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Bullmoose has all their leftover RSD stuff available right now own their site. I was't able to get that Wire boxset I wanted, but if there's something you want, you should give it a shot. They seem to have a good bit of stuff as of this posting.

Figured I'd post one last time asking for help tracking down the Wire box set from yesterday. I've literally had it in my cart three times today only to lose it before completing the transaction.

I've had a great RSD, and I think this is probably just going to be the one I miss out on.

15 minutes ago, lexicondevil said:

Search this thread. Some store in SF said they had copies.

I already reached out. Both copies were gone within 20 minutes of that post. 

I'm still looking for that Wire box set if anyone has a line on some copies. I can't believe I'm having this hard of a time finding it.

14 minutes ago, bwintroub said:

I have a small store in San Francisco and have 2 of these in stock. If you interested DM me and i'll find a way to get it to you. They are not yet up on our site -

 

I’m also dming you in case there’s a copy left. 

21 hours ago, defectiveepitaph said:

Anyone think this will go below $50? Amoeba has coupon codes that work on preorders, 15% off (APR15) brings it to $50.98

I'm going to do what I did with The Epic and put it on my wantlist on discogs and wait to buy a used copy. I got a copy of The Epic for $25 in NM/VG++ condition. Somebody will buy this only to realize they actually don't like jazz after all and then sell it for half price.

I bought pretty much all my most recent jazz purchases this way and it's been a pretty golden strategy. I've also been able to get a bunch of Music Matters and Analogue Productions jazz reissues this way. I typically pay 50%-60% of retail.

1 hour ago, youspinmeround said:

I was told the vinyl is the same as the 4MWB

Man... Bummer news. The wait for a solid repress continues.

Anyone know about the mastering and sourcing for these?

I've never had a vault membership, and I'm typically not interested in the releases offered to members. I'd like to get this, but would be ok with a standard black/nondeluxe version. What are the odds that this will see a regular release in a stripped down form? I thought some more seasoned vault members may be able to offer some info about how releases from the vault work their way into general release and distribution. If i Have to order this with a vault subscription, I just may, but man, I really don't need a mask and a tote bag.

5 minutes ago, unknown pleasures said:

Seriously, all kidding aside, I have honestly never seen someone so capable of spewing so much manure from their mouth and continue to make a bad situation worse. What will it take for this guy to just shut up and realize his poor excuses only make him come off worse and worse? 

I messaged him about my order on a reddit thread from a few weeks ago, and he started being a smartass with me, and when I pushed back and brought up the fact that I'd ordered back in August and never received any reliable updates, he suddenly switched and became damn near rational. I thought for the briefest of moments that he might actually start acting like an adult, then he proceeded to pull some more shenanigans in yet another sorry-for-the-delay type thread from this week.

I've given up. This guy is about as mature as my two year old. It's almost like he gets off on being a heel. I just don't get it. I can't tell if he's mentally ill, on drugs, or both.

5 hours ago, lethalenforcer said:

Looks like the Shopify product page is gone. Officially/finally sold out? I don't believe it.

My guess is they got some sort of cease and desist. I'm guessing that based on the fact that this release has been removed from the Discogs marketplace:

https://www.discogs.com/MACプラス-フローラルの専門店/release/10960101

That fact, combined with Todd's (the operator of OESB) admission on reddit that "Vektroid's manager (Lincoln Heath of Alchemy)" has been blowing him up via text (I'm guessing for pressing this without proper permission), seems to strongly indicate that not only is OESB ripping off people who ordered this LP, they're also scamming the artist. Here's Todd's statement on reddit:

The drama behind this release is unreal. It's so hard to know for sure what the hell is going on because Todd's story keeps shifting, but my hunch is he took a ton of orders, only pressed a small amount of copies, left most people who ordered holding the bag, and never got proper permission for this release from the artist. I ordered my copy back in the summer, and I've followed all his bullshit, feet-dragging updates along the way, and this is my best guess. I've given up on ever getting my order.

Got my Japanese pressing in today. Be on the lookout. Orders should start arriving soon.

Update to the Macross 82-99. I just got this response from the label.

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We are shipping the vinyl in waves due to large package size, Sailorwave is scheduled to be shipped after the shipping of Night Tempo - Fantasy LP is finished. you will receive a confirmation email in 2~4 weeks. Thank you for your patience.

