GradedOnACurve Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Call me crazy but I don't consider a record a white whale if you can actually locate it on a daily basis. To me a white whale should be a record that you simply cannot locate (or have to spend a significant amount of time locating), even when you have the funds available to purchase it. This should be the definition at the top of every page in this thread. jtcohenour, museummouth and stl_ben 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclz Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Don't know if I ever posted mine, but it is a 1st pressing test press of Rancid - Self Titled 7". I have the mid 90s repress test on black vinyl that I got for I believe around $150-$200, but the 1st pressing test is on blue vinyl and limited to 5 copies. 2 have surfaced on eBay. Someone was selling a copy that used to be Matt's about 5 years ago and it went for over $500 and that was just too much money. The other copy was one that someone bought off of Brett and they sold it for around $400 on eBay about 2 years later (still too much. I would probably spend $250-$300 tops). The 3 remaining copies, at least I assume, are with Tim, Larry Livermore, and Chris Applegren if they didn't sell their's off. stl_ben 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtcohenour Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Don't know if I ever posted mine, but it is a 1st pressing test press of Rancid - Self Titled 7". I have the mid 90s repress test on black vinyl that I got for I believe around $150-$200, but the 1st pressing test is on blue vinyl and limited to 5 copies. 2 have surfaced on eBay. Someone was selling a copy that used to be Matt's about 5 years ago and it went for over $500 and that was just too much money. The other copy was one that someone bought off of Brett and they sold it for around $400 on eBay about 2 years later (still too much. I would probably spend $250-$300 tops). The 3 remaining copies, at least I assume, are with Tim, Larry Livermore, and Chris Applegren if they didn't sell their's off. That definitely qualifies as a white whale! stl_ben 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billya Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Well, my white whale record was the blink-182 self titled but thanks to hot topic repressing it I don't have to search anymore. I guess my new white whale would be Enema of the State or Dude Ranch. Those are regularly sold. Being expensive doesn't make it a white whale, being unavailable (even on the aftermarket) does. deletedunknown and gmoney 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Saint Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Call me crazy but I don't consider a record a white whale if you can actually locate it on a daily basis. To me a white whale should be a record that you simply cannot locate (or have to spend a significant amount of time locating), even when you have the funds available to purchase it. Does eBay at a ridiculously inflated price count as regularly available? Out Of Time and jtcohenour 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinch Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Does eBay at a ridiculously inflated price count as regularly available? Of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museummouth Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Cap'n Jazz test press probably doesn't exist but one can dream Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Saint Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Of course. Fair enough. I think I'd change mine to A Loss For Words - The Kids Can't Lose (Snowman cover/30). I rarely see a regular copy appear anymore nevermind one with that cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stranaspank Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 This should be the definition at the top of every page in this thread. Fuckin' A. If it's out there and just too expensive, I call those "gold whales." Being regularly available invalidates the metaphor it's named after. I'm sure we'll have to re-explain this in less than 2 pages. emokid9963 and jtcohenour 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtcohenour Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 I had cash in hand to buy Big Choice by Face to Face for several years before one popped up for sale...needless to say I pounced on it when it did. During the couple of years that I waited for a copy to pop up I e-mailed 100's of record stores every week and contacted both current and former band members looking for it. Hell I even searched out the people involved with recording the album to see if they had a copy they wanted to sell. If my house was on fire I'd grab the wife and kids along with Big Choice and head out the door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deafening Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Fuckin' A. If it's out there and just too expensive, I call those "gold whales." Being regularly available invalidates the metaphor it's named after. I'm sure we'll have to re-explain this in less than 2 pages. To be fair, the OP says something along the lines of it being a white whale due to price, or whatever. but if we want to go there, mine is definitely a "gold whale." Easily found, but I will never, ever, be able to spend $400 on a 2XLP. Therefore, it is unobtainable to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FangsAnalSatan Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Can we close this thread so people stop calling out common records? jtcohenour and deletedunknown 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtcohenour Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Can we close this thread so people stop calling out common records? Fact Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cesar11 Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Fucked Up - Epics In Minutes, Fums Perillosos & Hoxton Cunts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomfiend Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 Really? I search it on eBay once every few weeks and I never see it. The cheapest I've seen is 50 euros on discogs and that's already gone Clearly you haven't been looking for very long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museummouth Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 My girlfriend somehow got me one of mine for Christmas and I still can't believe it/that it even exists. Slow Warm Death - Slow Warm Death test press Only two copies were ever made and one is used for represses and I now own John Galm's personal copy and I'm freaking out! FangsAnalSatan and jtcohenour 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhook Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 A nice clean copy of F.U.'s My America. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FangsAnalSatan Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 I'm on the cusp of acquiring my white wale but I'm starting to get cold feet. So much money. So poor. jtcohenour 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backpackoat Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 At this point, New Frontiers - Mending. Jesus is this record hard to come by. I spent a long time looking for that then was super lucky to see one pop up on eBay a few years ago and thankfully I won it. It's such a strange record to be so hard to find. Hope you're able to snag one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David The Gnome Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 At this point, New Frontiers - Mending. Jesus is this record hard to come by. I've got a feeling we're gonna go to blows when this pops up somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirdubblin Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 The Snake, The Cross, The Crown - Cotton Teeth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnthaller Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Eels - Beautiful Freak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawhizz Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 The Snake, The Cross, The Crown - Cotton Teeth This doesn't exist (does it?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pnumekin Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 At this point, New Frontiers - Mending. Jesus is this record hard to come by. I've got a feeling we're gonna go to blows when this pops up somewhere. http://www.discogs.com/buy/Vinyl/New-Frontiers-Mending/122756951?ev=bp_rel_det The race begins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David The Gnome Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 http://www.discogs.com/buy/Vinyl/New-Frontiers-Mending/122756951?ev=bp_rel_det The race begins. I forgot that stupid listing existed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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