NathanRicaud
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OH NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
That really sucks! I hope you get sorted out quickly by VMP! Fingers crossed you had a lot of bubble wrap in the packages!
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That really sucks! I hope you get sorted out quickly by VMP! Fingers crossed you had a lot of bubble wrap in the packages!
NathanRicaud
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I have been getting warps from everywhere too! New releases from Bandcamp/artists store, Vinyl Me, Please, from Secretly Store, HHV exclusives, Friday Music, Turntable lab exclusives etc. The worst was Urban Outfitters and Bluenote 75. Bluenote 75 was by far the worst though. The best experience Iāve had with warps, and just any other defects, has been MoFi, Analogue Production pressings, Light In The Attic and the Bluenote Tone Poet series. Iāve never had a defect with any of those places/series!
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Music On Vinyl pressings and VMP Classics pressings have also been generally excellent!
But yes, overall, warping is a big and common issue in the vinyl production industry right now!
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MikeH
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I very rarely get warped records and am not sure if Iām a lucky one or not. Iāve maybe had one or two VMP records warped in 4 years of subscribing on and off. Wonder if itās an issue with your post office somehow instead of the sellers?
Joe Mac
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You mean you donāt get the monthly warp from the crappy listening AROUND YOUR MARROW notes book?
NathanRicaud
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No, Iāve only ever had two records warped from the VMP Classics series! It might have been to the notebook! Generally speaking, they donāt seem to have an impact on the recordās shape/form!
I assume it could be the post office mishandling things, but I just donāt think it would be almost everything arriving damaged if so. The packages are always in great shape when I get them, and Iāve rarely ever had any damage with packaging. I live in TN, so Iām only a state away from VMP. Our summers donāt get too hot, but even if it did, the packages arenāt out for long periods of time.
Chris V
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Thanks @NathanRicaud Iāve got to open and inspect. I hope the shrink wrap will helpOH NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
That really sucks! I hope you get sorted out quickly by VMP! Fingers crossed you had a lot of bubble wrap in the packages!
Bohnjaggs
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I'm in California and have never had any damage with any of my records
NathanRicaud
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Iām in spirit with you and can feel the suspense! My heart is beating fast and I feel like we are both looking at each other, just hoping and praying that none of the records have been affected by the rain!
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Joe Mac
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No, Iāve only ever had two records warped from the VMP Classics series! It might have been to the notebook! Generally speaking, they donāt seem to have an impact on the recordās shape/form!
Iāll counter that optimism with this, the worst of my many shitty book warps...
NathanRicaud
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Iām in Australia and have only had one delivery that was damaged! And the package was severely damaged! I got a non-VMP Kero Kero Bonito album, and when I opened it, the record was literally broken into two pieces!
I luckily got it replaced straight away and my replacement was in perfect condition! So Iāve been very fortunate with my VMP packages, especially considering that I live in Australia
NathanRicaud
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That is baaaad!
The worst of my warps have come from Bluenote 75! But I donāt have any footage of them, because they were literally all thrown in the bin! Good lesson learnt for me though to really do my research and to look up other forums - Steve Hoffman - before purchasing from a label/series!
My Urban Outfitters Lizzo āCuz I Love Youā exclusive was also extremely warped, like, it was doing full-on slow motion body rolls!
Joe Mac
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That is baaaad!
The worst of my warps have come from Bluenote 75! But I donāt have any footage of them, because they were literally all thrown in the bin! Good lesson learnt for me though to really do my research and to look up other forums - Steve Hoffman - before purchasing from a label/series!
My Urban Outfitters Lizzo āCuz I Love Youā exclusive was also extremely warped, like, it was doing full-on slow motion body rolls!
Outside of VMP Iāve had 5 notable warps. Three in one package of Bob Dylan, all of which I pressed out using a heavy box set, and two in store, one dish that had to go back and one that the clamp eliminated overnight. This is why Iām so touchy about the amount of warps I get from VMP, because I know other places can do it right!
NathanRicaud
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Mmmmmm I hear you on that one! And I think itās good to be touchy about the amount of warps you get from VMP, as they must no itās unacceptable for the pressing plants to be making a lot of vinyl that ends up being defected and then packaged! VMP also need to be aware that if they receive too much warps, then they might have to change providers, unless they are willing to give out a lot of refunds/replacements!
Joe Mac
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Oh Nathan, you are so wonderfully, or maybe wilfully, naive! They wonāt change plants because GZ pump out volume for a good price. Thatās all they care about. They were giving out loads of replacements so they just made their replacement policy stricter.
Ugh that really sucks. The post office screwed up and their parcel runner for the holidays delivered two packages full of records while I had a mail hold on too. Luckily I caught it early after checking informed delivery and contacting the post office. Otherwise they would have been outside on my front porch for a week.
NathanRicaud
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I do like GZ in general though! Like their pressings sound great, even though thereās a good chance you will receive a warped record from them!
Joe Mac
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Theyāre average, at best. Their selling point is lots fast, not quality. Itās not a surprise that there are so many no fill, warp and crackle issues with VMP pressings given that they use them so often...
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TenderLovingKillerĀ®
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Have you met @Mather ? I think he may have started a support group.
Ghost
Original Resident Ghost
In the two years that Iāve been collecting records I have received 3 warped records in the mail. Only one of which has come from VMP.