Scruffy...the janitor Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 On 10/10/2020 at 3:12 PM, Scruffy...the janitor said: I liked the album while listening to it, but I feel like I forgot about it soon after. I don't know... I would like to publicly retract my previous statement. I decided to give the album another listen which led to another and another and another... I am fully on board and cannot stop listening to it. It's great! You win this round, VC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCDELTAT Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 This album is good, but I'm still not sure I should have spent money on the Deluxe. It's nice quality wise, but I'm not much of an art guy. I don't get how any of the images relate to the album. Given that I tend to put on records as I'm doing other things around the house I'm also very unlikely to look at those images many times. I'm more a sucker for lots of written text, liner notes, etc. Might honestly downgrade.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chr15a113n Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 My orange copy from banquet just shipped! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hookups96 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Last night on the Saint Vitus Instagram live Age Of Quarantine Jeremy mentioned that the Revolver color way was actually meant to be the tour edition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoWorthyIcons Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 36 minutes ago, hookups96 said: Last night on the Saint Vitus Instagram live Age Of Quarantine Jeremy mentioned that the Revolver color way was actually meant to be the tour edition. Makes perfect sense. All the more reason for the "tour" edition to literally be the retail version or whatever with an alternate cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicondevil Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 On 10/26/2020 at 3:47 PM, MCDELTAT said: This album is good, but I'm still not sure I should have spent money on the Deluxe. It's nice quality wise, but I'm not much of an art guy. I don't get how any of the images relate to the album. Given that I tend to put on records as I'm doing other things around the house I'm also very unlikely to look at those images many times. I'm more a sucker for lots of written text, liner notes, etc. Might honestly downgrade.... I always wonder about the point of "deluxe" edition records that have a bunch of arty photos. I'm guilty of buying them, but how many times will I really look at the photos? Once. I looked at the pictures in Lament and wasn't really impressed. I'd much rather they just do a quality variant cover at a lower price point. I am loving this record, though. So much more listenable for me than the deeply depressing Stage Four. When you lose someone to cancer, you generally don't want to hear a bunch of songs about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattisr1984 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 2 hours ago, lexicondevil said: I always wonder about the point of "deluxe" edition records that have a bunch of arty photos. I'm guilty of buying them, but how many times will I really look at the photos? Once. I looked at the pictures in Lament and wasn't really impressed. I'd much rather they just do a quality variant cover at a lower price point. I am loving this record, though. So much more listenable for me than the deeply depressing Stage Four. When you lose someone to cancer, you generally don't want to hear a bunch of songs about it. i agree about stage four. it might be their most well-crafted album (love a lot of the guitar parts), but it also just brings me down in a way that almost no other record does so i listen to it almost never. as a whole, lament is very hit or miss for me. "come heroine" and "savoring" are A+ though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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al-naafiysh Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 5 minutes ago, drewberinger said: 😞 Oh well... Was expecting it to look a little odd, but that's "Black inside aqua"? I get it when splatters get all mixed up, but that just seems like the pressing plant was doing something else entirely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantheriver Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Came to post that as well. Hilarious. We all finally thought a very fitting variant existed and then it turns out to be a dud. Maybe that guy just got a really bad one. Cue up the infinity stones guy mock-up. You think Jeremy knows about that bit hence using an avenger as his reaction?! MCDELTAT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewberinger Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 5 minutes ago, al-naafiysh said: 😞 Oh well... Was expecting it to look a little odd, but that's "Black inside aqua"? I get it when splatters get all mixed up, but that just seems like the pressing plant was doing something else entirely It probably would have worked if it was a transparent aqua or electric blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoWorthyIcons Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Oh, God...someone with a good version of the Revolver variant post a picture quick so I can stop being so nervous until mine gets here on Monday. ditc586 and al-naafiysh 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 So I lament This variant So I lament 'Til I forget zacooper, Royce, drewberinger and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbelmont Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 46 minutes ago, NoWorthyIcons said: Oh, God...someone with a good version of the Revolver variant post a picture quick so I can stop being so nervous until mine gets here on Monday. Got mine today. Looks exactly like the one that other guy got. al-naafiysh and NoWorthyIcons 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchard Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Hahaha oh boy. This went from easily being the best variant... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoWorthyIcons Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 The question becomes: do I now sell my Revolver copy sealed and keep my gold/beer split instead? I think if I don't see a single Revolver copy that looks good before Monday, that is gonna be the plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethereal Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 My question is - how do plants QA a variant batch like that and say “yep, looks good - send them out!” There seems to be a huge disconnect with how some variants have turned out lately... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewberinger Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 1 minute ago, ethereal said: My question is - how do plants QA a variant batch like that and say “yep, looks good - send them out!” There seems to be a huge disconnect with how some variants have turned out lately... I mean the plant isn't gonna toss out 500 records and start over - especially when the disclaimer explains how the mock isn't exactly what it'll look like yada yada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Not only that, but I wouldn’t be surprised if QA takes a huge backseat to these tight windows everyone is stuck with, with the pressing plants backed up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al-naafiysh Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 48 minutes ago, drewberinger said: I mean the plant isn't gonna toss out 500 records and start over - especially when the disclaimer explains how the mock isn't exactly what it'll look like yada yada But don't they do a test one first? Something like a vinyl blob turning out totally wrong seems much easier to quickly spot and fix than a flawed stamper or poor mastering. From my limited understanding, the machines aren't usually unattended Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewberinger Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 I don’t think they care lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoWorthyIcons Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 1 minute ago, drewberinger said: I don’t think they care lol If it doesn't affect their pay, why should they? I guess time will tell if this ends up being a "newsworthy" fuck up for Revolver and the plant gets dragged through the mud or if it just blows over and people just forget about it entirely. After all, they are only pissing off 500 people, which is relatively small in the grand scheme of things, I would guess. drewberinger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantheriver Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 A handful of years back occasionally you’d hear of a variant being so botched that a label was going to wait for a corrected version. Seems now it’s more of a ‘take what you get’ and not ‘get what you paid for’ relationship between labels and plants. Or the dozens of emails asking why the mock-up was so different from the actual product are less annoying than the dozens of emails asking where a delayed album is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoWorthyIcons Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 If my sealed copy of a /500 press is worth less than what it was when I bought it because of this fuck up, I might send out an email. Not that it would change anything, but I guess doing something is better than nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tokimedo Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 48 minutes ago, NoWorthyIcons said: If my sealed copy of a /500 press is worth less than what it was when I bought it because of this fuck up, I might send out an email. Not that it would change anything, but I guess doing something is better than nothing. If you’re buying vinyl just because it’s an investment you’re trying to flip later, try bit coin instead. zacooper, zerohacker, Snaggle Von Swift and 3 others 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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