NewsFedora
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You chose wisely. Get Jorge next month.
Vinyl Me Please (store, exclusives, swaps, etc)
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You chose wisely. Get Jorge next month.
TCell
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Maybe VMP made them disappear in the New Mexico desert like unwanted Atari games and the actual Jim Sullivan.
Seriously, they're still a swaption, so I would guess that's just a website editing error.
I’m pretty sure the original release was too? Anyone know if this is just a standard reissue on color vinyl or if it’s a new cut? I never bought an original since I heard it was noisy... I should really pick up a copy sometime though.
serotonein
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For the same price (free shipping in the US) you can get the 2-LP 10th anniversary edition from Merge which includes the Get Nice! EP. I don't spin the EP much, but the remastered LP is one of the best-sounding records I own. Can't tell if VMP version is the same remaster.
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Yeah, I get why VMP picked it, but really this one & Gimme Fiction are the 2 in the catalog that didn't need another reissue. Since Newbury already did Girls Can Tell last year, why not Kill The Moonlight?
I'm totally behind the Caribou & Wild Flag selections, though incredibly surprised they didn't pick Our Love. I'm still shocked this many years later WF didn't get more hype, with this the first-ever repress.
Speaking above of Newbury, it's worth noting they just did a few Sugar & Bob Mould represses and only charged $25 for a single LP, $32 for a 2xLP. For a record like Silver Age, it was $5 more than it would cost to buy the black version from Merge, not incredibly high but understandable for a limited variant.
I'm generally accepting of VMP charging more for a limited pressing, especially when considering licensing fees from major labels, but 2 things are wrong here - a) those numbers have increased dramatically in the last 2 years beyond anyone else's increases & also haven't varied a lot title to title (way too many $29 for a single LP for it to be a coincidence), which you'd actually expect if it was solely due to licensing fees, and b) we now have a straight apples-to-apples comparison with the same label (who is good about keeping their own prices low, plus free US shipping) and some Newbury variants. There's really no excuse for VMP to be charging more than Newbury. It almost feels as if even though shipping is built into memberships, and non-members pay for shipping, they're still charging a bit more on top to cover that. It's either that or straight price-gouging for a rarity.
Turbo
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I have a 2xLP pressing of this at 45 rpm and it sounds great! The variant looks beautiful though and RTI should do a good job.
TenderLovingKiller®
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Yeah, I had the 1LP version but I couldn't resist the 2xLP gatefold and while the colored wax is (seemingly) nice. I feel like doesn't offer anything more.
Space Wanderer
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Transference is the Spoon album most in need of a deluxe reissue. Maybe next year for the tenth anniversary.
Ghost
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I think I’ll be able to convince the lady to go halfsies on this one with me. She loves Caribou >:]View attachment 18638
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Part of our 30th anniversary celebration of Merge Records, we have the third album from Caribou here on Red & Yellow Splatter vinyl.app.vinylmeplease.com
dirty hands
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note to self.. do NOT rejoin for Caribou. Just don’t. Be strong, you dumb weak jerk. Also get your oil changed.
doncornelius
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I already have one. Do you think it is worth buying again?
Rahawk2
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I do not have it. I want it. I like the VMP variant a lot, but the 10yr anniversary has 2 lps, Which would you recommend? Is the 2nd LP worth it?
phramenma
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Hoping for these releases in the next Merge Anniversary instalment:
Arcade Fire - Funeral, Neon Bible, Suburbs
Caribou - Up in Flames, Start Breaking My Heart, Andorra, Our Love
M. Ward - Transfiguration of Vincent
Spoon - Kill the Moonlight
Neutral Milk Hotel - On Avery Island, In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
Arcade Fire - Funeral, Neon Bible, Suburbs
Caribou - Up in Flames, Start Breaking My Heart, Andorra, Our Love
M. Ward - Transfiguration of Vincent
Spoon - Kill the Moonlight
Neutral Milk Hotel - On Avery Island, In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
tonythegamer
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Oh god if it’s any of these I’d have to get them. Even though I JUST BOUGHT THEM ON STANDARD BLACK
Melt Face Molly Drop
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CARIBOOOOUUUUUUUU
Jeff Lerner
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Low stock alert: Etta Jones (18 left)
JonnyH
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For whatever reason Jealous Butcher handles the vinyl for most of the older M. Ward albums including this one. I have an OG light blue version, but I think they’ve reissued it at least a few times including in 2015.
