Pre-Order Thread

Well FML, just got an email that Port of Sound, cancelled my order for the clear pressings of Stereolab’s Dots & Loops and Emperor Tomato Ketchup. I am gonna reach out and hope my LRS got a few of each. If not, I guess I will cross my fingers and hope they have some available at their merch table during the upcoming live shows.
 
TenderLovingKiller® said:
Well FML, just got an email that Port of Sound, cancelled my order for the clear pressings of Stereolab’s Dots & Loops and Emperor Tomato Ketchup. I am gonna reach out and hope my LRS got a few of each. If not, I guess I will cross my fingers and hope they have some available at their merch table during the upcoming live shows.
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I am fully on board with never ever ordering from Port of Sound again. God help you if you get a damaged record. The guy is a complete jerk.
 
dbarila said:
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Listening to Monster for first time in ages and, well, it's very uneven, isn't it? There are some fantastic tracks - I love Tongue and Bang and Blame - but there's some pretty awful stuff too. I'll definitely pick up the 1 LP as it's REM. But on an initial listen (not A/Bing at all) I didn't detect a big difference with the remix of What's The Frequency Kenneth. I'd love for some of the live concerts from this and previous tours to come on vinyl as that's what I'd be most interested in...
 
Poly-Rythmo said:
Listening to Monster for first time in ages and, well, it's very uneven, isn't it? There are some fantastic tracks - I love Tongue and Bang and Blame - but there's some pretty awful stuff too. I'll definitely pick up the 1 LP as it's REM. But on an initial listen (not A/Bing at all) I didn't detect a big difference with the remix of What's The Frequency Kenneth. I'd love for some of the live concerts from this and previous tours to come on vinyl as that's what I'd be most interested in...
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The vocals definitely sound more front and center in the remix but not a huge difference. Live stuff would be great.
 
Poly-Rythmo said:
Listening to Monster for first time in ages and, well, it's very uneven, isn't it? There are some fantastic tracks - I love Tongue and Bang and Blame - but there's some pretty awful stuff too. I'll definitely pick up the 1 LP as it's REM. But on an initial listen (not A/Bing at all) I didn't detect a big difference with the remix of What's The Frequency Kenneth. I'd love for some of the live concerts from this and previous tours to come on vinyl as that's what I'd be most interested in...
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I've been revisiting Monster throughout the last year or so, and every time I listen to it I like it more. I understand why the production doesn't sit well with everyone, and I also get the criticism that it's too same-y overall, but I believe that if you stripped them down every song on there is rock-solid underneath the distortion. I'd also argue that, lyrically speaking, it's Stipe's best album ever. Hi-Fi will always be special to me because of the particular time & place in my life when it came about (Monster will too for that matter, to a lesser extent), but at this point it's every REM fan's favorite REM record and I'm now convinced that Monster is criminally underrated.

Also "What's the Frequency, Kenneth" is one of the best A1 tracks of all time don't @ me.
 
Poly-Rythmo said:
Listening to Monster for first time in ages and, well, it's very uneven, isn't it? There are some fantastic tracks - I love Tongue and Bang and Blame - but there's some pretty awful stuff too. I'll definitely pick up the 1 LP as it's REM. But on an initial listen (not A/Bing at all) I didn't detect a big difference with the remix of What's The Frequency Kenneth. I'd love for some of the live concerts from this and previous tours to come on vinyl as that's what I'd be most interested in...
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Is the remix version streaming already?
 
New Colemine. Some funky gospel tunes.
www.coleminerecords.com

THE HARLEM GOSPEL TRAVELERS - He's On Time

CATALOG: CLMN-12033 RELEASE DATE: 10/11/2019 "The Harlem Gospel Travelers are not from Harlem. They came to Harlem, however, from far-flung corners of the five boroughs of New York City, and it was in Harlem, that legendary center of African-American culture, that they found their voices.
www.coleminerecords.com www.coleminerecords.com

I am gonna order this along with that GA-20 release. they remind me a bit of early (i.e. good) Black Keys but with a bit more Soul/R&B influence.

It’s been said plenty but Colemine/Karma Chief have had a hellava year.
 
Link to buy the Monster reissue from the REM store:

store.remhq.com

Monster 25

25th Anniversary reissue of R.E.M.’s acclaimed ninth album, Monster, remastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound. The mutli-platinum-selling 1994 album includes their hits “What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?“, “Strange Currencies” and “Crush With Eyeliner”
store.remhq.com store.remhq.com
 
Space Wanderer said:
Link to buy the Monster reissue from the REM store:

store.remhq.com

Monster 25

25th Anniversary reissue of R.E.M.’s acclaimed ninth album, Monster, remastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound. The mutli-platinum-selling 1994 album includes their hits “What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?“, “Strange Currencies” and “Crush With Eyeliner”
store.remhq.com store.remhq.com
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That t shirt isn't bad looking.
 
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