Pre-Order Thread

Btsvinylfarm said:
It's definitely a problem that there's no hype for their exclusives. And it's a problem they largely created for themselves by shutting down the forum. Storf going on reddit was a band-aid solution, and now that's done, too.

And yeah, they're overproducing and a lot of the stuff is not exactly "exclusive" when it's just one of half a dozen color variants. They're becoming Newbury; and they're not as good at it as Newbury is.


The reason why is that they fear losing subscribers. Which is probably going to happen if swaps aren't good this month. Non-hardcore-VMPers aren't likely to stick around given this month's choices.
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Personally speaking (and I am one that has been miffed at VMP for a while now for one reason or another), I've maintained intrigue into what they're releasing until quite recently. I feel like it's a combination of their lackluster info delivery, exorbitant to the point of being laughable prices, and an increasing number of alternative (and frequently more aesthetically pleasing) colorway options popping up all over the place. It's fun to be able to watch all of the variants pop up as new releases get announced and pounce on the coolest one. And on the rare occasion maybe VMP gets one right, I pick my second favorite because I just straight up don't care for the company they've become.
 
Btsvinylfarm said:
The reason why is that they fear losing subscribers. Which is probably going to happen if swaps aren't good this month. Non-hardcore-VMPers aren't likely to stick around given this month's choices.
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I think this is logical, but I think this logic requires a level of self awareness that I just do not think VMP has. They have customers locked in months at a time. I don't think any of their actions have shown a vested interest in beefing up swaps.
 
Dead C said:
What are this month's choices. Blazing Arrow is one of them, right?
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Well... I sure with that Rowland Howard made it to swaps and didn'tsell out. I've been waiting for a repress of that for years and then didn't want to spend the money at the time, because I am an idiot. I did, however, cart it and think about it for days. Then, when I tried to get it... oops. Shopify makes it look like it's still in stock until you try to check out. In fact, it's still fake in my cart right now.

The blue seems to be gone everywhere too, now. Hopefully, that Sun Ra isn't moving very quickly
 
Dead C said:
Well... I sure with that Rowland Howard made it to swaps and didn'tsell out. I've been waiting for a repress of that for years and then didn't want to spend the money at the time, because I am an idiot. I did, however, cart it and think about it for days. Then, when I tried to get it... oops. Shopify makes it look like it's still in stock until you try to check out. In fact, it's still fake in my cart right now.

The blue seems to be gone everywhere too, now. Hopefully, that Sun Ra isn't moving very quickly
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I think the Sun Ra is being released elsewhere and it hasn’t seemed too buzzy but ya never know.
 
Hell yes! New Vasudeva on the way, too. Caught a preview of their new material on their latest tour with Covet, and it made me so hype for this (besides the fact that they are always one of my faves). Best vibes ONLY.

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Vasudeva - Generator

Vasudeva have always been hard to pigeonhole. Growing up on the quieter streets of New Jersey, but with New York City just moments away, childhood friends Corey Mastrangelo (guitar), Grant Mayer (guitar/keys) and Derek Broomhead (drums) would spend their summer days running from punk shows to...
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Btsvinylfarm said:
It's definitely a problem that there's no hype for their exclusives. And it's a problem they largely created for themselves by shutting down the forum. Storf going on reddit was a band-aid solution, and now that's done, too.

And yeah, they're overproducing and a lot of the stuff is not exactly "exclusive" when it's just one of half a dozen color variants. They're becoming Newbury; and they're not as good at it as Newbury is.
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Hit the nail on the head. Killing the forum might have been one of the worst moves they have made. I still argue that they are losing a lot of money because of that. There is zero excitement about exclusives. I used to take a chance on exclusives I wasn’t super familiar with because they were in the $20 price range. Now that they are $34 for a single LP, there’s no way in hell i am buying anything unless it’s a must have. And even then, it’s likely that some other place like RT will have another exclusive and they don’t charge until it ships and is cheaper or the same price because VMP builds shipping costs in more now.

Store exclusive drops are random times/days now, most I don’t get emails for and only see them because somebody posts on reddit. I even appreciated Storf’s heads up postings with pictures the day before because at least some excitement could build and I could check out the music beforehand. Now it really is just a Newbury Comics type business. I think Still Woozy was their last true exclusive.
 
EvanBenner said:
Hell yes! New Vasudeva on the way, too. Caught a preview of their new material on their latest tour with Covet, and it made me so hype for this (besides the fact that they are always one of my faves). Best vibes ONLY.

skeletallightning.com

Vasudeva - Generator

Vasudeva have always been hard to pigeonhole. Growing up on the quieter streets of New Jersey, but with New York City just moments away, childhood friends Corey Mastrangelo (guitar), Grant Mayer (guitar/keys) and Derek Broomhead (drums) would spend their summer days running from punk shows to...
skeletallightning.com skeletallightning.com

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Knowing literally nothing about this band and listening to this song I am getting what I would call Tycho meets post-rock vibes. And I REALLY dig it!
 
MikeH said:
Now it really is just a Newbury Comics type business.
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Yup, and like I said - VMP's issue is that they're nowhere near as good at the game as Newbury is, nor do they have enough bandwidth or capital to compete on that level.

This is what bad businesses do when they grow beyond their initial mission - they make bad decisions that ultimately destroy their profitability.

Not to say they can't get back on track, but the direction they're trying to go is going to end badly for them.
 
Btsvinylfarm said:
Yup, and like I said - VMP's issue is that they're nowhere near as good at the game as Newbury is, nor do they have enough bandwidth or capital to compete on that level.

This is what bad businesses do when they grow beyond their initial mission - they make bad decisions that ultimately destroy their profitability.

Not to say they can't get back on track, but the direction they're trying to go is going to end badly for them.
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Yea. It is quite a bit painful to see them shoot themselves in the foot over and over again since the majority of issues they have had were all self-inflicted. I want them to succeed because I really loved the company when I first subbed years ago.
 
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