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  1. Tempted to just suck it up and order. Is the the only time Set the Ray to Jerry has been on vinyl?

    Outside of "Ugly", "Believe" and "Cherry" - which were on the commercial UK "1979" 12" - and "Tribute to Johnny" and "Pennies" - on a UK 12" promo for "Zero" - all of the b-sides are making their vinyl debut.

    I *swear* I saw a commercial "Zero" 12" in the stores back in the day with a random assortment of the b-sides, but I must be thinking of the promo 12".

  2. Found a coupon for the local store, went down to buy the Colgems copy of The Monkees 'Changes' they've had forever and, of course, it was gone. But I certainly didn't walk away empty handed, though my wallet was $25 lighter:

    Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance US 12"

    Pet Shop Boys - Yesterday, when I was mad UK 12"

    Madonna - Material Girl US 12"

    Grace Jones - Cry Now, Laugh Later US 12" promo

    RuPaul - Supermodel of the World LP

    James - One Man Clapping - CD

    All $5 each with $5 off with the coupon. The only copy of the James disc currently on Discogs is priced at $85 - and it regularly sells for $100+ - so that was a total steal.

    Now it's time for a 90's dance party in my apartment. Come on over.

  3. I hope it doesn't get pushed back again... this time is like the 3rd time since it was announced?

    Yeah, this is the third delay. I think perhaps they bit off more than they could chew in the allotted time with the complexity of the box. Given how gorgeous the CD set is, though, I'm confident it will be worth it.

    I do also wonder, though, if perhaps they aren't getting the pre-release sales on this one they were hoping for and they're pushing it back hoping for more people to bite. I just hope it doesn't get canceled due to cost of production vs revenue from sales. (See also: the canceled This Mortal Coil Blu-ray set.)

  4. They've also never done Further Down the Spiral I'd pick that up

    I was just listening to this the other day on the way to work and was thinking similar, especially if they did the UK track list with the "Ruiner" and "Heresy" remixes. Or, since it would have to be a double anyways, the US track list on the first three sides and the extra tracks from the UK on side 4.

    I happened to be home yesterday when the pre-sale for Newark went on sale so I figured I'd give it a shot; a friend and I were curious about going if the price was right. Once I saw the $99 price, we both bowed out. That seems a bit excessive, but I have no doubt the tour will have no problems selling out.

  5. I was pretty down on the 'Mellon Collie' set, but this one looks like just about everything I wanted it to be...outside of a still pretty high price point.

    Deals will surely pop up, and when they do I'll be excited about this one rather than begrudgingly getting it to fill a gap like last time. Huzzah.

  6. John Grant's 'Pale Green Ghosts' is the early favorite. But after only a few days with it, the new Primal Scream is giving it a run for its money.

    'Wolf's Law' by the Joy Formidable to round out the top 3.

    Looking forward to new ones from the Boxer Rebellion (next week, one listen to the preview stream suggests it's gonna be a good one), Pet Shop Boys, These New Puritans, and the first time I've been excited for a Sigur Ros album in over a decade.

    2013 has been very kind so far and should continue to be so from the looks of it.

  7. the CD is coming out on 5/14, according to an e-mail I got from 4AD last month. the vinyl was delayed till late June/early July for the infamous "production issues"

     

    btw, saw them in Philly on Sunday night and they were fantastic. Kim's voice is definitely not as strong as it once was, but the band was tight and they were having fun.

    I was at Philly too and Manhattan the next night - this tour is such a blast, I hope it hits the east coast again when it comes back for the summer/fall festivals.
  8. Lard - Pure Chewing Satisfaction (12")

    The power...of Lard! Nice.

    Was in Philly last night for the Breeders show. Had a few good finds at Beautiful World Syndicate:

    Mansun - Six 2xLP $15

    Sunny Day Real Estate - LP2 (1995 pressing) $20

    Monkees - Instant Replay (Rhino - sealed) $5

    I'm glad it wasn't a bust as it took almost an hour to find parking around there with all the Cinco de Mayo nonsense going on.

  9. I mostly feel bad for those people who bought the first 7" on ebay for way too much, thinking that it was the only way they were going to get it. That is probably why this second one is still available, also the flippers aren't scooping them up.

    Also, "Walking With A Killer" was initially available at All Tomorrow's Parties and then had a portion of stock allocated to Rough Trade UK before the Kimdealmusic site went live, so there were (theoretically) fewer to be sold from that outlet, whereas "Hot Shot" appears to only be available here.

    The picture sleeve edition is kind of annoying in that they could have at least either a] announced it as coming in the first place when there was obvious panic and scramble to get the white label version or b] mentioned this go round that they were pressing an "unlimited" version due to demand. They either took advantage of a situation or are taking care of fans, but without word you can't really be sure which.

