Rottengoth Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Such a cash grab of a release. Really basic. Cool it got repressed but damn the art looks shot and the finished product didn’t look like the mockups. V3XED 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCDELTAT Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 6 hours ago, Rottengoth said: Such a cash grab of a release. Really basic. Cool it got repressed but damn the art looks shot and the finished product didn’t look like the mockups. Disagree. My Blue/White looks exactly like the mockup. The Black/White copies I've seen on IG also look a million times better than say the Blink-182 DED that just came out. Art is pretty basic, true. The fuzziness was expected on my end as well. It was part of the og CD/LP Design, so I figured it would remain fuzzy. Wouldn't call it a cash grab either since they likely won't repress this for a long time/ever, they have 5+ people to support, and it may need to support them for a year+. Was going to do the math here, but suffice to say, they aren't going to be getting Gold Jacuzzi's based off this. copelandkid and Deathbyart 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arck2412 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Beyond bummed I missed this one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcafilm Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Got my copy today, relieved to say that, while it doesn't sound revelatory, it's very solid. I really enjoy the inclusion of the two bonus tracks, but I was a bit thrown off by the insertion of Kill More Presidents between Falling From the Sky and Everlasting Tapeworm as it really slimes the buildup to Tapeworm. Still, a heck of an album and it sounds better than I expected. As far as the artwork, it is a touch darker than it should be, but you guys had me expecting it to be pixelated or something. I think it possibly could have been crisper, but in general it looks totally fine and stays true to the painted aesthetic. One question I had, did everyone else get the discs in the opposite sleeves they expected? I have disc 1 in the sleeve with the quote from Innocent Bystanders and disc 2 in the sleeve with the quote from Leaderless. If it was intentionally some kind of reverse bookend thing, that's fine, it just kinda made my minor OCD senses tingle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V3XED Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Finally got to spin mine. Would have much preferred this if it came out like the mockup, but its not bad looking. Also, the pixelated cover, is well... pixelated, but I think with the 'grunge' vibe of the art it really isn't that noticeable. The whole thing is a decent package too, gate-fold with quality printed inners. And the important part... it really does sounds excellent. So, consider me happy overall. jeffthomas84 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INRIhab Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 The artwork while it is pixelated, doesn't bug me that much. Going back if anybody owns a copy of Straylight Run's s/t, Further Seems Forever "Hide Nothing", and Lydia "This December..." it's the same style of artwork by StarvingEyes which was a dude named Jason Oda if I recall... Pretty sure it's the same guy that made the classic "Emo Game"! Anyways all the art from those albums are very similar in style. copelandkid 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verb1999 Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Meridional! Rumor has it for Black Friday RSD they'll be releasing a whopping 2,500 more of this bad boy (turquoise marble). I also saw that 3,400 were being pressed, but I'm not sure which is accurate. Either way, plenty are on the way for those who missed out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tokimedo Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Anyone have links for the rsd pressing ? Can’t miss this twice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xfactor675 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 1 minute ago, tokimedo said: Anyone have links for the rsd pressing ? Can’t miss this twice. Germany going up at 3 PM EST: https://www.hhv.de/shop/en/item/norma-jean-meridional-blue-black-friday-record-store-day-2020-edition-776071?p=t0NTvG probably you can get stateside options too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subplotofcrows Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 It looks like the RSD press may be completely different from the recent band press. It has a different jacket, and it’s missing Kill More Presidents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tokimedo Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 35 minutes ago, subplotofcrows said: It looks like the RSD press may be completely different from the recent band press. It has a different jacket, and it’s missing Kill More Presidents. Any chance you have both and can do a side by side ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xSHINOx Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 It was an 1 hour ago, tokimedo said: Anyone have links for the rsd pressing ? Can’t miss this twice. At least half a dozen webstores had it announced in the last few weeks but today I couldn't find any links. I wonder if they never got them in stock in time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piratesprayer Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Compared to the Dogg Pound - Dogg Food release , this one looks great. The dogg pound one looks like they took a .jpeg from a flip phone and put it on a LP. Glad i have them both but damn haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subplotofcrows Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 54 minutes ago, tokimedo said: Any chance you have both and can do a side by side ? Norma Jean Meridional 2020 Press Jacket Comparison tokimedo and MCDELTAT 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethereal Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 My local had 4 copies vs. 30+ of KSG same with Chariot they are definitely out there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thischarmingham Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 We'll have a ton of the RSD edition available at 4pm PST today over at www.1234gorecords.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nateisgame Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 2 hours ago, thischarmingham said: We'll have a ton of the RSD edition available at 4pm PST today over at www.1234gorecords.com Just grabbed a couple thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INRIhab Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 https://www.srcvinyl.ca/norma-jean-meridional-rsd-2xlp.html Just leaving this here. I know it's SRC but if anyone still hasn't copped a copy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethereal Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 It’s retail price on Discogs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tokimedo Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 22 hours ago, subplotofcrows said: Norma Jean Meridional 2020 Press Jacket Comparison Damn. Guess I still gotta get a band press then. Any other noticeable differences ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethereal Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 (edited) The jacket on the RSD version is much nicer than the band release. The inner gatefold art is completely different though.. to which I prefer the band release. also confirmed the bonus tracks are not on this. Edited November 28, 2020 by ethereal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xSHINOx Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 It seems that record stores in the UK never had this in stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCDELTAT Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Huh... that's very weird. Missing two tracks, but better artwork printing. They couldn't have, you know, worked together and just get both right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subplotofcrows Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 12 hours ago, tokimedo said: Damn. Guess I still gotta get a band press then. Any other noticeable differences ? Just looks to be a repress of the original. The band version has the lower res jacket, but has the bonus tracks and slightly different art inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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