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

Melt Face Molly Drop said:
So, quick timeline here:

2014: Hello, we are VMP, we are your friends. Here are some records.
2015: Here's a nice shop with some extras, also, nothing will EVER be more than $17
2016-2018: Things are going well! We love music! The forum is poppin'!
2019: The forum is weighing us down. We need to become bigger than Elvis, Jesus, and the Dalai Lama.
2020: Should we open a plant? Plants are good for the earth, right?
2020, part II: It seems things are starting to get weird, let's oust our current CEO Matt (or did he leave willingly)?
2021-2023: QC Issues galore, but we sure do get a lot of celebrity press.
2024: Fire CEO, CFO and sue everyone. Re-instate former CEO on an interim basis (WHAT???)
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In short, honesty and transparency have always been in short supply.
 
TenderLovingKiller® said:
This it’s the type of thing where everything is fine until it isn’t and then when it isn’t it’s too late to do anything about it haveing already rat-fucked its loyal customers out of their money leaving consumers to hold the bag.
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Yeah but the $ spent is long gone for me to the point that the box will feel free. Hearing this news does explain why there hasn't been a new anthology announced yet though.
 
grendel627 said:
Not sure that's the take here. Sounds like those guys were just a little too passionate about the plant and basically committed fraud to try to keep it going. I'm not an attorney, but if what is alleged is true, I wonder whether they've left themselves open for criminal prosecution, too.

I have to say, I've certainly been confused about the relationship between the plant and VMP. Everything VMP sends out makes it sound like it's "their plant."
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bdm105 said:
Yeah but the $ spent is long gone for me to the point that the box will feel free. Hearing this news does explain why there hasn't been a new anthology announced yet though.
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i think a new anthology is being announced soon.

IMO the news explains why there have been no updates on the Impulse box, GD Anthology and the reasoning for their series that were going to be pressed at VMPressing now being moved to GZ with late 2024/early 2025 dates
 
TenderLovingKiller® said:
so when does Cam start up a new monthly record club for real music fans?

I hear the angel investors are already lining up.
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AFAIC, Cam was the only true music lover at heart. But you can't mix business with pleasure as they say. I was actually surprised when he was promoted to CEO. Maybe his personality wasn't as business oriented as the board would have liked (e.g. worry about the bottom line first, and music quality second).

It's beginning to feel very closely to how Hollywood operates.
 
TenderLovingKiller® said:
I about wanna pull up the Discord to see if the discourse on there. Hoping it breaks into Cam/Plant supports vs. VMP corporate loyalist.
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We’re on there right now. I think everyone is rightfully worried. I can’t speak to the legality of how Cam was representing VMPlant and its place in the company. But goddamn, all the 40% off sales as of late and this senior leadership ouster don’t make me feel great.
 
Melt Face Molly Drop said:
AFAIC, Cam was the only true music lover at heart. But you can't mix business with pleasure as they say. I was actually surprised when he was promoted to CEO. Maybe his personality wasn't as business oriented as the board would have liked (e.g. worry about the bottom line first, and music quality second).

It's beginning to feel very closely to how Hollywood operates.
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There was visionquest guy…
 
MikeH said:
i think a new anthology is being announced soon.

IMO the news explains why there have been no updates on the Impulse box, GD Anthology and the reasoning for their series that were going to be pressed at VMPressing now being moved to GZ with late 2024/early 2025 dates
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Anything interesting being said on the discord?
Melt Face Molly Drop said:
AFAIC, Cam was the only true music lover at heart. But you can't mix business with pleasure as they say. I was actually surprised when he was promoted to CEO. Maybe his personality wasn't as business oriented as the board would have liked (e.g. worry about the bottom line first, and music quality second).

It's beginning to feel very closely to how Hollywood operates.
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Private equity! Profits over art (even though if you do it right you can have both)
David A. said:
We’re on there right now. I think everyone is rightfully worried. I can’t speak to the legality of how Cam was representing VMPlant and its place in the company. But goddamn, all the 40% off sales as of late and this senior leadership ouster don’t make me feel great.
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I assumed those sales was for a warehouse move to the new factory but maybe it was for cash
 
David A. said:
We’re on there right now. I think everyone is rightfully worried. I can’t speak to the legality of how Cam was representing VMPlant and its place in the company. But goddamn, all the 40% off sales as of late and this senior leadership ouster don’t make me feel great.
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40% discount, flash sales, Willie Nelson x4 for $20, selling thousands of damaged records and mystery bundles. All good here.
 
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