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Egad, you're right. Makes the $85 price tag sting all the more, then. If there was any target market you'd want to include extra analogue media for, you'd think it would come with the vinyl...

It does come with the book, doesn't it? The promo video on the Beatle's site doesn't show it, but retailer listings say that the 3LP boxed set (that's "limited" in some way) also comes with the book.

I had all but the Root Down EP on black vinyl, and the others are pretty readily available on good sounding black vinyl for much much less than these pretty colored variants (Paul's Boutique is ~$10 cheaper on black for what I understand to be the same master).

Yeah, I have the web store version and the black limited edition of 2049 copies that came out last year and the original/black version blows the Mondo release out of the water. I don't think mine is off-center, it's just very very noisy even after a thorough cleaning. The artwork is gorgeous, but I'm glad I have the other pressing which sounds so good the difference is pretty shocking. Mondo is always hit or miss (just got Roger Rabbit on the pink variant and it sounds pretty good) but this one's a miss for sure.

They're pretty well made (sadly, the pack-in Foo Fighters title had off-center issues, but the White Stripes and Epitaph records sound great), and are pressed on actual vinyl (fused to an ABS substrate for strength, but the business/groove side is PVC just like every other record) and there are currently 125 titles that I'm aware of, which granted isn't as many as most other formats but isn't nothing, especially for a niche format that plays only on a niche turntable. The quality isn't as great as a 7" but they're also much much smaller. They sound shockingly good (especially when connected to a good amp/speaker setup) for their size, and if you've never held one in your hands, are a flipping delight to play with. For those of us who love vinyl partly for the physical object, and not just the inconvenience and expense, they're very nice little things.

I need to find the measurements but there are standard washers that you can use to fill in the hole so that the center spindle fits on a standard turntable, BUT the tracking angle will likely be very very wrong, so while you could technically adapt them they may not sound great (yes, haters, even worse than they do on the 3" mini turntable) and may do horrible things to the tracks. Not recommended. These are made for the bespoke mini turntables.

They're a little pricey at $10/each but they're also pretty niche, hand-made, etc. AFAIK aside from some lathe presses that are reusing the underside of 3" mini-CD singles there's just one pressing plant in Japan making all of the 8ban/RSD3 3" singles.

I think these little 3" records are great, and while a novelty SO IS COLLECTING VINYL AT ALL so this is a sub-novelty that brings me joy in a collection that also brings me joy. These new titles may not be at the top of my wishlist, but for those of us (they sold out of the initial run of 4,000) who shelled-out $70 for a conversation piece it's nice to have more options to have music to play on our mini turntables.