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

Hey. How about records eh? They're pretty fun, maybe we'd all like to talk about them now? Uh... I sure do like that new.. um...

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Oh, no. Uh... what's a Yaeji? Ooo wait, that one has an obi, I'll take one Vicky Farewell. What will YOU GUYS take? Please elaborate by discussing records below...
 
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NathanRicaud said:
It is expensive - like it makes a noticeable difference with everything being $3 more expensive! It will take time, but we’ll all get used to it later on! I won’t be purchasing much vinyl anyways, so it doesn’t affect me much fortunately!
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Well thankfully I have a decent sized collection but the current t market would not inspire me to start collecting vinyl if I wasn’t already on top of the beast. And $3 counts for those of us that remember precious prices, psychologically I don’t want to spen $50 on a 2 lp reissue
 
Speaking of overpriced VMP editions, I ordered the Japandroids Celebration Rock and it arrived today. Dare I say it’s an improvement on my standard copy, the vinyl is quieter and the packaging seemed sturdier. I think it is either the same master or not all that noticeable if it isn’t, but the quieter vinyl for sure makes it a better experience.

YMMV whether that’s worth the extra bucks but I don’t regret the use of store credit for a small upgrade on one of my favorite albums.
 
bdrummond said:
I posted in the Toronto thread elsewhere here, but man some of these new release prices I'm seeing coming through just makes VMP look ahead of the curve. We're talking $60-70 CAD for 2LPs in some instances now.

Definitely time to start enjoying the collection I have and stream the rest.
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Yeah, $60 CAD is about $45 USD, so about 5-10 USD above where everything new seems to be these days here in the States.

As an American visiting Toronto in October I was shocked at how far my money went. Prices were comparable at restaurants to what I pay in my college town taking the exchange rate in consideration.
 
wmeugene said:
Yeah, $60 CAD is about $45 USD, so about 5-10 USD above where everything new seems to be these days here in the States.

As an American visiting Toronto in October I was shocked at how far my money went. Prices were comparable at restaurants to what I pay in my college town taking the exchange rate in consideration.
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Toronto is insane in a lot of ways though. House purchases, rent, food and liquor costs are ludicrous. It's getting up there as one of the most expensive places to live.
 
bdrummond said:
Toronto is insane in a lot of ways though. House purchases, rent, food and liquor costs are ludicrous. It's getting up there as one of the most expensive places to live.
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Yeah, the hotel or the Raptors game was not a discount at all so I can imagine real estate being super pricy. But certainly most retail and restaurants were cheaper than any other large East Coast city in the States.
 
Mather said:
Yeah real estate is batshit around here. I'm in Toronto proper and we're talking 2 bed 2 bath unrenovated 1960s bungalows for like $1.3 million. New build just down the street from me on the same size lot I have just went for $2.7 million. NOT SUSTAINABLE.
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It's insanity.
I saw a barebones 2bdr condo on St Clair selling for $1.9M yesterday. There is absolutely nothing special about this condo except the price.

Going to enjoy looking at the $4k price point for anything other than a tiny 1+ den condo when we're moving in April.
 
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