kannibal

And if it follows all the others, a cheaper color variant will be released to stores.

You picked a rough time to get into the hobby with all of the supply chain issues and COVID impacting labor (probably a chicken and egg thing there). I've never seen it this bad before, but hopefully it will improve... in the meantime you just have to be patient. I'm currently waiting on 38 pre-ordered titles (sick brag, I know.)

I recently purchased a new setup, as I was using my DJ setup as my listening setup as well. 
 
Pro-ject Classic Evo
Upgraded the cart to a Sumiko Blackbird HO MC
Anthem STR Integrated Amp
Dali Opticon 8 MK2
 
So far, I have zero complaints. It's a whole new experience listening to music at this level, so I'm enjoying listening to a bunch of albums again, and hearing them differently from before. I have zero plans on ever upgrading the amp or speakers. The next upgrade, which will be far down the line, will probably be a new turntable such as a VPI Prime and a dedicated phono preamp to pair with it, rather than using the built in preamp in my amplifier. 

Look like you were right, there’s a clear version coming soon. https://www.hhv.de/shop/en/item/mars-volta-the-landscape-tantrums-the-unfinished-original-recordings-of-de-loused-in-the-comatorium-indie-retail-exclusive-edition-881137?fbclid=IwAR3wYdwrexlI5tWW0GzuqNFsYhtHquSpf2QxVMq_Dy8I5e3tjqYbmXUXHUY

Butts Hill

Our favorite indie punk store has a new pressing of this.
 
https://www.target.com/p/blink-182-greatest-hits-target-exclusive-vinyl/-/A-81048268#lnk=sametab

That whole trend of variant collecting and stuff never made sense. Now I do have different versions of the same album for example an original Downward Spiral, the Kevin Gray cut, the definitive reissue by Trent but they are all different sonically and one of my favorite albums. I have similiar trends with Siamese Dream, In Utereo, etc but never just the same album/press in different colors. Total waste in my mind

Don't become a collector . Having 10 different albums is better than having 10 different versions of one album.
 
Don't feel the need to buy every release by an artist just to have if you don't really like the release. 

I think it is far more likely that the band doesn't care

I agree that the production could be better, it sounds a little flat to my ears, not enough to really bug me though. I like the whole album, which surprises me since it's nearly 90 minutes but I don't skip any tracks. I don't know if any of the songs are "classics" just yet but I keep coming back for more listens, which I hadn't done very often with the previous 3 albums.

I like the album. It is very good in some parts. Unfortunately for me nothing has stood out, yet. For instance I can’t tell you which songs have the parts I find very good. I think the blame lies with the production. The whole album sounds so samey. I’m still considering picking it on vinyl though as I have been going back to it a lot this week.

Received the clear indie variant in the mail yesterday. Besides the shitty inner sleeves (poly and paper? wtf?) the vinyl sound great. I may upgrade to the deluxe eventually since I really like this album a lot.

Yeah but what about the warmth of vinyl? 

It sucks it was on the RSD site and major retailers had preorders.

Sounds decent enough? At best it’s the CD eq’ed for vinyl. Someone can just listen to the CD or lossless stream and have no surface noise, rumble, wow, flutter, or other issues and defects.

Yeah, dying to get that new etid album!🤓

Just wanted to add to the flame emoji so more people excitedly check the thread. 

Just wanted to add to the flame emoji so more people excitedly check the thread. 

Just wanted to add to the flame emoji so more people excitedly check the thread. 

Maybe they will put them on a 3.5" and throw in a toy Crosley for the $350 35th pressing. 

Musically I quite like it - the pacing is great and some of the riffs go toe to toe with their best work. Downside of being able to understand a lot of the lyrics is that -for me- they’re dull but the vocal *delivery* is ace. On the whole it’s REALLY impressive by any standard, let alone for a band as old as Carcass.

Going back through the 20th set, especially the digital version, there really isn’t much else they can do. 
 
devinshire mix on vinyl, but yeah. Not much else. 

Devonshire mixes (Vig's mix) were on the 20th anniversary box set (along with the boombox demos and some BBC stuff and a live show). Those have never been pressed. Boom box demos were on the 4LP version of the 20th anniversary set. BBC stuff is on that set and the live show had a standalone pressing.
 
 
The Spring 1990 attempt at Nevermind (thats where the SP In Bloom is from, correct?) has never been released.

Just fucking press the Devonshire mix. 

I don’t think we’ll ever get another Crack The Skye, but if they put out another Emperor of Sand I’ll be very happy.