carlmarx Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 So I got the double 180-gram LP of Chinese Democracy for xmas, and I was wondering if anyone had any info on the numbers for the pressings. Is the vinyl supposed to be limited? If so, how many were pressed... I also read a few things here and there about variants of the LP, different liner notes, etc. Just wondering if anyone had any info on this cuz I can't seem to find too much on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaz725 Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 the best buy near me has a few boxes of these so id say the total pressing number is pretty high if there were about 30-40 in the one store alone, but i havent heard anything about the variants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlmarx Posted January 2, 2009 Author Share Posted January 2, 2009 Yeah I'm guessing it's not too ridiculously limited, there were quite a few at the best buy around me, too. I mean, its only being sold at best buy, and who knows how loing they're gonna keep shipping vinyl copies, but yeah, I doubt its too rare for the time being. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclz Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 there is supposed to be another version of the cover coming out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theambulancereview Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 the best buy near me has a few boxes of these so id say the total pressing number is pretty high if there were about 30-40 in the one store alone, but i havent heard anything about the variants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjustinxschwierx Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 isn't the album as a whole a best buy exclusive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlmarx Posted January 2, 2009 Author Share Posted January 2, 2009 isn't the album as a whole a best buy exclusive? Yea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manicdogbert Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 it's supposed to be a best buy exclusive but i keep seeing the vinyl at other shops which leads me to believe that other stores are buying them at best buy and selling them (probably at a loss, just to get people in their store) or the vinyl isn't necessarily exclusive to best buy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kjm23 Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 it's supposed to be a best buy exclusive but i keep seeing the vinyl at other shops which leads me to believe that other stores are buying them at best buy and selling them (probably at a loss, just to get people in their store) or the vinyl isn't necessarily exclusive to best buy. What some stores are doing, like the one I work in is getting them as Imports. How? to be honest I have no idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pibbals Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Yeah I'm guessing it's not too ridiculously limited, there were quite a few at the best buy around me, too. I mean, its only being sold at best buy, and who knows how loing they're gonna keep shipping vinyl copies, but yeah, I doubt its too rare for the time being. There are a few copies at Record and Tape Traders here. They're expensive, but they're always expensive, there's a Nirvana picture disk reissue running for $40 there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deafmx Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 plus it's on itunes so i think only the cd must be the exclusive to best buy thing. unless, it was just an initial thing and now the other retailers are getting a crack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannabepunktony Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 There's the UK version you can get from distributors- we have it in-stock - but the wholesale price got jacked from $16 to $36 by the one we got it from, hence the shitty price tag. I don't even think its 180 gram (or at least I couldn't find anything last time I looked), which makes that the cost of it retarded for both buyer and seller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
googlemyass Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinch Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 I also saw a boxset version of this (I have no idea what's in it) and the price tag was $85. For chinese democracy? Seriously?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxv Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 I think it is "limited" only to the fact that they thought they were going to sell as many as the old authentic Guns n' Roses albums so they probably only pressed a hundred thousand of them. Since that album so far has sold a grand total of about 6 copies, there's going to be plenty to go around for years to come and if you wait it out, you can probably get one for 10 bucks on clearance later this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhythmgtr5 Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 I grabbed this off another vinyl forum: "In 2008, more vinyl albums were purchased (1.88 million) than any other year since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales in 1991. More than two of every three vinyl albums were purchased at an independent music store during the year, the company reported. The top selling vinyl albums were Radiohead's "In Rainbows" (26,000 units), the Beatles' "Abbey Road" (16,500) and Guns 'N Roses' "Chinese Democracy" (13,600)." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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