BuzzersonKillwell Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Love this band, but will wait. With the sheer amount pressed these should be much cheaper on eBay at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celebdeath Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 This guy gets it right: yup. for me, $80 odd shipped for one of these. I like Relapse; they released the most astonishing Locrian record recently, and Horseback is now on them. They have a LOT of dross on the label, but this fleecing feels like the label are cashing in big-time on what they perceive to be a big-ticket band. I wonder if the Fang had anything to do with this pricing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almightyseancore Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 I wonder if the Fang had anything to do with this pricing. these boys have a pretty expensive beer habit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicondevil Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 This is the exact type of crap that is making me buy less records. All these excessive variants all at once and lame bundles becoming the norm. I think the onesie in a bundle takes the cake for trying way too hard. I would have normally bought this record and now I'm not motivated to buy it at all. negavinyl and astrangerwithcandy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxbyaaahxx Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Just got into this band, this really killed me giving any fucks about purchasing any of their records. Torrents ahoy! Cant wait for relapse to drop these to $20 to move them, and hopefully sell the 40oz koozies for fuck all too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3fingersdown Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 I feel bad for Red Fang, I'm sure they love everyone focusing on the obsurd price instead of the fact that their new album is coming out. Good job Relapse. Great video posted above, that guy fucking nails it. I'll pick one of these up off ebay for $25 in a month or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrangerwithcandy Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 This is the exact type of crap that is making me buy less records. All these excessive variants all at once and lame bundles becoming the norm. I think the onesie in a bundle takes the cake for trying way too hard. I would have normally bought this record and now I'm not motivated to buy it at all.This. I saw the onesie and x'ed out the page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tml-7 Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Those prices are absolutely ridiculous. Although I'm a huge fan of their stuff and a sucker for cool looking things so I caved and pre'd the picturedisc. Might look for one of the deluxe ones on ebay or something later on, that silver one looks really cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicondevil Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 This guy gets it right: Seems like someone from the label commented in the comments for that video. They need this feedback and that guy in the video is exactly right. I unsubscribed from the Relapse newsletter and wrote the reason. If enough people backlash against this maybe they will stop doing it. Or I guess you could just spend a ton of money on a onesie and 40 oz beer coozie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xpacinox Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 he is damn right. lets dont buy this limited version record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Justin Maheiny Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 I just got mine today. The 3D/hologram cover is pretty sick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red dirt Posted October 10, 2013 Author Share Posted October 10, 2013 A limited-edition "Go fuck yourself." -- I just wanted to update this thread with my experience over the past couple of days. Sorry in advance that it's a bit long---if brevity is necessary to you, read no further. While I was irked at Relapse's high prices for limited release options of this album, unlike many others I didn't take it personally. Who knows what went on behind the scenes---unexpected recording or manufacturing costs, a spike in the price of lenticular filters, and Red Fang's insatiable appetite for PBR could have been the swirling vortex of extra-cost that caused the sticker price of this release to rocket. But the bottom line is this: while these scenarios (except the PBR one) are unlikely, I guess I just didn't feel a personal stake in this one release. I considered it an anomaly, rather than indicative of things to come. Besides... I'm a huge fan, and I wanted a limited release of the album. So I skipped a couple of taco lunches and plunked it down for the 2xLP deluxe when the pre-order came up. Fast forward until two days ago. As a huge fan of the band, I follow their FaceSpace account and glance for groovy information about tours, press, and such. On Tuesday evening, I caught the following post from Red Fang, "Hey everyone, word on the streets has it that someone has made it possible for you to get your 'Whales & Leeches' fix a week early. We've been told there are 500 bootleg pieces of exclusive vinyl splattered across the country available right now!" Wow... cool! Stoked. Where's the number for my local record store... So, I call the shop and sure enough they have four copies. I trek down and pay $20 plus tax, excited that I got a limited release of this at a solid price. I didn't look too closely until I hit the door. The album jacket is not printed, save for a black rubber-stamp looking "Red Fang" logo right in the center. Also, my copy says, "3/500". I think to myself, "Wow... I just got the #3 copy. How cool." Then, I backtracked. I wondered if #2 might be right behind me, on the shelf. I think the guy behind the counter knew what I was going to ask, because as soon as I said "this is #3" to him, he said, "they are all #3." It turns out he was right. As an-uber fan that follows Red Fang FaceSpace, I check the comments of other uber-fans who made the purchase at