Pre-Order Thread

ThePakoBuelna said:
I have been replaying this album more than I thought I would. If you're on the fence on this one, get it. Haven't checked out ZUU yet (y)
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After Denzel’s amazing feature on Flamagra I found myself gravitating back to Ta13oo. I honestly love the album now and it’s been on a somewhat constant stream whilst driving around and playing disc golf.

Also just picked up a vinyl copy through Bespoke Post. Excited to spin it.

Zuu’s not as good but I enjoyed it for what it was. Seems like a summer banger party of sorts.
dbarila said:
I'm in the same boat. I lived Sun Structures but the last one was very meh.
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+1 although I never actually made it all the way through their second album. It was that disappointing.
 
whiskeychaser84 said:
Whoever is in charge of the Bob Dylan releases is seriously underestimating how many vinyl collectors love Dylan. In preparation of the Scorsese documentary, you can either order the 10 CD set of nearly all never been officially released material or buy a poorly reviewed 3 LP set from an entry in the Bootleg Series that came out on CD in 2002.
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whiskeychaser84 said:
Whoever is in charge of the Bob Dylan releases is seriously underestimating how many vinyl collectors love Dylan. In preparation of the Scorsese documentary, you can either order the 10 CD set of nearly all never been officially released material or buy a poorly reviewed 3 LP set from an entry in the Bootleg Series that came out on CD in 2002.
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Poorly reviewed? I've pretty much only heard good stuff about it. And plenty of people - me included - have wanted it repressed. All his revnet bootlegs have come in far reduced form for vinyl, and I guess there are good business reasons for that...
 
MattS said:
Damn, bought the 3LP reissue but haven't gotten it yet. Can I ask what the reviews are saying?
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I've not read any reviews that have come out within the last month. But when the set was released in 2002, it got mediocre scores from most of the major sites. That said, the Rolling Thunder tour recordings have always been very mixed among fans. They're a bit ragged and raw and they rework some stuff. I like it quite a bit, though, and I probably will get a copy as well, but Western Stars and the new Neil Young release are much more interesting.

Bootleg Series volume 5 takes 22 songs from the tour. Some are obvious choices, others are a bit weird. "The Water Is Wide" is a strange one I remember. There were way more songs that could have been chosen for the tour. (Check out: https://www.setlist.fm/stats/albums/bob-dylan-1bd6adb8.html?tour=2bd6d0fe to get an idea.)

While maybe not the best to go to for music reviews, Ultimate Classic Rock ranked it last when it ordered the bootleg series in regards to quality and wrote:

"11: 'The Bootleg Series Vol. 5: Bob Dylan Live 1975, The Rolling Thunder Revue' (2002)
Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue from 1975-76 has divided fans for years. The expanded touring band – which included Joan Baez, Roger McGuinn and Mick Ronson, among others – added both heft and bombast to Dylan's most extravagant road show. This two-disc set collects songs from a number of concerts and drastically reworks some old favorites along the way."

Rolling Stone gave it 4/5 stars (they're not hard to get 5 stars from and notoriously overscore things). Here's an excerpt:

"In contrast to the Band's murderously precise country soul, the Rolling Thunder crew at times sounds so loose it threatens to collapse, only to be kept on course by Rob Stoner’s pliant bass lines.

It's not a Down in the Groove or Knocked Out Loaded, but it's not the best presentation of a really good era and at the end of the day, it's probably way more rewarding to pick up a decent copy of "The Hurricane Carter Benefit" from a month later (December 1975).

I think my takeaway even though I'll get is that the stuff they put on the 3 LPs simply isn't the best from that tour. You could easily cut three better LPs with the stuff that made it onto the CDs that will be released. I had nearly the same criticism when they released More Blood on the Tracks. That said, Trouble No More (Volume 13) actually did a really good job at pairing stuff down. At the end of the day, it's just a lazy approach.

Although, I'm sure that when Bob ultimately does pass (which I hope is a long long time from now), Columbia will do a rerelease of all this stuff in a way that will make the Bowie releases look tame by comparison.
 
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Time to Run – Vinyl Campaign

So over at Nomark we've been trying a few different things with releases. What's been surprising in the best possible way is the enduring love out there for proper LPs. Really though. It's been one of those where it turns out the things we love are what you want too. Brilliant. Now, we're a tiny...
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New AMON TOBIN project being funded in a bandcamp campaign.

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Time to Run – Vinyl Campaign

So over at Nomark we've been trying a few different things with releases. What's been surprising in the best possible way is the enduring love out there for proper LPs. Really though. It's been one of those where it turns out the things we love are what you want too. Brilliant. Now, we're a tiny...
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phramenma said:
Blanck Mass - Animated Violence Mild
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Indies Exclusive: you know where to get yours
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I bought this and I have no idea at all what it is. That album cover is one of the sweetest/gnarliest and most memorable images I have seen in a long time, super excited for this one. Also the bloom vinyl are all 45rpm.
 
 
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