Vinyl Me Please Essentials

Mather said:
Yeah I agree, I thought about that however this one is packed so tight I doubt it would even fit. But I always prefer that option. If there's one thing that with VMPs giant raising of prices that we should NEVER see from now on out it's paper sleeves. Opening that $35 Fiona FTBC and finding paper sleeves was maddening. SHOULD NOT HAPPEN
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First post here from a former lurker to +1 this sentiment, after opening my copy of Shabaka a few minutes ago to find the cheapest paper sleeves I've seen in a long time... I hate that!!
 
Bloodlemons said:
I believe I heard a few small pops on my Side B as well. Nothing deal-breaking, but some minor pressing noise for sure.
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I had the minor pops on the other sides but side D quality sounded like the old timey record player from classic movies. I kept thinking about what my cutoff would be in terms of tolerance while listening to the album (vinyl isn’t perfect) but multiple times in one track seems to be it. An audiophile product guideline would be what intervention records does - their flying burrito brothers releases are amazingly well done.
 
TenderLovingKiller® said:
Motherfuck! Side B of my Spiritualized is popping (and not in a good way).

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That's actually the same part I made a video of a few days back to show off how GOOD it can actually sound in parts... (Just with my crappy phone camera) So get a replacement because for all the issues my copy sounds really good... for at least that section...
 
Mather said:
That's actually the same part I made a video of a few days back to show off how GOOD it can actually sound in parts... So get a replacement because for all the issues my copy sounds really good... For at least that section...
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Good. There’s hope! I still need to give disc 2 a spin. Hopefully it’s fine that way I have 2 to choose from if needed.
 
All of this talk about noisy copies of Spiritualized is making me reconsider picking it up next month if it’s still available. $33 for a noisy, poppy pressing of an album I was already kinda on the fence with? No thanks.

This price hike may actually cause me to spend less $$$ in the long run since I’m way less willing to take a chance on something at these premium prices.
 
jfitzy said:
All of this talk about noisy copies of Spiritualized is making me reconsider picking it up next month if it’s still available. $33 for a noisy, poppy pressing of an album I was already kinda on the fence with? No thanks.

This price hike may actually cause me to spend less $$$ in the long run since I’m way less willing to take a chance on something at these premium prices.
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Yeah, that is completely understandable. The parts that didn’t have the defect sounded great. It’s also one of my favorite albums so it’s worth dealing with VMP CS to get a good copy but I could certainly understand it not being worth it if Spiritualized isn’t your bag.
 
Expensive Headache said:
I had the minor pops on the other sides but side D quality sounded like the old timey record player from classic movies. I kept thinking about what my cutoff would be in terms of tolerance while listening to the album (vinyl isn’t perfect) but multiple times in one track seems to be it. An audiophile product guideline would be what intervention records does - their flying burrito brothers releases are amazingly well done.
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Yeah, that sounds like it calls for a replacement.
 
Bloodlemons said:
Yeah, that sounds like it calls for a replacement.
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I do receive a higher amount of vinyl from VMP vs any other label on a regular basis. So maybe it balances out in the long run, but if replacements weren’t available (they weren’t with my super warped RUN DMC LP from them), I’d probably just dip for good.

I avoid numero vinyl because they had insane QC issues. Just sort of ruins the desire to own physical copies.
 
Expensive Headache said:
I do receive a higher amount of vinyl from VMP vs any other label on a regular basis. So maybe it balances out in the long run, but if replacements weren’t available (they weren’t with my super warped RUN DMC LP from them), I’d probably just dip for good.

I avoid numero vinyl because they had insane QC issues. Just sort of ruins the desire to own physical copies.
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