Vinyl Me Please (store, exclusives, swaps, etc)

dhodo said:
It seems like they think if it is popularly sampled in hip hop then it is crate digger, which is bizarre.
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To be somewhat fair, that's what "crate-digger" has turned into. A lot of those types of albums get famous from a hip hop sample. Patrice Rushen is in NO WAY a crate digger album though...I don't think you can be a crate digger album while simultaneously being found in nearly every record store in the $2 bin.
 
MikeH said:
To be somewhat fair, that's what "crate-digger" has turned into. A lot of those types of albums get famous from a hip hop sample. Patrice Rushen is in NO WAY a crate digger album though...I don't think you can be a crate digger album while simultaneously being found in nearly every record store in the $2 bin.
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Yeah, but not something that has been sampled for decades and was already popular. Just because some producers are also great crate diggers, and use samples that some people still haven't found out, doesn't meant the Amen break is a crate digger record.

Once it becomes used dozens of popular times and is made famous, is it really crate digger anymore? :unsure:
 
dhodo said:
Yeah, but not something that has been sampled for decades and was already popular. Just because some producers are also great crate diggers, and use samples that some people still haven't found out, doesn't meant the Amen break is a crate digger record.

Once it becomes used dozens of popular times and is made famous, is it really crate digger anymore? :unsure:
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Oh yea--I agree 100%. But VMP uses that term fast and loose as do other people, so a "Crate digger" sub from VMP would just be stuff like that I'd imagine. I wouldn't trust them to not poach from Mr. Bongo, LITA, Now-Again, etc or give us rare, actual crate-digger albums.
 
I just don't love the idea of Create Diggers or as someone mentioned on Reddit, Jazz, as an appealing choice for a new track.

I want diversity and new options, and as RHH and Classics are beginning to show it's harder to curate a fresh pick every month when you reach 3-4 years with licensing deals involved (especially when you don't repeat artists). Classics includes Jazz already (plus the many other reissue lines killing it with Jazz releases), and "Crate Diggers" has a regular presence in Essentials, Exclusives, and to a lesser extent Classics. As much as moving those to their own subs would free up Essentials and Classics to focus on other genres, I would rather a fresh track giving us something we don't regular get at this point. And I don't think it's a good idea to make a track genre too narrow.

I'm obviously most in favor of Vinyl Me Pardner, not only because it's my favorite Music and Underrepresented on Vinyl, but it can encompass so many different types of Southern and Roots musics besides just straight Country. Like Southern Rock, Americana, Indie Folk, Bluegrass, Rockabilly, Western Swing, Cajun Music, Country Blues, etc etc. I really think can remain fresh for awhile and even if you don't like Country (which I think many will come around on) there is plenty which would be appealing. Same as someone can enjoy Classics even if they don't like Jazz.

Even if we don't get that though, I would rather Electronic, or an Alt-Rock sub that includes Metal, Punk, Grunge, etc to give some variety.
Also we're assuming there is only 1 new track coming. They had multiple ideas floating around a couple years ago that were shelved in favor of Anthology. I think there is a good chance that Anthology plan failed because of pricing, logistics (And this is from someone who loves Anthology). So I wouldnt be surprised to see them now put Anthology on the backburner (or at least make them less frequent), in favor of new tracks which are less cost prohibitive and restrictive.
 
I have 0 faith in VMP to do a solid Electronic track at all for what it's worth, the only electronic exclusives they ever do are US indie darling electronic musicians from a very small range of genres. Some of those picks are great don't get me wrong but I don't think VMP in particular have much to add to the electronic vinyl world considering most of the producers are also DJs and acutely aware of the market already, and its probably the most well represented genre in terms of classic albums and deep cuts being fairly readily available on vinyl, to my knowledge.
 
So, I sent an email to CS asking where my Pawn/Bolt Cutters records are since they are showing in stock. Here's what Tyler said...

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Thanks for reaching out! We have started shipping those records out for people who paid extra for shipping. Since you have an active membership, I'd expect it to be sent with your August Records of the Month if not sooner. I apologize for the wait. We'll be sure to send over your tracking information as soon as that leaves our facility.

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So now, if we want things to ship when they're in stock we need to pay the VMP shipping bribe? That's fucked.
 
juiceless said:
So, I sent an email to CS asking where my Pawn/Bolt Cutters records are since they are showing in stock. Here's what Tyler said...

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Thanks for reaching out! We have started shipping those records out for people who paid extra for shipping. Since you have an active membership, I'd expect it to be sent with your August Records of the Month if not sooner. I apologize for the wait. We'll be sure to send over your tracking information as soon as that leaves our facility.

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So now, if we want things to ship when they're in stock we need to pay the VMP shipping bribe? That's fucked.
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So there are actually people who pay these extra shipping charges so bmp might maybe send there records out not so late?
 
juiceless said:
So, I sent an email to CS asking where my Pawn/Bolt Cutters records are since they are showing in stock. Here's what Tyler said...

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Thanks for reaching out! We have started shipping those records out for people who paid extra for shipping. Since you have an active membership, I'd expect it to be sent with your August Records of the Month if not sooner. I apologize for the wait. We'll be sure to send over your tracking information as soon as that leaves our facility.

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So now, if we want things to ship when they're in stock we need to pay the VMP shipping bribe? That's fucked.
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Fairly certain this has been in place for a while. They will fold in with your next ROTM shipment. If you want it shipped when it is in stock, you pay for shipping. Secretly Society operates the same way.
 
juiceless said:
So, I sent an email to CS asking where my Pawn/Bolt Cutters records are since they are showing in stock. Here's what Tyler said...

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Thanks for reaching out! We have started shipping those records out for people who paid extra for shipping. Since you have an active membership, I'd expect it to be sent with your August Records of the Month if not sooner. I apologize for the wait. We'll be sure to send over your tracking information as soon as that leaves our facility.

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So now, if we want things to ship when they're in stock we need to pay the VMP shipping bribe? That's fucked.
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So does this mean if I cancel my sub, I'll just be waiting forever for any outstanding pre-orders?
 
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lonestarlahr said:
I'm assuming this is just a really bad photoshop that's cutting off that "A"in Afro, right?


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Compared to the (cheaper) version from Luaka Bop's Bandcamp:


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No joke, cheapest shipping to the UK I’ve seen on Bandcamp!

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