Vinyl Me Please Anthology

snoops said:
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 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 whole hardly believe there is not a clean pressing of Deloused or Wu-Tang in existence. With a proper QA process those turds would have never been shipped out to customers. Fixing things behind the scenes is just lip service. Just like they were fixing their distribution model, which to this day is still rough.
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They used to be really good with this,. When they put out donuts they informed all subscribers by e-mail and automatically send replacement. The last month, once complaints stack on reddit etc people at first get cs replies of no known issues, then "looking into it" and finally setting on lists for presumably repressed that are never officially announced but surface he or on reddit through cs replies. Add in the recent new rules of a 2 replacement limit without the chance of reimbursement gafter the 2nd and now no replacement for anthologies, either none of their cs gets training and the all do as they please or it's company policy to try to make people jump through hoop with complaints so as to minimize number of replacement etc needed. People here and on reddit are sharing their experiences and affirming others in pressing for resolutions of problems but that is only a tiny fraction of the customer base. The majority who does not know the experiences of others might just accept whatever first cx reply they get
 
Mather said:
I'm on my like... 5th? 6th Wu Tang? I think if you have a Fine Line or Shibata cart that 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.
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Ugh. I hate it so much. I stuck with it because I loved these albums and wanted a "definitive" version. :cautious:

You just reminded me I need to take videos for my 4th Wu Tang, 3rd Grizzly Bear, 2nd Public Enemy, and 3rd Outkast.
 
snoops said:
Ugh. I hate it so much. I stuck with it because I loved these albums and wanted a "definitive" version. :cautious:

You just reminded me I need to take videos for my 4th Wu Tang, 3rd Grizzly Bear, 2nd Public Enemy, and 3rd Outkast.
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I gave up on PE, went through 3, all the same. I don't think there's clean ones of that one either. You're Fine Line stylus yes?

Also gave up on Volta and ATliens but at least those are getting a repress. Which I expect will be terrible too.
 
MikeH said:
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.
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I agree. That had to 100% play into the decision calculus.

I wonder how many of their customers know what they are listening to or what is acceptable vs. not. Throw in all the unopened or yet to be played copies, flipper stock, etc. and its not surprising that the outcry hasn't been stronger.
 
Mather said:
I gave up on PE, went through 3, all the same. I don't think there's clean ones of that one either. You're Fine Line stylus yes?

Also gave up on Volta and ATliens but at least those are getting a repress. Which I expect will be terrible too.
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I'm going to continue to believe my ears are not good enough for stylus' that fancy or speaker cables that good
 
Mather said:
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.
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My first copy of 36 chambers had a quiet crackle in the right channel which I could only really hear if I was close to the speaker, during quieter parts of the music. Still completely unacceptable. When the replacement came in I really realized what everyone else must have been referring to. Super loud crackle as loud if not louder than the rest of the music, just like ATLiens. So I guess I’m lucky that my first shitty copy isn’t aaaaaaaaas bad?
 
MikeH said:
At this point it just seems like they will always use GZ because:

A) exclusive colored vinyl makes the set unique for if/when these are pressed on regular black vinyl later

B) GZ has the most color options

C) lowest cost to produce to allow the most profit without hiking up the anthology price even more

D) GZ may be the only plant that can accomodate them right now with how busy RTI/QRP/Pallas are

Pauly spoke on reddit about them working hard behind the scenes to fix the issues but pretty much said they still plan to use GZ.
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I think every plant can accommodate Anthology pressings at runs of 1,000 with enough planning. It's just a choice for the bottom line.
 
Mather said:
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.
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What's your secret to getting more than 3 tries? They posted today that it's 3 tries and you're out on Reddit.
 
Mather said:
I love that album so much that I just went ahead and swapped for it again. So there was no secret. Just me being an idiot and hoping that there was actually a good one out there.
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Fuck, I was afraid of that answer. I too love this album and just really want a good version on vinyl. Fuck me running. My second copy should be here within the next couple of days. I picked a helluva time to not stay on top of my VMP releases. They got me good with 4 straight months of noise.
 
SpinningSince85 said:
Fuck, I was afraid of that answer. I too love this album and just really want a good version on vinyl. Fuck me running. My second copy should be here within the next couple of days. I picked a helluva time to not stay on top of my VMP releases. They got me good with 4 straight months of noise.
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Yeah man, it sucks. There are very few albums I would have bought again knowing these issues. 36 Chambers is one of them. I have the LTD numbered MOV press of it and the 7" box set and the sound on this VMP kills both of them pretty thoroughly, when it isn't crackling up a storm in my right channel...
 
Mather said:
Yeah man, it sucks. There are very few albums I would have bought again knowing these issues. 36 Chambers is one of them. I have the LTD numbered MOV press of it and the 7" box set and the sound on this VMP kills both of them pretty thoroughly, when it isn't crackling up a storm in my right channel...
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Yeah I was blown away how good the rest of the album sounds. In the correct order too!
 
brando_soul said:
I bought two near-mint copies of The Dude months ago because it was a sore omission in my vinyl collection for the longest. Incredible engineering and recording. Universal did an unnecessary colored vinyl reissue of the album for its 40th anniversary this summer and the quality wasn't received well at all. I suspect it was pressed at Pallas. The reissue that's in this Anthology has a similar color variant, but it's pure yellow and is pressed at GZ.
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Odd -- most of the vinyl I've got that's gone through Pallas has been exceptional. I am thinking of Zappa reissues and Nirvana specifically, but I'm sure I have others that I'm not thinking of at the moment. Maybe it's because they were color? Although my recent Hot Rats is hot pink and pressed at Pallas and sounds amazing.
 
yukbon said:
Odd -- most of the vinyl I've got that's gone through Pallas has been exceptional. I am thinking of Zappa reissues and Nirvana specifically, but I'm sure I have others that I'm not thinking of at the moment. Maybe it's because they were color? Although my recent Hot Rats is hot pink and pressed at Pallas and sounds amazing.
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I own maybe 25 to 40 records pressed at Pallas and everyone is perfect. They are the only plant that has not given me any troubles. From my limited experience, I think they are the best plant out there.
 
I had one copy of Can-Future Days with bad surface noise that needed replacing but other than that I've never had any issues with any Pallas pressing. In my experience they're one of the best.
 
I won’t be getting the Quincy Jones Anthology but am happy VMP are doing it, as I think Quincy Jones is a great artist to showcase his discography!

I was hoping that the Boxset was going to be half Quincy Jones albums + albums he had produced such as Michael Jackson’s Off The Wall, The Brothers Johnson’s Right On Time & Donny Hathaway’s Come Back, Charleston Blue!

I wish the last two albums in this Quincy Jones Anthology box were swapped for a Michael Jackson and The Brothers Johnson album! I would’ve purchased it if that happened!

The fact that this is pressed at GZ means it’s a definite pass for me! I’d love to get my hands on that Quincy Jones’ Body Heat exclusive though!!! There some steamy, sexy songs on that one and I love that album!
 
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