apirk Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 For test presses I dint think the prices are that bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unique Antics Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Joan of arc and Tim Kinsella. $25 for Joan and $35 for Tim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Crackrock Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 i don't know. tests are like 100bux for 20 12"s. so $5 a pop VS their $50. their markup is roughly 1,000%. plus the $5 bux you pay a month to download, in most cases, IMO, some sub-par downloaded jammers. these guys are making money hand over fist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apirk Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 So what do you think is a fair price for a test pressing that is /15? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unknown pleasures Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 The trouble is that these are even being referred to as "test pressings", which I'll admit is a problem not unique to Joyful Noise. These are clearly glorified variants or - at best - white label promos. You're basically paying three or four times retail for a black vinyl copy of an album with no label artwork or even a jacket. It's nice that they're numbered and some of them are signed, but they're really just cash grabs in my opinion. Look at the Dumb Numbers box, for example: there were ten, I think, complete box sets available yesterday, then another 15 of each individual 10" available today. Who knows if more will pop up at auctions or elsewhere. Don't get me wrong, I think the label puts out some great stuff, but at this point in pretty happy with just the plain releases or even the downloads rather than going crazy trying to score some arbitrary collectible being disguised as a test pressing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyhotep Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 The trouble is that these are even being referred to as "test pressings", which I'll admit is a problem not unique to Joyful Noise. These are clearly glorified variants or - at best - white label promos. You're basically paying three or four times retail for a black vinyl copy of an album with no label artwork or even a jacket. It's nice that they're numbered and some of them are signed, but they're really just cash grabs in my opinion. Look at the Dumb Numbers box, for example: there were ten, I think, complete box sets available yesterday, then another 15 of each individual 10" available today. Who knows if more will pop up at auctions or elsewhere. Don't get me wrong, I think the label puts out some great stuff, but at this point in pretty happy with just the plain releases or even the downloads rather than going crazy trying to score some arbitrary collectible being disguised as a test pressing. how do you know they are only white labels and not actual test presses? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Crackrock Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 my honest opinion would be $20 for an LP. that's what i would sell it for. i also don't agree with the massive inflation of vinyl prices in general over the past few years. 5 years ago single LPs were between $13 and $17 bux. now they're between $17 and twenty-something. folks might be thinking to take advantage of the booming market while they can, in fear of another recession, but really i believe a fair markup is double of what it costs to manufacture(generally between $6 and $8 per single LP). i'd bump it up to $20 for the test for the hell of it. music distribution can't be an avenue to get rich because it filters down into so many other facets -- how much people should pay for music, what a recording should sound like, what kind of bands should people listen to, etc. i believe the current model will ultimately fail and a lot of these records that aren't actually that limited will drop significantly in value, especially with labels doing these kind of crazy markups. ultimately, it's not about capitalizing on what someone WILL pay. for me, it's who's quickest to get that test they really want, ya know? whoever is willing to work for that shit gets it. that's the cool part of being a collector. feels way better than shellin' out $25 or $30bux for a 'flexi test', which by the way, isn't even a fucking real thing. it's just the first flexi's they made that worked. anyhow, a lot of people on this forum complain about being poor and that's because we can't afford to take chances on records anymore, cause they're too expensive. so people sell safe, bullshit records on record store day for $30bux to make their bottom line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unknown pleasures Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 No one knows for sure outside of Joyful Noise but I think it's a safe assumption. And a lot of it depends on how you define test pressings, but I personally think something that's pressed to test sound quality by the band and/or label is a test pressing and something pressed deliberately to be sold (like you see so often in Kickstarter campaigns and such) isn't. Even if the runs they sell during Test Pressing Week are from the same run as what their true test pressings are from, it's a little disingenuous to run off an extra 20-30 copies and then sell them as 'wink, wink' test pressings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeromium Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 I just signed up for VIP Basic (unrelated to test pressings/flexis/etc. being discussed recently). I got an email confirmation for my order, but no password or instructions for logging in. Anyone know if I should expect a follow-up email? Otherwise tempted to use the "forgot my password" option on the site log-in. I just wanna buy a record dammit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unique Antics Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 You'll get a second email with a link to create a password associated with your email Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museummouth Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Anyone care to tell me prices on the JOA and Tim Kinsella 12" s? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bro Use for a Name Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Anyone care to tell me prices on the JOA and Tim Kinsella 12" s? Both are listed as $40. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museummouth Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Both are listed as $40. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeromium Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 You'll get a second email with a link to create a password associated with your email I got an email with instructions for how to manage my subscription - change plan, update address, manage credit card info, etc. But that's just for a billingportal.com and nothing to do with the actual site. Finally emailed them just now asking how the hell I can actually log into the site. I'm fine waiting, they just need to set expectations when people sign up and not leave us hanging and wondering what's next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackholexxxx Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Charity auction started this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chkadea Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Long shot, but anyone by chance have a LGBT 7" lathe-cut for either The Soil & The Sun or Murder by Death? Would love to find either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Shivers Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Anyone sign up for the Joyful Noise VIP 7" series? I noticed there are grooves on the B-Side under the silk screened image on that Melvins 7". Looks like more than one track too. I wonder what's hidden under that paint? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximuss Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 there is a of montreal lathe for sale now, was happy to get one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lethalenforcer Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 there is a of montreal lathe for sale now, was happy to get one. Thing sold out instantly. I bought mine within a minute or two of receiving the email and stock was down to 33 already. Dang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejc625 Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Shit I missed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audmill Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 So has the January subscription shipped yet? They screwed my account up in January and not sure if they really fixed it as I am not getting anything... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apirk Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Yeah it was Le butcherettes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audmill Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Yeah it was Le butcherettes Thanks. It was/is still screwed up. Signed up for the yearly early bird special in November and has been messed up ever since... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unravelled Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Anyone know what the clear 12 VIP released for April is? Just has a question mark on the label. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepunkguy Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 the discogs listing is up. but it only says this. "No track list given. Label simply marked with a "?". Side A has parallel grooves. Side B is etched and contains a "special instrumental song" with a "super secret message" from the JNR team. Limited to 250 numbered copies, exclusively available to VIP members." anyone? I am dying to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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