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

Completely fair point. I just don’t think VMP set the price on this one. Expecting exclusives will continue to range in confusing pricing though. Sometimes just below other options when shipping is accounted for, other times wildly more expensive.

Agreed. I don't know what's the price for this exclusive on PJ club shop but it has to be the same or roughly the same as VMP's. If not, either VMP or PJ clubs subscribers will feel scammed. With this higher price, they are all scammed the same way.
 
Agreed. I don't know what's the price for this exclusive on PJ club shop but it has to be the same or roughly the same as VMP's. If not, either VMP or PJ clubs subscribers will feel scammed. With this higher price, they are all scammed the same way.

I think my clear no code was at least $40, iirc.

PJ has us conditioned to pay that much as they tend to charge $50+ for their vault releases.

The TEN and Vs/Vitalogy boxsets seem like an absolute steal today. I think those were like $70 or so.
 
I think my clear no code was at least $40, iirc.

PJ has us conditioned to pay that much as they tend to charge $50+ for their vault releases.

The TEN and Vs/Vitalogy boxsets seem like an absolute steal today. I think those were like $70 or so.

Just checked my order on the clear No Code - it was $32, shipping was $13.

Best deal I ever got was my copy of the Ten Super Deluxe box set - won it with a $5 raffle ticket at a Wishlist pre-party/fundraiser. Although that also kickstarted my vinyl habit, so maybe it wasn't a great deal after all.
 
plus different master (which maybe goes without saying) and different pressing plant obviously. it would not be a surprise if the VMP one sounds better.
is it a diff master? the 2016/2019 master was redone for vinyl (ie, it wasn't the 1998 master)

I wonder if it's this mix

 
is it a diff master? the 2016/2019 master was redone for vinyl (ie, it wasn't the 1998 master)

I wonder if it's this mix

if it's 2LP vs 1 LP, it has to be a new master right...? they have to recut it.
 
if it's 2LP vs 1 LP, it has to be a new master right...? they have to recut it.

Can't they just do a new cut from the existing master?

I think we may be mixing up masters and plates(aka metal work) here.

I am no expert. But, I believe the master is the tape(or high res digital). They use the master to make plates to press the vinyl.
I am not aware of needing to do anything specific with the master in order for it to be a 1LP or 2LP release. But again, I'm no expert.
 
I think my clear no code was at least $40, iirc.

PJ has us conditioned to pay that much as they tend to charge $50+ for their vault releases.

The TEN and Vs/Vitalogy boxsets seem like an absolute steal today. I think those were like $70 or so.
To be fair, the Vault releases are generally top quality and fairly limited. The $50 for a 2 or 3 LP pressed at RTI in the special bookbinding sleeve seems reasonable compared with the $35 standard release single LPs coming out these days. But that $15 to $20 shipping fee has led me to skip a couple of them. And the fact that I'm somewhat afraid they're giong to relase a ton of them at once like they did with the bootleg CDs back in 2001/2002. If I buy all of them as they release them now, I'll have to buy all of those if they do a batch, right? :)
 
Can't they just do a new cut from the existing master?

I think we may be mixing up masters and plates(aka metal work) here.

I am no expert. But, I believe the master is the tape(or high res digital). They use the master to make plates to press the vinyl.
I am not aware of needing to do anything specific with the master in order for it to be a 1LP or 2LP release. But again, I'm no expert.

Correct. I was talking about a mastered mix and @MikeH is talking about the vinyl master (which is the precursor to the mother).
 
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