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

MattS said:
so I did a thing and signed up for the year and 8 free records. I think the only record I’m for sure trying to snag is the Dave Van Ronk (maybe Anthem of the Sun since my copy is fucked) but I know I’ll have to price swap because there will be some shit I want that is still cheaper elsewhere. If anyone has any recent jazz reissues they’ve been enjoying, would love to hear some recs
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I really like my copy of Yusef Lateef.
 
MattS said:
so I did a thing and signed up for the year and 8 free records. I think the only record I’m for sure trying to snag is the Dave Van Ronk (maybe Anthem of the Sun since my copy is fucked) but I know I’ll have to price swap because there will be some shit I want that is still cheaper elsewhere. If anyone has any recent jazz reissues they’ve been enjoying, would love to hear some recs
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How does it work for the 8 free records? Do you have to select them all in one time or can you grab one there and a couple next month and so on?
 
Maybe the thing to do is grab some hip-hop as "free" records and hold them for a few years, VMP pressings tend to rise over time, and probably faster than the same $21 in the stock market.
 
Skalap said:
How does it work for the 8 free records? Do you have to select them all in one time or can you grab one there and a couple next month and so on?
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Whatever bonus you get has to all be used at once. They send you a code that is good for up to 8 albums. Your choice if you use them all I guess.
 
MattS said:
so I did a thing and signed up for the year and 8 free records. I think the only record I’m for sure trying to snag is the Dave Van Ronk (maybe Anthem of the Sun since my copy is fucked) but I know I’ll have to price swap because there will be some shit I want that is still cheaper elsewhere. If anyone has any recent jazz reissues they’ve been enjoying, would love to hear some recs
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I did the 6 month and signed up with the Earl track.

I haven't fucked with this company in so long I'm not really on top of it. I completely missed the throwback Thursday this morning
 
TheThinWhiteDuke said:
So, I actually think that this "up to 8 free" is one of VMP's biggest grifts ever and I'll explain myself.

Even a day after they announced this, the number of "Join With This Album" choices beyond the last couple of months was already starting to thin out; I'm guessing when they email ....everyone at the same time....a coupon for their free records, after two weeks of pumping this promotion, that everyone will find the same usual suspects that have been lingering in swaps for years to be their "free" albums.

And I put "free" in airquotes because they really aren't, are they? They are albums used to bring your invested cost per record down- so you would have to find up to 8 LP's you would want to pay $21 for normally, or up to $28 on the six month.

I would imagine they would drag this out until summer when they have enough new ROTMs to fill the coffers again for people renewing/signing up.

But to my jaded, cynical eyes this looks like someone cooked up a way to both look apologetic for the price bump and clear out dead af inventory in one subscription bump scheme.
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I just took a look at the entire list of 250 titles offered as "free" through this promotion since it was posted last week. I haven't been a member since '19 and also haven't purchased any of their products separately or through reseller platforms.

Forget eight albums; I struggled finding five that I am interested in purchasing.
 
Dead C said:
I did the 6 month and signed up with the Earl track.

I haven't fucked with this company in so long I'm not really on top of it. I completely missed the throwback Thursday this morning
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TBH you didn't miss much this morning. the TBT was kinda meh. melvin's sparkplug was probably the best thing on there IMO (but not at the prices they're offering it for. $51? that's insane.)
 
Dead C said:
I did the 6 month and signed up with the Earl track.

I haven't fucked with this company in so long I'm not really on top of it. I completely missed the throwback Thursday this morning
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They still doing throwback Thursday? Is it a particular OOS album still? I haven’t been a member in well over 2 years so have forgotten a lot
 
these were the ones they brough back for this one:

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I guess king curtis is a good one if you don't have it. LOL at not knowing that pure phase is the album and the band is spiritualized
 
MikeH said:
www.vinylmeplease.com

Yield (25th Anniversary Edition)

'Yield (25th Anniversary Edition)' by Pearl Jam is available on exclusive Translucent Red and Black Hi-melt vinyl.
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First release at the new VMP plant
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Thought maybe they'd start with a bigger splash than this. but good on em I guess.

I was a major PJ fan, (they were my favourite band from 1991 until like 1997) but for some reason I can't bring myself to add to the collection I have (Ten and Vitalogy). Yield is a good album, but I am so blasé towards their music over the past few years.
 
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