Vinyl Me Please Rap & Hip Hop

[NewsFedora]

I know! I was hoping for the original shelved artwork.

This is the original artwork.

 

[hlaveta]

This is the original artwork.

Ahhh! I was looking at the CD promo.

 

[frodo-pkt]

I'm assuming my plan is foiled as Eric B showing out of stock on the site now (unless they held the remaining low stock for swap exclusive). So probably just gonna do a one month in August for Bone

Looks like it is a swap exclusive according to discord. What time does new month drop on Thursday again?

 

[bdrummond]

Looks like it is a swap exclusive according to discord. What time does new month drop on Thursday again?

12pm EST.

 

[NewsFedora]

Anyone gotten the VMP Shades of Blue? Sounds like it won’t last much past swaps this month so I’m curious how it compares to older editions and the BN Classics.

 

[avecigrec]

Anyone gotten the VMP Shades of Blue? Sounds like it won’t last much past swaps this month so I’m curious how it compares to older editions and the BN Classics.

@brownsugah was speaking quite highly of it in the Now Spining thread recently

 

[duke86fan]

 

[bdrummond]

I'm still scratching my head at that Aesop pick, and I love that album.

 

[avecigrec]

I'm still scratching my head at that Aesop pick, and I love that album.

Yeah. Really glad to see him represented in the track, but feels like an odd choice.

 

[frodo-pkt]

I'm gonna have to make a decision on September records. Was kind of hoping I could do Sublime but I added a track this month to grab it instead since it seems like this might be last chance.

Maybe just grab that Atmosphere?

 

[bdrummond]

Yeah. Really glad to see him represented in the track, but feels like an odd choice.

If it were say Labor Days or Impossible Kid then fine, they're available but I haven't gotten them on vinyl yet so I would likely have picked either up because I stupidly signed up for 6 mo for the bonus records. But this is the basic starting point to get into Aesop and it couldn't be easier to find.

 

[avecigrec]

If it were say Labor Days or Impossible Kid then fine, they're available but I haven't gotten them on vinyl yet so I would likely have picked either up because I stupidly signed up for 6 mo for the bonus records. But this is the basic starting point to get into Aesop and it couldn't be easier to find.

Those would be the top two considerations for me, personally. Nothing against the rest of his catalogue in any way shape, or form (he's one of my top emcees - I love 'em all!), but Labor Days and The Impossible Kid are both pretty pinnacle points at different ends of his career. Sure Skelethon really brought forth the new flow, but the sudden emergence of personal introspection that came with The Impossible Kid is an undeniable paradigm shift for him - and he rocked it well.

Hell, Bushwick would have been a more inspired choice than None Shall Pass, although very left-field and a bit daring since it's an instrumental film score. Or, as I mentioned in the past, finally reissuing Music for Earthworms would have been a monumental coup. Otherwise his solo stuff is all, thankfully, very readily available.

Now Hail Mary Mallon or The Uncluded... those would also be some very daring and exciting choices!

 

[duke86fan]

the aesop rock is aparently not that different from the recent repress.. but the repress is also 35 bucks so if its an add on then you are basically getting a colored version for the same price

 

[avecigrec]

the aesop rock is aparently not that different from the recent repress.. but the repress is also 35 bucks so if its an add on then you are basically getting a colored version for the same price

That seems like too much - I can get it up here for 35/40 and shit's usually much more expensive on this side of the invisible line.

 

[Nee Lewman]

That seems like too much - I can get it up here for 35/40 and shit's usually much more expensive on this side of the invisible line.

Yeah but how many Canadian tire bucks is it?

 

[Mather]

Yeah but how many Canadian tire bucks is it?

Like literally about $4000.

 

[bdrummond]

Those would be the top two considerations for me, personally. Nothing against the rest of his catalogue in any way shape, or form (he's one of my top emcees - I love 'em all!), but Labor Days and The Impossible Kid are both pretty pinnacle points at different ends of his career. Sure Skelethon really brought forth the new flow, but the sudden emergence of personal introspection that came with The Impossible Kid is an undeniable paradigm shift for him - and he rocked it well.

Hell, Bushwick would have been a more inspired choice than None Shall Pass, although very left-field and a bit daring since it's an instrumental film score. Or, as I mentioned in the past, finally reissuing Music for Earthworms would have been a monumental coup. Otherwise his solo stuff is all, thankfully, very readily available.

Now Hail Mary Mallon or The Uncluded... those would also be some very daring and exciting choices!

Honestly at the end of the day, I'm glad people get to check out Aesop that maybe wouldn't otherwise, and I hope out of this we maybe break the dam a bit on some Def Jux releases.

 

[avecigrec]

Honestly at the end of the day, I'm glad people get to check out Aesop that maybe wouldn't otherwise, and I hope out of this we maybe break the dam a bit on some Def Jux releases.

This is the way.

Hell, I'm not even a member these days, so whatever they choose doesn't actually matter I my world!

 

[Mather]

Anyone gotten the VMP Shades of Blue? Sounds like it won’t last much past swaps this month so I’m curious how it compares to older editions and the BN Classics.

Where did you hear it was low on stock?

 

[NewsFedora]

Where did you hear it was low on stock?

Discord chatter. Storf wasn't sure if there would be enough stock to put in swaps this month. Ultimately there was enough and it's in swaps right now, but the implication was don't expect it to stick around.