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

[Djxfactor511]

The same thing happened to me. Did you try applying a discount code? I did and thought that may have been the cause of the error.

Nope, no discount code when I tried.

 

[Phaneronic]

So, considering there was apparently no pressing number... Are we a little surprised that Idler Wheel disappeared from the store that quickly? I mean, there couldn't have been more than a few thousand of these sold, only 700 people on Discogs have it... So maybe 4000 total sold, tops.

I remember it being suggested it was pulled off the store so they didn't sell out before When the Pawn... so they could bundle them or summin'. Makes sense to me

 

[Mather]

I remember it being suggested it was pulled off the store so they didn't sell out before When the Pawn... so they could bundle them or summin'. Makes sense to me

Haha yeah, I think I was the one who suggested that. TOTAL speculation but it still makes sense to me.

 

[mitchwagz]

Haha yeah, I think I was the one who suggested that. TOTAL speculation but it still makes sense to me.

Or she’s finally going to release a new album this year and is gearing up to reissue her back catalog and told VMP to pull their remaining stock and give it to her! (Wishful thinking...)

 

[NathanRicaud]

This is unrelated to anything, really, but it is H I L A R I O U S to me that they're flogging Tennis, an album they probably have literally thousands of copies of, as a "sale" for $29. You can pick this album up pretty much brand new on Discogs for $15.

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No wonder why it’s so cheap to get on Discogs brand new! Such a weak ass pick for an Essentials ROTM!

 

[NathanRicaud]

Even though I didn’t like Tennis’ 2017 album. This upcoming album sounds promising

I do really enjoy Tennis’ two singles so far for their upcoming record however! “Runner” and “Need Your Love” are both absolutely stunning track!

“Runner” is shiny, dizzying, bright, sparkly synth, romantic track that has such a rich, charming, angelic sound! “Need Your Lovin” sounds like a psychedelic, timeless, old-school love-struck song! I love the twangy guitars in the background and those drums have such a kick to them! The caressing, sing-along, irresistibly chorus is so catchy and is bound to get stuck in your head!

I pre-ordered their album on the strength of those two singles!

 

[bettim84]

I agree with you on the price, absolutely...
I don't know why this album wasn't more loved than it was. Definitely have pulled it out a few times when I wanted a Rilo Kiley and Fleetwood Mac kind of vibe.

Maybe other people just spun a Rilo Kiley or Fleetwood Mac album in that case.

 

[Mather]

I remember it being suggested it was pulled off the store so they didn't sell out before When the Pawn... so they could bundle them or summin'. Makes sense to me

Yeah I just looked back and remembered the other reason I thought that, Idler and Tidal went out of stock on the same day. The odds of that happening seems rather unlikely...

 

[Selaws]

My 2019 VMP purchases with a quick 1-10 rating (cost, package, sound, and # of spins). Anything 6 and up, I'd be happy to repurchase. I keep trying to get better about this every year. And this is just like, my opinion, man!

Rating	Artist	Album	Cost
10​	Miles Davis / John Coltrane	Live in Paris 1960	25​
10​	Al Green	Call Me	23​
10​	Van Morrison	Veedon Fleece	25​
10​	De La Soul	3ft High and Rising	25​
10​	Mariah Carey	Daydream	23​
10​	BB King	Lucille	25​
10​	Art Blakey	The Freedom Rider	25​
9​	Madlib & Freddie Gibbs	Pinata	29​
9​	De La Soul	De La Soul is Dead	27​
9​	Nilufer Yanya	Miss Universe	23​
9​	Handsome Boy Modeling School	So…How's Your Girl	25​
9​	The Notorious BIG	Ready to Die	23​
9​	Dave Brubeck	Jazz Impression of Japan	25​
9​	QoTSA	Songs for the Deaf	25​
9​	Jorge Ben	Africa Brasil	23​
9​	Aretha Franklin	I Never Loved a Man	23​
9​	Ainslee Wills	All You Have is All You Need	23​
8​	Mort Garson	Mother Earth's Plantasia	26​
8​	Juvenile	400 Degreez	23​
8​	Blossom Dearie	s/t	25​
8​	Gorillaz	Demon Days	23​
8​	Cornelius	Point	24.5​
8​	Run DMC	Raising Hell	23​
8​	Angel Olsen	All Mirrors	25​
7​	Yusef Lateef	Eastern Sounds	27​
7​	Broken Social Scene	You Forgot It in People	29​
7​	The Flaming Lips	The Soft Bulletin	25​
7​	Mobb Deep	The Infamous	31​
7​	Still Woozy	Woozy Discography	22​
7​	MedBluMadlib	Bad Neighbor	23​
6​	Camp Lo	Uptown Saturday Night	23​
6​	Knxwledge	Hud Dreems	23​
6​	Flying Lotus	Cosmogramma	23​
6​	Outkast	Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik	23​
6​	Method Man	Tical	23​
6​	Alice Coltrane	Journey in Satchidananda	23​
6​	Danny Brown	Uknowwhatimsayin?	30​
5​	Toulouse	Extended Plea	21​
5​	Muddy Waters	Fathers and Sons	23​
5​	Charles Bradley	Black Velvet	23​
5​	UGK	Ridin Dirty	23​
5​	Jim Sullivan	UFO	23​
5​	Jamila Woods	Legacy! Legacy!	23​
4​	Nat Turner Rebellion	Laugh to Keep from Crying	25​
4​	Rob	s/t	23​
4​	Joel Ross	Kingmaker	23​
3​	TI	King	23​

