kylet Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 My red copy showed up today! I think they may have used cheaper jackets for the repress. When comparing it side by side with my original on black, the jacket seems a little less heavy duty, a little more glossy. And the vinyl is definitely way more flimsy on the repress as well. At the price I paid, still very happy to own this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyEnemy Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 26 minutes ago, kylet said: My red copy showed up today! I think they may have used cheaper jackets for the repress. When comparing it side by side with my original on black, the jacket seems a little less heavy duty, a little more glossy. And the vinyl is definitely way more flimsy on the repress as well. At the price I paid, still very happy to own this! That’s pretty typical for a Euro release, both jackets and vinyl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylet Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 5 hours ago, MyEnemy said: That’s pretty typical for a Euro release, both jackets and vinyl. Good to know. Guess I should be grateful the majority of the stuff I buy are not euro releases lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plarocks Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 6 hours ago, kylet said: Good to know. Guess I should be grateful the majority of the stuff I buy are not euro releases lol. Well, I have found some Euro pressings sound better than their US versions. But, yes, they are usually in flimsy covers. So it depends on what you are looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesewoodenideas Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 19 hours ago, MyEnemy said: That’s pretty typical for a Euro release, both jackets and vinyl. Nope. Skacel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ok. Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 (edited) . Edited August 12, 2020 by ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiscodeman Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 5 hours ago, thesewoodenideas said: Nope. 5 hours ago, Matt Danish said: Yup. Y'all reminded me of this gem lol. Someone switched the "yups" and "nopes" from the original and the results are great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 5 hours ago, thesewoodenideas said: Nope. Yeah... I mean, I’m sure it goes both ways with exceptions, but on average I find that my Euro imports are much nicer than stateside presses. Both in vinyl quality and packaging. thesewoodenideas, Sad Heart and ryanthellama 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanthellama Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 (edited) 16 hours ago, Derek™ said: Yeah... I mean, I’m sure it goes both ways with exceptions, but on average I find that my Euro imports are much nicer than stateside presses. Both in vinyl quality and packaging. I've definitely noticed this as well. I've found I'm much more likely to get flimsy, glossy inner and outer sleeves with a noisier or lighter weight record from a US press and sturdy, matte inners and outers with a nice, quiet heavyweight disc from a Euro press. Most recently this happened to me on Snow Patrol's Reworked. US press felt cheap and sounded awful but the Euro press is gorgeous and absolutely feels worth the money. Edited July 10, 2020 by ryanthellama spelling thesewoodenideas 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plarocks Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 (edited) 13 hours ago, ryanthellama said: I've definitely noticed this as well. I've found I'm much more likely to get flimsy, glossy inner and outer sleeves with a noisier or lighter weight record from a US press and sturdy, matte inners and outers with a nice, quiet heavyweight disc from a Euro press. Most recently this happened to me on Snow Patrol's Reworked. US press felt cheap and sounded awful but the Euro press is gorgeous and absolutely feels worth the money. Back in the 80s and 90s, it was the opposite. Interesting that has reversed with many modern pressings. However, my OG OK Computer was a pretty solid package with thick heavyweight vinyl. Edited July 11, 2020 by Plarocks ok. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fowty Dollaz Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 How's the red sound? Still awaiting mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 2 hours ago, Fowty Dollaz said: How's the red sound? Still awaiting mine Sounds unplayable because of how warped it was. Oh well if it sits on the shelf for a year it might fix itself lol was too cheap to be overly mad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fowty Dollaz Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 20 minutes ago, Sh100by said: Sounds unplayable because of how warped it was. Oh well if it sits on the shelf for a year it might fix itself lol was too cheap to be overly mad Oh that sucks. Damn euro mailers are like high quality newspapers, paired with an occasionally careless postal employee, oof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plarocks Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 (edited) When I order overseas, I try to use a proper record shop like Diverse or Norman. I always ask for extra sturdy packaging. Given how expensive imports are, I pay the extra or forget it. Edited July 18, 2020 by Plarocks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 20 minutes ago, Fowty Dollaz said: Oh that sucks. Damn euro mailers are like high quality newspapers, paired with an occasionally careless postal employee, oof. It looked like the mailer itself shrunk. So im guessing some sciency combo of cooling and heating + humidity and thin mailer did it in. Good on them helping the environment though ha Plarocks and Fowty Dollaz 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obliriovrons Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 It took almost 6 weeks for my LRSD copy to arrive, finally put it on a couple days ago, and it sounds like absolute garbage! Chock full of pops, and going by a couple other comments on discogs that seems to be the standard for this release. So that's fun. At least I already own a black copy I guess, haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pushbacktosquare Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 12 hours ago, obliriovrons said: It took almost 6 weeks for my LRSD copy to arrive, finally put it on a couple days ago, and it sounds like absolute garbage! Chock full of pops, and going by a couple other comments on discogs that seems to be the standard for this release. So that's fun. At least I already own a black copy I guess, haha. The tour press (Clear w/ Splatter) is the best sounding one. It's quiet and free of surface noise. I had the tri color at one point and every time the needle would graze the purple wax, there was so much surface noise. Tour press is the way to go if you're looking for the best sounding variant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximuss Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Mmmhhh, my tricolor sounds great. But maybe you were unlucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obliriovrons Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 I did poke around a bit on discogs after listening to my LRSD copy and saw a decent number of people saying the same thing about the tricolor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blanketburrito Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 ugh yes, my tri color sounds like garbage. same thing @pushbacktosquare said, the purple has so much static noise that it's just unlistenable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colbourne25 Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Not sure if I just got lucky or what but my red copy sounds fantastic. I gave it a solid clean before listening after hearing there were some issues with surface noise. Very clean with no pops or clicks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
212 Margarita Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 (edited) Orange variant with obi https://shopuk.matadorrecords.com/products/boygenius-boygenius-ep Edited June 30, 2021 by 212 Margarita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simple_torture Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 5 minutes ago, 212 Margarita said: Orange variant with obi https://shopuk.matadorrecords.com/products/boygenius-boygenius-ep Available on the US store too: https://store.matadorrecords.com/boygenius Ordered before realizing it won't ship until 9/3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldKentuckyShark Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Sold out on the US site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethanpricington Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 15 minutes ago, OldKentuckyShark said: Sold out on the US site UK & US site both saying sold out now I believe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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