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I would gladly trade you the US Record Store Day experience for universal healthcare. 

Right?  Germany is record buying heaven.  Canada is vinyl purgatory.

Does anyone else hate RSD too?  I just wanted to say that RSD for someone who lives in Canada (specifically Toronto) is a nightmare.  There are not enough good record stores and virtually none of them sell online.  I swear, the only record "store" in Canada that sells online is srcVinyl and Dine Alone.
 
So, the only other way to get RSD records is to go online to US retailers...but then there are high shipping costs and customs charges.   Why is USPS actually so expensive now?  USD$17 to ship 1 LP to Canada really kills any deal.  Also, a lot of the great US retailers don't even ship to Canada (e.g. Bull Moose, Amoeba, Turntable Lab--I think?)
 
You could also go to eBay or Discogs, but they're all flippers there AND you have to pay exorbitant shipping costs (except if the item is coming from Germany because Deutsche Post is awesome).  
 
For UK exclusives, you have to wait a whole week before they get to sell their leftover stock online.  By that time, you're likely not going to find what you're looking for and so you'll have to eventually turn to flippers on eBay and Discogs.  
 
I know RSD is meant to get you into a physical record store, but when you don't live near any or when they are spread out over a radius of 40km  in your city, it's difficult to make that journey with no guarantee that your store will even get any of the items you are looking for because they don't have an online presence and therefore, you can't find a list of the items they ordered.  Also, the highway that leads from suburbia to downtown to all the record stores was CLOSED on RSD weekend. T_T
 
It's like this every year.  Does anyone feel this way?  It's like all I do at this time of year is line flippers' pockets. Sorry, I just had to rant.
 
That said, has anyone seen that Smiths 7" anywhere?  There are 12000 copies of it, why does it sell for USD$100?   It's not even close to being rare!  Also looking for Cribs.  Anyone in Toronto seen these?

You know, the two of you constantly decrying referral-begging is becoming its own spam FWIW.

I wonder if Rotate sells any... They sell them in bulk... June Records guys are way knowledgable about those things. Kops, too.
 
Seen any Cracked Actors anywhere? I should go looking tomorrow.

I haven't asked Rotate or Kops, but I buy all my inner sleeves from June (cheapest price I can find for MoFi). I buy all my resealable outer sleeves from Sonic Boom and I don't think they have boxset sleeves listed on their little sleeve menu on the counter downstairs - so I'll stop by Rotate or Kops and ask next time I'm in those areas, thanks for the suggestion.
 
I only stopped in to Dead Dog yesterday for 2 minutes to grab the boxset and didn't look around. Haven't been in any other stores since before RSD. Sorry.

received the email with updated delivery estimate:  Monday, 22 May 2017 - Tuesday, 6 June 2017 
 
also looks like these have increased ~  £ 10 a piece since they were originally listed. might be better to hold off and order stateside if you haven't PO already. 

If RSD starts enabling a persistent online-only retail market (at least in the States) where it's much easier to stay at home, a market that undercuts brick-and-mortar stores (either through discounts or exclusives), then it's missed its objective in a fascinating way.

All I know re. Cracked Actor is Visconti supervised the mix in 2016 and that the long intro fade in has been trimmed. Would love to hear about the pressing, especially that E side since that F side etching is a little... loud.

Aren't all of these online orders coming from those brick and mortar store?

If RSD starts enabling a persistent online-only retail market (at least in the States) where it's much easier to stay at home, a market that undercuts brick-and-mortar stores (either through discounts or exclusives), then it's missed its objective in a fascinating way.

heard the bob seger system 7" was the wide stereo mix and not the mono, missed opportunity

May I inquire to the sound and performance quality of Cracked Actor and/or Stevie Ray Vaughn? I'm interested in both, but always skeptical of live records AND hastily assembled RSD releases. 

If RSD starts enabling a persistent online-only retail market (at least in the States) where it's much easier to stay at home, a market that undercuts brick-and-mortar stores (either through discounts or exclusives), then it's missed its objective in a fascinating way.

For sure! The split be a tour-only exclusive, so it won't be available directly through The Ghostly Store.
 
If we get the chance, we will offer it at TGS as well down the line. For now though the only way to grab a copy is to go to one of the shows!

00:00  BST on Saturday 29th (19:00 EST on Friday)

Thrice $9.99  http://www.ebay.com/itm/Thrice-Sea-Change-NEW-RSD-2017-Buy-From-a-REAL-Record-Store-/152524503485?hash=item23832b39bd:g:69sAAOSwHHFY~2-e

No problem.  They're steadily putting up stuff again, so they might put another up.  I got the Coheed for $36 a minute ago. 

Already sold out  Thanks for the heads up however!  

For an album titled Murder Ballads, their vinyl color choice sucks.

Maybe £18? Didn't pay much attention to the price tbh. 

I was disappointed that Vs wasn't the Deluxe version matador put out years ago or I would have pulled the trigger on that regardless of it being $35.99

As someone else mentioned earlier in the thread, this is exactly what RSD is all about! A bunch of die hard vinyl enthusiasts scrambling around to try and find the records they really want online, while flippers try to sell them for 3x the cost, and local indie stores treat the records like some form of diamond rings behind a counter (only to be put in a bargain bin 2 months later). 
 
After reading through the last 20 or so pages, you guys and gals are the true heroes of RSD. Big time bravo to all those trying to help each other out and get people what they want!

^ why would your first thought be to give the guy a hard time instead of being helpful or saying nothing?