dawhizz

Your annual reminder that in the vast majority of cases, Black Friday/RSD is literally the worst day to buy Black Friday/RSD albums on eBay/discogs. 
 
R-E-L-A-X

I have originals of these albums as well and I picked up the reissues. No contest they sound tremendously better. I am selling my originals as we speak. Altered Beast especially works so much better on 2 records.

& press Hard Candy

I’d like to see this pullquote on the shrink wrap. 

Wanted to throw in The Strangers to this conversation.  I always think of it because earlier in the film they put on a record and "Ariel Ramierez" by Richard Buckner plays, which is off of the album Since, which has never been pressed to vinyl.  It legitimately took me out of the scene because I was like, "That record does not exist." 
 
 

That Losing My Religion is . . . Interesting. 

I have maybe 15-20. Most are of albums I really love. I’ve probably had played them all at least once (to make sure it’s actually what it claims to be), but in most of those cases, I have a regular vinyl press I would be more likely to play. A few are of albums I like OK, but picked them up cheap/around the price of the regular pressing, in which case I play the test press when I want to listen to the album, since I don’t have any other version. 

Got my Everything box. Now need to figure out how to tastefully display my TWIABP salad fork. 

Got my Everything box. Now need to figure out how to tastefully display my TWIABP salad fork. 

Just got my shipping notification on this, so looks like she’s working through them for those still waiting. 

Just got my shipping notification on this, so looks like she’s working through them for those still waiting. 

I think it’s the vocals on Grand Paradise that remind me of Modest Mouse. And it’s funny you mention Brand New because I keep thinking that Lich Prince wouldn’t sound out of place on Science Fiction. 

"Everything" boxes shipping tomorrow.

Gameshark single. 

I'll have to revisit Ten Silver Drops.  It kind of gets the "Second Coming" by Stone Roses treatment by most in that it's perceived to be a big letdown from a great debut album (then again, I kind of prefer "Second Coming" to their debut, don't @ me). 

There was a post of the audio on Twitter (below) and I think the song’s called Gameshark. My read is that it’s a song from the album, but won’t actually be released as a single. 
 
 
 

I really hope these are more widely available for a decent price. Because they sound phenomenal. 

Where to start with this one? The photos? “R & B”? “This desc is region 1”?
 
https://m.ebay.com/itm/New-New-Constellation-Toad-The-Wet-Sprocket-R-B-Vinyl/252945910305?epid=181990468&hash=item3ae4c04a21%3Ag%3AKWwAAOSw75xa9MT9&_sacat=176985&_nkw=toad+the+wet+sprocket&_from=R40&rt=nc&_trksid=p2380057.m4084.l2632.R3.TR12.TRC2.A0.H0.Xtoad+the.TRS0

The Green in Red album is rad but still super available used last I checked. 

Yep. Was glad to see it. Plus, I see that Better Than Ezra’s Friction Baby is in the list for the next round, so perhaps they are steering into the 90s alternative reissues niche that I’ve been hoping for. 

Thought the same re: American Laundromat, but if ROG wants to do it fine by me. Heck, I’d probably vote for this even if I didn’t actually want it because I wonder if a really good response to this might convince them to focus on all the unpressed/foreign pressed early alternative rock releases that should pretty obviously be their focus, as others have observed. Such a goldmine of that period of albums that middle aged suckers like me can’t resist scooping up. 

This was on Sterogum's list of best albums of 2018 so far and I'm really digging it.  Saw posts for their previous albums, but not for this one, so I'm passing it along:
 
http://simplestereo.storenvy.com/collections/5397-the-republic-of-wolves/products/23424450-the-republic-of-wolves-shrine-vinyl
https://therepublicofwolves.bandcamp.com/album/shrine
 
It's possible these have already shipped if Twitter is any indication, but the site says shipping in late June.

Nice looking collection. Going through mine to see what you might not have and came across Documentary and my copy of this: https://www.discogs.com/REM-Roger-Bill-Mike-Pete-Remember-The-Byrds/release/4232752, which I don’t see. It’s not REM exactly, but pretty close. Maybe you’ve added those since. 
 
My favorite R.E.M. boot is the Bingo Hand Job show(s). 

Same.  This is my favorite album from my favorite band, but my OG copy sounds really great.  Plus, the one I have weirdly has the business card of Ron Scarselli from IRS Records, who designed the packaging for the album (and was actually nominated for a Grammy for it) taped to the back with several other business cards in the sleeve.  Which means apparent he was using the whole vinyl record as a baller business card, which is just epic.

The band always snickers when they hear that someone used it their wedding, which apparently occurs more than you’d think.