 

Best Regards,

Neoncity Records

Just in case anyone was curios, this appears to be the latest and best info on expected delivery.

1 minute ago, RockPuppetz said:

A million miles away has been shipping. Sailorwave is getting recut cause the test pressings sounded bad.

Thanks for the info. I'm guessing you got an email from the label? It's definitely worth the wait if their test pressings weren't well done. I'd hate to get a bad press of this. Definitely would rather wait and get something that's higher quality.

5 minutes ago, Jetboy said:

I got mine two weeks ago.

Thanks. I'm reaching out to the label. It helps knowing that at least some are shipping. I've been having a ton of issues over the last year getting my orders from smaller labels, but Neon City seems to be above board. Hopefully mine is in the queue. 

Anybody ever get their LP of Macross 82-99? I expected it by the end of February at least. Neon City's listing for the album says it was supposed to ship on January 29, but I haven't received anything or heard anything from them. Anyone have an update?

Good luck with the project. I'm a huge Folkways fan and as an MBA grad know firsthand the hell that is a business school group project. Feel free to DM me if you want any additional feedback.

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Still wondering if I should pull the trigger and order directly or not

I'm sure it'll be cheaper if you just wait. I'm not paying the shipping, that's for sure, and after mbv dropped in price from a ~$40 retail price to a ~$20 retail price, I can't help but believe this will also get a lot cheaper.

On 1/6/2018 at 8:00 PM, armadillo01 said:

Do you remember which ones? I love Before and After Science and Another Green World so much I would cave for the 2xlp editions once I see them fall to a reasonable price.

I own all the reissues save for Before and After Science and have zero complaints. Honestly, these pressings are very underrated IMO. 

9 minutes ago, Codyoster said:

So, a one time repress of unlimited quantity?

Not sure about the amount they’re pressing, but Fatbeats also confirms that it’s a ‘one time’ press. Also, apparently this does include an OBI strip like the OG version. Someone on this thread asked about that a while back. Here’s the link to this release on the Fatbeats site:

https://www.fatbeats.com/products/sun-kil-moon-mark-kozelek-ghosts-of-the-great-highway-lp

Just an FYI for anyone on the fence about preordering this, according to Sound Stage Direct this is a one time repress:

https://www.soundstagedirect.com/sun-kil-moon-ghosts-of-the-great-highway-vinyl-records.shtml

Don’t snooze!

I see. I didn't notice that when I looked to see if a thread had been started for this. If this needs to come down, that's cool. Definitely don't want a bunch of redundant threads, but a standalone for the boxset seems warranted to me. I mean, I missed this announcement completely until I got an email from Domino because this announcement was kind of buried.

From Domino's store:

Released: April 20th 2018 | RBN082LPX

Pre-order John Maus’ box set today and receive the Screen Memories LP on or around its October 27, 2017 release date. Due to manufacturing deadlines the remainder of the box set will ship to arrive the week of April 16, 2018 at which time your box set will be complete.

All box set pre-orders will receive an instant download of “The Combine” and a download of Screen Memories on its October 27, 2017 release date.

The first 500 pre-orders of the box set receive a limited edition booklet of musical scores drawn and individually signed by John Maus.

The 6 LP box set is a limited edition one time pressing on 180gram heavyweight colored vinyl and contains the following releases:

·         Songs (2006) [out of print]

·         Love is Real (2007) [out of print]

·         We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves (2011) [out of print]

·         A Collection of Rarities and Previously Unreleased Material (2012) [out of print]

·         Screen Memories (2017)

·         Addendum (2018) [boxset exclusive LP]

Audio for the box set has been sourced from the original masters and lacquers cut at Abbey Road Mastering. A download card is included in the box set.

Please note, in addition to the five studio albums, the box set includes the twelve track never-before-released studio album Addendum whose LP format is exclusive to the one time pressing of the box set.

One 36" x 24” fold out poster

A 56 page 12”x12” booklet featuring:

- Song lyrics, credits for all six releases plus never before seen photos

- Adam Harper’s ‘Heaven Is Real: John Maus And The Truth Of Pop’ book [includes an updated Screen Memories post-script]

- Essay from John Maus’ brother Kevin Maus

The box set is encased in a one time pressing of 1000 hand numbered slipcases.

$136 shipped to the US for me. It appears they're already sold out of the first 500.