bobbyhotep

So technical difficulties aside, do you guys prefer the prior years formats where tests were sold alphabetically throughout the week regardless of format or this year where they did different formats on different days?

I personally liked it alphabetically.  Just seemed like when all the 7in were on one day and all the 12in were on another day it was a lot to look for in the brief 30 seconds you have to look over the selection.  

I guess to put it better.  If one day is A->F.  I know on that day I just want to look for Dumb Numbers test.  As opposed to when all the 12in are on a single day.  I have to look for Kishi Bashi, Dumb Numbers, Half Japanese, Son Lux, and Why?  Personally it was just a lot look for in the brief time that we have before everything is gone. 

so one of those five Kishi Bashi Live tests gets auctioned off tomorrow, right? haha, that should be crazy.

i imagine it will go for a couple hundred.  too rich for my blood.  

that kishi bashi - live on valentines went fast.  wasn't able to get one.  oh well.  at least the site held up a bit better.

reloaded and items populated.  added selection to cart.  website down.  perfect.

I haven't been able to load the site at all.  

Here we go again.

I think at this point Joyful Noise just needs to delay the sale for a week or two to iron everything out.  Only fair thing to do for everyone.

okay, so I'm not a VIP member but I will need to be in order to access this stuff. but I don't even think I'll be able to view anything without being VIP either. so now I have to pay $5 to take a chance on being able to pick up something that is probably going to sell out as soon as it goes live? am I getting all this right so far? Son Lux stuff is all I'd probably be interested in and I have a feeling it's going to be hot. the site being overloaded this morning is also not a comforting sign of how fast stuff is going to move. 

I have done VIP week twice.  You will need to make sure your are logged in before time.  Items go very fast.  Definitely no guarantee you will get anything, especially if you wait 15 minutes after the posting.  

The last two years the site held up well and I didn't have any issues.  Obviously this morning didn't.  Who knows what will happen tomorrow.

Did anyone else follow the shit show on the JNR VIP facebook feed?

Some douche nozzle immediately put theirs up on eBay for 125 bucks and Karl from JNR said they'd be exposed, denied and banned... which supposedly happened.

Good times!!

is this a private group?  I searched for it but couldn't find it.  

Gregor had told me that they were shipping May 1st. You probably won't see these for about a month.

Thanks for the info.  Was starting to get a little anxious.   

Has anyone had their orders delivered yet?  Been almost 3 weeks now since I paid.  

I also emailed Gilead Media a couple weeks ago to see if he was planning to repress either of the albums and he said the band is now doing the pressing and should see news soon.  I guess this is the news.

anyone get the first Jad Fair yet?  

Sorry if I came over as an ass not my intention just saw people got a response here.

 

Hope you are doing good now and will check your label/distro in the future for sure you are actually very good at what you do (even more as the process is a little more work than other kinds)!

 

Respect to you!

 

What do you mean with the engraving? Is it not just a screen print?

This is taken from listener's website: 

The artwork is by Greg Coulton. The paper is a slightly metallic brown color, and the artwork is laser etched in to the paper. Gregor, from the label, said it took 22 minutes for the laser machine to complete each sleeve. It comes with a lyric insert (silver ink on black card stock), and is all in a heavy duty plastic protective sleeve.

Hello, 

first sorry. when people wait longer on an answer, but i received tons of emails and need time sending to each person an answer. Also i think, waiting seven hours for an answer is not long, specially when is in germany sunday night.

For your understanding. I have also a big mailorder shop and in this way, i can't make an automatic pay system. So i send each person an email, this need time.

And i have also on this day a releaseparty with Action Beat and i was sick. So all this points bring this small delay.

 

By the end. I really happy thats you support the band and order this record. I can't wait thats you hold this in your hand. I work on each record 25 Minutes ( only the machine works 22 Minutes). So please see, is not an standart industry product. 

 

Too the price. The biggest part is the shipping to US. 3 records are more then 1kg. The artwork is real special. special paper and a special design. All this costs money and is handmade in a high end quality. i make no profit with this release, but i really happy thats i can released this in this way. When you received the records you understand.

 

Please feel free, sending me all your questions and i will help.

 

best wishes and thanks for your support!

Gregor

no problem. I think people were just confused at first because most people in the USA are not used to ordering like this.  Much different than online ordering is usually done for us.  And also being from the USA we aren't use to paying that much for shipping.  Neither one is your fault.  I look forward to getting these in the mail.  Thanks for your work.

Newest email/invoice with paypal order info:

The Night We Called It A Day was released on Uprok, a subsidiary of Tooth & Nail, so unfortunately it was most likely sucked into the EMI Christian Music Group Vortex, from which none shall escape or be sublicensed.

I keep hearing about T&N's catalog getting sold.  And I finally looked it up.  That is absolutely crazy Brandon Ebel sold their entire catalog.  T&N has been crap for about 7 years or more, but up before that they always have some pretty good bands on the label.  Such a shame.

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Thanks, I dont think I could justify that much since I do have everything in other formats already but maybe I'll do it anyway

yeah, I am questioning going through with it myself.  they look so good though!  I'll most likely do it though.

Has anybody gotten an invoice for buying all 3 and shipping to the USA?

I did.  The orginal price for all three (including shipping) was $91 USD.  He sent me an update and now the total is $112 USD.  

the whole setup isn't very insuring.  Someone said on the listener facebook page that this is how it has to be done in Germany.  No idea if that is accurate or not.  But I have ordered other records from shops based out of Germany and have never had to go through this before.  

Not much to do but wait and see I guess.

Got an email stating that the shipping price went up.  I told him to go ahead with the order and he sent another email saying he is sick and will send it tomorrow.

the label posted this on facebook:

"Hello, the payment system in the Sounds of Subterrania system works not automatically. The reason is simple. I also have a mailorder and check beforehand that all records are available before I write a invoice. For this reason I also ship no advance the paypal link. 

All buyers will receive an invoice tonight and all the information they need. Greetings Gregor"

I got an invoice with my order.  I guess I will receive another email to pay.  Has anyone gotten the email to pay yet?

check this out:

http://www.soundsofsubterrania.com/www/label/listener/index.php?pg=Records

pm sent

I guess I missed that. Looks like I will have two copies. Is he really going to sign that many? They are both listed as "signed".

that's what I was thinking too.  He will have to sign 2000 regular copies, 500 VIP copies, and who knows how many postcards he signed.

a-b life and CFUTF are currently sold out everywhere.  Hit up ebay and discogs or wait for Gilead to make another press.