Tommy Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Got mine in the mail today, 84/200. Standard gold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seangj Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 I was finally able to spin this today and was pleasantly surprised to find the gold with red and yellow rim splatter! Great release! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piaptk Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 I wonder how labels look at releasing small run LPs that are inevitably going to become flip city millionaire party auctions. Out of their control? Ignore them? Consider pressing more if a release has the second hand demand?Well, in our case, here is the thinking (and depending on how you read it, might sound defensive, but it's not... it's something I've thought/talked about a lot in the last week or two):1) this label was started with two releases that didn't sell out for months, and 1/3 of the first three STILL hasn't sold out. and it's not like this was a 3 second sell out. It took almost 72 hours before these were gone, and it was posted on this board (twice) within the first couple of hours of being on sale. 2) Scott approached us about doing "IT" because he liked the limited and weird handmade vibe, and because my partner in the label is Dimitri, his bandmate in Dr. Dog. He didn't necessarily want to release this album as a full length, "proper" album, mostly because it was old and had already been partially used for other things. 3) The whole "limited, never repressed, and no digital" philosphy is not because we want to deprive the world of anything, or jack up prices, it's because artists like Scott or Grandaddy (who are the next one), would NEVER release something with us if we WERENT limited and somewhat gimmicky. Their labels and managers wouldn't allow it either. 4) We feel your pain. It's not fun for us to invest $2300 in expenses plus LITERALLY 80-100 man hours of assembly and production (we have 4-5 hour packing parties that take 15-20 people to put those damn things together) to make $3000 gross. So we make a whopping $700 in profit (which (hopefully) just pays for the records that don't sell out, or the beer and snacks for the packing party.) while somebody else takes a $20 investment and makes 1000% profit on it for really zero work. 5) we don't want to be a "business" record label and take it seriously... because that involves way too many artistic compromises and money investment. "Will this band "move units"?", "How can we maximize placement?", "How much $$$ should we be dedicating to marketing/radio/digital", "How can we "maximize the buzz", etc. We just want to make fun stuff for bands that we love. I would rather work my ass off with 5 jobs (which I do) and not have to care about whether an artist will "recoup" if I want to release their record. And almost nobody buys anything I release except for the occasional release like this for a higher profile artist. We don't intentionally limit things. It's just sort of the nature of the beast in some ways. This record was an extreme example, and I'm sure the Grandaddy one coming in a couple months will be even worse. But, next time I'll put up a thing that says "Hey, if you don't want to own this record, please don't buy it just to flip it immediately. If you do, just know, we think you are kind of a jerk for buying something that somebody else would love to own and then making them pay 10 times as much for it". That might not actually work, but at least maybe they will think about it. Also, I tracked down about 75% of the flippers on ebay and discogs (the ones I could find) for the McMicken record and removed them from my email list so they will at least not have early notice of upcoming things. fartnokor, Tommy and icecream 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brettwilks Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 I think your reasoning is spot-on. I've got the Floating Action and Scott Mcmicken record, and I love them both. I feel lucky to have them. Keep up the great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just a normal guy kevin Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Totally. I was just curious of how it felt to see your releases get flipped- especially since you weren't releasing a Lady Gaga 7" single. Selling a solo album for the singer of Dr. Dog at a limited run, a record that probably wouldn't sell out or attract much traction outside of a small committed fan base if you did a conventional release, and STILL attracting flippers must be a bit annoying. How do non-Dr. Dog fans end up staking out a Scott McMicken solo album on a small label? Must be a bit frustrating on your end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stravinsky Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 I think your reasoning is spot-on. I've got the Floating Action and Scott Mcmicken record, and I love them both. I feel lucky to have them. Keep up the great work! I can't believe Floating Action "Research" is still available for purchase - that is such a killer album! When is the anticipated release of Arm of Roger? Looking forward to that one, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Also, I tracked down about 75% of the flippers on ebay and discogs (the ones I could find) for the McMicken record and removed them from my email list so they will at least not have early notice of upcoming things. You sir, are a true hero. I love this release by the way, been spinning it the past two weeks straight. It's that good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brettwilks Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 I can't believe Floating Action "Research" is still available for purchase - that is such a killer album! When is the anticipated release of Arm of Roger? Looking forward to that one, too! No lie. That's one record that people will be kicking themselves over once it's out of print. Amazing album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fartnokor Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Gonna have to be patient on this one and get lucky at a reasonable price. Also going to keep my fingers crossed that Toby Leaman will put one out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 No lie. That's one record that people will be kicking themselves over once it's out of print. Amazing album. You weren't kidding man, this album is fantastic. Thanks http://floatingactionmusic.bandcamp.com/album/research-seth-kauffman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballisticgoat Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Floating Action/Seth Kauffman make some great music to just mellow out and feel good while listening to. Definitely check out the self titled LP as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piaptk Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 I love floating action. Was just hanging out with Seth yesterday at his place in Black Mountain, NC while we were driving between MobileVinylRecorders.com gigs in New Oreleans and Charlotte, NC (where our gigs are this weekend). Tommy and Stravinsky 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.SteveZissou Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 (edited) Well now there's one less copy available. I also Highly recommend Golden Boots! some tripped out alt/country/folk rock. I seriously love those guys and love every single on of their albums. I wish more people knew about them and could appreciate them. One of my favorite bands. Edited February 27, 2015 by Dr.SteveZissou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just a normal guy kevin Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 I just bought the Floating Action LP last week! And added myself to the mailing list. Would love to get that Grandaddy release. ALSO- I am trying desperately to track down a second hand copy of the Scott McMicken LP. I saw two for sale about a week or two ago but they were listed at over $100 . I am offering some trade options (sold out David Bazan 7" set), in case that might work better for swinging a deal. I made a thread here. If you bought a copy to flip and are willing to work out a deal that is more morally aligned, hit me up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just a normal guy kevin Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Still looking for a copy of this. Open to purchase or trade. See some sealed/used LPs in my signature below. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just a normal guy kevin Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Where have all the flippers gone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seangj Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Where have all the flippers gone? There's only one dude on Discogs who has his sitting there for $150.00 and politely and swiftly rejected my proposal for a trade. There was a guy selling one in here. It looks like he deleted his post though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just a normal guy kevin Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Still looking for a copy of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just a normal guy kevin Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Looks like they had four copies of this LP set aside for a rainy day. http://piaptk.limitedrun.com/products/529423-archives-12-10-lp-sale Only $75! ryantark 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just a normal guy kevin Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Another copy of Scott McMicken's LP found its way into the label web store: http://piaptk.limitedrun.com/products/529423-archives-12-10-lp-sale This time it's only $100. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryantark Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Looking forward to this: Soild Gold 000008- Scott McMicken (Dr. Dog) - In Your Dreams LP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC1221 Posted May 18, 2016 Author Share Posted May 18, 2016 i wonder when this will go on sale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atticus Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Also, $35 more for the splatter. This kind of sucks. Makes a fun release with a cool DIY spirit and the excitement of a chance that you might get a special variant feel sort of dirty. Ah well, if you can't beat 'em join 'em right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oblivions Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 If you missed this and want a physical copy, Scotty M is releasing both his solo albums (and some of his other side project stuff) on his new tape label: https://pressonrecords.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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