lethalenforcer Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 300 available online https://www.newburycomics.com/collections/vinyl-pre-orders/products/john_williams-soundtrack-raiders_of_the_lost_ark_exclusive_2_lp jeffthomas84 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollarsandcents Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 1 hour ago, lethalenforcer said: 300 available online https://www.newburycomics.com/collections/vinyl-pre-orders/products/john_williams-soundtrack-raiders_of_the_lost_ark_exclusive_2_lp I've gone for this. Never ordered from Newbury Comics before as I'm in the UK, but the JUNEBUG discount code (20% for others) made it reasonable, and the postage isn't too bad. Often a lot worse from the US to UK. Sucker for an OST. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepperonigin Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Even though I bought some a couple of weeks ago they reeled me back in with this stupid coupon code. Damn you Newbury, stop releasing things I want. What do you guys think of the overall quality of these pressings? I recently bought the Odyssey and Oracle tri-color and it has significant popping (and even skipping) in some areas. I'd complain and return but they're all gone. Plus it looks too damn cool. Still though, a brand new $35 LP should be nice and clean. jeromium 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantheriver Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 6 minutes ago, pepperonigin said: Even though I bought some a couple of weeks ago they reeled me back in with this stupid coupon code. Damn you Newbury, stop releasing things I want. What do you guys think of the overall quality of these pressings? I recently bought the Odyssey and Oracle tri-color and it has significant popping (and even skipping) in some areas. I'd complain and return but they're all gone. Plus it looks too damn cool. Still though, a brand new $35 LP should be nice and clean. Newbury is a retail store not a record label. Any consistency you may find in their exclusive variants would be coincidence as there are different labels and pressing plants involved in each one. vinyl addict and pepperonigin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeromium Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 22 minutes ago, pepperonigin said: What do you guys think of the overall quality of these pressings? I recently bought the Odyssey and Oracle tri-color and it has significant popping (and even skipping) in some areas. I'd complain and return but they're all gone. Plus it looks too damn cool. Still though, a brand new $35 LP should be nice and clean. It's the only vinyl pressing of O&O I've ever listened to and it certainly could be better. I have some minor popping if I recall but no skips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clerk3745 Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 I have their Allman brothers live at American university and it was pretty warped but fixable with vinyl flat. Other than it's aight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethereal Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 Neu! s/t exclusive on neon orange https://www.newburycomics.com/collections/exclusive-vinyl/products/neu-neu-_exclusive_lp?variant=40640502988 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 Amazing album. Slick variant. Balls pricing. $43.50 out the door for a double LP. If I didn't already own a couple of variants on this one, and that coupon was still active, I'd maybe consider it. But there's just no way. https://www.newburycomics.com/collections/exclusive-vinyl/products/baroness-blue_record_exclusive_2_lp?variant=41141000972 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unknown pleasures Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 In honor of their pricing, I've redesigned Newbury Comics' exclusive logo, which I'm allowing them free use of. It's a little NSFW. Spoiler kjkenney, 36-Josue, poweredbytrust and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 Actually looks like that Baroness album received another repress. Up to 9, now. While that electric blue (/350) may be my favorite, there's a rarer Orange Krush (/200) up at Relapse right now, $21.99 vs. $34.99. After fees and shipping it's about $30 PPD. No idea where Newbury gets their price points. OneThreeOneTwo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneThreeOneTwo Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Damn, 9th pressing! Much respect. Not sure SunnO)) or Opeth have reached that level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DecayToDeath Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 1 hour ago, armadillo01 said: Damn, 9th pressing! Much respect. Not sure SunnO)) or Opeth have reached that level. Reinventing Axl Rose has the most as far as I'm aware OneThreeOneTwo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skycriesmary Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 21 hours ago, Derek™ said: Actually looks like that Baroness album received another repress. Up to 9, now. While that electric blue (/350) may be my favorite, there's a rarer Orange Krush (/200) up at Relapse right now, $21.99 vs. $34.99. After fees and shipping it's about $30 PPD. No idea where Newbury gets their price points. Oh, I'm pretty sure. Look at the post above yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 5 minutes ago, skycriesmary said: Oh, I'm pretty sure. Look at the post above yours. You're pretty sure they get their price points from inside assholes? What am I missing here? It doesn't happen often, but it's definitely annoying when they release a really alluring variant for an album I already own. I struggle to pony up the bloated prices even if it's a record I've been putting off on picking up, and can somewhat justify the splurge. I really wish they'd stick to OSTs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unknown pleasures Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Seriously speaking, it seems they put about a 30% premium on their exclusives based on regular retail prices for standard vinyl. They've been doing this long enough where they must've determined this is the price-point where they can bring their profit to the brink of being offensive to consumers, but not actually cross that line. In fairness, all of their vinyl appears to just be licensing deals - usually with big labels - so we have no idea what kind of cost is associated with their pursuit of these exclusives. That being said, in cases where there's a Newbury Comics variant and also one available from one or more other retailers (Turntable Lab, Urban Outfitters, etc) the NC version is almost always the most expensive. Also, their high shipping prices and widespread tax charges don't really help make the prices look any better... poweredbytrust 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 8 minutes ago, unknown pleasures said: Seriously speaking, it seems they put about a 30% premium on their exclusives based on regular retail prices for standard vinyl. [...] In fairness, all of their vinyl appears to just be licensing deals - usually with big labels - so we have no idea what kind of cost is associated with their pursuit of these exclusives. Sounds about right to me. Honestly, if they paid out the wazoo to secure exclusive rights to a press and not just a variant, I'd be grumbling a whole lot less. Like if they rose to the occasion and locked in one press of Demon Days that wasn't available anywhere else, I could see the insane licensing costs being averaged out by a $40 price-tag... and loads of people clamoring to pay that price. Simply because "well, it's better than Discogs!" logic. But like you said, more often than not, the Newbury variant is accompanied by cheaper repress variants from other sources – not unlike that Baroness repress from earlier today. Sometimes there's no repress at all and they select a seemingly random album that is readily available on black vinyl, and charge triple the rate. I do think you're correct with your suspicions that they've probably done their research and honed in on that sweet price point that flirts with both appalling and appealing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammertime Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 ERMAGERD GHOST! 350 of each in stock on the site. https://www.newburycomics.com/collections/exclusive-vinyl/products/ghost-meliora_exclusive_lp?variant=41397236556 https://www.newburycomics.com/collections/exclusive-vinyl/products/ghost-popestar_exclusive_ep?variant=41397235916 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinyl addict Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Damn I want that Popestar. Doesn't release until July though. I'll grab one in-store. jeffthomas84 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffthomas84 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 3 hours ago, vinyl addict said: Damn I want that Popestar. Doesn't release until July though. I'll grab one in-store. Same here, need Popestar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plarocks Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 I can not believe I paid $37+ for that Ghost "Meliora," but I have wanted that album on clear vinyl for a long time. That said, if anyone has the European clear pressing and wants the HT "stone grey," I would still be up for trading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGMA_BALLZ Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Superchunk "foolish" on white vinyl out 7/14 https://www.newburycomics.com/products/superchunk-foolish_exclusive_lp freedumb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unknown pleasures Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 They're all about the 90s indie reissues lately, huh? LIGMA_BALLZ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lethalenforcer Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 https://www.newburycomics.com/collections/pre-orders/products/ty_segall-melted_exclusive_lp?variant=43008213068 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickster Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Hmmm I didn't receive an email update for this one Weird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freedumb Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Looks like it's a fresh pre-order... wonder how many pressed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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