Vinyl Me Please Anthology

TCell said:
Am I the only who finds it weird that the Anthology "giveaway" is through a 3rd party that's asking for access to your Twitter account? There's also the option to just email in, but the default is this 3rd party. Strange.

(Sorry for not keeping it about the music Jazzbos.)
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It is weird, but all of VMP's sweepstakes have been like that, at least as I can remember. They gave you more entries for every social media outlet you supplied. I don't tweet, so I just emailed.
 
TCell said:
Am I the only who finds it weird that the Anthology "giveaway" is through a 3rd party that's asking for access to your Twitter account? There's also the option to just email in, but the default is this 3rd party. Strange.

(Sorry for not keeping it about the music Jazzbos.)
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I have seen several contests setup the same way
 
TCell said:
Am I the only who finds it weird that the Anthology "giveaway" is through a 3rd party that's asking for access to your Twitter account? There's also the option to just email in, but the default is this 3rd party. Strange.
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I find it weird as well. I'm probably not well-versed in how normal it is to allow access to your social media accounts by third parties - maybe a lot of folks think it's normal - but allowing a third party to "update your profile" and "post Tweets for you" is something I might let my better half of 13 years do, but only after thinking long and hard about it. Why would anyone allow a third party to have that kind of access?6759
 
wmeugene said:
There's still another shipment left, so don't jinx it.

But they have literally screwed up every record and the timing in some way or another. Some small, some not so small, but there literally isn't one item that is 100% correct and as promised.
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Man I didn't sign up for Anthology but this really sounds like VMP is reallyyyyy dropping the ball here. I've been a member since December 2014 and I absolutely loved this company. Now I'm definitely leaning towards not renewing this year.
 
jkeech said:
Man I didn't sign up for Anthology but this really sounds like VMP is reallyyyyy dropping the ball here. I've been a member since December 2014 and I absolutely loved this company. Now I'm definitely leaning towards not renewing this year.
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Just a heads up... this was pretty much the launch of something that I am sure they saw as a potential flagship running forward.

I probably was disgruntled enough to have left over the problems with Ant, but since I already had, it just solidifies my feelings about their direction.
 
Lee Newman said:
Just a heads up... this was pretty much the launch of something that I am sure they saw as a potential flagship running forward.

I probably was disgruntled enough to have left over the problems with Ant, but since I already had, it just solidifies my feelings about their direction.
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This is the amazing part of all of this - this was intended to change the game and lead the company in a new direction. Yet, they cannot get basic details right on Blue Note, which is one of the most documented labels and an easy one to verify details of packaging on. I’m in the same boat, I feel better about leaving after I saw how bungled this was.
 
Indymisanthrope said:
That's a feature, not a bug. Future endeavors are less likely to have such an anal audience that will catch all of these mistakes. If this is all that went wrong with one of the most visible labels, then it's probably an acceptable level of attention to detail on subsequent efforts. After all, IT STILL SOLD OUT DIDN'T IT?
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Counterpoint, has anything sold out since the forum closed?
 
Lee Newman said:
Just a heads up... this was pretty much the launch of something that I am sure they saw as a potential flagship running forward.

I probably was disgruntled enough to have left over the problems with Ant, but since I already had, it just solidifies my feelings about their direction.
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Yeah that's what makes it even worse. VMP clearly wanted to hit it out of the park with this anthology idea and I'm sure their goal for this was to be very profitable. If these quality issues keep happening it is definitely not going to be profitable for long.
 
jkeech said:
Yeah that's what makes it even worse. VMP clearly wanted to hit it out of the park with this anthology idea and I'm sure their goal for this was to be very profitable. If these quality issues keep happening it is definitely not going to be profitable for long.
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I don’t think they’re taking a hit on the replacement discs for Shorter.

Well beyond shipping.
 
As we get into the final stretch, what are peoples thoughts so far on Anthology, aside from printing, pressing and shipping issues? I had hoped for a better experience and have found the podcasts and video AMAs a bit lacking. Personally I think the liner/listening notes should have come out with the box shipment.

