overdue

Couldn't get Boston tickets. I was on at fucking 3PM EDT too on the dot. Piece of shit. I just needed one ticket.

This is the first batch of records I've bought in over a year. Totally worth it. And I will be in Boston if I can get some tickets.

Sounds awesome. I wish I could make any of the dates.

Bought my original press, new for $8 in 2002. Sold it earlier this year on ebay for $150. I had it long enough. I don't know if I need this. But it's good that Triple Crown is repressing it.

This thing has gone through so many pressings. But it's cool that they're getting creative with it. Sounds pretty neat.

I will keep that in mind. I'm considering a few options. It's very early on.

+1 back at you. Hope that helps. The interwebs is an interesting cultural phenomenon.

That's cool. I wish knew other languages. My degree is in multimedia and graphic design. I appreciate the advice. I apologize for being defensive. Most of the time, if I don't, I tend to beat myself down too. But I need to relax and shut up sometimes.

You're entitled to your criticisms and opinions. They're mostly right. Mistakes were made on our part, and I'm attempting to make things right. I had always planned to fulfill the subscription orders as promised, and that final record promised is the EP. After that, I'm going to stop releasing records. At least until I can afford to personally bankroll a record the way I want, immediately. And that may never even happen. So you're in luck! I was referencing Rushmore, by the way. That's the extent of my Latin. That and "Sic Transit Gloria", for the aforementioned reason. I'm very glad you know Greek proverbs as well. "An error made twice does not fit a wise man." I suppose I'm not as wise as you, but I'm trying to fulfill what's expected further from me.

I did take action. I have the vinyl to back it up, as well as the testimony of people who enjoyed the records. Sorry that you take offense to it for some reason. Tu salvus latinam!

While the analog tape for Why We Fight was lost, I did source directly from the analog tape on Ribbons & Sugar. I did it a lot to make sure it sounded as best as it could. And as far as the examples I've stated, the speed of the vinyl ensures clarity in playback. The weight of the vinyl makes it durable. It's related, just not as directly you are citing. "Sit tibi vita longa et omnia bona. Pacem et vitam longam" I totally agree. I'm weighing different options, and we'll see how things progress.

The two records I did were for fidelity's sake. They were both 45 RPM and 180 gram.

I've been looking at price sheets from various pressing plants, and sometimes that is the case. It varies from plant to plant, and the difference isn't too extreme. But it's definitely a format I'm looking into. It's just a thought, though. Nothing set in stone.

First off, I'd like to say thank you to everyone who is speaking up for me and thank you to Steviex2Shoes for sparking that discussion. Everyone makes mistakes, and I am willing to admit when I'm wrong. I've been wrong about a lot of things, but I'm glad that many of you have enjoyed what was delivered. The ultimate goal is deliver a quality product, and help out a good cause. For some of the packaging criticisms, I'm definitely keeping all comments in mind for the next release. The sleeves are the same as the ones I use for the my personal collection. Personally, I like the clearness of the sleeves and the resealable factor. But I can see that many of you dislike how thin they are, so I will definitely avoid these for the next run. If you'd like to keep the sticker of a ripped sleeve, I recommend cutting it away from the sleeve. I like to do that with promotional stickers on shrinkwrap sometimes. The stickers were actually very cheap, and I didn't spend a lot on them. I thought they would be a fun touch. It was easier than hand-numbering 2000 pieces. But it was still time consuming nonetheless, and I am looking into other options for numbering on the next run. If I choose to do numbering at all, that is. But the positive response has inspired me to push on as quickly as I can for the next release. The EP will definitely be more cost effective. They will be 10" records, and I will be doing a standard jacket. I'm still working on pre-production, and I've got a rough draft done of the interview questions. The record won't be out for a bit, but I won't start pre-orders until everything is at the plant. I'll post a thread about those as soon as I launch it. To invinylwetrust, definitely don't lump me in with Broken Circles. I admire that he is a good designer, and can put out a quality product. But his words to me have been pointedly vicious and vindictive. It really sucks to have someone you admire say such lame things about you, even if it's over the internet.

