The Colemine Records rabbit hole

[oldschoolkirby]

I'm still waiting for my Black Pumas, because I ordered it with the Tone Poet Cornbread that was delayed and they don't ship partial orders. These pics are making me nervous... fingers crossed that copy sitting on the shelf with my name on it is one of the good ones, hah...

 

[OnTheRoad]

My cream splatter came in beautiful. No scratches as far as I can tell. Hope everyone gets a fix soon, it’s been on repeat in our system!

 

[Englishbob]

Man, after digging into Colemine, that Black Puma's was gonna be my first get. Now im not so sure.

 

[wingclipper]

Man, after digging into Colemine, that Black Puma's was gonna be my first get. Now im not so sure.

I’ve never had any issues with Colemine, their releases are usually perfect.

 

[wingclipper]

Outside of this of course

 

[MMJ]

I’ve never had any issues with Colemine, their releases are usually perfect.

Yep. The issue with Black Pumas is likely because this was an ATO releases. Everything else I’ve had from Colemine has be great.

 

[Crabbers]

Yes this isn’t their fault y’all...don’t blame Colemine for this...I’m sure they’re upset as well

 

[Nee Lewman]

Yes this isn’t their fault y’all...don’t blame Colemine for this...I’m sure they’re upset as well

Know they are. I haven’t shared everything they’ve told me in emails, but yeah, they’re not happy about the way this release went down.

 

[Crabbers]

Know they are. I haven’t shared everything they’ve told me in emails, but yeah, they’re not happy about the way this release went down.

Oh they told me some stuff as well..I’m going to play my replacement tonight but it looks scratched in some places, lil better looking though than my first

 

[Nee Lewman]

Oh they told me some stuff as well..I’m going to play my replacement tonight but it looks scratched in some places, lil better looking though than my first

My replacement was great...

 

[MMJ]

My replacement was great...

Good to hear, was it the red black colemine split or the splatter variant?

I contacted them last Friday for a third replacement, but haven't heard back yet. I'm sure they're swamped given that the records arrived late to begin with plus the quality problems. I'll give it a couple more days before following up, but good to know there are some good copies out there.

 

[Nee Lewman]

Good to hear, was it the red black colemine split or the splatter variant?

I contacted them last Friday for a third replacement, but haven't heard back yet. I'm sure they're swamped given that the records arrived late to begin with plus the quality problems. I'll give it a couple more days before following up, but good to know there are some good copies out there.

Colemine split. They have my business 100%

 

[Turbo]

So Pitchfork finally got around to reviewing Black Pumas:

Black Pumas: Black Pumas

The Austin-based duo don’t shy away from signifiers of the past, conjuring the sounds of the late 1960s and early 1970s without succumbing to pure nostalgic pandering.

pitchfork.com

Overall not bad, even if I don’t like the last paragraph (coincidently, my wife says they are “chill” music, which I don’t get at all, I want to shake my booty to the majority of the album, but I digress....). It lead me to seeking out Quesada’s other band... well this is
different... after the initial shock, I dig it but was wholly unprepared:

Have you tried Brownout and Ocote Soul Sounds? Adrian Quesada contributed to both of those projects as well.

 

[Nee Lewman]

Have you tried Brownout and Ocote Soul Sounds? Adrian Quesada contributed to both of those projects as well.

I’ve checked out Brownout before, I’ll check out the Ocete Soul Sounds.

 

[wingclipper]

What was your guys response time for a replacement? I think VMP gave me a complex because I’m starting to worry.

I only emailed them yesterday so I’m thinking it’s just the holiday

 

[folsom_lives]

What was your guys response time for a replacement? I think VMP gave me a complex because I’m starting to worry.

I only emailed them yesterday so I’m thinking it’s just the holiday

They're actually pretty quick and polite, being midwesterners and all. I'm sure it's the holiday.

 

[Nee Lewman]

What was your guys response time for a replacement? I think VMP gave me a complex because I’m starting to worry.

I only emailed them yesterday so I’m thinking it’s just the holiday

Yeah, my response was super quick. I’m sure they’ll get back with you shortly.

 

[Bloodlemons]

My black/red split is flawless. Sounds great!

 

[Thackeraye]

Black Pumas tickets booked for November. Shat it a wee bit as their website says the Glasgow gig is sold out, but I managed to get tickets from my local tickets shop. Will probably hold off and get the album at the gig.

 

[oldschoolkirby]

Well my Pumas & Cornbread order is on the way now - looking forward to both.

And yeah, I gotta echo everyone else and say that doing business with Colemine has been nothing but a pleasure thus far. They are on the ball!