gmoney Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Pre-order the upcoming double LP reissue of Sufjan Stevens' album Illinois on Red & Green Vinyl with a digital download included. This exclusive pressing from Newbury Comics and Asthmatic Kitty Records is limited* to only 1000 pieces. http://www.newburycomics.com/rel/v2_home.php?storenr=103&deptnr=644 Asthmatic Kitty presents Illinois, a 22-track anthematic tone poem to The Prairie State. Following the 2003 collection of songs for his home state, Michigan, Stevens presents an emphatic answer to the question: Can a songwriter express the spirit of a state he's never called home? Illinois is the result of extensive research, travel, meditation, and countless days and nights in the studio. On Illinois, Sufjan weaves variegated musical styles (jazz, funk, pop) and instrumental textures (from oboe to church organ) into a tapestry of persons famous, infamous, and anonymous, and places iconic, obscure, and ghostly.The musical road trip takes you through ghost towns, grain mills, hospital rooms, and the City of Broad Shoulders, with guest appearances by a poet, a president, and a serial murderer, to name a few. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmoney Posted November 5, 2013 Author Share Posted November 5, 2013 For some reason, shipping is $10.99. Stupid. EDIT: I e-mailed them, Facebook'd them, and contacted them to try to get this fixed. We shall see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyfranciosa Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 I've spend so much these past 2 weeks, I can't spends no more. kamalatapes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepunkguy Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 ugh. this will be the third copy of this LP I have bought. two with balloon stickers and now this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoon Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 I wish I weren't such a Sufjan tragic and that I wasn't flying back to Australia tomorrow. $21 for shipping cuts deep but I love this album so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyhi Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 For some reason, shipping is $10.99. Stupid. EDIT: I e-mailed them, Facebook'd them, and contacted them to try to get this fixed. We shall see. Yeah I just emailed them too, that shipping is ridiculous. Even says in their FAQ, $4.99 media mail plus $2.00 per additional pound. http://www.newburycomics.com/rel/v2_home.php?storenr=103&deptnr=114 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timsimmons Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 ugh. this will be the third copy of this LP I have bought. two with balloon stickers and now this one. I don't understand the "ugh". You don't need to get this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmoney Posted November 5, 2013 Author Share Posted November 5, 2013 Yeah I just emailed them too, that shipping is ridiculous. Even says in their FAQ, $4.99 media mail plus $2.00 per additional pound. http://www.newburycomics.com/rel/v2_home.php?storenr=103&deptnr=114 Unless this is the 650 Gram Edition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btelg Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 I emailed them too. I expect that it'll be adjusted soon. Gonna order this as soon as it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepunkguy Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 I don't understand the "ugh". You don't need to get this. you're right. but I will. I will... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burkazoid Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Already own this as well but since I love this album so much I'm tempted to pick up this variant... If they sort the shipping out, that is. Only paid $6.99 shipping for Bon Iver to the UK. $22 shipping has to be an error. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tokimedo Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 yeah, if shipping gets fixed i might pick this up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmoney Posted November 5, 2013 Author Share Posted November 5, 2013 They responded and said they are currently working to fix the issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Nice. I'm all over this if shipping dips below $6 or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamover Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 shipping is now 6.99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Day late, dollar short. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChardeeMacDennis Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 6.99 is still too much for media mail - but a penny less than mondo corp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChardeeMacDennis Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 I emailed them and told them that media mail is 2.98 and tracking is included with media mail now- waiting for response Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 I did a cart / quantity check on this, because I can. Looks like there are a bit over 300 remaining. That can't possibly be right, can it? Does Newbury list 400 for sale, and then gradually sell the remaining 600 at inflating prices on eBay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamover Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 I did a cart / quantity check on this, because I can. Looks like there are a bit over 300 remaining. That can't possibly be right, can it? Does Newbury list 400 for sale, and then gradually sell the remaining 600 at inflating prices on eBay? they have physical stores. i'm thinking they would want to sell some there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamover Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 I emailed them and told them that media mail is 2.98 and tracking is included with media mail now- waiting for response they must ship priority. technically media mail isn't supposed to be used for commercial purposes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 they have physical stores. i'm thinking they would want to sell some there. I've never seen a Newbury store around my area, but that makes sense. Thanks for the clarification. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamover Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 I've never seen a Newbury store around my area, but that makes sense. Thanks for the clarification. they're all in new england Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 they're all in new england Welp. That's enough derp for the day. I'll see myself out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parker Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Yeah, they've been doing these exclusives for a couple months now, mostly with Talking Heads represses. They did a 1000 run of Fear of Music in September on green vinyl and The Name Of This Band Is... on maroon (again, 1000) just released today. They had copies of both in stores (and they have several stores) so that's probably the reason why there's only so many available for pre-order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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