patrick Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Well, my second white whale, as I don't think I will ever see Texas is the Reason on white.... Help me find Calvary "Outnumbered is Outflanked" on blue/white swirl.....please......does anyone have this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjustinxschwierx Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 whoa. Calvary...shit...that's a name that doesn't come up very often. I think mine is on black... +1 for obscure reference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgoodcore Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 whoa. Calvary...shit...that's a name that doesn't come up very often. I think mine is on black... +1 for obscure reference. Yeah, mine too. Good album Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavyheavylowlow Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 http://www.councilrecords.com/order.html CR-20, it just says blue, but it might be what you're after Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclz Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 we should have an official white whale thread, and have the originator of the thread just edit the first post whenever someone adds a white whale they need, i just found out about 2 7"s today that i never knew existed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick Posted February 5, 2008 Author Share Posted February 5, 2008 whoa. Calvary...shit...that's a name that doesn't come up very often. I think mine is on black... +1 for obscure reference. Yeah, I have it on black. One of the best records in the last 15 years, IMO..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinyljunkie Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 great record. i have it on color, but its not going anywhere. sorry. i dont see the colored version pop up hardly at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anaisninbynumbers Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 i found my white whale today, its called leviathan on green vinyl. damn is this record hotttt. sorry had to brag, it was a GREAT find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thischarmingham Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 I think the term "white whale" needs to be more strictly defined. I know it's sort of a personal definition but to me a "white whale" is something that they made very very few of and is highly unlikely that you'll ever find. Thus the whole reference to moby dick. There's like one in the world and you want it. An LP they made even a couple thousand of isn't a "white whale" it's a record that's being sort of a bitch to find but will more than likely show up. This isn't a reference to anything in this thread...just a general bitch. Maybe ya'll could start calling them Grey Whales. It's something you might not see every trip out but eventually it'll pop up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavyheavylowlow Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 would daughters s/t 7" on clear count as a white whale, I've never seen one or met someone with one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottheisel Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 I think the term "white whale" needs to be more strictly defined. I know it's sort of a personal definition but to me a "white whale" is something that they made very very few of and is highly unlikely that you'll ever find. Thus the whole reference to moby dick. There's like one in the world and you want it. An LP they made even a couple thousand of isn't a "white whale" it's a record that's being sort of a bitch to find but will more than likely show up. This isn't a reference to anything in this thread...just a general bitch. Maybe ya'll could start calling them Grey Whales. It's something you might not see every trip out but eventually it'll pop up. Perhaps an off-white whale? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinyljunkie Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 thischarmingham - i made the same point in another thread where some dude said he finally got his white whale, which i think was an alkaline trio, or afi or something record that is upfor sale all the time. and in that thread people were naming records that thousands were made, and is pretty easy to buy, but just out of their price range, and i tried to explain the moby dick thing, and how white whales are things that are so hard to find that some people even doubt its existence, and youve never seen, or only seen like once or twice, etc. but everyone disagreed with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salparadise Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 would daughters s/t 7" on clear count as a white whale, I've never seen one or met someone with one. there's 500 of those. wouldn't consider it a white whale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jawbreaker Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 or maybe mother of pearl whale? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thischarmingham Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 I think a lot of it has to do with the huge influx of new vinyl collectors. They aren't yet familiar with our nerdy lexicon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jawbreaker Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 ...and the fact that most people don't get the literary reference. It wasn't like Ahab could wait a couple weeks until another Moby Dick made its way onto eBay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronniethebear Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 I think the term "white whale" is pretty subjective. It's not really about the rarity of the record itself, it's more about the personal desire for it. A white whale, to me, is just something I really really want, but thus far has been elusive. It could even be something that no one else on earth cares about, but you want it badly and can't seem to get your hands on it. "One man's trash is another man's treasure", if you will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dante3000 Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Like I said (in the other thread), my white whale is (and will continue to be) New Mexican Disaster Squad/Western Addiction Split on blue/red vinyl. Richard from NMDS said only four were made and never sold. It's not on the No Idea website and Var said he wasn't even sure if they were around. Sure they're not as popular as AFI, but that's a mutherfucker of a record to find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jawbreaker Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Like I said (in the other thread), my white whale is (and will continue to be) New Mexican Disaster Squad/Western Addiction Split on blue/red vinyl. Richard from NMDS said only four were made and never sold. It's not on the No Idea website and Var said he wasn't even sure if they were around. Sure they're not as popular as AFI, but that's a mutherfucker of a record to find. That's inarguably a white whale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thischarmingham Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 I think the term "white whale" is pretty subjective. It's not really about the rarity of the record itself, it's more about the personal desire for it. A white whale, to me, is just something I really really want, but thus far has been elusive. It could even be something that no one else on earth cares about, but you want it badly and can't seem to get your hands on it. "One man's trash is another man's treasure", if you will. Because in reality it really doesn't matter what people consider the definition of the term to be I guess I really don't care. But it's just weird to be a music fan collecting records for 15 years and having the definition being one thing and all of a sudden this wave comes along and terms it something else. Especially when the new definition seems to contradict what I always felt was the true meaning. Once again who really cares I guess...it's just odd. Soon a "hitter" will mean any record over $10. What's hilarious is this could easily devolve in to a serious literary discussion about the meaning of Moby Dick that could take years to eventually never be fully resolved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericxthexred Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 or maybe mother of pearl whale? off-white whale? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinyljunkie Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 well, you can make the argument for anything. how many different messageboards have arguments over the word "emo" well it USED to mean ...... but NOW it means..... thats generally always what happens. something starts out as a small word in its original meaning and over time as whatever it is gets more popular, it gets bastardized and the meaning changes. though personally, i find it hard to argue with something that has a specific meaning based on a classic work of literature. you cant really change a classic book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riddle350 Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 I have a true white whale. The Boys Night Out record on Translucent Turquiose. There are only 3 and it's fucking beautiful. I'm pretty sure I'll never get one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambomb Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 My KYI funeral for a feeling test out of 2 was my white whale. Now its pretty much the handfull of other kyi records I'm missing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 I think the term "white whale" is pretty subjective. It's not really about the rarity of the record itself, it's more about the personal desire for it. A white whale, to me, is just something I really really want, but thus far has been elusive. I agree. One of my most recent "white whales" was TGUK FMM on gold/clear yellow...for sentimental reasons...I was finally able to snag it...in perfect shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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