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

[mitchwagz]

Just curious, how can you tell the black version is pressed at QRP? I'm looking my copy over, but I don't see anything on the label or in the runout that indicates where it was pressed.

Can you list the run outs or provide a pic possibly?

 

[WheatPopsicle]

Can you list the run outs or provide a pic possibly?

Side A etched - BG B0029607-01-A
Side B etched - BG B0029607-01-B

That's all I see in the runouts, nothing stamped on either side.

 

[WheatPopsicle]

It's also in an unmarked antistatic inner sleeve. The VMP version of Al Green - Call Me that was pressed at QRP came in a QRP branded inner sleeve.

 

[oldschoolkirby]

Can you list the run outs or provide a pic possibly?

Here are mine:

 

[doncornelius]

Side A etched - BG B0029607-01-A
Side B etched - BG B0029607-01-B

That's all I see in the runouts, nothing stamped on either side.

QRP rarely uses a plant code in the deadwax area, but there are other indicators such as the sticker on the outer sleeve and the Mofi-style inner sleeve.

I checked the discogs entry for the US black vinyl version, and it does not mention QRP. The EU version was pressed at MPO and does not use the Grumdman cut.

 

[WheatPopsicle]

QRP rarely uses a plant code in the deadwax area, but there are other indicators such as the sticker on the outer sleeve and the Mofi-style inner sleeve.

I checked the discogs entry for the US black vinyl version, and it does not mention QRP. The EU version was pressed at MPO and does not use the Grumdman cut.

Does QRP ever use unmarked mofi style inner sleeves, or are they always branded as QRP?

 

[dbarila]

Probably shouldnt have listened to The Comet Is Coming.

 

[siremobunny]

I ordered the standard press of Comet is Coming from amazon today...that's a known solid sounding pressing, right? (even if not actually a QRP press)

 

[WheatPopsicle]

I ordered the standard press of Comet is Coming from amazon today...that's a known solid sounding pressing, right? (even if not actually a QRP press)

Absolutely. Dead quiet, sounds amazing.

 

[Enoch]

Side A etched - BG B0029607-01-A
Side B etched - BG B0029607-01-B

That's all I see in the runouts, nothing stamped on either side.

I would have to look it up but that is a scheme for a pressing plant

 

[D Jilla]

Absolutely. Dead quiet, sounds amazing.

I read that it was done at QRP somewhere, but now I can’t figure out where . I remember reading it and being impressed, but also annoyed that the Sons of Kemet LP (also Impulse) was pressed at United.

Either way, I never questioned it for the reason you have listed here.

 

[goodoohuru]

I don't know if its just a coincidence that I haven't really liked any of the VMP releases since our nuking or that its always been like that and the VMP Forum was a pair of virtual rose coloured glasses.

 

[radiodead]

The Comet is Coming was an exclusive I was expecting at some point. That and the Denzel Curry album are the only 2 that have been essential since the forum ended imo. And the only 2 sclusies I’ve purchased in that time frame.

 

[D Jilla]

The Comet is Coming was an exclusive I was expecting at some point. That and the Denzel Curry album are the only 2 that have been essential since the forum ended imo. And the only 2 sclusies I’ve purchased in that time frame.

I like the Young Jesus avatar! I heard a couple of their songs on an episode of the OA recently and have been listening to that album. Great stuff

 

[slabsofvinyl]

I would have to look it up but that is a scheme for a pressing plant

Probably thinking of Optimal, which starts with "B" and has "01" "A" like that, but this just look like a typical Verve/Universal catalog number like B00#####-01. The "BG" is Bernie Grundman, of course.

 

[radiodead]

I like the Young Jesus avatar! I heard a couple of their songs on an episode of the OA recently and have been listening to that album. Great stuff

A tonnnnn of people have been turned onto them by the OA, which is great for them. It was a top 5 record for me last year and their S/T the year before was high on my list as well. A great band.

 

[Andy]

Does QRP ever use unmarked mofi style inner sleeves, or are they always branded as QRP?

according to the tales of the deadwax thing I posted earlier there is often no way of identifying a QRP press, they only use the QRP branded inner sleeve if asked by the label, and they don't always print anything in the dead wax. I probably would expect at least a sticker in the outer bag but the only way to tell would be to message QRP or Impulse.

 

[WheatPopsicle]

according to the tales of the deadwax thing I posted earlier there is often no way of identifying a QRP press, they only use the QRP branded inner sleeve if it rasked by the label, and they don't always print anything in the dead wax. I probably would expect at least a sticker in the outer bag but the only way to tell would be to message QRP or Impulse.

That's so mysterious and frustrating. Seems like there should be a way to look this stuff up. Or rather I wish there was a way, I should say.

 

[Selaws]

Lot of chat here about The Comet Is Coming. They are currently on tour in the US, with UK dates at the end of the year (im seeing them again in London in December) and they are FANTASTIC live. I saw them on Sunday at the Cross The Tracks festival and they were definitely a highlight!
Shabaka Hutchings gets a lot of praise (deservedly so) as the 'front man' but it was Dan Leavers on keys that really had the crowd jumping, his energy was amazing and all 3 of them kept looking at each other and smiling at the crowds reactions.

Here's a photo I took at the weekend.

 

[Captainfog]

Here's my copy