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

Joe Mac said:
I suppose it’s more just that you look at it and the people choosing it and I see very little divergence in taste or, particularly, experience. It really feels like a bunch of like minds picking well within their comfort zones. I can see how it as a concept could he so much better with a wider mix of taste and experience and I don’t think it’s invalid or unfair to point that out. The fact that they are happy to remain lazy and complacent within their comfort zone is one of the many reasons I’d only, increasingly rarely, dip in and never want to remain.
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I mean thats fair but at this point how can you be surprise? Curation is always going to have some subjectivity on the part of the people in charge, thats how taste works. We know what we’re getting. I love Country and I love that theres finally a great Country reissue line but I also know storf has a weak spot for R&B Bro Country. I accept theres going to be maybe 1-2 picks a year I dont love and enjoy the rest. I do think some of the tracks would probably do well with some varied curators but is what it is, overall I really enjoy it.
 
Too Many Diaper Babies said:
My man! You excel at a lot of things. Criticism....well you provide a lot of critiques. But they're seldom critical. Case in point: describing RZA as having a unique monotone voice.

That would be like if a woman asked how she looked in the dress and you said the stitch work looked nice.

Also the next 3 months are kinda doo doo. But honestly VMP is pretty doo doo these days. I could've made it through the 3 months happily....Grizzly to Clipse to Meters. But with all issues they're not appealing enough to stick with this shit sandwich. In this case, the nice picks VMP gets are the tasty bread. The actual pressings are the doo doo ya really sink your teeth into. I think someone needs to make an Urban Dictionary entry for "VMP treatment". Let's use it in a sentence: "My date and I were getting hot and heavy and they asked for the VMP treatment. So I gave them a Cleveland Steamer."
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Yeah, I totally understand why you feel VMP is very meh these days! I agree that they are less appealing with all the issues that are occuring with their ROTM pressings these days too!

I actually think the Essentials ROTM picks were excellent this year with the R&HH and Classics picks being pretty good overall this year!

And mmmmmm…..I do provide very seldom critiques too! But in person, I feel like I can criticise an album much better!
 
Oh man! The Meters’ Rejuvenation is probably their best album imo and one of the best funk albums ever. They didn’t make a less than good album through their first six though.

1) Rejuvenation
2) Look-Ka Py Py
3) Self Titled
4) Struttin
5) Fire On The Bayou
6) Cabbage Alley

I’ve never listened to Trick Bag or New Directions but they aren’t taking over any of the the six listed.

If only we could get AAA reissues of the Josie years… I would buy them so fast! I do have the self titled and Rejuvenation on vinyl and they’re both fantastic sounding albums. I’m assuming the Ryan Smith reissue will be fantastic as well.
 
CrazyDiamond84 said:
It's their best album, and you do need it!
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That’s exactly what I thought too - Rejuvenation is The Meters’ best album! It was the only Meters album I had on vinyl! Rejuvenation is a funky, groovy album with catchy melodies and had quite a modern R&B sound for a funk album of its time! It’s such an irresistibly delicious album! I love it so much and was shocked when @MikeH ranked the album 4th-5th best!!!
 
NathanRicaud said:
That’s exactly what I thought too - Rejuvenation is The Meters’ best album! It was the only Meters album I had on vinyl! Rejuvenation is a funky, groovy album with catchy melodies and had quite a modern R&B sound for a funk album of its time! It’s such an irresistibly delicious album! I love it so much and was shocked when @MikeH ranked the album 4th-5th best!!!
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My rankings are pretty similar to @mitchwagz ’s except rejuvenation is shifted down past Struttin for me. I’d rather have Look-Ka Py Py, self-titled or Struttin get the AAA treatment since MOV already did rejuvenation.
 
MikeH said:
My rankings are pretty similar to @mitchwagz ’s except rejuvenation is shifted down past Struttin for me. I’d rather have Look-Ka Py Py, self-titled or Struttin get the AAA treatment since MOV already did rejuvenation.
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I have the Music on Vinyl pressing and it’s good, but the VMP Bill Withers’ +justments pressing which is AAA and remastered by Ryan Smith sounds much better in comparison! I’m so happy with how immaculate the VMP +justments pressing sounds!

I’m expecting it will be the same case upgrade wise with the VMP Rejuvenation pressing as it’s AAA and also remastered by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound! I’m looking forward to upgrading an album I really love!

