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

Selaws said:
I wouldn't say it infuriates me, but it is annoying how the artist, title, catalogue number, logo, etc doesn't line up on the spine. It should be a standard template that they use for each release, it really isn't that difficult.

I'm not a graphic designer but it does play a huge part in my job as an Architect and the use of a template to ensure pages, drawing packs, etc are consistent is such a basic part of what we do. The whole point of a template is to make sure things are consistent and allow any number of people to work on a different title whilst maintaining consistency. I bet professional graphic designers would pull their hair out seeing this .

Hell, with Cornbread they even used a different font style for the title.

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MikeH said:
Whatever you do, don’t line up your BN Tone Poets next to each other…
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I did just that the other week. Soooooo annoying.
 
MikeH said:
i just organize by name and i have separated out jazz from all other genres. i think i'd go crazy if i organized by label or catalogue number like some people do. it would make it a chore just to find which record to listen to.
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Im guilty of that for Blue Notes, Impulses and a few others. With those I have a decent idea of their numbers for the ones I have, but the more I add the trickier it gets.
 
Whoever wants to take a flyer on this one should do some price shopping. Bunch of preorder links went up this morning.
www.vinylmeplease.com

Live

Prince and the Revolution's 1985 live 'Purple Rain' tour performance in New York is here on standard black vinyl along with a 16-page book of never-before-seen photos and new liner notes.
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So this isn't a VMP thing, moreso a Clouds Hill thing but I wasn't exactly shocked to receive my Frances The Mute today and discover that the packaging on my bootleg copy from 2015 is actually superior to the new official reissue. It was rumored that the bootleg was actually created using the design elements and mastering from the late stage cancelled MOV reissue that was apparently good to go until Omar nixxed them. Which would explain the quality of the package in general but I was hoping they might try to stick with the nice thick stock wide spine gatefold on this new one, they did not. It's fine but it's real basic as expected.
Bootleg on bottom, new reissue on top.

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I was really unhappy with the tri-told jacket on this. I really liked the one that was a gatefold, but was able to fit two albums in the second jacket. My copy was unnumbered, and while not a huge deal, I emailed and told them these were too expensive to not get a “perfect” product, and now I have a replacement on the way 🤷🏼‍♂️
 
Sparks_03 said:
I was really unhappy with the tri-told jacket on this. I really liked the one that was a gatefold, but was able to fit two albums in the second jacket. My copy was unnumbered, and while not a huge deal, I emailed and told them these were too expensive to not get a “perfect” product, and now I have a replacement on the way 🤷🏼‍♂️
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The tri fold is the same as the original release is it not? Or do you just mean the older versions had more space in each pocket so you could get two into one?
 
Mather said:
The tri fold is the same as the original release is it not? Or do you just mean the older versions had more space in each pocket so you could get two into one?
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I should’ve been more specific, but the pressing of “The Bedlam in Goliath” where the three albums only use a gatefold jacket. It’s so hard to find outer jackets for tri-folds, so I tend to shy away from those.
 
Sparks_03 said:
I should’ve been more specific, but the pressing of “The Bedlam in Goliath” where the three albums only use a gatefold jacket. It’s so hard to find outer jackets for tri-folds, so I tend to shy away from those.
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Vinyl Storage Solutions (pretty sure they ship to the US) has awesome crystal clear oversized sleeves and are about to release box set outer sleeves. I use them for everything now.
 
anybody get a shipping notice (or the album yet) for Aretha - Spirit in the Dark? Noticed it's marked as "in-stock" on the VMP site now.

And isn't Karen Dalton VMP supposed to be out soon?
 
jfitzy said:
You can get a standard black pressing of Blacknuss directly from Sundazed for 24.99 (not including shipping).

Great album, and a AAA KG cut.
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I love doing price comparisons on these.

$9USD shipping for the Canadians if you want to save that penny.
 
bdrummond said:
I love doing price comparisons on these.

$9USD shipping for the Canadians if you want to save that penny.
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For what it's worth I've been pretty thrilled with everything I've ordered direct from Sundazed, and usually use an order from them as an opportunity to hit their ding discount section as I've gotten some amazing deals on barely perceptible sleeve damaged records from them.
 
avecigrec said:
For what it's worth I've been pretty thrilled with everything I've ordered direct from Sundazed, and usually use an order from them as an opportunity to hit their ding discount section as I've gotten some amazing deals on barely perceptible sleeve damaged records from them.
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Same. Sundazed has some great releases for great prices.
 
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