radiatorhums Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 The higher price is for the Limited (/500) red vinyl repress. The black vinyl variant is cheaply and readily available Ah, gotcha. I'm guessing I let my wallet decide on this one EHughes527 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yancey47 Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 I've always heard of but never heard Pinback before. My 19 month old is named Penelope and I was made aware of the song now I love it. But that is the only song I know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluescreenlife Posted February 29, 2016 Author Share Posted February 29, 2016 I've always heard of but never heard Pinback before. My 19 month old is named Penelope and I was made aware of the song now I love it. But that is the only song I know. Fun fact, Penelope is about his pet fish that died. Listen to the lyrics again and it makes a world of sense, ha. It's one of the few Pinback songs that are actually about something specific. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjkenney Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Anyone agree Seraphs is their weakest release?I love Seraphs. When it came out I was a little underwhelmed , but hey, most albums that follow a mammoth album like Summer in Abaddon are going to seem to pale in comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxmartinxx Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Ugh. I just paid $75 (which is the cheapest I've seen it since I'd been looking for it) for a copy of BSL two weeks ago. FML. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluescreenlife Posted March 2, 2016 Author Share Posted March 2, 2016 Ugh. I just paid $75 (which is the cheapest I've seen it since I'd been looking for it) for a copy of BSL two weeks ago. FML. I hope at least it was the sexy blue variant... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EHughes527 Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 I hope at least it was the sexy blue variant... I'm hoping for an even sexier variant for the repress! That transparent blue does look great though. Other variants are Clear and Black. I found the Black variant to be the hardest to come across... ymmv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpherson123 Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 I got a clear copy of BSL on eBay in like 2010 for $5. The vinyl is a little noisy but for that price, I don't care. Its still more than listenable. I hope there will be a black variant for the repress and I hope its not 180 gram. radiatorhums 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niblips Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 I hope there will be a black variant for the repress and I hope its not 180 gram. Why not 180g? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpherson123 Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Its a waste of material first of all. As far as I'm concerned, at least. I don't find any attribute of the extra thickness to be useful in my experience with extra thick records and I find flimsy records more aesthetically pleasing to the touch and sight. I think its because thinner records make the format harken back moreso to the physical LP's from the 70's and 80's and even early to mid 90's which were generally very thin and there's something about it that makes me happy. Weird, right? And it certainly doesn't prevent warping as some will claim. I doubt that it even makes it less likely to occur and when and if it does a occur on a thick record its even harder to flatten out due to all the extra material strengthening the warp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluescreenlife Posted March 2, 2016 Author Share Posted March 2, 2016 Often times 180g records are not left to cool for the longer period of time they need, so warping can actually happen more often with them. Or so I've heard. The other thing is, whether 180g or not, the grooves are the exact same. It's mostly a marketing gimmick so they can label it "audiophile." I have plenty of regular weight albums that outperform the 180g albums I own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpherson123 Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Often times 180g records are not left to cool for the longer period of time they need, so warping can actually happen more often with them. Or so I've heard. The other thing is, whether 180g or not, the grooves are the exact same. It's mostly a marketing gimmick so they can label it "audiophile." I have plenty of regular weight albums that outperform the 180g albums I own. Exactly. I love my super thin Jesus Lizard original presses. And when you put them on and hear all that power coming out of a flimsy ass sheet of vinyl, it makes the experience that much more gratifying. It does for me anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mars Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 I'm not really concerned about vinyl weight either way. At any rate, I have the black BSL and it sounds great. But my S/T also sounds good, I haven't had issues with noise as some of you have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluescreenlife Posted March 2, 2016 Author Share Posted March 2, 2016 Between BSL and S/T I only have the S/T but it's one of my best sounding records. Not that Pinback's sound is all that demanding anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aopps42 Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Holee shit, this is what I get for not coming on VC in a few days. This has been my whale since I started collecting. I've narrowly missed out a couple of times on this, can't wait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aopps42 Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Confession but I haven't listened to anything other than S/T. It doesn't make sense because it's been one of my favorite albums for a very long time. Should I listen to Blue Screen Life next orrrrrrrr? Their last is their weakest IMO (but still good!), but the rest are all excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EHughes527 Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 http://boards.vinylcollective.com/topic/119327-record-store-day-new-list-030216/ page deleted. I'd say this is confirmed tho. radiatorhums 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiatorhums Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Hopefully it won't be too hard to grab one of those. Wouldn't mind if there was a less limited everywhere variant either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluescreenlife Posted March 3, 2016 Author Share Posted March 3, 2016 I think last year 1400ish stores participated. If there's 1500 copies you should be able to grab one just about anywhere. I'm lucky to live in a big city where there is a record store in any direction, so if the day comes and anyone needs me to grab you a copy I'd be happy to help out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfalcons Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 I think last year 1400ish stores participated. If there's 1500 copies you should be able to grab one just about anywhere. I'm lucky to live in a big city where there is a record store in any direction, so if the day comes and anyone needs me to grab you a copy I'd be happy to help out. I hope to grab a copy here in Europe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpherson123 Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 I missed the listing for BSL in that link. What did it say about the variant? I see some are calling it /1500. Any other info? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjkenney Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 I missed the listing for BSL in that link. What did it say about the variant? I see some are calling it /1500. Any other info?I believe the variant was blue and white swirl or something similar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpherson123 Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Fuck. That sucks. I hope there is a non-limited, non-colored version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EHughes527 Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 I believe the variant was blue and white swirl or something similar This was it. I deleted the comment due to the ban threat from the other thread. Better safe... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluescreenlife Posted March 16, 2016 Author Share Posted March 16, 2016 Picked up an original copy of this on blue wax from eBay today. NM condition on vinyl and jacket, for $60. Even with the reissue coming out I figured that was a pretty solid deal. Does anyone know anything about the sound quality on the originals? All Pinback's other stuff sounds fantastic on vinyl but this is an older pressing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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