Vinyl Me Please Classics

[mdmost]

This Freedom Rider is so choice. Classics does it again.

 

[NewsFedora]

Record came today. I'll just repeat what everyone else is saying and this album is hot fire.

 

[NewsFedora]

Oh and also arriving was Little Milton. I just noticed my copy has no OBI strip thing. Is that the case for all copies?

 

[JonnyH]

Oh and also arriving was Little Milton. I just noticed my copy has no OBI strip thing. Is that the case for all copies?

It was Pre-OBI

 

[Rip_City]

It was Pre-OBI

I don't think that's true. Alice Coltrane came with an OBI. Alice Coltrane was a Classics RotM 3 months before Little Milton was announced as a Classics RotM.

 

[NewsFedora]

Yeah, my Alice Coltrane and Archie Shepp both have ‘em.

 

[JonnyH]

Yeah, my Alice Coltrane and Archie Shepp both have ‘em.

You got represses my bro!

 

[Mather]

Hey someone remind me, what's the upcoming classics? I forget...

 

[NathanRicaud]

Hey someone remind me, what's the upcoming classics? I forget...

Johnny Pacheco and Celia Cruz’s “Celia y Johnny”

 

[Mather]

Johnny Pacheco and Celia Cruz’s “Celia y Johnny”

Riiiiiiiiight. Yes thank you.

-glances around-

-quietly opens swaps-

 

[NathanRicaud]

Riiiiiiiiight. Yes thank you.

-glances around-

-quietly opens swaps-

I had a feeling you wouldn’t like that album!

 

[Mather]

I had a feeling you wouldn’t like that album!

Haha, it's a cool pick. I just think I'll wait on it till later since I don't really expect it to fly off the shelves. But I'm glad they're doing stuff like this.

 

[NathanRicaud]

Haha, it's a cool pick. I just think I'll wait on it till later since I don't really expect it to fly off the shelves. But I'm glad they're doing stuff like this.

Yeah, I have a feeling it will sell very slowly too, especially as the Rap & Hip-Hop and Essential picks are pretty big!

I am really happy VMP are doing Fania exclusives too! I really like this pick! Although I prefer The Isley Brothers’ and Art Blakey pick more!

 

[CCKrone]

Riiiiiiiiight. Yes thank you.

-glances around-

-quietly opens swaps-

This is my thoughts exactly. This album is getting swapped. It makes me sad because it's the first Classics that I have zero interest in.
I've listened to it 3 times and every time it's a struggle to make it past 3 songs.
I wish they were doing The Hustler instead of this album

 

[MattS]

Yeah, I have a feeling it will sell very slowly too, especially as the Rap & Hip-Hop and Essential picks are pretty big!

I am really happy VMP are doing Fania exclusives too! I really like this pick! Although I prefer The Isley Brothers’ and Art Blakey pick more!

What are the RHH and essentials?

 

[Crenshaw Blvd]

What are the RHH and essentials?

I think I saw the Soft Bulletin and Da Brat

 

[MattS]

I think I saw the Soft Bulletin and Da Brat

Thank you. Have a hard time keeping up with all the threads

 

[Ghost]

This is my thoughts exactly. This album is getting swapped. It makes me sad because it's the first Classics that I have zero interest in.
I've listened to it 3 times and every time it's a struggle to make it past 3 songs.
I wish they were doing The Hustler instead of this album

Think the hustler will be a swaption

 

[CCKrone]

Think the hustler will be a swaption

I think so too but I would rather it was given the Classics treatment than a color MRP pressing

 

[Dark Star Boogie]

Finally get a Blue Note classics, and mine arrives warped and with a bent corner. So fuckin’ bummed right now although it plays fine...I really should just stay away from VMP

(For a reference, this is the second warped Classics record I’ve ever received)

EDIT - Side B is perfectly flat, so perhaps a vinyl flat could make it perfect...I’ve got hope!