Pre-Order Thread

RenegadeMonster said:
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Chronic Town (Picture Disc EP)

40th Anniversary Edition of Chronic Town, R.E.M.'s 1982 debut EP. Includes "Gardening At Night," "Wolves, Lower" and more. Available on a double-sided picture disc featuring the iconic gargoyle cover art and a 1982 image of the band. TRACKLIST: Side AA1. Wolves, LowerA2. Gardening At NightA3...
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welp, i guess i'm a collector now of r.e.m. branded cassette players. *shrug* god help me if they do one for every album on top of the two they've released to this point.

also grabbed the chronic town hoodie because it's exactly how i like my band hoodies- band name on lapel, design on back.

edit: also, lol for $36 for a 5-song EP pic disc. they still got my money other ways, though, so who's really laughing here.
 
RenegadeMonster said:
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Chronic Town (Picture Disc EP)

40th Anniversary Edition of Chronic Town, R.E.M.'s 1982 debut EP. Includes "Gardening At Night," "Wolves, Lower" and more. Available on a double-sided picture disc featuring the iconic gargoyle cover art and a 1982 image of the band. TRACKLIST: Side AA1. Wolves, LowerA2. Gardening At NightA3...
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This reminds me that I need a copy of Chronic Town in my collection. But it sure as hell won't be the $36 picture disc.
 
Corycm said:
So annoying that there’s nothing fun about this release. And it’s a pic disc. I have an original, so not a big deal, but kinda disappointing.

But I might need one of those gargoyle tees.
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This is kinda cool…
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Chronic Town Cassette Player + Cassette Tape (Limited Edition)

Details This includes one Chronic Town branded cassette player and a copy of Chronic Town on cassette tape. A limited edition custom-branded cassette player commemorating the 40th anniversary of Chronic Town. The player features Chronic Town iconography and is available exclusively through the...
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…not $75 cool but I would buy that before I would purchase the picture disc. I could presumably listen to my other R.E.M. cassettes out of the shitty speaker as well.
 
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Not sure if this was posted yet or not. Releases tomorrow.
 

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folsom_lives said:
You bothered to quote me directly so I guess I'll do the same. Not trying to start shit by any means, but collecting for the music's sake and collecting for the thrill of finding something "limited" is not mutually exclusive. I can enjoy both aspects. I don't have said album, I like the music, and it something is "more rare" then why not go for that one first? Would you have a problem with signed variants or is it just pretty colors that bother you? Where are your goalposts on this because the Definitive Audiophile Pressing thread may like a word.

You wouldn't go so far as to say that anyone who is into collecting for collecting's sake should just sit back and enjoy whatever they have because that's your perspective. If that was all it was, then this place would just be full of Spotify or Tidal playlists since "collecting" is for dweebs.

It's easy to point fingers and laugh at Black Pumas for pressing after pressing on shiny new colors. That's fine. I say let them go for it. But they have arguably been more successful with that one album than some other groups and if their variants are still selling, good for them. And to then go so far as to say anyone who buys the next variant is a loser for being incited by a shiny new color is myopic. They may not have any version of the album and if that next pressing happens to be blue or gray or whatever, then who are you to judge. It might have been about the music and not the color... but because they have no black vinyl mass-market pressing *cough Adele cough* they are shills and sellouts?

The only reason I made any comment about the limited nature was that they seemingly pulled the rug out of those who thought they were getting something more exclusive for being first in line. I'm allowed to be mildly annoyed by that and share that with anyone else who may not have known and could be more annoyed about it than me. You bothered to poke your nose into the Pre-order thread which is arguably the most "toxic" in your opinion. So my question was why? You come in on a high horse for what? We all love music, that's why we are here. Some of us love collecting AND music, that why we are here. If you wanted to make a broader statement about "the industry" it didn't land the way you intended and felt more like an ad hominem to parts of the community here (or at least that's they way I am taking it).

I respect you and that you have been around since the old days of the previous forum. You have a standing here I won't try to diminish. I just ask that maybe this argument you have about substance over style be retired. It can be both and you know that.
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Sorry - you read way too much personally into my post. The reason you were quoted along with @MikeH and @POGunter is simply because you guys were discussing the same release and how things changed. It was a Cake thing - it's exclusive, it's not, it might be, it's exclusive now but there could be another variant later - etc... Wasn't meant to be directed at any one individual. Based on your reply, you obviously didn't get that. And what a reply. I could never craft anything like that.

Also, I'll get with the admins as there's obviously something wrong with my 'poke your nose' filter since it allowed me to go into the thread.

It's a joke. A joke. Laugh.
 
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Yer Ol' Uncle D said:
Sorry - you read way too much personally into my post. The reason you were quoted along with @MikeH and @POGunter is simply because you guys were discussing the same release and how things changed. It was a Cake thing - it's exclusive, it's not, it might be, it's exclusive now but there could be another variant later - etc... Wasn't meant to be directed at any one individual. Based on your reply, you obviously didn't get that. And what a reply. I could never craft anything like that.

Also, I'll get with the admins as there's obviously something wrong with my 'poke your nose' filter since it allowed to go into the thread.

It's a joke. A joke. Laugh.
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Maybe get with them and make sure my diatribe settings are right. I got fired up and hit send and probably should have filed that one in drafts. I'll agree the game done changed and not for the benefit of all.

We're good.
 
TenderLovingKiller® said:
This is kinda cool…
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Chronic Town Cassette Player + Cassette Tape (Limited Edition)

Details This includes one Chronic Town branded cassette player and a copy of Chronic Town on cassette tape. A limited edition custom-branded cassette player commemorating the 40th anniversary of Chronic Town. The player features Chronic Town iconography and is available exclusively through the...
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…not $75 cool but I would buy that before I would purchase the picture disc. I could presumably listen to my other R.E.M. cassettes out of the shitty speaker as well.
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Not even a headphone jack lmao
 
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