pepperonigin Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 I don't get blaming a company or band for trying to make money. Nobody is forcing you to buy something. Let the people that enjoy buying this stuff do it if that's what they're into. As far as Newbury, yes they're generally overpriced but usually their stuff retains or increases in value if that's what you're into. But, more importantly, as a previous poster mentioned the pressings are generally excellent. Plus they have sales constantly so it's really not so bad if you don't mind waiting. OneThreeOneTwo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpherson123 Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 7 hours ago, Surrural said: I have yet to spend a $.10 with Newbury. But, again, we're talking $40, so regardless of where the analogy may land, it's not much in the grand scheme of things when it's a once or twice (or thrice) a year splurge. But hey, you pick & choose your battles (and votes) so have at it. As far as golf, I used to think the same, but the history of golf architecture turned the worm and now I'm a junkie. It's a good life For some people $40 is much in the grand scheme of things. Especially when you know that the same fundamental item can be and has been made available at an agreeable price. That is my point. The arbitrary over-exploding of a price point for such a trivial detail is transparently scummy. No one has to agree with me. I'm just saying its a fool's game and Newbury are exploiting the fuck out of it. Also, I reject the existence of golf from societal, social, socioeconomic and environmental perspectives. Its a vile, awful waste of natural space and I want it to die. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stl_ben Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 If $40 IS much for someone.....maybe instead of buying the 5th variant of this record they should put that towards their credit card bill. Beyond that they should sell it for whatever they want and fuck off with complaining about scummy exploitation. This isn't medication that is being marked up and people are dying this is a record that cost $40 instead of $25 and blarg......get over it. #Whitepeopleproblems holyvacantsholyhell 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinyl21 Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 TheGhostOfRandySavage, scarfaceclaw and mcpherson123 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpherson123 Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, stl_ben said: If $40 IS much for someone.....maybe instead of buying the 5th variant of this record they should put that towards their credit card bill. Beyond that they should sell it for whatever they want and fuck off with complaining about scummy exploitation. This isn't medication that is being marked up and people are dying this is a record that cost $40 instead of $25 and blarg......get over it. #Whitepeopleproblems Relax. Just because it isn't fundamental to life, doesn't mean I can't critique the business practices surrounding the sale of it. I know its not medication (nor a credit card balance) and I never implied that it was in any way similar. In fact I completely rejected the comparison of record pricing to any other type of entertainment product but especially something as fundamentally necessary as fuel for your means of transportation. I merely pointed out that it is a lot by today's standards with direct comparisons to a nearly identical product of the exact same format and if people keep buying up the specialized versions of products at ridiculous prices they will encourage those who produce or sell said products to keep inflating the prices even on the regular non-specialized basic editions. I think that is a valid concern. This is a vinyl message board. I'm limiting my critique to vinyl prices. I'm also not advocating that anyone buy more than one copy of any record. I guess you could say that I'm attempting to be persuasive against anyone buying Newbury Comics exclusives because their prices, in my contention, are an insult. I don't think that's a serious transgression. And still, I'm not even aggressively dictating to anyone that they must not buy those editions. I'm simply providing a voice of dissent for my own venting and for anyone who wishes to engage in the conversation. My concern is that it would be nice if engaging in the practice of consuming products like vinyl records could remain somewhat affordable to me. And of course I'm using my own measure of affordability to make that case admittedly. If the cost of production actually justifies such a spike in the retail price of the product then maybe that just means that I get priced out of participating in the consumerism of a product that is important to me and that is something that obviously concerns me. I hope that its clear that I enjoy accumulating and listening to vinyl records. Here I am on a discussion forum dedicated to records talking about that and all the aforementioned issues surrounding it. Also, if this topic and my position on it aggravates you that much, you luckily have the liberty of ignoring it. If you want to debate it, I'm clearly happy to. PS Fuck golf still. Edited December 14, 2018 by mcpherson123 Eliminator Jr., OneThreeOneTwo, faaip de oiad and 3 others 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGhostOfRandySavage Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 