just a normal guy kevin Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 I'm not sure if this is true for all locations, however, my local UO (Urban Outfitters) has recently more than tripled their inventory of exclusive tightly packed, bent corner vinyl. Used to be just one shelf of Haim and Dr. Dre LPs but they now have sections for noticeably mishandled Indie, Rock, Jazz and Soul, and Electronic/Pop records. I also spotted some used records- The Cars, Aerosmith, Bob Dylan, U2, some other classic rock bands- that were labeled with a "vintage vinyl" sticker on the album's nicked and shelf-damaged cover. Anyway, I figured I would start a new thread for folks to post release news, damaged product purchase stories, and eventual mass clearance sale info in 2015/2016. buffylover29 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out of Breath Records Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 what Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwhitmuzik Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 I miss the other UO thread. That was a chill place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
74R Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 It's a well known fact that every Urban Outfitters store mishandles their indie, rock, jazz, soul & electronic/pop records. The good news is they handle their nu-metal, emo, hip hop/rap & country albums very gingerly. These also appear to be less tightly packed. Liimpan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psus2h Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 UO is a joke. Way over priced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxvinyl Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 UO is a joke. Way over priced. This. Although last year I found Ryan Adams 'Gold' and John Coltrane 'A Love Supreme' for $5 each in the clearance section. Haven't found any decent prices since... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
distinctlydustin Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Do they have any Boys II Men in stock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brillwill Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 hate on UO all you guys want, but they get a free pass from me for pressing the blue/red variant of m83's hurry up we're dreaming. I still remember seeing an entire shelf of those just sitting there.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa Bateman Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Do they have any Boys II Men in stock? Shit i wish i could find a copy of II Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toomanyrecords Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Shit i wish i could find a copy of II SERIOUSLY one of my grails Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eight1echo Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Can someone report on the condition of their crosleys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just a normal guy kevin Posted May 25, 2014 Author Share Posted May 25, 2014 The main point I was trying to make is that they do a terrible job of keeping their overpriced inventory in decent condition. Even if they stocked albums I'd buy, I'd have trouble paying $26-40 for an album that was likely tossed around & smashed into the front lip of a cramped cubby. But Hot Topic stores haves the same problem so it's prob unfair to single out any one big chain store for treating/mistreating records like novelty books and mugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa Bateman Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Hot topic has crates on top of crates. Records stored diagonally. Poop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liimpan Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 The only record I've ever bought at UO was Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Mosquito, and it was pretty overpriced. No bent corners or anything, though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessA2295 Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Getting pretty tired of employees (or customers I'm not sure) taking off the plastic wrap and beating the covers to shit and STILL not selling at a discount price. I saw a copy of Pure Heroine the other day, completely open, the record was bent and ripped and they were still selling it for $30. Tommy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stl_ben. Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Getting pretty tired of employees (or customers I'm not sure) taking off the plastic wrap and beating the covers to shit and STILL not selling at a discount price. I saw a copy of Pure Heroine the other day, completely open, the record was bent and ripped and they were still selling it for $30. Wow, how do you reckon somebody managed to bend and rip a record? Tommy, TheWindBlower, imaxcowboyx and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinji Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 This thread is dumb, but it does remind me that I need to complain about how some record stores just cram so many records into the shelves to where you can't even browse through it without picking up each individual record. Reckless Records does it best, putting the empty sleeves on the shelf and leaving the records behind the counter. #chrissedoff corey. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corey. Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 This thread is dumb, but it does remind me that I need to complain about how some record stores just cram so many records into the shelves to where you can't even browse through it without picking up each individual record. Reckless Records does it best, putting the empty sleeves on the shelf and leaving the records behind the counter. #chrissedoff Yeah I agree with this about Reckless, however the last time I was there and bought a record they gave me a brand new copy that wasn't the actual sleeve that was on the floor. Which made me happy cause the record was a flimsy bootleg that had been damaged by customers, but I wanted it regardless ha. Edit: How did I get here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamalatapes Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Bash UO all you want, it shouldn't be the first place you go to buy recordsI've had the best experience with UO, probably because it's a smller boutique wanna be version. Found My Bloody Valentine Plain Records 03 for 9.99$ & Lou Reed for 9.99$ and they do have cool variants time to time, I've got that Twin Shadow OJ translucent and they also had the Sky Ferreira green variant which a bunch of us group bought when they had the spend 150 get 50$ off which ultimately saved us like 7$-10$ bucks off the record shipped, just had to go out and fish for it. They even took in damaged vinyl for an exchange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corey. Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2013/06/urban_outfitters_record_sales.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out of Breath Records Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Buy from record stores/direct from label/other people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkinglot Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 This doesn't affect me because I don't shop at this shitty store that steals artists work. 74R, museummouth and Letseatchairs 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseydave77 Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 With 16 down votes i almost feel i have to join in to feel cool. Must resist Tommy and kurt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deafening Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Tom Delonge's UFO, Shelby, mesi and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWasteOfATime Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 I've seen quite a few UOs with vinyl in their window displays. In the sun. I would never ever buy their overpriced, warped shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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