Pre-Order Thread

spilledleche said:
This happened to me a couple weeks back. I ordered a copy of the Gin Blossoms' Congratulations I'm Sorry and the box arrived with a second sealed mailer that had "Congratulations I'm Sorry" on an address label on it (which I found strange from Amazon). Opened it up and it was a not great looking copy of Marvin Gaye's In Our Lifetime. Chatted with Amazon and they wanted me to drop it off at a UPS store before they would mail a replacement; I told them that was inconvenient and they wouldn't schedule pick up so we fought for a bit and they just sent a replacement. I then had to do a second customer service chat because they charged me for the replacement as well.
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I'll echo this. Admittedly, it's rare, but we all know Amazon really isn't checking these returns and I am stunned it doesn't happen more often. I think I got some Yungblud live album instead of a Joan Jett Warehouse record I ordered. I know anything I've returned could have been substituted with something less good in my collection and I'd probably get the refund from it, especially if I opt for credit over cash.
 
waruv said:
I'll echo this. Admittedly, it's rare, but we all know Amazon really isn't checking these returns and I am stunned it doesn't happen more often. I think I got some Yungblud live album instead of a Joan Jett Warehouse record I ordered. I know anything I've returned could have been substituted with something less good in my collection and I'd probably get the refund from it, especially if I opt for credit over cash.
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This is the way.
 
Hemotep said:
This is the way.
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Every experience ordering vinyl from Amazon over the past year was a negative one for me: either wrong item, damaged item, no shipping padding, no shipping box, shipped in a paper envelope, hassled returns, package hurled at my porch like a frisbee by an Amazon delivery person, or swindling third party sellers who create a label but don't ship the item. I just stopped buying vinyl from them completely a few months ago after repeated examples of them giving zero f***s.
 
Twentytwo said:
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www.newburycomics.com

Texis Exclusive LP

A Newbury Comics exclusive color vinyl pressing. Brooklyn-based noise-pop band Sleigh Bells has returned to Mom+Pop Music, 10 years after partnering on their iconic debut album Treats, to release their sixth album Texis. The duo (vocalist Alexis Krauss and guitarist Derek Edward Miller) have 11...
www.newburycomics.com www.newburycomics.com
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Looking forward to more Sleigh Bells

 
Biscuit said:
Every experience ordering vinyl from Amazon over the past year was a negative one for me: either wrong item, damaged item, no shipping padding, no shipping box, shipped in a paper envelope, hassled returns, package hurled at my porch like a frisbee by an Amazon delivery person, or swindling third party sellers who create a label but don't ship the item. I just stopped buying vinyl from them completely a few months ago after repeated examples of them giving zero f***s.
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I'm in the same boat. I made exceptions a few times for great deals but they canceled all five orders of mine in the last month, so f'em.
 
from sleigh bells site

shop.tornclean.com

Sleigh Bells Texis LP - Clear Vinyl

Clear Vinyl - with 24" x 24" Poster Insert
shop.tornclean.com shop.tornclean.com



According to Reddit this one has $13 shipping, which puts it closer to Newbury price. After taxes and shipping newbury was like $40.30. I went with newbury because I like the color and I would assume their CS would be better than sleigh bells webstore in case something goes wrong
 
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jamieanderson1968 said:
Word of warning for Canadians who order from Amazon.ca.

I have to return my copy of Pure Phase (one track riddled with non-fill, a real mess). I don't do a lot of returns with Amazon but was wanting a replacment (which I have done before no problem). When I got the the replace portion, I was given the option to replace the title with "an item from my viewing history". I could not request a replacement of the specific record.

I tried it with a few different variations over a couple of days to see if I could get it replaced with another copy of Pure Phase but no luck. My only option was to either return for refund or replace with a different item, which was filled with items I have bought in the past (including cat toys/treats and charging cables). I checked and Pure Phase is listed as in stock and shipping right away so it was not like it was out of stock.

Very disappointing. Not sure if it was just the specific item or a policy shift,, but something to watch
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In the US you can usually get their Customer Service on the phone or in a chat box and though they are not as customer friendly as they used to be, they usually do a good job of fix my issue.

if nothing else, you can return it and purchase a new one at the same time knowing you’ll be refunded once Amazon receives the item back.
 
Twentytwo said:
Judging by this terminology I am guessing there will be an indie exclusive.

John Prine's Grammy Award-winning album Fair & Square WILL BE AVAILABLE October 1st in three editions as a double LP for the first on vinyl time in sixteen years.
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The Oh Boy mailing list just sent this out. I'm guessing those bandcamp numbers might not be correct? Grabbed from there either way since I like having the high res downloads. Still available on his site if bandcamp runs out:
store.johnprine.com

John Prine - Fair & Square LP - Limited

John Prine's Grammy Award-winning album Fair & Square will be available October 1st in three editions as a double LP for the first on vinyl time in sixteen years. This is a new pressing (with a new lacquer that sounds amazing) made in Detriot at Third Man Record Pressing. Exclusively on the...
store.johnprine.com store.johnprine.com

There is also going to be a green indie exclusive as you said. Should be up for preorder at your locals.
 
Twentytwo said:
Judging by this terminology I am guessing there will be an indie exclusive.

John Prine's Grammy Award-winning album Fair & Square WILL BE AVAILABLE October 1st in three editions as a double LP for the first on vinyl time in sixteen years.
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"John Prine's Grammy Award-winning album Fair & Square will be available October 1st as a double LP for the first time on vinyl in sixteen years. This is a new pressing (with a new lacquer - it sounds amazing) pressed in Detroit at the Third Man Records Vinyl Pressing Plant.

Exclusively on the John Prine and Oh Boy Records store, the "Irish Edition" 180 gram double LP will feature green and orange vinyl and an exclusive matte jacket with embossed text on the front cover."

Email noted 3 versions. This Irish exclusive, an indie Green LP, and we can maybe assume Black.
 
MikeH said:
The Oh Boy mailing list just sent this out. I'm guessing those bandcamp numbers might not be correct? Grabbed from there either way since I like having the high res downloads. Still available on his site if bandcamp runs out:
store.johnprine.com

John Prine - Fair & Square LP - Limited

John Prine's Grammy Award-winning album Fair & Square will be available October 1st in three editions as a double LP for the first on vinyl time in sixteen years. This is a new pressing (with a new lacquer that sounds amazing) made in Detriot at Third Man Record Pressing. Exclusively on the...
store.johnprine.com store.johnprine.com

There is also going to be a green indie exclusive as you said. Should be up for preorder at your locals.
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Yeah I smashed order when I saw it was down to 53 left but it looks like Oh Boy is just slowly populating the number in Bandcamp. At any rate, I’m sure an exclusive color version will sell out relatively quick with other versions (thinking possibly the indie exclusive and maybe another color and a black) to come soon. They’ll keep it in print too I imagine.
 
mitchwagz said:
Yeah I smashed order when I saw it was down to 53 left but it looks like Oh Boy is just slowly populating the number in Bandcamp. At any rate, I’m sure an exclusive color version will sell out relatively quick with other versions (thinking possibly the indie exclusive and maybe another color and a black) to come soon. They’ll keep it in print too I imagine.
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I was gonna buy it anyway so may as well get the limited + high res download.
 
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