2 minutes ago, vinyl21 said: I'm a simple man. I see Wonder Showzen, I 'like' it. NapalmBrain, OneThreeOneTwo, pizza face and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneThreeOneTwo Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 10 hours ago, stl_ben said: Also if you don't like the more expensive colored variant gimmick....you can just buy the standard release... Wait there's no way YOU of all people actually typed that (I kid, I kid) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneThreeOneTwo Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 When I buy a Newbury variant, I know I'm splurging and I rationalize my buying decision on that basis. Tbh, it was the same with VMP considering the Canadian shipping overages plus the fact that they absolutely refused to give me any credits whatsoever for purchases or sponsoring another new user. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holyvacantsholyhell Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 (edited) 6 hours ago, stl_ben said: If $40 IS much for someone.....maybe instead of buying the 5th variant of this record they should put that towards their credit card bill. Beyond that they should sell it for whatever they want and fuck off with complaining about scummy exploitation. This isn't medication that is being marked up and people are dying this is a record that cost $40 instead of $25 and blarg......get over it. #Whitepeopleproblems holy fuck you are so incredibly unlikeable Edited December 15, 2018 by holyvacantsholyhell faaip de oiad, Bronchitis, scarfaceclaw and 3 others 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holyvacantsholyhell Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 5 hours ago, mcpherson123 said: Relax. Just because it isn't fundamental to life, doesn't mean I can't critique the business practices surrounding the sale of it. I know its not medication (nor a credit card balance) and I never implied that it was in any way similar. In fact I completely rejected the comparison of record pricing to any other type of entertainment product but especially something as fundamentally necessary as fuel for your means of transportation. I merely pointed out that it is a lot by today's standards with direct comparisons to a nearly identical product of the exact same format and if people keep buying up the specialized versions of products at ridiculous prices they will encourage those who produce or sell said products to keep inflating the prices even on the regular non-specialized basic editions. I think that is a valid concern. This is a vinyl message board. I'm limiting my critique to vinyl prices. I'm also not advocating that anyone buy more than one copy of any record. I guess you could say that I'm attempting to be persuasive against anyone buying Newbury Comics exclusives because their prices, in my contention, are an insult. I don't think that's a serious transgression. And still, I'm not even aggressively dictating to anyone that they must not buy those editions. I'm simply providing a voice of dissent for my own venting and for anyone who wishes to engage in the conversation. My concern is that it would be nice if engaging in the practice of consuming products like vinyl records could remain somewhat affordable to me. And of course I'm using my own measure of affordability to make that case admittedly. If the cost of production actually justifies such a spike in the retail price of the product then maybe that just means that I get priced out of participating in the consumerism of a product that is important to me and that is something that obviously concerns me. I hope that its clear that I enjoy accumulating and listening to vinyl records. Here I am on a discussion forum dedicated to records talking about that and all the aforementioned issues surrounding it. Also, if this topic and my position on it aggravates you that much, you luckily have the liberty of ignoring it. If you want to debate it, I'm clearly happy to. PS Fuck golf still. Is it hard to breathe all the way up there on that high horse? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpherson123 Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 7 minutes ago, holyvacantsholyhell said: Is it hard to breathe all the way up there on that high horse? It is. So just insults? No argument? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apirk Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 (edited) The Holo cover on the retail version is $36 at bull moose so it is a little unfair to trash Newbury over the price or compare it to the standard black. Also so as Buzz Osborne says not everything is for everybody. If you don’t want to pay $40 for a record then is just not for you, don’t worry about it Edited December 15, 2018 by apirk faaip de oiad, pizza face and Jim Steele 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surrural Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 (edited) Vile, gross, wasteful. I can see you're a fan of hyperbole. Whatever. If $40 hurts, get a new hobby. Edited December 15, 2018 by Surrural Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpherson123 Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 2 hours ago, Surrural said: Vile, gross, wasteful. I can see you're a fan of hyperbole. Whatever. If $40 hurts, get a new hobby. There is nothing hyperbolic about those words nor the context in which I