Eliminator Jr. Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Well for me, it's because: It's an import, technically My nearest record store is 30 minutes away Ordering online ensures that I receive a copy; my record store may not have it in stock I know the price if I order it online The preorder went up well before I would even consider looking for it online. Now don't get me wrong-I love going to a record store to make impulse buys and support 'em, but for "special" releases like this I want to make sure I get my grubby paws on a copy. Totally get that. Could've figured this being an import and thus rarely appearing in stores being an issue with this particular record. I could not be happier with my favourite record store. Been purchasing my records there for years and never had any issues buying quite special titles because you can just preorder your stuff and it'll be held back for you. Also working there since last year doesn't hurt at all except my wallet, oh dear.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeburns Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 My copy of deloused came all the way to New Zealand (from USA I think, by way of the Netherlands). No seam splits. In fact I have never had a single seam split from MOV ever. Surface noise now thats a different story ahaha. Listening to this again today, gosh it is good! Anyone notice the terrible reviews Mars Volta got from pitchfork? Deloused got 4.9/10 and Francis got a 2!!! Those guys aye, this is one of my favourite all time albums! Not that I use Pitchfork to define my listening but if I did I might have missed these two great albums... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eliminator Jr. Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Anyone notice the terrible reviews Mars Volta got from pitchfork? Deloused got 4.9/10 and Francis got a 2!!! Those guys aye, this is one of my favourite all time albums! Not that I use Pitchfork to define my listening but if I did I might have missed these two great albums... Yeah, p4k are not that fond of this kind of progressive rock or metal in general. Look up those Tool reviews! Not a fan of them though, also not really digging any Volta after De-Loused. Saw them tour it and it was great, but seeing them tour Frances kind of ruined it for me. 50min of lackluster jamming Cassandra Gemini being the whole show made me lose any interest in listening to that record or any subsequent releases to be honest. De-Loused remained a vinyl must-have ever since though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stl_ben. Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 De-Loused remained a vinyl must-have ever since though. I hear that. Until I saw the announcement that this was getting re-pressed I probably hadn't reeeeally listened to it since about 2005 or so and I never got into any other Mars Volta albums, but this was a must have for whatever reason and I started listening to it again. Sometimes you just have to get those nostalgia records, even if as in my case you don't listen to them that often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eliminator Jr. Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 I hear that. Until I saw the announcement that this was getting re-pressed I probably hadn't reeeeally listened to it since about 2005 or so and I never got into any other Mars Volta albums, but this was a must have for whatever reason and I started listening to it again. Sometimes you just have to get those nostalgia records, even if as in my case you don't listen to them that often. Same here. I thought about that record every once in a while, but never bothered playing it for years. Different story with those ATD-I reissues. I never stopped loving the living hell out of those records (Vaya, first and foremost) and finally having them on vinyl was a huuge 'check' on my list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeburns Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Im much the same really, I like Frances but not nearly as much as deloused... saw them after Frances was released and I actually thought they were a lot better than before (it might have been later actually). Very happy with my deloused purchase. Really going to have to give it some thought as to whether I buy Frances when it comes out, it will be crazy expensive no doubt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eliminator Jr. Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Really going to have to give it some thought as to whether I buy Frances when it comes out, it will be crazy expensive no doubt. Back in '07 is was at a german electronics mega store closing its vinyl department. Bought Radioheads Kid A and Amnesiac Do10"'s for 5€ each but passed on OP Frances for 15€ 'cause of being too broke. Guess that was the only chance at not overpaying for this thing ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_stretts Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Amputechture tour was volta at their peak mikeburns 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericfitforbattle Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Black copy reporting in, sounds stellar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpherson123 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Waiting for my black copy to ship still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paynegretzky Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 My silver copy shipped May 14th but the tracking still only says "received electronic notice" … My last SRC order took 13 days total to get here because of intentional shipping, this has now been 13 days without any shipping progress and I am very excited to listen to this. Anyone else having this problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesewoodenideas Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Had given up hope of getting this but when I was going to my local store to pickup my Black Rebel Motorcycle MOV repress they had received the gold Mars Volta as well. It would have been rude NOT to pick it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeburns Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Yeah I think the second time I saw them was amputechture (or around there) they were mind blowing! 2.5 hours straight no let up and then bang - gone LOL no encore or anything. Amazing really. I cant believe they ever sounded terrible considering how accomplished they were both times I saw them and also that for most of them this was by no means their first big band... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa Bateman Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Anyone got an extra gold/silver copy or at a nearby store? US only. If not ill just pull the trigger on the black copy later this week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helsabot Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 I bought a black copy after sending back my faulty gold one and it sounds great....no surface noise at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_stretts Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Yeah I think the second time I saw them was amputechture (or around there) they were mind blowing! 2.5 hours straight no let up and then bang - gone LOL no encore or anything. Amazing really. I cant believe they ever sounded terrible considering how accomplished they were both times I saw them and also that for most of them this was by no means their first big band... I've seen them 8 times and certainly amp was the best tour - like you said, blistering 2.5 hour set, cedric absolute bonkers running in the crowd kicking drinks outta ppls hands, taking drags from ppls cigarettes, handing me the mic mid meccamputechture lol. Fucking nuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhcp02 Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Saw them in 03 before deloused even came out w Chili Peppers & Queens of the Stone Age & they were amazing. Hoping Francis happens soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapidfiretollbooth Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Yeah I think the second time I saw them was amputechture (or around there) they were mind blowing! 2.5 hours straight no let up and then bang - gone LOL no encore or anything. Amazing really. I cant believe they ever sounded terrible considering how accomplished they were both times I saw them and also that for most of them this was by no means their first big band... I've seen them atleast a dozen times and the only time I've seen them do an encore was once at their '07-'08 NYE show in San Fran. Other than that they typically never did encores. Also around Amputechture is when they had Adrian in the band who I thought added a lot more to their live element playing horns and percussion with Marcel. Also the Amp tour they closed with Days of the Baphomets,I saw them 4 times that tour and each time they played that song and Marcel did his solo I would just stare in amazement. That tour was probably the most amazing tour of my life... I miss TMV live..... _stretts and mixofuzz 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docdasuess Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Hey so it looks like the Mars Volta catalog has been taken off of the Music on Vinyl website... Does anybody have any insight into what may have happened? This link is no longer working... http://www.musiconvinyl.com/catalog/the-mars-volta/de-loused-in-the-comatorium#.U5hm-_ldXwo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkhaytman Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Looks like they removed any posts about it from their Facebook too. Maybe Cedric wasn't just talking shit and the MoV release wasn't official after all? Why did they say Amputechture got delayed again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natenomm Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 No clue. There are some copies of Amputechture floating around on the Internet though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 This will be insane if Cedric actually wasn't insane. agaetisbyrjun, Rapidfiretollbooth, Juturna90 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docdasuess Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 It's all pretty weird, though I am glad that I jumped on a copy of Frances the Mute at a good price when people where anticipating MOV would also be repressing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa Bateman Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 I hope ampu still gets released. Ill be bummed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesecrets0308 Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Pretty fishy... if this is the case, SRC needs to start issuing refunds for Amputechture. I could use that money for something else. I'm not going to be happy if I wait until the 24th just to be told it's not happening. Rapidfiretollbooth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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