In general though when it comes to record collecting, I do like to upgrade albums I really love when a high quality reissue comes out! I’ve got the half-speed mastered, 25th Anniversary pressing of DJ Shadow’s Endtroducing… on the way to me and I can’t wait to hear how the pressing sounds in comparison to the one I have! I love Endtroducing… and to upgrade my current pressing is a joy to me!
 
NathanRicaud said:
I have the Music on Vinyl pressing and it’s good, but the VMP Bill Withers’ +justments pressing which is AAA and remastered by Ryan Smith sounds much better in comparison! I’m so happy with how immaculate the VMP +justments pressing sounds!

I’m expecting it will be the same case upgrade wise with the VMP Rejuvenation pressing as it’s AAA and also remastered by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound! I’m looking forward to upgrading an album I really love!

In general though when it comes to record collecting, I do like to upgrade albums I really love when a high quality reissue comes out! I’ve got the half-speed mastered, 25th Anniversary pressing of DJ Shadow’s Endtroducing… on the way to me and I can’t wait to hear how the pressing sounds in comparison to the one I have! I love Endtroducing… and to upgrade my current pressing is a joy to me!
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I do the whole upgrade thing as well but I try to sell or give my older copies to friends instead of having multiple copies. And usually if I like a pressing I have and it’s clean, I’m unlikely to go after an upgrade unless it’s an album I truly love. I have a copy of +Justments coming to me soon. I own the album already but it’s an older pressing and a bit scuffed up. My buddy just got a record player so I’ll give him the older copy!
 
MikeH said:
I do the whole upgrade thing as well but I try to sell or give my older copies to friends instead of having multiple copies. And usually if I like a pressing I have and it’s clean, I’m unlikely to go after an upgrade unless it’s an album I truly love. I have a copy of +Justments coming to me soon. I own the album already but it’s an older pressing and a bit scuffed up. My buddy just got a record player so I’ll give him the older copy!
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I’ll give away my MOV pressings away for both +justments and Rejuvenation! I didn’t destroy my MOV +justments (like I didn’t use the spin clean on it) and I’ll check Rejuvenation! But yes, both those pressings are at my parents house and when I meet a vinyl friend in person or know someone record collecting, I’ll give it to them as they are special albums!
 
mitchwagz said:
Oh man! The Meters’ Rejuvenation is probably their best album imo and one of the best funk albums ever. They didn’t make a less than good album through their first six though.

1) Rejuvenation
2) Look-Ka Py Py
3) Self Titled
4) Struttin
5) Fire On The Bayou
6) Cabbage Alley

I’ve never listened to Trick Bag or New Directions but they aren’t taking over any of the the six listed.

If only we could get AAA reissues of the Josie years… I would buy them so fast! I do have the self titled and Rejuvenation on vinyl and they’re both fantastic sounding albums. I’m assuming the Ryan Smith reissue will be fantastic as well.
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Don't forget this one... It's really really good, it's live from a "Venus and Mars" album party hosted by Paul and Linda McCartney on a boat in 1975. And VMP did it like 4 years ago...
www.discogs.com

The Meters - Uptown Rulers! (Live On The Queen Mary)

View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2017 Vinyl release of "Uptown Rulers! (Live On The Queen Mary)" on Discogs.
www.discogs.com www.discogs.com
 
Mather said:
Don't forget this one... It's really really good, it's live from a "Venus and Mars" album party hosted by Paul and Linda McCartney on a boat in 1975. And VMP did it like 4 years ago...
www.discogs.com

The Meters - Uptown Rulers! (Live On The Queen Mary)

View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2017 Vinyl release of "Uptown Rulers! (Live On The Queen Mary)" on Discogs.
www.discogs.com www.discogs.com
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I actually remember this exclusive! But I was too focused mainly on hip-hop and R&B at the time! Like I remember being sad that I didn’t grab Mick Jenkins’ The Waters and Justin Timberlake’s FutureSex/LoveSounds at the time! 😂
 
Mather said:
Don't forget this one... It's really really good, it's live from a "Venus and Mars" album party hosted by Paul and Linda McCartney on a boat in 1975. And VMP did it like 4 years ago...
www.discogs.com

The Meters - Uptown Rulers! (Live On The Queen Mary)

View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2017 Vinyl release of "Uptown Rulers! (Live On The Queen Mary)" on Discogs.
www.discogs.com www.discogs.com
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I unfortunately sold that exclusive a couple years ago but yeah it’s a great album!
 
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