Vinyl Me Please Rap & Hip Hop

MikeH said:
Not Lloyd Miller? I’m surprised at your answer! Haha or maybe you’re just including essentials...
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I was just listing essentials but Phoenix was the most disappointed I was by any AoTM when I was a member, by a distance, I gave it more shit at the time than Miller or Byrd, which is my least favourite album out of any thst I’ve ever heard.
 
JonnyH said:
They get inmediately recycled by me. I dont keep other random promo materials that come with albums either. I know some people keep everything, but I would derive no joy from having them. And if someday someone passes on buying a record from me because I don't have the fauxbi, well I can't say ill lose any sleep over that.
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I enjoy all the ephemera that comes with records. I have a designated hair dryer that I use to remove the hype stickers too, I try to apply them to a new outer sleeve. All that to say while I save all the VMP extras I find them not very appealing aesthetically.
 
TenderLovingKiller® said:
I enjoy all the ephemera that comes with records. I have a designated hair dryer that I use to remove the hype stickers too, I try to apply them to a new outer sleeve. All that to say while I save all the VMP extras I find them not very appealing aesthetically.
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99% of VMP’s design work is boring and uninspired. It really adds nothing to the product. If their point is to make something that doesn’t distract from the records themselves then why even bother including them? It is funny to compare them to the very early ones that included a signature of who packed your record though haha. I rediscovered my copy of MMJ - Z and those were even more atrocious.
 
MikeH said:
99% of VMP’s design work is boring and uninspired. It really adds nothing to the product. If their point is to make something that doesn’t distract from the records themselves then why even bother including them? It is funny to compare them to the very early ones that included a signature of who packed your record though haha. I rediscovered my copy of MMJ - Z and those were even more atrocious.
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Totally agree. Those early ones swallow the jacket. I did like the illegible signature though, it was a nice personal touch.
 
TenderLovingKiller® said:
I enjoy all the ephemera that comes with records. I have a designated hair dryer that I use to remove the hype stickers too, I try to apply them to a new outer sleeve. All that to say while I save all the VMP extras I find them not very appealing aesthetically.
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Yah if I can get a sticker off ill put it on a new outer, but if it doesn't come off easy I usually move on.
 
TenderLovingKiller® said:
Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix is a hard record to dislike. “1901” and “Listomania” are great songs. It’s not an all time great or anything but it’s a very listenable album.
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Yea I was disappointed when it was announced because it was one of the first ROTMs I remember where it was already cheap to find on vinyl. But I ended up grabbing it maybe in swaps or a cheap eBay auction and I do listen to it a decent amount. I think it’s a pretty fun, upbeat listen. I also saw them at a festival once and they were surprisingly fun live.
 
MikeH said:
Yea I was disappointed when it was announced because it was one of the first ROTMs I remember where it was already cheap to find on vinyl. But I ended up grabbing it maybe in swaps or a cheap eBay auction and I do listen to it a decent amount. I think it’s a pretty fun, upbeat listen. I also saw them at a festival once and they were surprisingly fun live.
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The sound quality is a HUGE upgrade from that cheap pressing (which I had purchased from VMP a couple months before they announced it for ROTM)
 
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