Gumbo72203 Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Sorry if this was already posted, but I pulled this from gates' Facebook. Pure Noise Records has a bunch of test presses up for bid on Ebay, with the proceeds going to the Oakland Children's Hospital. http://www.ebay.com/sch/purenoiserecords/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zick Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Satan, museummouth, No This Is Patrick and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 dis gonna be gooooood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradedOnACurve Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Satan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanRees Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 100% of the proceeds go to the Oakland Children's hospital, don't be dicks. travis and mappingtheyears 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futures Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 if youre gonna buy PNR vinyl, might as well be this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museummouth Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 chuck 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrewest Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Wish I had endless money for that Gates test. Damn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtconners Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Got my eye on that Overslept test to fully complete my State Champs collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xschurzix Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumbo72203 Posted July 7, 2015 Author Share Posted July 7, 2015 Wish I had endless money for that Gates test. Damn. So, what exactly is the allure of test presses? Is it like a completist mentality thing? Like you're getting the thing that the band and label listened to in order to okay the release? Not judging, just trying to understand. I know so many of you here are into them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGhostOfRandySavage Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 if youre gonna buy PNR vinyl, might as well be this. This is a strange situation to find ourselves in, isn't it? TFP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicondevil Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 So, what exactly is the allure of test presses? Is it like a completist mentality thing? Like you're getting the thing that the band and label listened to in order to okay the release? Not judging, just trying to understand. I know so many of you here are into them. Test pressings are usually the rarest pressing of a record. They used to be pressed in a quantity of 5-10. Some labels have made it a habit of pressing 50 or more of these so called "test" pressings, which has made it stupid. It's part completist and another part my pressing is rarer than yours. Collector nerd shit like most of the stuff on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shitty Rambo Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 So, what exactly is the allure of test presses? Yeah, why would people posting on a message board called Vinyl Collective want to collect extremely rare records? emacs and hzielaskowski 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hzielaskowski Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Those auction have ended already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrewest Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 So, what exactly is the allure of test presses? Is it like a completist mentality thing? Like you're getting the thing that the band and label listened to in order to okay the release? Not judging, just trying to understand. I know so many of you here are into them. Yeah it's simply owning the rarest copy of an album. I agree with the sentiment that any test with more than 10-15 copies is a bit ridiculous, but if it comes with cool unique cover art, it makes it more tolerable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kentin31 Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Did any of you won something? I did and tried to contact them several times regarding shipping but they haven't responded yet, it's been a few days now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtconners Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Did any of you won something? I did and tried to contact them several times regarding shipping but they haven't responded yet, it's been a few days now. I won Overslept this time. I won a TSSF test when they auctioned them off a month or so ago, they shipped them out like 3-4 days after the auction ended! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrd Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 i won the reggie one, got an email requesting payment today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumbo72203 Posted July 9, 2015 Author Share Posted July 9, 2015 Test pressings are usually the rarest pressing of a record. They used to be pressed in a quantity of 5-10. Some labels have made it a habit of pressing 50 or more of these so called "test" pressings, which has made it stupid. It's part completist and another part my pressing is rarer than yours. Collector nerd shit like most of the stuff on here. So it really is just about rarity, then. It's interesting what some people are into... haha. I honestly thought it was something like where the label got these as "listening" copies to make sure the pressing was fine to do their full run on. Test pressings are usually the rarest pressing of a record. They used to be pressed in a quantity of 5-10. Some labels have made it a habit of pressing 50 or more of these so called "test" pressings, which has made it stupid. It's part completist and another part my pressing is rarer than yours. Collector nerd shit like most of the stuff on here. Yeah, why would people posting on a message board called Vinyl Collective want to collect extremely rare records? I'm here because I love music on vinyl. Rarity means absolutely fuck-all to me. And to be honest, I'm actually kind of against it. It's offensive to me that sometimes wondrous, amazing music is limited and withheld from being widely available on a certain medium. For instance, records like Cult of Luna - Salvation, Oceansize - Effloresce, the first few Rosetta albums.... etc. If you're doing special variants.... sure. The rarity thing is fine. But general pressings of amazing music shouldn't be limited. But I understand that these albums are put out by hobby labels who aren't making tons of cash... so, perhaps it's simply the resulting consequence of the parameters of the situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGhostOfRandySavage Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 So it really is just about rarity, then. It's interesting what some people are into... haha. I honestly thought it was something like where the label got these as "listening" copies to make sure the pressing was fine to do their full run on. This is what they were originally for and people still use them as such. Now a lot of people just get extras made to sell and it's stupid. I'm here because I love music on vinyl. Rarity means absolutely fuck-all to me. And to be honest, I'm actually kind of against it. It's offensive to me that sometimes wondrous, amazing music is limited and withheld from being widely available on a certain medium. For instance, records like Cult of Luna - Salvation, Oceansize - Effloresce, the first few Rosetta albums.... etc. If you're doing special variants.... sure. The rarity thing is fine. But general pressings of amazing music shouldn't be limited. But I understand that these albums are put out by hobby labels who aren't making tons of cash... so, perhaps it's simply the resulting consequence of the parameters of the situation. Man, somebody should really start a library for records... radiatorhums 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiatorhums Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Man, somebody should really start a library for records... Nah, libraries are for old people and hobos. We need something that seems modern and hip. Maybe like a NetFlix for records? That seems like a winning idea! OR better yet, a streaming service for records. $10/mo and you can stream all the LPs you want! TheGhostOfRandySavage 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumbo72203 Posted July 9, 2015 Author Share Posted July 9, 2015 This is what they were originally for and people still use them as such. Now a lot of people just get extras made to sell and it's stupid. Man, somebody should really start a library for records... I've created a monster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGhostOfRandySavage Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 I've created a monster. Ah, don't beat yourself up. I was a monster long before you arrived Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGhostOfRandySavage Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 $10/mo and you can stream all the LPs you want! I hate you. <3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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