Vinyl Me Please Essentials
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NewsFedora
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Ouch.
The opening song “Song of a Sinner” is fantastic. The rest of the album... isn’t bad. Not amazing, but certainly more listenable than the fucking Shaggs.
The opening song “Song of a Sinner” is fantastic. The rest of the album... isn’t bad. Not amazing, but certainly more listenable than the fucking Shaggs.
gafacaode
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Yeah, Totally agree with you.
Definitely better than Shaggs but, I can't see it as an "Essential" record either.
Hopefully it'll be something else.
zombie.modernist
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I always wonder where they source this crap from. Sometimes they're long rants, sometimes they're crap like this, sometimes it's clearly copy from the label.... They should just hire more writers to work on this stuff to facilitate better understanding of the music on the platform.
Despite the cynicism I do somewhat agree that lots of these rare rock and psych records are mostly propped up by a few good cuts and put on a pedestal solely because of rarity / cool factor. I'll give this one a listen again, but I don't think I need it either. The opening cut is on Forge Your Own Chains which is easily my favorite Now Again comp, and honestly a much better listen than almost any of the albums it draws from.
gafacaode
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I just checked on Spotify and it's exactly the same text!
zombie.modernist
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Yeah it has to be some sort of a centralized vendor or something! Crazy how its so bad.
tonythegamer
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Just listened to Top Drawer, and...... yeah, let's just say:
NewsFedora
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I’d be down with Forge Your Own Chains as an Essentials release fwiw
Chris V
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Looks like allmusic has the same text too
TenderLovingKiller®
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AllMusic is likely the source and the streaming sites get the review info from them. I believe this is partially how AllMusic makes $$$.
Chris V
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Yeah I was wondering if they could be the source too, that makes sense. That's a rough bio to have plastered all over the internet though
zombie.modernist
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It's a great comp, but I'm pretty sure they wouldn't touch it. It's blocked from sale on Discogs due to some copyright claims by Ofege. Essentially Now Again didn't license half the music on that one, which is the ultimate example of playing yourself. It's still streaming and for sale on Now Again if you don't have it. I think it's a pretty decent pressing, cut at Truetone, nice sound for what it is.
Melt Face Molly Drop
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This LITA variant is much better than anything VMP would put out: The Shaggs - Philosophy Of The World
I used to own this but sold it once the novelty wore off. I only bought it because Kurt Cobain listed it as his 5th favorite album of all time (could've been trolling too, who knows).
I used to own this but sold it once the novelty wore off. I only bought it because Kurt Cobain listed it as his 5th favorite album of all time (could've been trolling too, who knows).
dbarila
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I have no idea what I'm listening to but the comments on the full album video I'm watching on YouTube are magical.
Mather
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Holy fuuuuck that pin. I mean in no way is this thing even TOUCHING my collection but I do kinda want that pin.
Melt Face Molly Drop
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So, I sold the record but kept the pin
(noted in the seller notes of course)
Mather
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I knew I liked you.So, I sold the record but kept the pin
TCell
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Doesn't the LITA reissue make The Shaggs more likely to be the RotM? I mean the Betty Davis RotM from a couple years back was just a variant of the LITA remaster and there have been a few LITA variant exclusives.
