bannedinjapan Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 I attended the WFMU rec fair this evening and Rutherford was in the house, selling a box of these for $20 each. A friend of mine spoke to him and got the impression that the pressing was /1000, and that about 400 were sold so far. I picked up a copy, but didn't get into those details with him. I just told him I liked the project and that if I spotted any good deals on a first press white album, I'd let him know. ratbrain and thepunkguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xen0m0rph Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 sold out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepunkguy Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 I attended the WFMU rec fair this evening and Rutherford was in the house, selling a box of these for $20 each. A friend of mine spoke to him and got the impression that the pressing was /1000, and that about 400 were sold so far. I picked up a copy, but didn't get into those details with him. I just told him I liked the project and that if I spotted any good deals on a first press white album, I'd let him know. hey.. I am going back to today. I was thinking about asking him when I see him. also bringing him a beat up LP1 from the white album in exchange for information.. maybe that will butter him up for information.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanjuro Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 if anyone can pick one of these up for me whilst attending the fair, please let me know. I'll compensate your trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepunkguy Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 if anyone can pick one of these up for me whilst attending the fair, please let me know. I'll compensate your trouble. I think I am grabbing one for someone already but if I go with a buddy I will make him grab you one. tpg Sanjuro 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanjuro Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 I think I am grabbing one for someone already but if I go with a buddy I will make him grab you one. tpg thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolt Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 I can't make it to the WFMU fair but if you go and he's showing his White Albums, I donated the one covered in Wacky Packages stickers. I interviewed Rutherford back in February when he did the NYC gallery showing for a month, and talked tech with him about how best to save and mixdown the tracks he was recording for the album (the file was getting too big and was threatening to corrupt). My pal Missy eventually gave him the tech info he needed. In any case, I mail ordered a copy and it arrived today. Looking forward to listening to it. tomfiend 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedinjapan Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Yesterday I went back to the rec fair and asked him directly how many he'd pressed and while he was really super nice, he said he didn't know the exact number (which I highly doubt), but just "a few hundred." I guess he's reticent to announce the number because he doesn't want that factor to drive the conversation about the project, which is understandable, since it's something he's very passionate about. I'm working all day today, but hope to open and play my copy tonight! thepunkguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iron666monkey Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 I can completely understand him being reticent about disclosing that. Keeps the Ebay vultures at bay if they think it is an "unlimited" pressing. I could be wrong, but I have a feeling the least of his concerns are people reselling this on Ebay. If I were in his shoes I would care less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamalatapes Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Yesterday I went back to the rec fair and asked him directly how many he'd pressed and while he was really super nice, he said he didn't know the exact number (which I highly doubt), but just "a few hundred." I guess he's reticent to announce the number because he doesn't want that factor to drive the conversation about the project, which is understandable, since it's something he's very passionate about. I'm working all day today, but hope to open and play my copy tonight! I think there's a photograph in this thread that said, #/450 DukeOfTheEast and ChardeeMacDennis 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abovetheearth Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 (it was fake) ratbrain 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamover Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 I can completely understand him being reticent about disclosing that. Keeps the Ebay vultures at bay if they think it is an "unlimited" pressing. that must be why there hasn't been any on ebay. tomfiend 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomfiend Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 who comes up with these prices? why $100 why not $200 ? http://www.ebay.com/itm/The-Beatles-White-Album-100-Copies-Layered-Rutherford-Chang-Vinyl-2XLP-/190981852458?pt=Music_on_Vinyl&hash=item2c7767cd2a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrrom92 Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 There's a $100 bid on mine whoop whooop that's a pleasant surprise. onlettingjoe and Rev. Mike 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Be prepared to deal with high levels of punishment from Beatles collector scum... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomfiend Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 There's a $100 bid on mine whoop whooop that's a pleasant surprise. You have reached your quota of negative votes for the day piky0032 and Fijirider 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicondevil Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Listening to my copy now. Nothing surprising, so far. It's not for every day listening, but I'm happy I got a copy. May put it on as low background music for the X-mas party. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrrom92 Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Listening to my copy now. Nothing surprising, so far. It's not for every day listening, but I'm happy I got a copy. May put it on as low background music for the X-mas party. The guests will love it! If anything, it's a great conversation starter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abovetheearth Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 damn. already got mine. super fast shipping, thats for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeekanchors Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 anyway willing to sell one for retail? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChardeeMacDennis Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 ratbrain, kamalatapes and tomfiend 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abovetheearth Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 i might hang on to mine. the albums means a lot to me. do the songs mesh at all in the later songs? its still sealed..may open tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrrom92 Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 One thing that interests me... I wonder if Chang registered each album with the White Album Registry and made note of which ones were used in the album. It would be interesting to see how the value of those individual copies could change in the future due to this. For anyone who hasn't registered on the site, check it out and fill in the details of your copy. It's a neat concept. I just realized that I never did so for my mono pressing, so I'll be adding that in soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylebutcher Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Chang just emailed me saying he could send one to me if I PayPal'ed him 25 dollars to his account. kamalatapes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamalatapes Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Chang just emailed me saying he could send one to me if I PayPal'ed him 25 dollars to his account. Cool man! That's about the same price that was listed on the website if I remember correctly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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