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My copy showed up today - no shipping notice, just a package in the mail.

The artwork is a little fuzzy - and, unless I'm remembering incorrectly, it's weird that they back doesn't say "Side 1" and "Side 2" on the track list like the back insert of the CD does. My copy is packed away so I can't check, but I seem to remember it being like that - and it's hard to believe it took 17 years for this to get pressed, but I'm super excited. (It's also hard to believe this record is almost 17 years old, but that's another story.) Spinning now and it sounds fine - nothing amazing, but perfectly solid and worth the price.

Tickets for the first reunion show on 3/29 in Brooklyn went on sale today. Sold out in under 3 minutes but I managed to snag a pair.

I think I may explode with excitement long before the show gets here.

This is my first winter in Jersey and while it is cold, back home in upstate NY they're dealing with 20+" of snow right this very second. Don't miss that one bit.

A few things I've been waiting for showed up all at once yesterday:

Noyes:

Ash - A-Z 3xLP

Discogs:

Vanity 6 - Vanity 6 LP

Vanity 6 - Drive Me Wild 12"

Prince - I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man 7"

Prince and the NPG - 7 12"

Samantha Fox - Naughty Girls (Need Love Too) / I Surrender (To The Spirit of the Night) 12"

Samantha Fox - I Wanna Have Some Fun 12"

Wendy and Lisa - Wendy and Lisa 12"

My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult - Sex On Wheelz promo 12"

And a friend in Seattle sent me a fantastic 1993-themed mix, a DVD-R of NIN's 'Closure' which I never got around to tracking down when it leaked all those years ago, a best of Liquid Television DVD and some amazing bumper stickers with various lyrics from Dr. Dre's 'The Chronic' on them.

Wins all around!

Anyone else notice a steep shipping increase on The Men release?

 

I ordered the limited Psychic Ills and shipping was $7 to Canada. They quote $11.50 for shipping on The Men release. An LP plus CD can't weigh that much more than an LP plus 7".

That happened to me when I ordered the Sylver Tongue 12" & CDS from Dancing Coins in the UK - it was double the shipping when I added the CD single, which came in a card sleeve and ended up inside of the 12" sleeve during shipping anyways. So it's entirely possible that's why, even if it's a pretty lame reason.

I wasn't going to get the mail order Men LP after being a bit disappointed in the wraparound for the 7", but the bonus CD sucked me in. Well played, Sacred Bones.

So I take it these are going out without shipping notifications then?

Sealab fell apart at the end, but the first three seasons were consistently brilliant. Flashes afterwards, of course, but not at the same level.

Of the early Adult Swim shows, though, Brak will always have my heart.

(Which, of course, has nothing to do with Archer.)

i still think coach mcguirk is his best character.

If it wasn't for Jason Penopolis, then yes.

Blur had better do at least one east coast show while they're over here. If they pull a Suede, I'm going to be very, very upset.

Season 1 was fantastic and they always kept you guessing as to where they were going to go.

Season 2 is what happens to a show with no expectations going into it now being shackled with expectations. It was still very, very enjoyable but it got pretty ridiculous at times to keep amping up the tension.

I'm still on board for season 3, but I'm approaching it with caution rather than the blind excitement I felt going into the second.

I guess people who preordered the standard LP got this email:

 

Thank you for pre-ordering The Joy Formidable's Wolf's Law vinyl LP. Unfortunately, due to a production delay, we were unable to ship your order for the vinyl in time for today's release. The vinyl will begin shipping Thursday, January 24th, and should arrive by the end of January. We apologize for the delay and any inconvenience this may cause you.

 

So they should be out in stores by next week at the latest. I don't think there's a delay on the boxset though.

Thanks for posting that. Saves me a trek out to Other Music in the 15 degree weather to come back empty handed.

Guess it's the stream rip I made for another week for me.

Tunes in Hoboken got the CD but not the LP. Grr.

I was hoping to pick up my copy later this afternoon, but perhaps that won't be possible if they're not out there yet. Hmm.

Excited for the tour - two NYC area shows, neither at stupid Terminal 5 this time. Win/win!

They posted something on Twitter about seeing NYC again in March, so I imagine they're headed here soon after those European dates end.

That does look really nice and any fear of a sophomore slump has been erased from the album stream.

I still don't think I could spend that much on it, though.

you may be right but I thought "ladder" was used with one of the Twilight soundtracks..ive had that track forever! 

But I could be wrong...i thought I also remember having cholla as a vinyl b side of a 7" from the last album?

"Endtapes" was the song from the Twilight soundtrack, unless "Ladder" got shoved on this last one? (Wikipedia says that wasn't the case.)

The b-side to "Whirring" was "Chwyrilo", which is an acoustic Welsh language version of the a-side. "Cholla" is a completely different, brand new song.

They have both been on iTunes since November (?), but, again, as singles promoting the album. Technically "Wolf's Law" - hidden away after track 11 - has been out since then to as it appeared on the UK "Cholla" EP. They specifically said it wasn't going to be on the album, so its inclusion is a pleasant surprise.

and why the hell did they use 2 songs that have already been released in one way or another! I hate when bands put songs on a new album, when the songs are old and clearly recorded at a different time/place...than the others....makes it less cohesive

??

"This Ladder Is Ours" and "Cholla" were always preview singles for the record and were definitely recorded with the rest...

thanx. hope so....

And they're back.

damn. i do not see any bundle order. any idea whats going on their site?

They appear to have taken the bundles down from that second link. They'll be back soon, I'm sure, hopefully with more reasonable shipping rates. (Not holding my breath, but you never know.)

Shipping is apparently €31 to the US. They can go right ahead and forget about that.

The album is streaming here:

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-joy-formidable-reach-for-rock-heights-on-wolfs-law-album-premiere-20130116

As expected it's no 'Big Roar' but it is still 100% enjoyable.

Damn, that book version is a bit pricey but I feel like I kinda want it. I'll have to sit and think on it for a bit. (I do wonder how "exclusive" the exclusive b-side on the 7" is going to be.) The mega pack is right out, but I could be convinced to swing for the €40 one...it also depends on how the next single turns out as I won't be paying that much for 'A New Morning' part II!

Rough Trade tweeted they got a few more in last night and as of right now, the web site says they have 2 left.

http://www.roughtrade.com/site/shop_results.lasso?search_type=advanced&search_terms=kim+deal

I ordered mine from Rough Trade and it is fine. The center hole is a little tight - ahem - but other than that it's a great sounding lo-fi, self pressed 7" to match the lo-fo, self recorded music it contains.

Artwork would have been nice, but again, I think it works perfectly for this one. (Also a proper sleeve probably would have driven the price up even more.)