I have that need to fix the bins as well. Every time I'm in a record store, I make sure I'm considerate with their merchandise. Hot Topic bins are the worst. During my short time working there, I made sure those records looked good. They need to add that to their employee manual about straightening up their merchandise. They do it for shirts, they can spare the time for the vinyl.

Is that cover embossed? Looks amazing.

When I was working at Lou's Records in San Diego, I would grab the cheap discs, cutouts and promos. I would hear new music that way, and decide whether or not to grab the LP. By this process, I collected a ton of cds, and was way more selective about my vinyl. And I got some great used records at Lou's too. Employees got first pick before used stock went on the shelves. That was probably the best job I've ever had.

Cool to see this here! I made custom 1" buttons for this release for ROIR. Sent them out a few days ago, and their available in one of the bundles.

Does anyone know the pressing info for Stay What You Are, by chance? I've searched for it a handful of times and never been able to find a number of any sort.

Started collecting when I was 12 (I'll be 25 in October). I wandered into an indie record store (very gone now) while I was out with my family in North County San Diego. They were advertising a lot of punk, and I was just starting to get into Nirvana, Green Day and blink at that time. My grandparents played vinyl constantly, so I knew the medium. But when I realized there was punk music on some of them, it blew my mind. I picked up Lemmings by blink on yellow vinyl. I also picked up Foo Fighters "Big Me" single, because I'd realized that Dave Grohl was in Nirvana. Had to sell both of them recently to help fund the label, but I remember the moment very fondly.

I didn't discuss how to price things, I recommended how to figure out the costs. I'm glad yours exists too; I based a lot of what I did on examples from Broken Circles, Mightier Than The Sword, and Youth Conspiracy. So you can blame yourself, in part, for the label's existence. I'm doing things differently, definitely. Maybe it's not the right way of doing things, whatever that way maybe. Like you, I'm not an expert. But I made a damn good set of re-issues. At least that's what Gatsbys and the fans have told me.

Never said I was an expert either. Just speaking from my limited experiences, and offering advice because I'm trying to be helpful.

I fucked up by finishing and delivering what I promised? They were later than I anticipated, I'll give you that. I spent more from my personal funds than I raised via Kickstarter, so I did risk a lot. I'm just trying to give some advice from my experiences running a small business and trying to get project of the ground. I'm definitely not the expert you are, cactusbot.

You should definitely be ready to risk a lot too. I've sold a whole lot of stuff, including my entire record collection. I maxed out my credit cards and took out what savings I had.

There's nothing wrong with Kickstarter. There are amazing projects all over that site, especially some of the tech product stuff. Comic books and film projects. What is wrong is when someone goes into a Kickstarter with little formulation of a proposal. Based on the questions you're asking, it seems like you have a long way to go before you do anything. If you're not sure how to register a business through the government, or organize the legal side of things, go to the library. That's the best resource I've ever had. Register your business, or get a tax ID long before you launch a Kickstarter. Research everything you can before you put in a proposal; the more you plan, the more people will take you seriously. Draw up a line of your costs by getting quotes from all of your suppliers. Figure how much everything will take, then launch a campaign. I don't command any kind of respect here, obviously. But despite what people may, I didn't simply jump into my project. I planned it out for about two years, registered the business, permits, licenses, etc. I knew exactly what the project entailed. I didn't set my goal too high in case I didn't reach it. This was suggested by Kickstarter so I could have something to start with. I had some trouble later because I had to find other means to finish everything. But it's done now. Just because you ask for funds on Kickstarter (for any kind of project) doesn't mean you're not hardworking. It means you know when to ask for help. My self-employed salary is meager, barely enough to get by, let alone save enough for an expensive project. There are plenty of problems with Kickstarter. Launching something with haste and little research is a huge problem. But if you have a well-thought out project, Kickstarter is a great asset to help make it happen. If you show people how much work you've put in beforehand, and how much you believe in your project, you will have supporters. But make sure you put in the time.