which I listened to a week ago and still enjoy immensely.  The new single seems like it will continue that trend which is a bit of a bummer.  I will go on record as saying that the new album’s art is really sweet, though, and that the boxset variant looks like a classy match to it.

Here's an artist's rendering of this set.
 

That new song is pretty weak imo :/ if that is supposed to be single-material and they have made two records it seems like they went for quantity over quality this time. But i can't judge 2 records only having heard one song.
The WWD box set was incredibly cheap back then, i think like 35 Euros or something crazy like that, 57 for the new box set now is quite a lot for what you are getting i feel...for that price they could have included a making of DVD + having it signed by all members instead of just one

I think everyone missed the bigger eye catcher.
 
Creating a web presence for this based off his chart
 
http://faithnomorediscography.com

http://www.kscopemusic.com/artists/mansun/
 
six is up!

Preorder up on amazon
 
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GZSVG8W/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_g.bmCbQ64JA9Q

Maybe give the people a break? They all have families. Maybe wait till after all the festivities 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Skylight-VINYL-Pinegrove/dp/B07KZGS5R3/ref=sr_1_1_twi_lp__1?ie=UTF8&qid=1545628786&sr=8-1&keywords=pinegrove+skylight+vinyl
 
Super cheap on Amazon UK, says 8.20 pounds but at checkout it was even less and came out to like 9.91 pounds shipped to the US ($12.50ish USD)

You can now pre-order the new FNY album over at In the Clouds! They say they expect it to ship in February.
 
https://intheclouds.io/collections/facing-new-york/products/dogtown-12
 
You can also snag new t-shirts, a hoodie, or canvas reproductions of the artwork used on their five singles released before the album.
 
And the album does NOT disappoint!
 
http://facingnewyork.lnk.to/dogtown

And now I regret bumping this, sorry fellas

Well, here they are
 
Super exciting news!!
We're over the moon to announce our USA tour dates for 2019.
Together with HOLY FAWN and Highlands we'll be playing these awesome venues and Festivals! Tickets should be available soon!
Mar 21 Houston - Satellite Bar
Mar 22 Austin - DreamGaze ATX Fest
Mar 24 San Antonio - The Brick
Mar 28 Tucson - Cub Congress
Mar 29 Phoenix - Yucca Tap Room
Mar 30 San Diego - Space Bar
Mar 31 LA - The Echo
Apr 01 LA - Part Time Punks live session
Apr 03 San José - The Ritz
Apr 04 Oakland - Elbo Room Jack London
Apr 05 Eugene - Hifi Music Hall
Apr 06 Portland - High Water Mark Lounge
Apr 07 Seattle - The Vera Project
Picture by Ben Maillot.

Can't buy El Cielo on vinyl, but I can buy the album cover on a $50 pillow. Nice. 

Possible Dredg box set coming in 2019...
 
 

Hey guys, I'm teaming up with the Video Game Grooves podcast to try and find out what was people's favorite VGM vinyl releases this year. The titles with most votes will be announced in a special podcast. The vote is up now and is open until December 7: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeCBx2eu6vOG2ugsqSM_6cPaF_F7vER1dpiOtXxV5FxhFVUBw/viewform

Yeah, that's not bad but it's nothing compared to this: 
Appetite-for-Destruction-Locked-N-Loaded-Edition
 
A £300 saving!!!