I think ever since Grateful Dead they have included the language "First pressing limited to xxxx". In case they sell out quickly and want to press more later I imagine. Or to do a wider release like you said at some point. So far, they seem to have trouble selling out of most and either sell off excess copies to retailers like Acoustic Sounds or sell sets to break up to places like Brooklyn Vegan.
coupons haven't double-stacked since Tribe. It's purely for non-members who bought previous anthologies.
I think the picks are fine (Personally not into The Wiz, and Miles at Montreaux is inessential, but...) and GZ is a deal-breaker, but this offer sure sweetens the pot...
It's good that folks are working to hold them accountable, but unfortunate that they keep trying to evolve their policies. All the while, prices continue to climb, quality continues to be less of a priority, and the customer service continues to be wildly inconsistent. I could say something less kind, but let's just say it's an interesting model...
Yeah, if this was a better plant and $100 cheaper, I'd strongly consider it. At this price and GZ, absolutely not.
This is a think I heard a couple of times during my membership and I think that ended over a year ago
In other words, their deep and ongoing commitment to "working on it" has led us here.
All good points and probably the case. In terms of volume capacity needed to pump out essentials every month and other pressing plants already booked out 1 year plus in advance or not taking new business, probably not much else they could do. However....the lack of quality control over the final product IMO is all on VMP.
I think I actually got mine for 10 cents.
I'm on my like... 5th? 6th Wu Tang? I think if you have a Fine Line or Shibata cart then no, there are definitely not any clean ones in existence. Mine have all been pretty much terrible save one that's SLIGHTLY better than the others. And by slightly I mean the noise lasts through the entirety of Bring The Ruckus, but no further.
He also, when asked about Wu-Tang, doubled down on their "2 replacments and thats it" policy. It's always one step forward, two steps back with these guys.
agree with everything here but it’s the problem with monthly subscription deliveries. If VMP held back pressings and had 3 or 4 months in a row of delays and subscribers getting nothing… can you imagine how many subscribers they would lose? They would be inundated with cancellations and demands for money back. Most people seem to be okay with store credit or playing replacement roulette until there’s finally a copy that’s acceptable. A lot of people insist their copies are fine as well.