But the music has been amazing. I could have possibly built my own collection with the same titles, but in Canada (and pricy shipping) I doubt I could have done it for the same price or much cheaper.

So far for me I would rank them:
Shorter
Gordon/Donaldson (tied, depends on my mood)
Silver

I have been driving a lot lately and snuck ahead and listened to Hutcherson. Sadly on first 2 listens it did not grab me at all. The Akinmusire is an entirely different piece. Its powerful and I love it but I am not sure how often I will spin it compared to the other titles.

But I guess the BN Anthology has done its job in that it has opened my ears much more to jazz. I have picked up a couple of BN80 titles and another 4-5 on pre-order. Thankfully VMP is not doing anything exclusive wise that I feel compelled to pick up.

Still 2 more releases to come, plus liner notes, but the music has been top notch. The package has been good (soured a bit by several missteps). But the experience and community has been lacking. Overall I am happy but would seriously have to consider whether I would do another Anthology series.
 
jamieanderson1968 said:
As we get into the final stretch, what are peoples thoughts so far on Anthology, aside from printing, pressing and shipping issues? I had hoped for a better experience and have found the podcasts and video AMAs a bit lacking. Personally I think the liner/listening notes should have come out with the box shipment.

But the music has been amazing. I could have possibly built my own collection with the same titles, but in Canada (and pricy shipping) I doubt I could have done it for the same price or much cheaper.

So far for me I would rank them:
Shorter
Gordon/Donaldson (tied, depends on my mood)
Silver

I have been driving a lot lately and snuck ahead and listened to Hutcherson. Sadly on first 2 listens it did not grab me at all. The Akinmusire is an entirely different piece. Its powerful and I love it but I am not sure how often I will spin it compared to the other titles.

But I guess the BN Anthology has done its job in that it has opened my ears much more to jazz. I have picked up a couple of BN80 titles and another 4-5 on pre-order. Thankfully VMP is not doing anything exclusive wise that I feel compelled to pick up.

Still 2 more releases to come, plus liner notes, but the music has been top notch. The package has been good (soured a bit by several missteps). But the experience and community has been lacking. Overall I am happy but would seriously have to consider whether I would do another Anthology series.
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I have 4 tone poet level pressings so far in a fancy box that I paid too much money for (about $38 per LP versus the $25-29 I've paid for my other tone poets).

That's how I view this one. Do I feel ripped off? Not really, but I do feel like I overpaid for what it is.
 
jamieanderson1968 said:
As we get into the final stretch, what are peoples thoughts so far on Anthology, aside from printing, pressing and shipping issues? I had hoped for a better experience and have found the podcasts and video AMAs a bit lacking. Personally I think the liner/listening notes should have come out with the box shipment.

But the music has been amazing. I could have possibly built my own collection with the same titles, but in Canada (and pricy shipping) I doubt I could have done it for the same price or much cheaper.

So far for me I would rank them:
Shorter
Gordon/Donaldson (tied, depends on my mood)
Silver

I have been driving a lot lately and snuck ahead and listened to Hutcherson. Sadly on first 2 listens it did not grab me at all. The Akinmusire is an entirely different piece. Its powerful and I love it but I am not sure how often I will spin it compared to the other titles.

But I guess the BN Anthology has done its job in that it has opened my ears much more to jazz. I have picked up a couple of BN80 titles and another 4-5 on pre-order. Thankfully VMP is not doing anything exclusive wise that I feel compelled to pick up.

Still 2 more releases to come, plus liner notes, but the music has been top notch. The package has been good (soured a bit by several missteps). But the experience and community has been lacking. Overall I am happy but would seriously have to consider whether I would do another Anthology series.
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"aside from printing, pressing and shipping issues?" 🤣🤣🤣

How was the play, Mrs. Lincoln?
 
Lee Newman said:
Counterpoint, has anything sold out since the forum closed?
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Does OutKast count? It's a tough question, really. On one hand, it definitely sold out, but almost definitely due to purposefully under-pressing something that would clearly be in high demand. On the other hand, it didn't sell out, but only after they decided at the last minute to press more to accommodate what anyone else would have seen as obvious high demand.
 
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