    Not that it ultimately matters because if you overpaid for it, you were willing to pay that cost to have it at that moment. Kim Deal is a pretty major artist, it was likely there was going to be someway to get your hands on the material at some point. Am I annoyed I paid almost $20 to import it from the UK only to have a $12 US option available a week or so later? Sure, but I wanted it and felt the cost was worth it.

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    Yay 'Phantom Power'. The side splits are weird with it being on three sides, but the etching on side 4 is fantastic.

    Had a nice drive down to the Princeton Record Exchange on this gorgeous day and ended up with a pretty good haul:

    The Monkees - Greatest Hits (Colgems issue)

    Sonic Youth - Master=Dik 12"

    Grace Jones - Pull Up To The Bumper / Feel Up UK 12"

    The Human League - Love and Dancing (in shrink with hype sticker)

    The Art of Noise - Who's Afraid of the Art of Noise? (US edition with masks art)

    INXS - Listen Like Thieves (I never really felt the need to own any INXS but it was $1.99 and I've had "Kiss the Dirt" stuck in my head for weeks since I heard it on a recent trip to LA, so I figured I could spring for it.)

    CD:

    Annie - Heartbeat US CDS

    James - Jam J / Say Something CDS

    The Juliana Hatfield Three - My Sister CDS

    Belly - Gepetto (Remix) CD2

    Air Miami - World Cup Fever CDS

    Tanya Donelly - Beautysleep CD

    Belly - Soft White Under bootleg CD from the 'Star' tour

    There were also Colgems pressings of the Monkees 'Instant Replay' and 'Present' which I've been looking for but they were beat to hell, so that was kind of disappointing.

    All in all, $54 plus change, which was store credit anyways so not a bad day's digging.

  11. Pretty solid with one pass - certainly not as immediate or pop-focused as 'Hands', but a great laid back type affair. "Crescendo" is pretty magnificent.

    The vinyl appears to be sold out on her website, of course before I got chance to put in my pre-order. (When it went live I figured I had a while and focused on other things that were closer to release.) Hopefully she has copies with her next week.

  12. Count me in among the excited for this one. There's also an edition being offered through the Vinyl Factory, but the information isn't terribly clear as to if that's the same pre-order as through her website or if it's a fancier edition.

    I'm cautious about this one, as we've had five (!!!) preview singles over the past year and only "Headphones" (not on the record) and "Broken Record" match the first album as far as I'm concerned. Still holding out hope.

    Also have tickets to see her in Brookyln on May 7 - caught her in support of the first album at a tiny, tiny venue in Toronto and she was incredible. Probably more excited for that than the record, honestly.

  13. Had a half hour to kill at the Princeton Record Exchange and store credit burning a hole in my pocket. Ended up with a VG+ Colgems Stereo copy of 'The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees' with original shrink for $11.99 and the US 3" CD single for the Sugarcubes "Coldsweat" for $1.99. The sleeve on the Sugarcubes single has the longbox part perforated off, but for $2 I couldn't pass as I didn't have some of the b-sides on CD. (Yay "Birthday (Icelandic)"!)

  14. Cool. Really wish there was a MN show. I understand that it's the Last Splash anniversary tour and all that but I really liked Mountain Battles and would love to see them include some of those songs in the show.

    They're playing Pitchfork in July and have a few weeks on either side unscheduled as of now - I would be very surprised if there wasn't a larger scale summer US tour. In which case, I'll be going a few more times.

    I need to see this tour as many times as realistically possible.

  15. The Brooklyn show was similarly beyond incredible. Holy shit.

    Even with sky high expectations they completely impressed me. They have never been this tight - especially not this line up - and the set was perfect. The surprise highlight for me was "Mad Lucas" - absolutely gorgeous.

    I've got my ticket for Webster Hall in May already but am seriously considering driving down to Philly the night before to catch them there as well.

    If you have any interest in this band or album, get yourself to one of these shows. You will regret missing it.

  16. What the...it's not April Fool's Day yet! What a terrible album title and cover. Oh well.

    The new single is alright, but I feel about it as I did 'Black Gives Way To Blue': just another hard rock band chugging along. Yes, AiC was Jerry's baby but for me Layne's voice was just as important to the success of the band. (And, for what it's worth, I didn't like the self-titled record very much either...or Mad Season or any of the Jerry solo records for that matter.)

    In all seriousness, good for them for keeping it going but I think it's finally time to stop hoping that I'm going to be as excited about a new record from them as I was for the first few.

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