Vinyl Collector of the Month, Dave Hofer

[Guest Admin]

Just posted the November vinyl collector of the month. Thanks Dave for taking the time to read it.

http://www.vinylcollective.com/2008/11/01/vinyl-collector-of-the-month-dave-hofer/

[refused]

nice

[apeman]

He's gonna have to keep his hopes down about finding Suffocation’s

“Pierced From Within” on vinyl, since it was never pressed as an lp. Cd & cassette only...

And regarding Morbid Angel's "Formulas Fatal to the Flesh" it's the one and only M.A. album never to be put out on vinyl. Such a shame since it's probably their most twisted and challenging material to date.

[enjoyadrian]

man, he's right about the "thrill of the hunt". It sucks that there are no record stores around me, so all i have is internet "hunting", and persistence has lead me to really good deals on some records.

Good read.

[james]

hoffa rules. good read indeed.

[silentgods]

dudes a good dude.

[Guest kevinb]

I just appreciate the fact the he purchaced Bone thug's-Est 99 that is my favorite gangsta rap album of all time,i dont know if its cause im from ohio or what but i love that album

[davehoffa]

Thanks, everyone.

apeman - I totally thought that Pierced From Within came out on LP, I guess not. Formulas also has not come out, I've discovered for sure. So weird that some bands will have most of their catalog released on LP except for some of the best albums!

[j4m35]

which reckless do you work at?

[burntwolf]

is that the guy inserted into the danzig lp?

i'm slow this morning

[afireinside86]

Now about that Suffocation - Pierced From Within.

How 'bout releasing that thru VC, Virgil??

I know a shitload of metalheads that would screw any breathing substance to get a copy.

[mattisr1984]

definitely agree about the thrill of the hunt. buying records online is easy and convenient and what not, but i think my favorite part about collecting records is flipping through a bunch of crap and finding that gem. even better when you walk out with 5, 6, 7, 10 records.

[mrc]

just placed a big reckless orders... i would kill to have just 1 reckless type store around me.

[davehoffa]

I work at the one on Milwaukee Ave.

Burntwolf might be on to something . . .

[davehoffa]

Also - that would be amazing if the Coop issued Pierced From Within.

[jessenpr]

+1 for the shiner plug.

[davehoffa]

Sweet. Had that album in my nominations for the Coop.

[jessenpr]

oh me too for sure. i'd probably poop my pants if that (or starless) got pressed.

[xjustinxschwierx]

Dave is an awesome guy, one of my favorite drummers to see live has a rad, ultra diiverse record collection that you'd all cream your pants over. This dude is an awesome choice, totally deserving of this. I'll read this when I get home from fest.

[ohiopride]

congrats broseph

[apeman]

apeman - I totally thought that Pierced From Within came out on LP, I guess not. Formulas also has not come out, I've discovered for sure. So weird that some bands will have most of their catalog released on LP except for some of the best albums!

It's really a shame with those two albums, but both Roadrunner and Earache were very infrequent with their vinyl releases from the mid 90's and onward.

Cargo Records in Germany have been doing a handful of Roadrunner releases on vinyl lately - everything from Merciful Fate to Obituary, Life of Agony and Type O Negative - so if we're lucky, they might get to the Suffocation stuff, eventually.

[xlovecolouredx]

cheers....

[davehoffa]

Thanks, guys.

Justin - I still have your Sludgeworth record!!!

Apeman - I emailed my PR contact at Earache the other day after we started this discussion and he was like, "I don't know why Formulas never came out on vinyl! Let me ask!"

He then told me that it wasn't released because the album came out during a vinyl popularity "slump," and that hopefully they'd get to it in 2009. Sweet.

[davehoffa]

I'm just resurrecting this so everyone can enjoy my friend Terry's Photoshop job on that picture. That's all.