Pre-Order Thread

[MikeH]

woot woot!
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please tag me when it goes up

Will try to. Their exclusives tend to sell out REALLY quickly so might wanna sign up for their newsletter and check here and reddit when you can...I missed out on Bojack last time.

 

[debianlinux]

The most valuable pieces of wax are predominantly 7".

 

[dropsonde]

Did anyone else get a notification about a repress of Kikagaku Moyo- Stone Garden repress? The bandcamp is showing that it is already sold out.

I received a notification as well. I checked quickly after the email hit my inbox but no copies. Wonder if it was an error — seems very odd it would sell out so quickly, especially since it’s not one of their better albums.

 

[dropsonde]

The 7” format is awesome.

It’s a sad day at N&G that there’s even debate about this.

 

[gaporter]

Will try to. Their exclusives tend to sell out REALLY quickly so might wanna sign up for their newsletter and check here and reddit when you can...I missed out on Bojack last time.

I believe I'm already signed up to receive notifications from them so hopefully I get the email in a timely manner I assume there's no date or time given, just that it's coming?

 

[MikeH]

The most valuable pieces of wax are predominantly 7".

Yes I know historically, old 7"s are rare/valuable due to how few were pressed, how few have survived, etc. My comment was more that I didn't feel the need to buy a Khruangbin 7" I will never play simply to sell it later as I don't see much value in the time or energy in that and I'd rather people who actually want it to get it...

I also think that 7"s released now will ever be worth what, say, a rare northern soul single that existed only on 7" might be, or a Sex Pistols record that was destroyed by the label might be worth. But who knows!

The 7” format is awesome.

It’s a sad day at N&G that there’s even debate about this.

I don't think anybody is saying it's not a cool format...there are a bunch of back to back posts about how people want jukeboxes to play 7" records hah. It's just that it's not practical for people who know they will never play 7" records to buy them...

 

[Nee Lewman]

I have some Smiths 7" that are near that category.
I'd say $75+ for a 7" is at least insane-adjacent

These came out this year:

I am of the opinion that $25 for a seven is insane.

 

[Nee Lewman]

So this is a thing, multiple variants:

Danzig Sings Elvis, by Danzig

I mean I knew the album existed, I kind of want that though.

 

[Nee Lewman]

Also having a direct drive TT helps. It would be a pain in the ass to switch the belt over every time ya wanted to listen to a 45. I am lazy AF and any extra step beyond pushing a button would cause me to not spin a 45 most of the time.

I have a u-turn. I actually don’t actually mind it at all. Somewhere on the forums there is a video of my little trick.

 

[Nee Lewman]

To me the most annoying part about 7" is cleaning them. It's almost not even worth it but they usually have more debris on them than 12" records.

They’re so much easier to dry though!

 

[gregathon]

I have a handful of singles from when I first got into vinyl, but found this Hard Times article hitting too close to home and have purged most of them:

7” Vinyl Collector Also Fan of Sitting for Two Minutes, Standing up Again

A local 7” collector believes that albums requiring listeners to sit for two minutes, before standing up again, offer an optimal listening experience.

thehardtimes.net

 

[dbarila]

They’re so much easier to dry though!

Actually the drying 7" is the biggest flaw on a Squeaky Clean. You have to put a piece on to cover the rest of the want and it never stays in place. This is why most of my bonus 7" are still unopened.

 

[MikeH]

These came out this year:
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I am of the opinion that $25 for a seven is insane.

Yea. The price of the Frank Ocean 7"s that came out this year are also insane...but I think those are the exception, not the rule. I'm sad I slept on those Penrose singles though...I hope the volume 1 comp comes out on vinyl!

 

[debianlinux]

Yes I know historically, old 7"s are rare/valuable due to how few were pressed, how few have survived, etc. My comment was more that I didn't feel the need to buy a Khruangbin 7" I will never play simply to sell it later as I don't see much value in the time or energy in that and I'd rather people who actually want it to get it...

I also think that 7"s released now will ever be worth what, say, a rare northern soul single that existed only on 7" might be, or a Sex Pistols record that was destroyed by the label might be worth. But who knows!



I don't think anybody is saying it's not a cool format...there are a bunch of back to back posts about how people want jukeboxes to play 7" records hah. It's just that it's not practical for people who know they will never play 7" records to buy them...

Yeah, no. I have some 7" but I hope to never buy another one.

 

[debianlinux]

Actually the drying 7" is the biggest flaw on a Squeaky Clean. You have to put a piece on to cover the rest of the want and it never stays in place. This is why most of my bonus 7" are still unopened.

Mine stays in place, bro. Same for the 10" cover.

 

[Nee Lewman]

Actually the drying 7" is the biggest flaw on a Squeaky Clean. You have to put a piece on to cover the rest of the want and it never stays in place. This is why most of my bonus 7" are still unopened.

I just hold them by the center and dry both sides at once.

 

[Nee Lewman]

I also have a spin clean.

 

[Joe Mac]

Also having a direct drive TT helps. It would be a pain in the ass to switch the belt over every time ya wanted to listen to a 45. I am lazy AF and any extra step beyond pushing a button would cause me to not spin a 45 most of the time.

i mean I have a belt drive table and just need to press a button too...

 

[Russ I]

It’s a bootleg, supposedly it’s sourced from YouTube. The record store attached to it has been pushing it hard over on Reddit.

I received this yesterday and am spinning it now. Sounds great and the red vinyl is flat and quiet. Origins aside, I never would have questioned this based on just listening to it, and it's the only Khruangbin album I own, it's a keeper.

 

[MikeH]

I received this yesterday and am spinning it now. Sounds great and the red vinyl is flat and quiet. Origins aside, I never would have questioned this based on just listening to it, and it's the only Khruangbin album I own, it's a keeper.

Nice! I have the Live at Lincoln Hall record of theirs and i think I only need one live album of theirs but good to know it sounds good!