ryantark Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Crazy stuff right here. $17+ship Soild Gold is beyond thrilled to announce the first ever vinyl issue of Grandaddy's "lost" practical joke record, Arm of Roger: The Ham and It's Lily! Like all Soild Gold Releases, it is limited to 200 LPs and 100 cassettes sold. 165 of those LPs are on transparent gold vinyl, and 35 copies (randomly inserted into orders) are on "mustard and ketchup" vinyl to mirror the back cover of the original CD release.This was the “practical joke” album that Grandaddy sent to their label, V2, prior to sending them the masters to The Sophtware Slump. The label was not thrilled by their “new direction”, but you will be. Songs about robots, animals, behind the scenes band drama, and female genitalia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gutzonborglum Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 I love Grandaddy, so I'm really curious to see what this is all about. Thanks for the heads up. 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 A lot of their releases are curiosities and vinyl experiments but, if/when PIAPTK or Soild Gold release actual albums from well known acts, buy them ASAP. I spent months trying to find a copy of Scott McMicken's solo album, sent hundreds of emails, including to Dr. Dog and the label owner, and in the end I had to beg a skeezy dude on Discogs to drop his price from $200 to $50 for a month in order to get a copy. Here is a YouTube stream for this Grandaddy joke album: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=arm+of+roger+album Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrodan Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 ordered cuz Jason Lytle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdwell Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Ordered that without thinking twice about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audmill Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximuss Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 wow, i need this! Had the cd once but lost on the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mesi Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 Is this really sold out already? I only see the bundle option, but I don't really get what the second record is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryantark Posted September 25, 2015 Author Share Posted September 25, 2015 I see the same thing. Maybe they will push more over to single sale. Here is the second record. I also own it. http://piaptk.limitedrun.com/products/531056-floating-action-research-lp-tape Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just a normal guy kevin Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 The second album is Floating Action, I think, which is actually a good record/band. totally worth $32 for both, considering these Grandaddy LPs will probably be flipped for $100 and, if/when the label makes a handful more copies available in a few months, it could be priced at $75 on their store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryantark Posted September 25, 2015 Author Share Posted September 25, 2015 Board members providing feedback on Floating Action can be found on this page. http://boards.vinylcollective.com/topic/109854-po-now-scott-mcmicken-dr-dog-solo-album-it/page-2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stravinsky Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 The second album is Floating Action, I think, which is actually a good record/band. totally worth $32 for both, A million thumbs up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mesi Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 Thanks guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdwell Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 Floating Action stayed at my house a few times. Talented guys and super nice too boot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niblips Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 wow. never heard of this before. interesting but, after listening to a few tracks on youtube, there is no way i need this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgdesign Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 I bought both. I love Grandaddy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryantark Posted September 25, 2015 Author Share Posted September 25, 2015 wow. never heard of this before. interesting but, after listening to a few tracks on youtube, there is no way i need this. Ya, pretty silly stuff. I'm basically getting it as a comedy album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Shivers Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 The second album is Floating Action, I think, which is actually a good record/band. totally worth $32 for both, considering these Grandaddy LPs will probably be flipped for $100 and, if/when the label makes a handful more copies available in a few months, it could be priced at $75 on their store. This won't get repressed. This label is a one time pressing operation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just a normal guy kevin Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 This won't get repressed. This label is a one time pressing operation. Not a new pressing. Just extra copies that they put for sale months after the album has sold out. See here for examples: http://piaptk.limitedrun.com/products/529423-archives-12-10-lp-sale The Scott McMicken LP was originally sold for $20 I think and then it sold out earlier in the year. And yesterday they put 4 more copies up for $75 each. Since Grandaddy is a well known name in the indie world, they are more likely to be sought after and subsequently priced similarly to the McMicken LP when they eventually re-emerge on their site as bonus/vault copies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Shivers Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 Gotcha. I see what you're saying now. I didn't know they did that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just a normal guy kevin Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 I don't know if they've done this before or if this is a one time "hey, we found some hidden copies *wink wink*" sale to raise much needed funds. It's their right to benefit from their own production scarcity if that's what they need to do to stay afloat. I only know about it and mention it because my 4 month daily search for that Scott McMicken LP required me to become an obsessive expert at any/all info related to its release. I now sound like a maniac in that thread and here and any place on the internet with info about that release and comments enabled. esbe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gutzonborglum Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 Did you write the label and ask if they had a stray copy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just a normal guy kevin Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 I did pm the owner of PIAPTK on here a few months ago. He PMd me back and said "I'm sorry but I don't know where you could get one." I believe he probably didn't have plans at the time to sell the remaining copies, so he was being honest about not knowing where I could get one. Besides, even if he wrote back and offered me one for $75, I wouldn't have been able to afford it anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just a normal guy kevin Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 I also emailed Dr. Dog (Scott McMicken and Dmitri, the Soild Gold label owner are in the band) but they didn't reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gutzonborglum Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 I did pm the owner of PIAPTK on here a few months ago. He PMd me back and said "I'm sorry but I don't know where you could get one." I believe he probably didn't have plans at the time to sell the remaining copies, so he was being honest about not knowing where I could get one. Besides, even if he wrote back and offered me one for $75, I wouldn't have been able to afford it anyway. That at least seems pretty damn honest. Can't fault them for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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