their respective local record stores. Everyone who bought one says that they got #3 out of 500. All of them. Finally, I start to understand the joke... and it was on me. There was no jacket art because we all bitched about the price of a lenticular cover. In fact, there are no extras at all, including liner notes or a track listing. It's just a plain white jacket with the "Red Fang" logo printed in black ink, right in the center. Oh---but it is a limited release alright, black vinyl, out of 500. Technically, they are all #3 out of 500. But, it was only $20 bucks, right? So, this one is for all of you (us) who were bitching about the price of the limited release... from here on, we can go fuck ourselves. Long story, I know. But I wanted to share with you all because this kinda took me aback. It reminds me of the time I saw Tool in Ft. Worth, TX, and Maynard had the crowd chant "Yee" and "Haw" back and forth across the arena, just to laugh at us. We, the losers who spent $40+ per ticket to stand in the sea of human filth that he hopes, one day, will all be washed away. Or, the time that Vic Chestnutt got so drunk & antagonistic with the sound guy before his performance at the 40-watt that he rudely cut the show short, taking his bottle of Jack Daniels home with him. I've felt this way before, as artists for one reason or another didn't deal well with fans. It happens, because some of them are dicks. But, I've never seen this from a label before. At least, I've never seen it quite so overt. I'm not sure why the label felt the need to respond like this. It seems pretty juvenile. Maybe I shouldn't give a shit. Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyhi Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 wow that sucks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpherson123 Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 You simply bought a particular edition that was meant to be exactly what you got. Every one of them being numbered as "3" is a bit weird but hardly an offense. There will be a standard edition available that is black, single LP, has printing on the full jacket and probably a liner sheet or something. I'm not sure why you're taking offense to this. They made a gimmicky "bootleg" early version of the LP of the new album that's limited to 500. I don't really see the problem. I'm not trying to be a dick or anything. I'm just not sure why you're upset. deletedunknown 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eight1echo Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Is it one of these? http://boards.vinylcollective.com/topic/93789-the-official-indie-record-store-bootleg-lp-thread/?hl=bootleg red dirt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustycage Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Despite the outrageous prices for the limited products....I'm still considering bailing on my girlfriend's birthday dinner to go see them in Hollywood tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicondevil Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Despite the outrageous prices for the limited products....I'm still considering bailing on my girlfriend's birthday dinner to go see them in Hollywood tonight. Lucky gal. deletedunknown, mcpherson123 and wellnow 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red dirt Posted October 10, 2013 Author Share Posted October 10, 2013 You simply bought a particular edition that was meant to be exactly what you got. Every one of them being numbered as "3" is a bit weird but hardly an offense. There will be a standard edition available that is black, single LP, has printing on the full jacket and probably a liner sheet or something. I'm not sure why you're taking offense to this. They made a gimmicky "bootleg" early version of the LP of the new album that's limited to 500. I don't really see the problem. I'm not trying to be a dick or anything. I'm just not sure why you're upset. I probably didn't explain it well in my ridiculously long post. I won't really waste extra bandwidth to explain further. Instead, I'll just say that this is a fantastic record. It's a nice evolution of their previous work with tracks like "This Animal," and "No Hope" but "Dawn Rising" was a shocking epic turn. Live, these tracks will puncture pure steel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustycage Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Lucky gal. Hey hey hey. I offered to buy her a ticket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red dirt Posted October 10, 2013 Author Share Posted October 10, 2013 Is it one of these? http://boards.vinylcollective.com/topic/93789-the-official-indie-record-store-bootleg-lp-thread/?hl=bootleg Looks like it, except the 3/500 thing. Thanks for posting... was unaware that "official bootleg" was a thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepunkguy Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 I bought one today at Other Music. 3/500 .. looks just like the other ones though.. white everything but the stamp (3/500) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Secular Haze Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 I bought the Daddy Pack. While I'm not proud of it, I wanted the rarest variant. I'll be the first to admit that I paid too much. Here is a shot of the variant. It is definitely nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red dirt Posted October 11, 2013 Author Share Posted October 11, 2013 Let me know if you want to sell that onesie. I would put 'Lil dirt in it when we visit the in-laws over Thanksgiving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Secular Haze Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Will do RD. red dirt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tml-7 Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 I bought the Daddy Pack. While I'm not proud of it, I wanted the rarest variant. I'll be the first to admit that I paid too much. Here is a shot of the variant. It is definitely nice! I deff cant afford that but the variant looks unreal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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