used them. I avoid paying high prices for new production vinyl so as to not encourage such pricing in the future. $40 is too much for any gatefold 2xLP that doesn't come with a blowjob. (hint: none of them come with blowjobs). The way that I know that its too much is because there are more examples of gatefold 2xLPs that are in the $20-$26 than there are in the $40. Major labels not withstanding. Those fuckers are just out of their minds for the most part. 2 hours ago, apirk said: The Holo cover on the retail version is $36 at bull moose so it is a little unfair to trash Newbury over the price or compare it to the standard black. Also so as Buzz Osborne says not everything is for everybody. If you don’t want to pay $40 for a record then is just not for you, don’t worry about it Look if there is something essential to my collection that is rare from the 90's and is completely out of print or if the pressing from that era is definitely superior to any repress, I'm gonna splurge on the out of print old one in a number of instances. But I talk shit when a store buys the licensing to have an exclusive variant of a popular record and explodes the price on the merit of exclusive color alone. Its transparently greedy and pathetic. So I talk shit. It doesn't mean I have to just choose not to buy it and forever hold my peace. I'm just talking about it. I do worry about it. The bullmoose price is awful too. Its just not as awful as the Newbury and bullmoose didn't go out of their way to bring that variant into fruition just to overcharge for it. There is a difference but either way I'm not a fan of either price and of course I won't buy it. That's obvious. I don't even want it but I call out shitty practices sometimes. scarfaceclaw, holyvacantsholyhell and stl_ben 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicondevil Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 (edited) I think people need to maybe smoke some dope and be happier... Edited December 15, 2018 by lexicondevil TheGhostOfRandySavage, faaip de oiad and pepperonigin 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pizza face Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 (edited) Well, for anyone near a Newbury comics I seen a few copies of this exclusive today. They're running a 25% off sale in-store this weekend so you can get it for $30. Edited December 15, 2018 by pizza face Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holyvacantsholyhell Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, lexicondevil said: Yeah I’m I think people need to maybe smoke some dope and be happier... Shiiit, I dropped out of life with bong in hand hours ago, but I got lost and ended up in McPherson’s land of black vinyl only and unwarranted superiority. it’s all weird in here and everyone has a neckbeard. Edited December 15, 2018 by holyvacantsholyhell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpherson123 Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 11 minutes ago, holyvacantsholyhell said: Shiiit, I dropped out of life with bong in hand hours ago, but I got lost and ended up in McPherson’s land of black vinyl only and unwarranted superiority. it’s all weird in here and everyone has a neckbeard. Where are you getting superiority from? I shave my neck meticulously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Vool Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 57 minutes ago, redroom said: Found some more info and it's coming out on February 15. Indie only exclusive european edition limited to 1000. Spot Varnish artwork. What did it cost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djghost1976 Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 New 'mystery color' available on their Bandcamp: https://sleepsl.bandcamp.com/album/dopesmoker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faaip de oiad Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 4 hours ago, djghost1976 said: New 'mystery color' available on their Bandcamp: https://sleepsl.bandcamp.com/album/dopesmoker Lol I just finished cleaning my pinwheel variant before seeing this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaitouG Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 4 hours ago, djghost1976 said: New 'mystery color' available on their Bandcamp: https://sleepsl.bandcamp.com/album/dopesmoker Picked up a copy last night, I guess Southern Lord found some deadstock from previous pressings. Interesting to note, all SL Dopesmoker stuff is getting discontinued after Feb 21. Looks like their 10-year license is going to expire, wonder if the rights are going to transfer to Third Man? faaip de oiad 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpherson123 Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 https://thirdmanrecords.com/news/third-man-records-announces-vault-package-52-sleep-dopesmoker faaip de oiad 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clerk3745 Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 just posted it in the third man thread @mcpherson123 mcpherson123 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpherson123 Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Just now, clerk3745 said: just posted it in the third man thread @mcpherson123 Just posted the obligatory "just posted this..." reply in the Third Man Thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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