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Fear Inoculum Black Vinyl 180g 3LP | Shop the Tool Band Official Store

Fear Inoculum is the Grammy winning masterpiece from Tool. Following the release of the limited edition single-pressing ultra-deluxe 5-disc vinyl box set, this critically acclaimed album is available now as a 3-disc 180 gram set, that features new artwork in a triple gatefold jacket and an...
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Crabbers said:
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Fear Inoculum Black Vinyl 180g 3LP | Shop the Tool Band Official Store

Fear Inoculum is the Grammy winning masterpiece from Tool. Following the release of the limited edition single-pressing ultra-deluxe 5-disc vinyl box set, this critically acclaimed album is available now as a 3-disc 180 gram set, that features new artwork in a triple gatefold jacket and an...
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Ok, now we’re talking (I’m still going to wait for me a sale/discount, but at least we’re within range!).
 
bettim84 said:
Ok, now we’re talking (I’m still going to wait for me a sale/discount, but at least we’re within range!).
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Looks really nice 👍. The sound on the Deluxe is stellar. Looking forward to comparing them. As an album I think this may be my personal fav Tool LP. Great for streaming while working out. Such great sound on the big home system. Glad they came out with this version so soon.
 
folsom_lives said:
Yeah, this might be the move to make... Limited to 500 and now "unlimited"?
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MikeH said:
I might email them and see if it's still limited. I saw they removed the limited awhile back but seeing that it's now on sale again, I might also cancel and get the standard.
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POGunter said:
😖 I would’ve been fine if they hadn’t listed it at “limited to 500”. Would have still bought it. But after jumping thru hoops and waisting my time on countless screen refreshes to nab one when 1st listed they should have honored that advertised # for the red and simple made another color version available to satisfy demand. Everyone wins that way.

I mean, who knows, I might have double dipped for the “yellow icing vinyl” version if offered.
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This is why I buy records for the music, not the pageantry of limited this, variant that, numbered here, foil stamped there. But hey, that's just me. I got into vinyl for what was in the grooves, the sound and the experience of listening to an LP, not how many they made of a hundred different color variants - cough, Black Pumas, cough. All these labels pumping out small batch (or, sometimes, actually not) releases at stupid prices are laughing all the way to the bank. In a way, I feel they're actually devaluing the work of the artists. In many cases, it's become more about the packaging and the exclusivity than the actual craft the musicians put their blood, sweat and tears into creating and sharing with us. I may be completely out of touch, but I find it all very sad.
 
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Yer Ol' Uncle D said:
This is why I buy records for the music, not the pageantry of limited this, variant that, numbered here, foil stamped there. But hey, that's just me. I got into vinyl for what was in the grooves, the sound and the experience of listening to an LP, not how many they made of a hundred different color variants - cough, Black Pumas, cough. All these labels pumping out small batch (or, sometimes, actually not) releases at stupid prices are laughing all the way to the bank. In a way, I feel they're actually devaluing the work of the artists. In many cases, it's become more about the packaging and the exclusivity than the actual craft the musicians put their blood, sweat and tears into creating and sharing with us. I may be completely out of touch, but I find it all very sad.
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I buy albums for the music too. But if a limited variant is the same price as the general black release, I’ll usually grab the color/limited version. Sometimes I fall for paying a few extra bucks for something limited but it’s not a very common occurrence for me. I don’t really get when people pay insane amounts of money for a color version on eBay or discogs when a black vinyl version with the same mastering and plating is available at retail still. That one boggles my mind.

But I definitely fell for the limited thing this time since I’ve been waiting awhile for this album to be reissued. I figured I would rather order direct through the band and pay a few extra bucks for the limited one to support them directly. Then they decided to do a little bait and switch so I cancelled it. I think it’s a pretty crappy business practice on their part.

We are all guilty here of making some impractical decisions. I mean…we buy and listen to music on 12” slabs of vinyl haha. Overall I think the whole color variant and limited thing is one of the worst things to happen to the vinyl industry for a lot of the reasons you mentioned. On the other hand, it played a large part in the vinyl resurgence especially with people of the younger generations. So it’s a bit complicated.
 
Yer Ol' Uncle D said:
This is why I buy records for the music, not the pageantry of limited this, variant that, numbered here, foil stamped there. But hey, that's just me.
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MikeH said:
I buy albums for the music too. But if a limited variant is the same price as the general black release, I’ll usually grab the color/limited version. Sometimes I fall for paying a few extra bucks for something limited but it’s not a very common occurrence for me. I don’t really get when people pay insane amounts of money for a color version on eBay or discogs when a black vinyl version with the same mastering and plating is available at retail still. That one boggles my mind.
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Fully agree. I like to believe I'm a music lover 1st, an audiophile 2nd, and a collector 3rd although I admittedly sometimes fall short. Variants/alt covers/etc can be fun if not overdone but I completely agree some labels and bands have over marketed "limited" to pointlessness. And, the marketing for the initial roll out should be figured out well in advance Not made up on the fly after the $$$s start coming in.

In the end if we never saw anything but great music readily available, well recorded, and pressed with loving care on top grade black vinyl I personally would be a very happy music listener.
 
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