Vinyl Me Please Essentials

dhodo said:
I just took it to mean it would be a big get as in people want to buy it and the only reissues have been an RSD box set limited to 900 that sold out instantly.

I think chart discussions are stupid, but according to Official Charts they had two songs in the top 25 in the UK (which includes the Distance) which is not that much different from PotUSA.
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That’s certainly a factor but to make it a big get it has to hit way more than that, rarity alone is not enough and I’d argue it’s relatively minor unless the artist is big enough to create a bit of fuss about this rare album coming out. I think the universal derision of this month’s pick proves that.

Yes to an extent I’d agree with you. But they only had one album that even charted in the U.K., at 53. That’s in the 90s when people bought albums. Outside the US that’s the only time one of their albums charted anywhere. Looking at the critical reception for all of their albums its lukewarm. They’re a scene band, nothing wrong with that I love plenty of acts like that, it really does mean that they can’t be a big get though, never mind the absurd idea that they could be a bigger get than Gorillaz or Fiona...
 
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Joe Mac said:
That’s certainly a factor but to make it a big get it has to hit way more than that, rarity alone is not enough and I’d argue it’s relatively minor unless the artist is big enough to create a bit of fuss about this rare album coming out. I think the universal derision of this month’s pick proves that.
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Yeah, I would never claim to be able to know what would be a huge get numbers wise other than Frank Ocean or something, but based on chart history, I definitely would have bet against How I Got Over coming anywhere near Southernplaya numbers so 🤷‍♂️
 
dhodo said:
Yeah, I would never claim to be able to know what would be a huge get numbers wise other than Frank Ocean or something, but based on chart history, I definitely would have bet against How I Got Over coming anywhere near Southernplaya numbers so 🤷‍♂️
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Frank Ocean’s Channel ORANGE would possibly be the biggest ‘get’ ever in vinyl history!!! They need to press 100,000 copies of that one I reckon, if they were to make sure no one misses out within the first few months!

Pitchfork would write an article on it, so many other websites would write about Channel ORANGE getting its first vinyl pressing and word of mouth would get around so quick!
 
dhodo said:
Yeah, I would never claim to be able to know what would be a huge get numbers wise other than Frank Ocean or something, but based on chart history, I definitely would have bet against How I Got Over coming anywhere near Southernplaya numbers so 🤷‍♂️
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Yeah I mean they may do it and deem it big enough, or important enough, to be worthwhile releasing. I’m not arguing it shouldn’t be done, although I’d likely not go near it, what I’m saying is that it’s hyperbole of the highest order to say it’s a bigger get than Demon Days!
 
I canceled to save some money and to avoid buying stuff i didn’t really want this month. BUT I’m paying super-close attention to the Essentials track this month because 90s alternative rock (1) is usually hard to come by on vinyl because 90s and (2) I DO want more of it in my collection. Here’s hoping the clues get solved early so I can decide whether to re-up or not quickly.
 
panino said:
not sure it's your cup of tea (or pint of guinness).....
but they were quite popular for a while (early 2000s) and are really quirky/intelligent pop band

here is one of my favorite of theirs
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Supposedly, my sister's best friend's dad (pretty cool dude) hung out with Cake and played drums for them during a few jam sessions. My sister grew up listening to Cake in their car on long car rides lol.
 
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