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The 100 space wall mounts were tempting, but my wife would have nothing of them, so I went for the 1980's style cabinets. Instead of the faux wood color, I waited for some Black units to show up at the thrift store. I have another one ready when these are full - which is pretty close. (This discgear CD holder is for my 'mixtape' CDs I burn)

I stand corrected!
 
Those do look like some pretty heavy stock inners from what I can tell in the photos. I think labels have at least gotten better than that, I know records from the 80s/90s/00s had some really thin inners, sometimes no thicker than a regular sheet of printer paper.

Merry Christmas @unknown pleasures!
*Two*180 gm with printed inners - no seam splits - nor the outer jacket either. Caspian, On Circles and Ringo Deathstarr: ST  (see below)
The 2 other 180 gm had generic inner sleeves.  Previous years, I checked about a dozen including some 200 gm represses from Steven Wilson, and no generic inners were split, but the regular stock and thin glossy paper inner sleeves,  most had some splits (some more than others) -- no matter the weight of record.  I remember trying to find copies of ITTCT: Red Forest on Science of Silence in 2012 without inner sleeve splits, and I went through a lot of copies to cull out the 10%. They were not 180 gm, were shipped sealed to SoS, who then openend them and shipped outside the jacket. There were a significant number of outer jacket seam splits, too. That was the turning point for me about either imploding or accepting this is part of vinyl collecting. That being said, I'll do everything possible to ship a record without issues to remain that way upon reaching its destination.
I remember one label was so paranoid from frequent returns, they shipped the vinyl bare naked to slip and slide all around, so the jacket and inners remained as they received them from the plant. Can't remember which album or label it was but I almost $hit my pants opening up that mailer.

 

Didn't they give a Nobel Prize to a guy who cracked only the knuckles on one hand, and never cracked the knuckles on the other hand; all in order to determine if the old myth of knuckle cracking causing arthritis was true or not? 😄

Since it seems like nobody has come in here and said it yet...maybe don't be such a baby about it?
 
Like...unless its a big company like amazon, or you specifically requested it be shipped outside its cover get over it. Shit happens in transit.

So I guess my point from all this is: you seem ok with a 90% success rate from what you said.
 
With the numbers you've given you're at about 88% already, and you know there's a high probability that orders through MerchNow are going to have issues.
 
Stop ordering from MerchNow, the largest percentage of issues it looks like, and it seems like you'll be well above 90% no issues.
 
Moral of the story is that while this CAN happen with any order, if one company consistently has this issue...stop ordering from them. Right?

It's December 23rd, and I have a lot of presents to wrap.... but a challenge like this has me itching to pull out my 180 gm vinyl to inspect those with printed inners (I store in Diskeepers after cleaning, and put the printed inner, into the outer jacket). I'll post one if I get a chance - and also if they are all split too!!

For over a decade now, Michigan’s Sunlight Ascending have been perfecting their brand of epic, instrumental post-rock. At the start of the pandemic, the band traveled to Toronto to record “Echos in Green”, a beautiful, cinematic track that showcases their mastery of dynamics and lush instrumentation. This is their first new studio material in roughly 5 years, as members have recently been playing with Hollow Earth (Good Fight Music), The End of the Ocean (Equal Vision Records), and Wounded Touch (Bitter Melody Records).
 
This release will be limited to 200 copies (100 on transparent yellow, 100 on opaque green) with a screen-printed B side.
***This is a pre-order, records are expected to begin shipping in mid-late February
 
You can pre-order the limited 7" via Dropping Bombs, along with our remastered LP "All Memories, All At Once". Posters and shirts are available as well.  Also available on Bandcamp.  The song will be available on all streaming platforms (Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, etc.) on Friday. And there's a lot more coming next year!
 
Buy it:
https://droppingbombs.bigcartel.com/products
Press and audio:
https://www.noecho.net/features/sunlight-ascending-band
 

Yes 100%
Relapse tape did not

Seconded. Good to see you're still around, Don!

Thank you Matt!! ❤️
 

Buy Don’s stuff. 

Happy Holidays everyone, been a long time since selling. So, these need a listening home badly, been in the club since 2011-12.
      All M/NM and one is even sealed (unusual for GFRC) except the corner where RG numbered it. Check discogs for the vinyl description. 13 pixie stix, 2 Halloween prizes came with TMG's + GF eclectic ephemera included as well.
       
1. The Marshmallow Ghosts: The Witching Hour #56/200
2. The Marshmallow Ghosts:  The Old Witch's Cavern #53/200
3.  Monster Movie: Last Night Something Happened (Expanded version) #100/200
4.  Moon Attendant: One Last Summer (sealed) #36/200
5. Fawning: Too Late #51/200
6. HOO: Centipede Wisdom #4/150
7. Shouldies:  : )   #25/150
8. Sondra Sun-Odeon:  Desyre #20/200
 

Toss the PVC sleeve and use a polyethylene bag.
 
https://www.bagsunlimited.com/product/4186/12-record-jacket-sleeve-font-colorredno-flapfontbr12-34-x-12-34-x-b3-mil-bpolyethylene
 
Over time, the PVC sleeve outgasses, and will destroy the surface of your record.

Have you checked out True Widow?  Prepare to  s l o w  d o w n / way downtempo
Some other heavygaze/gloomgaze/doomgaze besides Grivo:  
Keep from RVA, they also have an earlier EP and two later LPs   love these guys!
Threading - Azure is heavy bliss
Guitaro - Futura Black
There are also quite a  few excellent bands with femme vocals like King Woman/ Miserable

I second this. Last show before covid, in RVA: Twin Drugs, Grivo, and Slow Crush.
 

Grivo were excellent live and I feel like I have to mention it here. If shows happen again and you can go see them, please do.

Not similar to Nothing but here there are a few of suggestions for bands mixing shoegaze and heavy sounds:
https://grivo.bandcamp.com/album/elude
https://deadswords.bandcamp.com/album/enders
https://wearetimelost.bandcamp.com/
https://spotlights.bandcamp.com/

You might like the band Lacing. Not sure if the vocals are darker or whatever, but they're heavy shoegaze too.

This is a great, unique album - I have all 3 OG variants + Test press
What we need is Cenotes on vinyl - come on TL!

When I spoke with Maurice, he said they were entertaining Translation Loss Records and some local New Zealand label.  That was all I was able to get out of him.  So, no idea haha

BITCH FALCON
 
https://bitchfalcon.bandcamp.com/album/staring-at-clocks
 
Yes that's a band name. And it's a bloody neato album for a trio with such a huge sound. I sometimes got a bit of Marriages vibes from the singer, but less gloom more bloom in its more upbeat, yet somber approach.

More news!
 
Live 6/6/20 from a quick break in the Swiss quarantine.  11 songs, a 2-hour set.  Songs from The Stolen View, If We Get There One Day... and For Better or For Worse.
 
3LP Deluxe Triple Vinyl, 180g, Black Vinyl, Gatefold
Limited to 500pcs worldwide
Individually numbered by hand
Facemask with Logo included
 
First track available here:  (Melide)
https://leechofficial.bandcamp.com/album/live-06062020
 
 
TEN (10!!!) copies available from A Thousand Arms in the US.  9 if you subtract the one I've bought already. 
https://www.athousandarms.com/collections/distribution/products/leech-live-06-06-2020-3xlp-pre-order
 

This is awesome news! ^^^  

Highspire is pressing 'Your Everything' on vinyl for the first time. Pre-orders available now.
https://www.diggersfactory.com/vinyl/231233/highspire-your-everything