Black Numbers

Almost sold out of these Mystery Bundles.
http://www.merchconnectioninc.com/collections/black-numbers/products/black-numbers-mystery-vinyl-box-1
 
Buy one of these, Vinyl or CD, and you'll be entered to win a random Test Press from the BN vault. I've got lots of old test presses sitting around and I'd love to get them into the hands of people  who' be stoked on them.
 
I'll pick 5 winners once the bundles are sold out.
 
*this retroactively applies to anyone who's already purchased a mystery bundle*
 

Picking  winners this afternoon! Still time to enter!

Much appreciated. Really helps me work with new bands.

I found the Fucko LP at a local shop! Excited to spin it later this week.

We've got those two LPs for sale outside of the mystery bundles. 

Gonna be picking winners on Friday.

My haul!
 

Post a photo of your haul if you don't mind!
Appreciate the support.

If there is anything vinyl has taught me: I can not resist a grab bag. Here's to new music!

We've got those two LPs for sale outside of the mystery bundles. 

That Tidal Arms record rules. To anyone who gets it, play it loudly.

we've always had good results and happy customers on our discography packs, so I wanted to try something new out. lots of underrated gems up for grabs here.

To be super general...punk. But the stuff I release really spans the entire spectrum. There's metal in there, lots of punk, a cool alt country record, an anarcho punk acoustic dude, and tons more. It's all great.

but not enough to all save up and do it ourselves, like other bands...

These are in stock and will begin shipping immediately.

https://blacknumbers.nosleeprecords.com/

These should be shipping by Friday, early next week at the latest.
Still time to grab a test press pack.

These should be shipping by Friday, early next week at the latest.
Still time to grab a test press pack.

check this band out!!

We had HUGE HUGE HUGE issues with the plant on this.
 
The initial pressing was shorted 150 of the white records. When that first set of records came off the presses and was packed, they left all the clear/blue records on the dock, and then for whatever reason sent them back in to the storage. Once this was discovered, they had to track them down and get them on the truck. Then there was a mixup at Rev where they shelved all those copies instead of sending them to No Sleep, which I finally sorted out last week.
 
Since we had no Clear/Blue records, any orders for just those or the test press/3 packs weren't shipped.
That said, any/all orders should have shipped by now, so if you don't get it by next week, let us know and we'll figure it out.

yeah, i haven't gotten a shipping notice yet, but i'm assuming that's because i got a custom jersey with mine.
 
i am dying to hear this record if anybody knows where i could do that...

yeah, i haven't gotten a shipping notice yet, but i'm assuming that's because i got a custom jersey with mine.
 
i am dying to hear this record if anybody knows where i could do that...

i have such a soft spot for band basketball jerseys. adding in the custom number/last name option made it a no brainer

new song rips

That was a totally different situation. Ross was new to everyone at the time, was completely unproven as a record label owner and had no track record. He fucked up, and I think he'll willingly admit that. He's since put out dozens of records with all sorts of bands, active and broken up, big and small, and it's clear he's gotten better at what he does, because people continue to work with him and promote the product he creates.
 
Would I reissue something on vinyl without telling the band? No. But clearly, that's not what Ross did here. And the only reason people care is because it's 1)an active band and 2)someone who's easily reachable—aka not Music On Vinyl, 4 Men With Beards, Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs, etc. All of those companies buy the rights to releases all the time and reissue them with all sorts of bells and whistles, likely without the artist's involvement. Do you think those limited colored pressings Newbury Comics are doing are signed off on by the artist 100% of the time? Doubtful.
 
It's an artist's job to create art however they deem appropriate. It's a record company's job to sell that art however they deem appropriate. As someone who has nearly 15 years in "the industry," let me tell you that band members are typically the most out-of-the-loop people when it comes to their own careers, which is why they react emotionally and publicly to things like this instead of trying to politely and professionally get to the bottom of it behind the scenes. Such is the creative mind, I suppose.
 
I like Cartel. I like this record. I like Ross. I bought a copy, which puts money in Ross' pockets, who already put money into Cartel's pockets, because the licensing fee he paid to Epic most likely included royalties. There is no loser in this situation, except people who want to pretend they understand how the music industry works but have literally less than 1% of a clue.