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Printed lyrics to another new song are being handed out at the merch booth, and the band just took stage 10 minutes ago - I'm guessing they're gonna play it tonight. New brand new > deja so now I'm happy if I get it on Saturday or not

You mean you never pressed select?....

Trigger warning

Damn 1900's kids with their disc recordings Only 80's kids remember real music, DAE le wrong generation¿¡¿¡

Just a friendly Sunday night bump!

I have pretty vivid memories between the ages of 2-5. I would say I experienced the culture of the 90's as much as anyone born a few years prior. If anything, I'd say I probably remember more of the mid-late 90's than I do the 2000's. I do agree that there's a difference between a "90's kid" and a "90's baby" but it's hard to generalize based on birth year alone. I'd say if you were born in '95 or later theres really not much to debate, what conscious memories of the zeitgeist could you possibly have?

I was wondering about that - no word on whether or not the new pressing features this too... Which shows exactly how much thought and care is being put into this package.

Subbed because that was actually pretty awesome. I'm mrrom92daw

Here's ebay craziness for you. About 7 years ago I bought that damn Jason Mraz album at my local record store, on the strength of that "I'm Yours" single. I couldn't have paid more than $12 for it. I'm not really sure what I was expecting because, quite predictably, I hated it. I listened to it once, maaaaybe twice, and put it on the shelf never to touch it again. I figured I couldn't pay anyone to take that thing off my hands, and it would just serve as a reminder of simpler times. I come to find out the other day that the album is being repressed due to high demand.... reealllly? So I throw it on the bay... Less than 4 minutes in, there are multiple watchers, and I get a message with an offer for $200 if I end the listing. REALLLLLLLLYYY? Jason fucking Mraz. secondhand deja owners are immediately absolved of all shame after this.

Anyone wanna take a guess as to mine?

I apologize if you feel disappointed with my stance on this. You are correct in stating that I am trying to respect the value of the material and also whoever purchases it - I have no dire need for the physical artifact either (the only TBS thing nobody will pry away from me is my signed 1st press of TAYF) But also I would like to stress that I don't feel super comfortable sharing this material being that it does not exist elsewhere... you feel? Since there are parts of this that have not been heard before, and the material is owned by Victory, I'm not exactly willing to essentially "leak" it to the world. In the past I've shared lossless upgrades for things that have only circulated as decade-old limewire 128kbps mp3s... but this is a bit different. I have other studio stuff from other artists in my personal collection that I want to make available, trust me. Stuff that's even cooler than this. But it's a big gamble if you're taking a guess if the content owners give a fuck or not. Since I'd say we've heard 95% of this before I would consider sharing it for the quality upgrade - but that said, I still intend to sell the piece and I will ultimately respect the wishes of whoever purchases it because it is one of a kind. I completely understand how that can be frustrating, as a fan who wants to hear things, trust me. I've been on that side of the equation so many times. But I'm sure if any of you were considering the purchase of a rarity you would appreciate similar discretion - I know I would! If not this, then here's to sharing some other goodies in the near future.

Zero chance of getting that Macca 12", will camp out for hours anyway. Worst case scenario at least I get Deja? I'll 3D print a Paul for anyone who snags me one of those.

Price drops: TOYPAJ - $20 Billy Joel 35dp1 - $50

Fucking brilliant. Streaming this in the car rn

To be fair, I've been here for years and I don't have an avatar hahaha. No way to change it on mobile as far as I can see. Your point stands though. The storm is coming.

Unboxing vid. Nao.

That is definitely part of it, you'd want to disable any and all processing. That includes volume control - leave both the driver and the software at 100%, disable replaygain, EQ, any sort of effects, etc. just control volume in the analog realm at your power amplifier. But there is a bit more to it than that. Essentially you'll want to configure your device/software for WASAPI push. I can't say for sure if that is appropriate for all devices though. And of course, that is only relevant to windows - no idea how to achieve the same on Mac or Linux. There is a downloadable WASAPI component which can be installed and then configured in foobar 2000

PM on both TBS CD-Rs - sale pending

Due to request, here are the photos of the 35DP 52nd Street. The last photo shows the only mark on the disc of any real significance, at the 3 o'clock position. I'm fairly certain it's not a scratch and is something that would just wipe off, but I haven't tried. Disc checks out 100% either way.

Haha, I'm glad to see there's quite a bit of interest in it. Normally I'm all for sharing things - some of you might remember a couple of years ago I shared a lossless version of Brand New's first demo. That said, being that the stuff on this particular disc does not already circulate - I'm kind of iffy about sharing it in any level of quality. I also want to respect any potential buyer's wishes that they may not want to share it for whatever reason if purchasing it... So I will leave that decision up to whoever it may be. I'm hoping you can all hear it. It's awesome. As for the demo CD-R... That's been all over the web and anyone can hear it if they'd like - I personally think it's much better than whatever made it onto the album too. I've seen other examples come up for sale and sell generally around $100, give or take 20. They don't come up very often though. I'd say this is pretty much in line with what they go for but of course I'm open to offers on everything. The studio CD, since it's one of a kind, we kind of have that dillema where there's no set precedent for what it might be worth. On one hand, most of us already own this album. But the disc is an original artifact. It does sound better than what has been available for many years. And some percentage of it just has not been heard before. So there's lots to consider. Anyhow, here's a picture of the discs. Demo on top, 1/2002 disc right next to it. Hahah. Are the bonus songs on iTunes too? I thought they were only on the 3 digipack CDs and the 3 7"s included with the SRC pressing of the album. For anyone who is curious, the yellow "Pants" disc features "What Went Wrong" and "Fuck A Dog"

A few bootleg labels in the 70's would tape the optical track from 16mmm films... There exists a 2LP that is the entire music and dialogue track from Magical Mystery Tour. A movie most people don't even want to watch.

