timbrh2001 Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Dont know if youre a Holy Ghost! Fan but that "Its Not Over" 12" remix is stellar as well. Ordered a Shit Robot White Label today too. Big Holy Ghost! Fan. Thanks for the recommendation, I may pick it up tomorrow as well. Go back a page or 2 on this thread and check out the soundcloud link i posted of the "Its Not Over" remix and judge for yourself before you buy. Im pretty sure youll like it a ton if youre a fan of their sound because Dimitri From Paris does a hell of a job capturing it in his remix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbrh2001 Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 I can imagine. Id bet the shipping labels can be a huge pain in the ass. How many people you got helping out over there? You gotta pack And ship everything you sold today too? At least youll be able to order a fancy lunch with some of the profits. The day-to-day staff of the label is myself, label founder Jonathan Galkin, and we also have two lovely interns (Adam and Kerry) a couple days a week each. So, it's generally me + 1 doing all of the shipping/etc. I haven't been updating the store much lately because in addition to the store, I also deal with all of the other stuff an assistant label manager has to deal with - getting records into production, chasing down remix contracts, getting stuff submitted digitally - but hopefully I'm over the hump and can take the next few weeks to continue to clear out our closets! How much more you got left in your closets? Seems like youve been picking out a ton lately. Must be nice to dig into that back inventory. Wish I had that problem, haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dack Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 I can imagine. Id bet the shipping labels can be a huge pain in the ass. How many people you got helping out over there? You gotta pack And ship everything you sold today too? At least youll be able to order a fancy lunch with some of the profits. The day-to-day staff of the label is myself, label founder Jonathan Galkin, and we also have two lovely interns (Adam and Kerry) a couple days a week each. So, it's generally me + 1 doing all of the shipping/etc. I haven't been updating the store much lately because in addition to the store, I also deal with all of the other stuff an assistant label manager has to deal with - getting records into production, chasing down remix contracts, getting stuff submitted digitally - but hopefully I'm over the hump and can take the next few weeks to continue to clear out our closets! That's hardcore, Kris. Talk about a labor of love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbrh2001 Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 The day-to-day staff of the label is myself, label founder Jonathan Galkin, and we also have two lovely interns (Adam and Kerry) a couple days a week each. So, it's generally me + 1 doing all of the shipping/etc. I haven't been updating the store much lately because in addition to the store, I also deal with all of the other stuff an assistant label manager has to deal with - getting records into production, chasing down remix contracts, getting stuff submitted digitally - but hopefully I'm over the hump and can take the next few weeks to continue to clear out our closets! That's hardcore, Kris. Talk about a labor of love. Yeah, its pretty amazing what theyre able to accomplish with a 2-man fulltime crew. How do you typically bring in talent to your label? Im sure a lot of time needs to be spent going to concerts, listening to demos and doing talent evaluations for new artists as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisdfa Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Well, to be candid, we kind of use a referral system - our artists meet a lot of people out on the road from all sorts of backgrounds, and the personal connection is the best way to start. It sort of develops organically from there. Living in NYC gives us a chance to see bands all of the time, too, so we check out plenty of stuff that ranges from new/buzzy bands just to keep an eye on what's going on in music to random shows at venues we like. I prefer seeing a band live 100x to getting a demo, if that makes sense. I personally value a good live show, whether it's a giant LCD-type band or a guy with a sequencer and some pedals jumping around. As long as it's not a guy staring blankly at an iPad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbrh2001 Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Well, to be candid, we kind of use a referral system - our artists meet a lot of people out on the road from all sorts of backgrounds, and the personal connection is the best way to start. It sort of develops organically from there.Living in NYC gives us a chance to see bands all of the time, too, so we check out plenty of stuff that ranges from new/buzzy bands just to keep an eye on what's going on in music to random shows at venues we like. I prefer seeing a band live 100x to getting a demo, if that makes sense. I personally value a good live show, whether it's a giant LCD-type band or a guy with a sequencer and some pedals jumping around. As long as it's not a guy staring blankly at an iPad. Makes complete sense. You'll see their potential much better in a live setting where there arent certain production variables of a studio demo tape that could turn you off. Plus in the live setting you can also see how into it the fans are and what kind of draw theyve got the potential to bring in which has probably some correlation to potential record sales. Either way any businees philosophy that results in getting you out on the town to see concerts certainly aint a bad philosophy, even if the business end doesnt end up getting satisfied sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joydivisi0n Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 So what are these white labels exactly? Test pressings? I noticed SOS is still readily available online and elsewhere so I guess it's not due for a repress just yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbrh2001 Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 So what are these white labels exactly? Test pressings? I noticed SOS is still readily available online and elsewhere so I guess it's not due for a repress just yet? Its kind of a grey area, technically they are test pressings but they usually press between 100-200 of them and sell them as promo copies and such with generic sleeves so its not exactly what most people would think when they use the term "test press" which is typically limited to between 5-20 copies. Regardless these are the most limited variants of a DFA release which is why people tend to like to collect them. Kris, please correct anything Ive said if Im wrong but I think ive covered the basics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbrh2001 Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Actually read on FB that these SOS white labels are a new pressing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supafly Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 It Appears these are more of a limited repress based on what Kris said on Facebook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbrh2001 Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 It Appears these are more of a limited repress based on what Kris said on Facebook. All that has floated around before were the white label promo copies, correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisdfa Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Hey, Previous to this, the only promo version of sound of silver was one made by EMI UK labels with either stickers, or printed labels that look like stamps. We just repressed Sound of Silver and made new stampers/etc, so these are the first copies of that pressing. We've always made 50-100 or even 200 white labels of any given release, we just usually gave them all away to our friends because we didn't think people would want them. As a record collector myself, I'm totally into stuff that's numbered/stamped/limited and has a handmade aspect-- I think it rewards people to buy early and/or finally take the step to own an album on vinyl, in this case. It also gives people incentive to order directly from our label, which gives us the most profit off of a release, which helps us to keep putting out rad music. uh, sorry for writing an essay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dictatortot Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 any idea when the new joe goddard - gabriel remixes ii is coming in? you know, for the sake of not giving all my money to the postal service. all three remixes are fantastic, but the aston shuffle and soulwax ones are especially good.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supafly Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 any idea when the new joe goddard - gabriel remixes ii is coming in? you know, for the sake of not giving all my money to the postal service. all three remixes are fantastic, but the aston shuffle and soulwax ones are especially good.. http://shop.dfarecords.com/product/joe-goddard-gabriel-remixes-ii-vinyl-lp-digital-1-pin-badge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dictatortot Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 any idea when the new joe goddard - gabriel remixes ii is coming in? you know, for the sake of not giving all my money to the postal service. all three remixes are fantastic, but the aston shuffle and soulwax ones are especially good.. http://shop.dfarecords.com/product/joe-goddard-gabriel-remixes-ii-vinyl-lp-digital-1-pin-badge d'oh! thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbrh2001 Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 got one! Pretty painless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasubman1138 Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 got one as well! real smooth. Also picked up the S/T UK version and the 45:33 promo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
struckanerve Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 yup, caved and got one. kris, can i combine with an order from this morning? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supafly Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Grabbed SOS and the 45:33 promo. Now I have close to 60 unique LCD releases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasubman1138 Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 yup, caved and got one. kris, can i combine with an order from this morning? They are pretty good about combining orders placed on the same day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisdfa Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Will combine orders as best as possible and refund excess shipping. It takes a day or two for the refund to go through though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timsimmons Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Thanks Kris. My heart skipped when I saw the 45:33 promos up there and thought more white labels were made available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisdfa Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Yeah Sorry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timsimmons Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 The promo is great too. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joydivisi0n Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Have DFA done something similar to this for LCD's other studio albums? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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