Vinyl Me Please Anthology

I mean if it went to Seattle first I could understand. How it comes to the city I live in and then immediately leaves to go to the west coast even though the address is Dallas is a head scratcher. I guess it got scanned with something that was going to Seattle. I'm now more worried about how beat up it's probably been as there seems to be diminishing results each time a different post office processes a shipment. Yes, they are underfunded and 99% of the time do a great job. I just don't get how it goes that wildly out of the way but I guess I'll find out next week.
 
mdmost said:
I mean if it went to Seattle first I could understand. How it comes to the city I live in and then immediately leaves to go to the west coast even though the address is Dallas is a head scratcher. I guess it got scanned with something that was going to Seattle. I'm now more worried about how beat up it's probably been as there seems to be diminishing results each time a different post office processes a shipment. Yes, they are underfunded and 99% of the time do a great job. I just don't get how it goes that wildly out of the way but I guess I'll find out next week.
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I know, their routing makes 0 sense sometimes. Hoping it gets to you unscathed though. Might still get lucky!
 
I gotta say; with all the stuff Storf has put on the QR code, the improvement of the podcast and the change in the way the box set is delivered (and packaged), this is def a massive improvement on the Blue Note set. A real shame, because I think this is really what they were aiming for the first time. They’ve clearly learned from the previous issues.
 
A Lost Highway said:
I gotta say; with all the stuff Storf has put on the QR code, the improvement of the podcast and the change in the way the box set is delivered (and packaged), this is def a massive improvement on the Blue Note set. A real shame, because I think this is really what they were aiming for the first time. They’ve clearly learned from the previous issues.
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I totally agree, it's a shame the price was so high because this is definitely a much better experience. The packaging is nice, the extras are better, the community is ok, and the records sound great. My only complaint is that they sent it all at once.

duke86fan said:
How are the album liner notes btw
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Pretty good. They're better than the BN notes but still not quite as long as a true Classic release. Probably because they're writing notes for 8 albums instead of 1.
 
Got to say, so far, this time around is a vast improvement.

The first five records I've spun so far are flawless, flat and not even a visible/inaudible scuff, and the additional editorial content (QR code site) and podcasts are more in line with the promised expectations.

Hopefully they upgrade storf's hardware (camera and lighting) for the unboxing videos at some point, but aside from damage attributed to usps, no complaints.
 
Wolfman Jack said:
Got to say, so far, this time around is a vast improvement.

The first five records I've spun so far are flawless, flat and not even a visible/inaudible scuff, and the additional editorial content (QR code site) and podcasts are more in line with the promised expectations.

Hopefully they upgrade storf's hardware (camera and lighting) for the unboxing videos at some point, but aside from damage attributed to usps, no complaints.
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Agreed. Pretty happy so far. A step up was most definitely needed and they've done a great job so far.
 
Jmcg85 said:
Happy to hear the people who bought in are happy with their purchases 👌🏼 would anyone who is happy consider it worth the price tag or slightly over still?
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I’m fine with the price I paid (early discount + Anthology 1 discount). Regular price is/was too high. I doubt there’d ever have been a WOM box to buy if it wasn’t for VMP, so I’m cool with that.

Just to compare, I paid $230 for the Beatles MONO vinyl box set when it was new and that’s 14 LP’s and a nice hardback book. So yeah, WOM is pricey but like I said, at least it exists and I dig that more that fussing over a few dollars.
 
heavysoulbrutha said:
I’m fine with the price I paid (early discount + Anthology 1 discount). Regular price is/was too high. I doubt there’d ever have been a WOM box to buy if it wasn’t for VMP, so I’m cool with that.

Just to compare, I paid $230 for the Beatles MONO vinyl box set when it was new and that’s 14 LP’s and a nice hardback book. So yeah, WOM is pricey but like I said, at least it exists and I dig that more that fussing over a few dollars.
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Yeah that's cool, as long as your happy with it & also that you got it at the subsidised price 👌🏼....wish I had Beatles mono 😭
 
Wolfman Jack said:
Got to say, so far, this time around is a vast improvement.

The first five records I've spun so far are flawless, flat and not even a visible/inaudible scuff, and the additional editorial content (QR code site) and podcasts are more in line with the promised expectations.

Hopefully they upgrade storf's hardware (camera and lighting) for the unboxing videos at some point, but aside from damage attributed to usps, no complaints.
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2 of my 3 records in episode 1 are pressed off-center on one side only. Anyone else have off-center pressing issues?
 
The new Anthology community is either a ghost town or I'm doing it wrong. The facebook version for the BN Anthology was active, to an annoying extreme because it was not moderated very well. Anyone who is in the Women of Motown Anthology club, do you think the difference is more due to the nature of the music or the weird new forum?
 
seeirwin said:
The new Anthology community is either a ghost town or I'm doing it wrong. The facebook version for the BN Anthology was active, to an annoying extreme because it was not moderated very well. Anyone who is in the Women of Motown Anthology club, do you think the difference is more due to the nature of the music or the weird new forum?
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It's a ghost town basically. I think it's a combination of both, but mainly the forum software. First of all, the forum software is super weird, I don't know why they didn't just put up a normal forum and call it a day. But also I think the average person isn't going on these forums at all and probably spends waaay more time on Facebook. Which is really unfortunate, I was happy when I saw they were ditching Facebook but that forum's been pretty dead.

I also think you can't discount the pure rabidity of jazzbos. I don't think Motown has anywhere near the intense fandom that Blue Note and jazz in general has.

Anyway, it's a shame. I don't blame VMP at all though. They tried something and right now it's looking like a flop unfortunately. Won't be shocked if they go back to Facebook for the next one.

Oh also, I haven't noticed anything off-center, sorry you're having that issue.
 
I haven't participated as my box hasn't arrived yet. Supposed to be here today. Now, will it all be in one piece? Maybe.
 
Jmcg85 said:
Happy to hear the people who bought in are happy with their purchases 👌🏼 would anyone who is happy consider it worth the price tag or slightly over still?
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seeirwin said:
The new Anthology community is either a ghost town or I'm doing it wrong. The facebook version for the BN Anthology was active, to an annoying extreme because it was not moderated very well. Anyone who is in the Women of Motown Anthology club, do you think the difference is more due to the nature of the music or the weird new forum?
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mdmost said:
I haven't participated as my box hasn't arrived yet. Supposed to be here today. Now, will it all be in one piece? Maybe.
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While I too paid the anthology 1 discount, I am reserving value judgement until the end. That said, so far the extras are displaying some added value (beyond audiophile LP costs) compared to last time.

Ya the new forum certainly requires a learning curve and could be a lot more intuitive and simple, and I agree Motown won't command the rabid engagement seen in jazz fans, but the "hands up, who's box has arrived" thread is fairly active. Judging from that the other sections of the forum are quiet b/c a lot of people are still waiting on their boxes, as @mdmost points out.

I've already plowed through the set as well, and no quality issues jumped out. Me and my wife's attentive run through and engagement with the editorial content will start this week when we listen to episode one of the podcast and take it from there.
 
Box arrived with some bumps but everything inside looks great. A very beautiful box and the first set of records look great. Don't know if I'll have time to get through the first episode today.
 
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