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Happy TMV are back while also accepting it's unlikely I'm gonna dig this record based on the singles

pretty much the same way I didn't care for Antemasque+ATDI reunion

lol, the new single... Makes passing up an overpriced single LP a pretty easy decision.

Yeah that song sucks, cliche maroon 5 sounding shit...
And after paying stupid dollars for the reissues from clouds hill then to have a million variants available everywhere way cheaper... there is zero chance I'll preorder this at 40 euro plus shipping.

I gotta' tip my hat to whoever is cranking out those AFI boots and reducing them to 1 LP, now.  They've effectively cut down their vinyl costs and materials by half, while still appealing to the overwhelming majority of bootleg buyers who are fixated on simply having the record on their shelf, and maybe snapping a pic for social media.  Between that, the egregious MSRP that's rationalized because "it's better than OG prices bro", and the illusion of limited quantities or timed drops – everyone feels good about getting in on those, right? – they're actually pretty big-brain and I can't even criticize them for it.

Sincere question; what is the most annoying aspect of added dates?  Is it feeling slighted that the band wasn’t upfront about the full touring potential?  Or seeing a new date thst works better for you?
To me, more dates = more band revenue = greater likelihood of more touring or new material / reissues / passion projects.  Anything to keep the [fake] train chugging along – why not?
I guess I would feel miffed if I paid $50 for a Thursday night show, and they added a Friday night or Saturday night right after.  Because those are way more convenient to swing for obvious reasons.
And I would definitely feel pretty peeved if they straight up added a smaller / closer venue as a pit stop between their sold-out shows.  I’m making the trek to SF and have no problem with that, but a Sacramento show would be bliss and save me on some driving.  (I just know it’s not realistic.)
Fortunately my show lands on a Friday night and that couldn’t really be more ideal for my schedule, so anything else is icing on the cake. 🤷‍♂️ I get that not everyone is as nonchalant or cool with added dates though, so I was just curious.

I don’t personally find it annoying. I have always just been curious about the behind the scenes aspect of additional dates and MyEnemy explained it really well. 

Sucks to hear that the Scarlette LTIY presses were so spotty.  I heard a lot of people got scuffed jackets and vinyl that was less than ideal – my copy initially showed up with 2 A/Bs – but replacements sound like a success story across the board.  I know my second copy plays pristine and sounds killer.
I’m actually really pleased with all of the color choices.  An “old school gold” would be nice for NPI, especially if they’re keeping the theme of trying to match the variant to the color of the album title.  But I wanted some kind of purple for NPI and got it.  Wanted some kind of murky red for LTIY and got it.  Wanted something monochrome for TFOW and got it.  The only thing I’d change is the Fake Train, actually – I feel like some kind of magenta or fuchsia would be so rad.  The silver turned out nice and I get why they chose it… but with how similar TFOW is, a little variety would’ve been nice. 

So I’m buying these (all three) even though I just talked about not buying them. 
 
too much silver and gray. Anyone know of some other exclusive colors like newbury’s Repetition?

And just like that;

I’d probably feel similarly if I wasn’t so late to vinyl / Unwound in general.  I own no OG copies at all, and didn’t really start collecting vinyl early enough to obtain them at a reasonable price.  Anyone who’s late to the band and obsessed with colored / limited vinyl is eatin’ good as of 2021 or so.

I can agree, and why I acknowledged that it was cool to see them on color and can shrug and move on (or grit my teeth and act like I don’t want it and move on 😉). And there is a difference in keeping things in print and eventually doing a color vinyl press vs planned releases that use specific language (exclusive) to manipulate and influence fans to buy each release without telling them about PLANNED future releases that may appeal to said fans. Clouds Hill/TMV did a real number on their fans and this is NOT the same thing.

For sure.  A lot of it is the timelines, too.  There’s been a slow crawl campaign for a couple of years now – as I’m sure you know – to reissue Unwound albums individually, on colored variants.  It’s been such a trickle but really cool to follow, especially since many of us never really expected to see their catalog pop up on colored vinyl in the first place.  Like you said though, that’s night & day different from CH dropping an overpriced boxset of TMV’s catalog, using tricky verbiage to imply it’ll never be manufactured again (the box, that is).  Then releasing everything individually, on black vinyl.  And then releasing 2-3 colored variants for each of those, months later.  I feel like all of that went down in the span of a year?  And what’s worse is that CH absolutely refused to answer questions about colored vinyl coming down the pipeline, which is super shitty.  Compare that to Numero, who were not at full liberty to divulge details of what they had in the works, last year, but were still able to tease colored reissues for LTIY and future Unwound records without spilling too many beans.  Great example / contrast, for sure.

Same here, especially with how encompassing it is.  I’m glad it’s OOP (to my knowledge) so I’m not as tempted.  As streaming takes more of a monopoly on the way the world consumes music, I’ve gotten more and more serious about having FLAC rips of the music that matters most to me.  Having a flawless rip on hand at any point is really enticing, but I also know that it would probably just collect dust until I “needed it”, since I hardly ever spin CDs these days.  It’d also open a can of worms in trying to back up the rest of my library with CDs over time, too… as if I didn’t spend enough on music already.

The emphasis on live footage and shot of the van really sells me on a tour announcement.  It’s tough to imagine it could be anything else.  I can’t imagine them writing brand new material without Vern, but who knows.  Hopefully we’ll get some more info soon.

Yeah, I can wait a day to here the song.  Super excited about this though as TMV is one of my all-time favorites.  There's not a weak album in their discography, in my opinion.

So just a repeat of what happened to compact discs in the 90's lol. Good. I look forward to The Hobby™️  nose diving and becoming irrelevant so I can actually enjoy collecting again.
 
Live by the 229th repress of Fleetwood Mac - Rumors, and die by it. 

I don't have much complaints about the Rhino reissues I have but I haven't heard the holy grail pressings. Out of my budget.

The consensus seems to be that the original Vertigo presses are superior to anything else. I have US first presses of all the Ozzy era stuff and they sound pretty good to my ears. I've never had the pleasure of listening to any Vertigo pressings though.

Guess I should throw my Postal Service records away.

Highly doubtful.  Those stimulus checks aren't going to pay for themselves.  Discogs transactions are done through PayPal, you'll pay the tax on those transactions.  I sell quite a bit on Discogs.  The amount I owe is ridiculous.  

it looks like i sold about $3200 worth of records on discogs in 2021. After I subtract the sales tax, discogs fees, paypal fees, shipping fees, and costs of goods, i made maybe $1200 profit. Since I'm not a business and hobby costs can no longer be deducted, my tax liability on the $3200 is about $1400. So I would've saved money throwing those $3200 worth of records in the trash. 
Fuck this "American Rescue Package" it only fucks the little guy. 

Used to go to midnight sales at Tower. Last one I remember was when Tool/Lateralus came out. 
Edit- actually Detones s/t I believe was the last midnight sale I remember.

Tower Records and Virgin Megastore in Hollywood in the 90s both used to close at midnight regularly. On Monday nights, they would stay open an extra hour to to sell new releases that were set to come out that Tuesday. Those days are obviously long gone now. There aren't even any shops in L.A. that stay open after 8pm.

It is looking like we will have a few extra copies of this:
https://monstermusicsc.tuneportals.com/UPC/194398687919
 

The only thing funnier than dropping $50 on a jank Limp Bizkit bootleg is knowing that an equally meme label – Enjoy the Ride – is handling a "proper" reissue of Chocolate Starfish later this year.  Probably worth saving your allowance for that one.