BjorgenFjorgen
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You watch your mouth.Omg, is that one of the Grateful Dead band members???!?
Vinyl Me Please (store, exclusives, swaps, etc)
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wmeugene
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It is Jerry Garcia.Omg, is that one of the Grateful Dead band members???!?
Colonel4Bin
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Yep - Jerry Garcia - and he's definitely laughing from the grave right now.Omg, is that one of the Grateful Dead band members???!?
Joe Mac
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Or if it’s Frank Ocean. A Frank Ocean Boxset with just Blonde, Channel ORANGE and Ultra, nostalgia would probably sell out as well at USD$449 with 7500 copies, especially as two of those albums have never been pressed before and as he has a humongous fan base + a legit pressing of Blonde goes for so much.
Frank Ocean. ThatIs
A legit copy of Blonde or the Endless does go for a lot but do you think those sales prices are based off 7500 paying that? I don’t think there is an album in Discogs history that has sold 7500 through that platform.
Joe Mac
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Yes! It would sell because it’s Frank Ocean and those albums are special like the Lord himself! ♥
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agutierrezb
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See? This is the kind of reasoning that brought VMP to the dissaster thei'r currently in.Or if it’s Frank Ocean. A Frank Ocean Boxset with just Blonde, Channel ORANGE and Ultra, nostalgia would probably sell out as well at USD$449 with 7500 copies, especially as two of those albums have never been pressed before and as he has a humongous fan base + a legit pressing of Blonde goes for so much.
Frank Ocean. That
NathanRicaud
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Hmmmm, I guess we won’t know as it will never happen! But I think if it happens (those 4 albums on vinyl in a Boxset for $449, limited to 7500 copies), it would actually sell out! Pitchfork would say something, like word would just get out like CRAZY! And the internet would know about it all too!
sonicpharmacist
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I was just checking their Twitter feed, and am appalled at their “we haven’t increased subscription prices since 2016” excuse, when they charge up to $35 for single LP release. They used to charge, what, $18, maybe $25, for single LPs? Come on....
Joe Mac
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Especially for current artists, you need to have a decent sized proportion of your fan base old enough to have the means. Whilst that isn’t necessarily just boomer stuff anymore it’s probably not reached 2010s rhh/rnb yet.
NathanRicaud
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Mmmmm so true! I agree! But Frank Ocean is something else, especially if it’s pressing those 4 albums or even just Channel ORANGE or repressing Blonde
Joe Mac
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Also, since VMP is losing all their last defenders, should we reopen discussion to consolidate their threads?
Or start a new one to abolish them, sometimes the limb is lost and you need to amputate it stop the sickness killing you off...
doncornelius
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Waking up to find this news, I started wondering if Vinceron is going to be the main outlet for VMP releases for me from now on. 
NathanRicaud
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STOP IT! It breaks my heart how much you dislike VMP Joe!
Like you cannot wait until VMP doesn’t exist anymore! Like I know you are low-key living for that to happen! And it breaks my heart because VMP is my everything!
CrazyDiamond84
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There would need to be a lot more than just the 4 Frank albums to sell that many. I think a Kanye box could sell that if it was complete with Cruel Summer, Watch the Throne and all. Id even buy that for $449.
serotonein
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It was discussed heavily when it was first announced, but 7500 is an average pressing for Grateful Dead live vinyl box sets and they sell out quickly and many go for 2x to 3x on the secondary market. Heck, I've bought most of the ones released for RSD the last few years, along with some of the others, for $80-150 a pop. The issue here is a combination of price and poor selection.
Let's say, just as a thought exercise, that they'd picked one or two previously unreleased live shows from each decade. Yeah, there are limits to the 60s and 90s as far as tape/band playing quality, but there are gems to be found. We're talking about a fanbase that still rabidly collects live shows on CD (example), largely due to not having to break up a show or song, but there are plenty who'd pay to have some of these on vinyl. Even for $450, I bet that box would have already long sold out.
doncornelius
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Also, since VMP is losing all their last defenders, should we reopen discussion to consolidate their threads?
Guessing the titles based on storf's clues will certainly lose its appeal.
Murfocakes
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I know. This whole thing is a grand farce. Want to go on there and ‘boo hoo’ them. But that place has always been a shit show. Is anyone surprised at this? Really. All the writing was on the wall. In 20 foot high lettering. In Sharpie. A really classy move from them upstairs throwing Pauly to the lions again too. Those poor CS agents are put through such crap by these pathetic decisions.
NathanRicaud
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Yeah, A Kanye West Boxset with his albums remastered, I’d definitely purchase it as well for $449! The College Dropout, Late Registration, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (all remastered) + Gradution and Yeezus on vinyl for the first time! I’d be in 100%!