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

jamieanderson1968 said:
I am curious how that 80k is calculated, definitely does not come close to passing the smell test.
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I don’t know. I would expect them to have that data readily available. And in recent months all tracks have been sold out while they increase capacity. They will also have members for each individual track, adding country could have added 20k new customers. They are also getting a lot of publicity across the the you tube vinyl channels, and everyone has been buying more vinyl
 
Jan said:
i think estimating the country presses at 20k seems unrealistic. They probabyl started that sub with 2000 to 5000 records pressed
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20k is probably top end but definitely feasible, 2,000 definitely seems low to start with a Johnny Cash record. I might be wrong but seems like there were a lot of people eager for the country track & I aspect a lot more who probably aren't interested in any of the other tracks. They have tried to curate it for a crossover audience (thankfully no achy breaky heart line dancing :) )

If they started with 5k, it sold out instantly and even with GZ pressing they couldn't increase the volume enough to meet demand until the Sturgil album was released which nobody really wanted & is readily available everywhere for $15. By the time they get to month 4 volumes could easily have doubled or tripled from where they started.
 
jamieanderson1968 said:
I think they could move 80k units a month. They still do about 20 “exclusives” each month. Though I would think this would mean at least 1 RotM should be in the charts for sales. I just don’t think they have 80k subscribers.
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yes, but most of those exclusives are limited between 300-2000 records each, and only the really big ones hitting 1000-2000.
 
jamieanderson1968 said:
I think they could move 80k units a month. They still do about 20 “exclusives” each month. Though I would think this would mean at least 1 RotM should be in the charts for sales. I just don’t think they have 80k subscribers.
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I can't remember which ROTM, but it was an early one, and they reported the sales to the charts. The industry went into a tizzy over it and they had to be taken out. Since it's a club, they are not true sales. You're not really picking and buying the album yourself, you're paying for the service. If they had picked a album of fingernails across a chalkboard, you'd still get it unless you unsubscribed from the service.
 
Kris said:
I can't remember which ROTM, but it was an early one, and they reported the sales to the charts. The industry went into a tizzy over it and they had to be taken out. Since it's a club, they are not true sales. You're not really picking and buying the album yourself, you're paying for the service. If they had picked a album of fingernails across a chalkboard, you'd still get it unless you unsubscribed from the service.
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I remember hearing something about Demon Days and a McCartney record being knocked or kept off. Maybe I’m imagining that, but it’s a bell that went off…
 
Selaws said:
Ooooh the elusive Ashby!

I had shipping yesterday evening for Sons Of Kemet, Pharoah Sanders & Floating Points, and Immanuel Wilkins......but no Ashby yet.
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I was surprised to see her and no Merle at first, for sure! Then had an eye roll chuckle when he got a separate notice 30 minutes later. I hope Ashby makes her way to the rest of you soon. (And she may yet arrive sooner for some of you, as i5 usually takes about 3 weeks from notice to my place.)
 
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