Vinyl Me Please Essentials
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yukbon
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Anyone think they'd go Mazzy Star Among My Swan for April? Only repress on those since '96 are the not so great Plain reissues. Not sure if they'd deem it big enough considering how Essentials is skewing these days.
Also wouldn't be surprised if it is No Code given the Yield reissue they're already working. Might be tempted to give No Code a go, though not crazy about that pick on the whole. Tons of other albums you could slot in there with the "Alt Rock" tag too, of course.
'83 obviously gotta be SRV. No issues with that pick, really, but probably a swap for me. Just never been very big on SRV.
Curious to see which way they go for '03. Given their proclivity for the NY scene of that era, Yeah Yeah Yeahs seems an obvious pick. Transatlantacism seems a suitably large album for Essentials treatment as well. But seriously, everything from M83 to Ted Leo & the Pharmacists, to The Raveonettes to Songs: Ohia could slot in there.
Also wouldn't be surprised if it is No Code given the Yield reissue they're already working. Might be tempted to give No Code a go, though not crazy about that pick on the whole. Tons of other albums you could slot in there with the "Alt Rock" tag too, of course.
'83 obviously gotta be SRV. No issues with that pick, really, but probably a swap for me. Just never been very big on SRV.
Curious to see which way they go for '03. Given their proclivity for the NY scene of that era, Yeah Yeah Yeahs seems an obvious pick. Transatlantacism seems a suitably large album for Essentials treatment as well. But seriously, everything from M83 to Ted Leo & the Pharmacists, to The Raveonettes to Songs: Ohia could slot in there.
bdrummond
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I just picked up Transatlanticism last weekend, so naturally this is my guess. The reviews of the copy I snagged (haven't spun it yet) are pretty good so don't think I'll be upgrading.
If it was M83, then I may consider an upgrade here. Copy sounds good but not great, so if VMP is the definitive version then I wouldn't mind picking up a better copy of my 4th favourite M83 album (Hurry Up > Saturdays > Before the Dawn > Dead Cities - okay, maybe the last two are tied).
If it's the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, then no question I'm signing back up for that month.
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Whiteout75
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Jon Spencer Blues Explosion for April? Or maybe Porno fo Pyros? Curious about the label "Alt rock" instead of "indie rock".
TenderLovingKiller®
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I am genuinely asking as I don’t know where the two albums rank more generally but is No Code more well regarded or essential than Yield? Though judging by their Grateful Dead selection that might not matter anyways I suppose.
wmeugene
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Yes, I’d say more so than Yield, which imho is kind of the beginning of a different era (where they are more of a career type band). No Code is kind of the arty pick among early PJ albums
TenderLovingKiller®
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Yeah, I personally prefer No Code to Yield but I thought Yield felt like a more popular album amongst the general non-music obsessed population.
wmeugene
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Interesting. As someone who remembers the albums as they came along, I remember that Yield wasn't thought highly of when it came out. I imagine there has been reappraisal for sure.
FWIW, Yield is the lowest rated PJ album on AllMusic (2 and 1/2 stars).
Skalap
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On BestEverAlbums they have 1.Ten, 2.VS, 3.Vitalogy, 4.Yield, 5. No Code
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spilledleche
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No Code also suffered because 1) they didn't release any videos again, 2) the lead single was Who You Are and it had (at the time) eastern drumming that did not fit next to Comedown on alt radio 3) they were still fighting Ticketmaster and the tour was a shit show of people not getting tickets from 3rd and 4th tier vendors. it felt like they were actively alienating their fanbase to weed out the fairweathers, but they really pissed everyone off in the process.
Yield had the good fortune of them trying to get back in people's good graces again. It was way more radio friendly and you heard stuff from it all the time on your local alt rock station, they toured sheds/arenas, that Do the Evolution vid was everywhere.
No Code is the better album (to me) but trying goes a long way after you actively alienated your fan base.
Yield had the good fortune of them trying to get back in people's good graces again. It was way more radio friendly and you heard stuff from it all the time on your local alt rock station, they toured sheds/arenas, that Do the Evolution vid was everywhere.
No Code is the better album (to me) but trying goes a long way after you actively alienated your fan base.
I would be a little surprised if it’s No Code only due to the fact that this won’t be out of their new pressing plant and doesn’t make a whole lot of sense to me to release another PJ record a few months earlier and not press it at the new plant too. Maybe that logic is misguided.
What about STP Tiny Music?
What about STP Tiny Music?