magnumtaurus

@joe_mandrino - Records, dogs, travel shots, live music shots... just for fun.

Saw them last night in San Diego... they had a full table. From what I remember: 5 different shirts, a hoodie, every LP except Seminar III (all for $15, except Christmas Eve I/II, which was $10), a shitload of CDs, and then some shit from what I assume was Aaron's collection: Euro press of Seminar II (which includes Zozobra/Seminar III as a second LP), orig Christmas press, Level Plane Oceanic test press ($100), Oceanic Remix box ($100), a Mammifer LP, and the print from the LA show they played at the Echo...

... oh, and they also fucking slayed so hard. Only like 40 people showed up to Soda Bar, which is sad, but they destroyed it like there were 4000 people there.

Emailed Banquet last week, Jane said they shipped all UK orders out the last week of July. Didn't get a shipping confirmation, but the record showed up on my steps over the weekend, and the yellow/pink split is strange, but nice looking.

Never ordering directly from CT again... ordered the deluxe DIIV record, waited two months, emailed them, waited two weeks, tweeted at them, got a response, they were sold out and never filled my order... I know they're a small org, but it's too much of a headache to deal with.

Yes!

Just got the same email. Stoked!

The Facebook posts are some of the funniest to hit the internet.

Ordered immediately via credit card, but no Kung Fu receipt yet. Took a few hours when I ordered the Ashes & Fire deluxe set a while back, so I'm just going to be patient.

Plus, something tells me they're going to cancel duplicate orders first, disperse remaining product to those who ordered, and THEN send out order cancellation emails.

I have this (an orig.) and it sounds amazing. Glad others will be able to get their hands on it.

Picked this up locally yesterday and it sounds... really fucking good.

Will buy... was too lazy to pick up the TK version.

Bought the yellow boot a few weeks ago and can't complain about the quality for the price.

Just got back from Dark Lord... Rye'd The Lightning tastes exactly like Alpha King. I thought they poured me the wrong beer.

I have a copy of Metallica - Beyond Magnetic that I don't even remember picking up at the store. It's yours at cost if you want it.

Anyone else having trouble with the site? I couldn't calc shipping and now the site won't load period.

The shit that Captured Tracks is putting out, Integrity - Palm Sunday, and Danny Brown's 'XXX'. Not listed as official 'RSD' releases.

I've seen photos posted from a few stores who have physical copies of these ready for RSD, so they won't be online only.

Thanks! Ordered from Banquet. Fuck it.

Fucking sold out while i was checking out. Stupid.

Iron Maiden - Number of the Beast

Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind

Pj Harvey - To Bring You My Love

Betty Davis - They Say I'm Different

Metallica - And Justice For All

Megadeth - So Far, So Good, So What

Motorhead - Iron Fist

Eno and Fripp - No Pussyfooting

A Perfect Circle - Mer De Noms

Nick Cave - Nocturama

Nick Cave - Dig Lazarus Dig

Grinderman - Grinderman

... all for $100 and some change.

There seems to be a lot of hate for the fair here, which I don't get. If you like crate digging, finding hidden gems, etc... the fair is amazing. If you're looking for new stuff, it's not the best use of your time. There are a few tables where guys overprice shit, but they account for a minority of the booths there. I've had some success haggling with dealers to bring the price down on multiple item purchases.

Will be there. Place is a blast every year!

#15/150 for the US... I've spun this entire box a few times now, and it rules supremely. The remastering is incredible.

RINGWORM!

From what I understand, Hydra Head dudes are close friends with Vacation dudes (and I think Aaron Turner has some money vested in Vacation) but they're not the 'same people'.

Vacation is a rad store and the guys who work there are super nice. Their in-store selection is incredible and carefully picked. Are they a few bucks more expensive? Yeah, a few, but honestly... I don't mind paying a few extra bucks to keep a unique record store open. Going to Vacation is always a highlight when visiting LA... those dudes are just trying to make a living selling records.

Hydra Head as a label... is a different story.