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    Awesome Merch/Distro Bankruptcy Affecting Labels & Their Orders (Most Notably Topshelf Recs)

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    4 hours ago, porkdad said:

    Did anyone buy a mystery box from TSR? I got my 10 pack today. Not familiar with like half of these, which is cool. Biggest mystery is where's the twinkly shit!? 

    Curious what other boxes are looking like! 

     

    Sundials – Kick (10-inch)

    Cool Original - outtakes from "bad summer"

    My Fictions – Stranger Songs

    Solids - Else

    Gregory Uhlmann – Neighborhood Watch

    Clearance - At Your Leisure 

    Field Mouse - Hold Still Life

    Wild Ones – Heatwave

    Zenizen – P.O.C. (Proof of Concept)

    Nai Harvest - Hairball

    Some that haven’t been paying attention to Topshelf, may be surprised to know they haven’t really released any thing “twinkly” in almost 10 years. Outside of a few things, here and there. All of that early stuff is OOP and probably won’t be repressed.

     

    But that’s a solid haul of what Topshelf is, as a label, past and present. Some really great, undervalued releases.

    PO: Codeine - Dessau

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    2 hours ago, youspinmeround said:

    So what's the deal with the palace in LA? Is this an all seated venue.

     

    Was going to fly out for this but not sure now if venue is all  ga but seated.

    Pretty positive The Palace is ALL seated.

     

    Saw Sparks there in 2018 and had 5th row seats. A lot of people ended up in the area between the stage and seats. There was only room for about 150 people there though.

    Insuring your collection?

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    3 hours ago, nate_8907 said:

    Moving 4,000+ LPs was not a fun or easy task, so kudos to anyone who steals all of them out from under me in less than 15 minutes.

    Big ups go out to anyone that thinks this is a great idea, does it, and then has no clue how to unload, or how fucking insane it is to unload, 4k records and actually make the money they’re worth haha

     

    ”We got ‘em, now what do we do with them?!” “Dude, this was your idea!”

    Insuring your collection?

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    Posted · Edited by MyEnemy

    Almost certain mine are covered through our renters insurance. 
     

    At about 4k records and a high Discogs value of $214.5k, I think we have it set at around $150-$200k. Pretty sure my partner just told them they were records, a very overwhelming amount/highly collectible/valuable collection and they just did it up.

     

    It actually may be higher, because I think she took into consideration everything else in the room(books, shirts) which would add another $10k to the value of its entire contents.

     

    I’m definitely not that person though, she takes care of all of that haha she works in law.

     

    But yeah, I’m pretty sure she just told them that I’m a big “music collector”, we have a room where there’s a bunch of valuable shit in, we need to make sure it’s safe and that was it.

    PO: Failure "Wild Type Droid"

    in Vinyl Collective Message Board

    Posted · Edited by MyEnemy

    1 hour ago, 75 percent oof said:

    Ah, right. The argument that because worse things are going on in the world another shitty thing doesn't matter. Gotta love that old chestnut. More than one thing can suck at a time.

     

    And suggesting someone give up a hobby they've been involved with for 18 years because they voiced an opinion you appqrently disagree with? Seems like you're super stable and fun to be around.

    You’re complaining about how much records cost in 2022. I’m assuming you don’t bitch about how the chips you buy are now $2.50 more than they were 4 years ago? Right? No, you just buy them anyways. You sound like an unemployed teenager that now has to pay for shit he was getting for free because he moved out of his parents house. Keep up with how things are or don’t. Yes, this discussion of inflation and everything else has been brought up before, especially in the last three years. Thats not going away. I’m tired of everyone “voicing their opinion” about how records are “too expensive”. I’m buying $30 single LPs on the reg, and I’m fine with that. Does the fact that I could get away with paying $8 for a new LP in 1998 make any difference in that equation? NO! Keep doing you, you seem content. I’m personally sick of hearing about that bullshit. Me suggesting you give this up seems pretty apt with what you and a lot of “long time” collectors think is price gouging.

     

    Also, very much stable(I mean…) and very much fun to be with. Thanks for the compliment.

    PO: Failure "Wild Type Droid"

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    Posted · Edited by MyEnemy

    32 minutes ago, 75 percent oof said:

    I'm quite familiar with Fantastic Planet, and Failure as a band. I've said it before and I'll say it again, aftermarket prices should have no effect on a new pressing of a release. If that were the case you'd be paying ridiculous prices for most represses that have been OOP for a while.

    We already are. A record that’s been OOP for 6+ years is going to be, at least, $8-$15 more than it was when it was last pressed. There are exceptions. Supply and demand are making it easy to make these things happen. Labels/bands need to survive too. Albeit to a certain extreme that hurts us. But even then you can have an “endless” pressing, $50 is still decent. 
     

    Again, we’re talking about a band that was charging $50 for a double LP 10 years ago.

     

    Mentioning/complaining about the rise in prices for records is one of the craziest things to me. Especially with what the fuck is going on and the world we’re all living in. Ramen used to be $.25, now it’s two for a $1. FUCK! I’m done!

     

    Instead of voicing an opinion that doesn’t matter, bow out of “the hobby” gracefully.

    PO: Failure "Wild Type Droid"

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    20 minutes ago, 75 percent oof said:

    $50 is steep for any of these. I'm not sure when $50 2xLPs became acceptable to people, but I hate it.

    Are you not familiar with Fantastic Planet??

     

    A universally loved record that wasn’t pressed until 14 years after it was released, has had only two pressings and is insanely rare to come by for cheaper than 4-5 times what they’re charging. A record that’s only gotten more popular in the 26 years since it’s release and will continue to.

     

    You may bitch and moan about it, but not bad for what it is, if you ask me.

     

    Its also Failure. 

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