caninesapien Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 So did these just come in clear sleeves? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bladew1ll1s1sdead Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 This is too hostile to be a Disney thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Family Friendly Rap God Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 I was being a dick? Seriously? Do you know what ignorant means? I'm sorry; let me rephrase "You expected that because you were 'lacking knowledge or awareness in general'. Now you're not. Lesson learned!' Sheesh. I think you were ignorant and now I think you're crazy. I know full well what ignorant means, as does anyone with a 5th grade education. So did these just come in clear sleeves?Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caninesapien Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Yes Pretty lame if you ask me. I know they're picture discs and all but that doesn't seem to be any excuse not to have a decent card sleeves/inners etc. EDIT: Just btw there's a thread in the Sell/Trade/Want forum with a few Disney soundtracks for sale. Just because, you know, people don't have to wait for Hot Topic to press stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brillwill Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 picked up both soundtracks and absolutely love them. looks great and sounds great as well. the fact that you guys are lamenting that some hypothetical "awesome" record of 300 copies that won't get pressed because hot topic is pressing Disney records that the large majority of the general population is interested in is ridiculous. the market for vinyl is a lot larger than the VC community. RowBearToe, travis and stl_ben 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noalarmplanet Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 I can't hate, labels have to do what they can to get by. It's just this faceless reissues sold through corporate channels business that I detest. It's like factory farmed meat, it obfuscates the connection between creator and partaker, something the physical album ironically should be doing its part to remedy in the Spotify age. The corporate reissues of dollar bin albums all seem like they came from some hilarious meeting too don't they? It's like some intern put together a google word cloud of vinyl buzzwords so some lazy middle manager could give a half-assed presentation on the vinyl trend. The bevy of RSD reissues that are currently collecting dust in your local record store are a huge testament to this. Meanwhile stuff that the major label owns but isn't currently thinking about sit in vaults because it wouldn't make them enough return. Not that I in any way think that is what travis is doing here, he may have asked or wanted to make disney splatter records and they only said was that they wanted picture discs as Disney wants the money and somehow sees that as the best way since Disney does have a history of releasing picture discs for soundtracks. I guess they are collectibles really, not so much records, i've been picking up the older ones at the thrift store for a while and will get these so that when/if I have a kid they are records they can destroy and I wont feel bad about it because they are fucking picture discs. Oh and to all those who think this thread is a downer: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowBearToe Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 picked up both soundtracks and absolutely love them. looks great and sounds great as well. Same! Listened to both last night with my girls and it was awesome, they had so much fun dancing and singing along. They are quiet, and there is an occasional pop (definitely not terrible though, only noticed it a handful of times), but it didn't matter. Probably the most fun we've had listening to records. Imagine that, the records weren't perfect but we were still able to enjoy them haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mordecai Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 I'll check my opinion on the debate at the door; however, I came across a timely article this morning I thought I would throw into the discussion: http://arstechnica.com/business/2014/05/nations-largest-vinyl-record-pressing-plant-is-expanding/ The TL;DR is that Untitled Records is expanding their number of presses (which are currently running 24 hrs a day, 6 days a week) by over 50% (30 current presses, adding 16 additional). Same! Listened to both last night with my girls and it was awesome, they had so much fun dancing and singing along. They are quiet, and there is an occasional pop (definitely not terrible though, only noticed it a handful of times), but it didn't matter. Probably the most fun we've had listening to records. Imagine that, the records weren't perfect but we were still able to enjoy them haha My sentiments exactly. My wife and daughters loved listening to them, and we had alot of fun together. Until I can get them jazzed about raging to Opeth, Mastodon, and the volta (might be waiting awhile for that haha), these are a good alternative for family record time. RowBearToe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexH. Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 picked up both soundtracks and absolutely love them. looks great and sounds great as well. the fact that you guys are lamenting that some hypothetical "awesome" record of 300 copies that won't get pressed because hot topic is pressing Disney records that the large majority of the general population is interested in is ridiculous. the market for vinyl is a lot larger than the VC community. Vinyl acounts for roughly 2% of music sales, so "the large majority of the general population" is thinking "$26.50?!? It's $9.99 on iTunes! What would I even play it on?" Can I be bummed when a vacant lot in my neighborhood turns into a McDonald's, even though the large majority of the general population is more likely to patronize it than a small business? Is it dumb to bemoan the fact that Arrested Development was replaced with Ice Skating with Celebrities, even if the latter got better ratings? I'm lamenting the fact that the lowest common denominator dictates what is heard. Obviously, this is a pervasive theme through pretty much all of popular culture, but it's a bigger bummer in the case of vinyl. Independent thinkers and DIY artists kept vinyl alive through the 90s, and now that it's "back" entertainment conglomerates have demonstrated a willingness to ride it into the ground and then walk away unscathed. I can't blame a publicly traded company for treating everything as a potential revenue stream, but I hoped people would be smart enough to smell bullshit, and the fact that people will line up to buy $15 split covers 7"s and Dean Martin reissues and multiple copies of every Blink 182 album SUCKS to me. I don't care what people do with their money or records in general, but everyone is affected when buying habits at large convince labels they can indiscriminately pump out garbage and still make money. By the way, NONE of what I've said so far pertains specifically to these releases, other than the fact that picture discs and splatter/swirl explosions sound like pure garbagio. I own the original Lion King picture disc, I would probably buy a Goofy Movie one. This is mostly in response to Travis' post that any and all vinyl = good. smailtronic 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jollyronnie Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 I think I would rather have the pressing plants overworked than going out of business. In the 90's it wasn't just the small indie labels that kept the pressing plants in business, it was also the majors with their 12" dance singles. It's a Disney record today or a La Bouche remix 20 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobby Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 good lord i'd love to get these but as usual, the HT shipping costs to the UK are ridiculous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 I could be wrong but I think you're mad. Also why are a bunch of grown men on a punk oriented board fiending for soundtracks designed to appeal to 7 year old girls? When was this place ever a punk board? And yeah, I know about the Suburban Home days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caninesapien Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 When was this place ever a punk board? Certainly seems that way to me. Much more punk-oriented threads than other genres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinxabney Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Certainly seems that way to me. Much more punk-oriented threads than other genres. Punk is one of the genres that kept vinyl going strong in the US. I assume that might have something to do with a lot of the members here being into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa Bateman Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Spoken like a true Notre Dame fan! Haha. I meant i'll listen to it once twice three times a lady. Then just have it there for that lazy sunday noalarmplanet 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serum7 Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Bought Little Mermaid on my lunch break, cashier asked if it was a gift or if I'm buying for profit. Ugh. eight1echo and smeepo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVHX Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Bought Little Mermaid on my lunch break, cashier asked if it was a gift or if I'm buying for profit. Ugh. how are people even making money off selling something that there is 4500 of and is not sold out? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caninesapien Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Bought Little Mermaid on my lunch break, cashier asked if it was a gift or if I'm buying for profit. Ugh. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subplotofcrows Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Bought the Little Mermaid this weekend. I wanted the Lion King, but I couldn't justify spending that much on two pic discs at once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinxabney Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Seriously though, Aladdin and Goofy Movie, yeah? Repress Nightmare Before Christmas while you're at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stranaspank Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 I'm not sure Hot Topic would be into selling Nightmare Before Christmas merchandise. TheMoosen, BuzzersonKillwell, cyraxrocks and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
necroking Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 I'm not sure Hot Topic would be into selling Nightmare Before Christmas merchandise. i love sarcasm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkrtz Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Seriously though, Aladdin and Goofy Movie, yeah? This deserves to be on the tombstone of every man who grew up a 90's boy. MatBishop3000 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobby Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 i'm actually really looking forward to getting a copy of both, they look really nice, shame about the clear packaging mind but at least it showcases the picture disc....i guess.is there any word on what actually might be released next? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatBishop3000 Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 26 plus CA sales tax? Yeah... gonna have to pass and wait for a reasonably priced non-picture disk one to go up on Discogs. http://www.ebay.com/itm/disney-THE-LITTLE-MERMAID-KOREA-LP-12-w-INSERT-under-the-sea-ALAN-MENKEN-OST-/221445341084?pt=Music_on_Vinyl&hash=item338f2bbf9c Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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