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

Anyone remember when they told us to check for errors on listings and we would have a small credit for the store if they fixed it?

I know I sent about 3, but did anyone ever received anything from that? 😂
I sent in like 10-12 corrections. I think they gave me $20 in credit for the first batch I sent in, but then nada. That was also back in the days of the VMP Forums and staff (Storf, Cam, AB, Pauly) coming on and having discussions with us. 🤷‍♂️

I am intrigued by the recent batch of Curated picks, that's a throwback to the old days, even if the prices aren't as good.
 
I really want the Grimes AOTM but I’m on a month-to-month and always just get credit so that I can keep my membership active for the exclusives. I guess this means I’ll need to do and “add-on” but damn, $75 is like a month’s vinyl budget 🤬
 
Phew, glad I already have Ready to Die, I'd hate to be part of that dogpile when swaps open. Rico Nasty is back, too. I've actually been spinning that record a lot recently, definitely an underrated RHH pick.

For me, I'll be going for Irma Thomas, I figured there was no way that wasn't making it to swaps. I need to give Wayne Shorter another listen, as well. For some reason I just never really got into Shorter the way I have for some other jazz legends.

As an aside, now I get to see what happens first: I receive my January WBC box from France, swaps open for VMP's February ROTM, or VMP ships me my January box. 🙃
 
I passed on Alan Shorter previously since it didn’t fully click with me. Will give it another listen or two before Thursday to see if I’m jiving with it this time.

If not, will probably just cancel as I’m not really feeling any of February’s picks.
 
I really want that Ready to Die, but no doubt it's gonna be either a shitshow with a crashed site, or it's gonna sell out in like 30 seconds
 
I really want that Ready to Die, but no doubt it's gonna be either a shitshow with a crashed site, or it's gonna sell out in like 30 seconds
I think it'll be around for a few minutes. Pauly said on reddit: "Can't talk specifics around how many copies, but this IS NOT a 'we found copies in the back' type situation."

My guess: a smallish repress of a few hundred. They'll split some for swaps and then have the rest up in the store after February 1.
 
There's a ton of interesting bits in this month.

Alan Shorter - Orgasm
Medeski, Martin & Wood - The Dropper
Jazz Is Dead - 7
Jazz Is Dead - 8
Irma Thomas - Down At Muscle Shoals
Relief - A Benefit For The Jazz Foundation...
BADBADNOTGOOD - Talk Memory
Booker Ervin - The Book Cooks
worth noting that Book Cooks is available on black vinyl for around $23 elsewhere.
 
There's a ton of interesting bits in this month.

Alan Shorter - Orgasm
Medeski, Martin & Wood - The Dropper
Jazz Is Dead - 7
Jazz Is Dead - 8
Irma Thomas - Down At Muscle Shoals
Relief - A Benefit For The Jazz Foundation...
BADBADNOTGOOD - Talk Memory
Booker Ervin - The Book Cooks
I highly recommend Alan Shorter’s Orgasm and Medeski, Martin & Wood’s The Dropper! Those two pressings sounds phenomenal and both are great, experimental-esque albums! I think BADBADNOTGOOD’s Talk Memory is a pretty great album too - it makes for a nice swaption if you want a modern jazz record!
 
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