Anyone wanna put an over/under on how long it'll take before Apple finally allows us to import our own FLAC files into iTunes? It's an inevitability. With Windows supporting FLAC, streaming services like Tidal getting attention, stores like Pono and HDtracks taking away sales from iTunes... They're going to have to start offering lossless support to some extent beyond just ALAC. FLAC is an industry standard now, ALAC simply isn't gaining any traction. iTunes actually offers fairly advanced audio handling modes (WASAPI), and it's second to none for its organizational features. It'd be nice to one day soon be able to sync my music library to my portable devices, and have a well curated browsable library rather than a bunch of files in folders.

Yes, I know, evil polycarbonate and not vinylz but there are enough fans of these bands here so why not? Good handful of rare gems on the block today. Something for everyone, be sure to check them all out. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1st ed. U.S. Blink 182 "Take Off Your Pants & Jacket" CD with Yellow Pants design. The initial release on seperate red green and yellow CDs (GOTTA CATCH 'EM ALL) all have different bonus tracks at the end of the album, after 182 seconds of silence. These were available at first for a short time and were soon replaced with the standard version which had the 3 colored dots on the disc. I had the red, I had the green. Now all I have is the yellow. Recent check of ebay&Discogs shows NO copies of this available for sale This original version was packaged in a very matte digipack, die cut on the inside with booklet. Everything is in decent shape. Disc shows small signs of handling but overall in pretty good shape. Some marking to the back of the digipack. Asking $25ppd ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Taking Back Sunday - RARE TAYF 2001 Demo Cd-R Burned and self distributed by the band. Features early versions of songs that eventually made it onto Tell All Your Friends. Debatably superior versions/performances with parts removed from the song, notably piano and the sample at the beginning of Great Romances (it's soooo scene) These have travelled around the web since the KaZaA days, albeit in poor quality. Once rumored that all copies have been destroyed by the band. This was the demo which got Victory's attention and got them signed. Comes in a plastic outer slip with 2 sided B&W printed insert. Amp head photo on the back. Asking $85PPD ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Taking Back Sunday (again) - ULTRA RARE Quantegy Gold Studio reference TAYF CD-R "1/2002" Consider this an early, unfinished version of Tell All Your Friends. Very different tracklisting, for starters. The songs are the same mixes which appear on the original release, but pre-mastered - which allows for some major differences. It is possible that this CD may actually have been used in the mastering process as source material - no idea though. Just my guess as to its existence. The disc starts with You're So Last Summer, which notably begins with the full guitar intro to the song - this is chopped off and begins abruptly on the released CD/vinyl. The song ends naturally. Mutual Head Club, which was crossfaded with this song on the released cd, is not the next track - but it begins with the full drum intro on it's own. Similarly, other songs which have had their intros and endings cut, shortened, or crossfaded on the original release are complete and fully intact here, with the exception of Blue Channel, which does not feature the piano intro. The band was still unsure about this intro (it is very different on the demo!) and so it was tacked on at a later date. Also very notable is the sound quality - these tracks are raw and are not plagued with the over-compression and EQ which made the original releases sound so horrible. It is possibly the closest thing to an "audiophile" version of the album we'll ever get. In my opinion, due to all the extra parts still present here and the vastly superior sound quality, this is the definitive "Tell All Your Friends" This material does not circulate anywhere and this studio disc is absolutely one of a kind, unlike the other demo cd offered above which was burned in bulk and distributed at shows. This is certainly something very special. Asking $110 ppd ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Either of these CDs would be cooler to have in your collection than some crappy 7" boxset. Why not get both? Both TBS CD-Rs together - $175 If you're super pop-punk… All 3 CDs Above - $185 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Disney "Aladdin" 1992 soundtrack - original RECALLED version Perfect compliment to your hot topic picture discs! Ultimate grailz!!! Early recalled version of the disc with the original lyric in opening track which refers to facial mutilation. This lyric was replaced with a line about the heat and the sun after criticism and accusations of racism. The revised disc is much more common and is what is available to this day. $10ppd $5 with purchase of any other cd ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Here's one for the SUPER TRVE CD COLLECTORS Billy Joel - 52nd Street 35DP 1 Yes, ah. Laugh now. But this is a 35DP 1, straight outta Japan. A true piece of history. Considered to be the very first commercially released CD, from when the format was introduced in Japan 1982. Digital audio was finally upon the masses. Or at least the wealthy early adopters. You could find earlier CDs but those would be prototype/test/demo discs from Sony or Philips. Not something made available to the market. You probably will not encounter anything like that. Silver CD with CBS/Sony physical imprint in center ring. Disc has no major conditional issues, no pinholes, test plays absolutely perfectly. Shows very little signs of handling. Booklet and case insert are perfect. Features lyrics in English and Japanese. Jewel case is the original early "smooth" case with patent pending in raised lettering on the back. The (now standard) ridges were not regularly on the top and bottom of cd cases until 1985ish. Sadly, there is a light crack in the back of the original jewel case, about 2" in length, running diagonally across the tracklisting. But it is not deep. It is a "surface crack" if that makes any sense. If it were any other jewel case this would not be an issue, as they are basically replaceable/disposable. But due to the historic nature of this style of CD case, it does affect the value quite a bit. Asking $55 ppd for this disc ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Prices quoted are all including shipping to anywhere in the US. International people - if you're interested in something, message me and we can figure it all out. Feel free to ask me any questions you may have. Thanks everyone!