Interested to see if your main issue with Joel Ross was the pressing/staticy noise? Or did you just not dig it?

 

[NathanRicaud]

Interested to see if your main issue with Joel Ross was the pressing/staticy noise? Or did you just not dig it?

Mmmmm the Rob Funky Way pressing sounded excellent and I really enjoyed the music on it, but it’s ranked low with Joel Ross! So I’m guessing Ponman didn’t like the music on it!

Not sure about Joel Ross though!?

 

[Ponman2003]

Interested to see if your main issue with Joel Ross was the pressing/staticy noise? Or did you just not dig it?

Mmmmm the Rob Funky Way pressing sounded excellent and I really enjoyed the music on it, but it’s ranked low with Joel Ross! So I’m guessing Ponman didn’t like the music on it!

Not sure about Joel Ross though!?

The Kingmaker is a fan-fucking-tastic album imo. That package and press though... tsk tsk tsk.

Rob just wasn’t for me, which honestly I should have known bc I rarely enjoy funk. Definitely a FOMO swap that didn’t pan out.

 

[Dead C]

The Kingmaker is a fan-fucking-tastic album imo. That package and press though... tsk tsk tsk.

Rob just wasn’t for me, which honestly I should have known bc I rarely enjoy funk. Definitely a FOMO swap that didn’t pan out.

Are you the one who threw up that PIF I missed?

 

[Ponman2003]

Are you the one who threw up that PIF I missed?

I PIF’d both those albums now that I think about it.

 

[Captainfog]

I really liked Funky Rob. That was the last exclusive I bought from them.

 

[NathanRicaud]

I really liked Funky Rob. That was the last exclusive I bought from them.

I absolutely loved that exclusive too! I love the first track especially! It’s such a vibe!

 

[Selaws]

The Kingmaker is a fan-fucking-tastic album imo. That package and press though... tsk tsk tsk.

Rob just wasn’t for me, which honestly I should have known bc I rarely enjoy funk. Definitely a FOMO swap that didn’t pan out.

Completely agree with you. Kingmaker was one of my favourites of the year and a killer debut, I constantly find myself humming certain tracks. The VMP pressing was a huge letdown. I thought the package itself was as to be expected (standard jacket etc) but the poor pressing and staticy transformer-ish noise just put me off. I also had a replacement but it took so long to get to me that once I opened it to find the same issue I just gave up on it.

I actually went to one of Ross' live shows (I believe @NathanRicaud went to the other date unless I'm getting mixed up?) and recorded bits of it on my iphone (so nothing fancy just using the voice recorder app) and I find myself listening to that more than the actual record which is a huge shame.

 

[NewsFedora]

Completely agree with you. Kingmaker was one of my favourites of the year and a killer debut, I constantly find myself humming certain tracks. The VMP pressing was a huge letdown. I thought the package itself was as to be expected (standard jacket etc) but the poor pressing and staticy transformer-ish noise just put me off. I also had a replacement but it took so long to get to me that once I opened it to find the same issue I just gave up on it.

I actually went to one of Ross' live shows (I believe @NathanRicaud went to the other date unless I'm getting mixed up?) and recorded bits of it on my iphone (so nothing fancy just using the voice recorder app) and I find myself listening to that more than the actual record which is a huge shame.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I believe the standard issue pressing of Kingmaker had the same problems that plagued the VMP exclusive as well.

 

[Selaws]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I believe the standard issue pressing of Kingmaker had the same problems that plagued the VMP exclusive as well.

This is useful to know, I was planning on eventually getting a standard press! Cheers buddy

 

[Mather]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I believe the standard issue pressing of Kingmaker had the same problems that plagued the VMP exclusive as well.

Correct, they were both pressed at GZs Canadian pressing plant of horrors Precision Record Pressings. They're awful.

 

[jamieanderson1968]

Correct, they were both pressed at GZs Canadian pressing plant of horrors Precision Record Pressings. They're awful.

As a Canadian, I feel the need to apologies for this