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

TheThinWhiteDuke said:
The 33. I haven't found enough evidence anywhere that the 45 is better sound quality to justify the flow breakup on 2 discs. I'll trust a KG at 33 any day. Plus I'm going to compare it to my Carl and the Passions cut and may sell the one I like less
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Yeah I got the 33 as well straight from Acoustic Sounds for $35 (plus $4 shipping since I didnt go over the $50 free shipping threshold) and it's all you need unless you have an incredible system where having the added SQ of the 45 RPM is noticeable.
 
Yeah I have both the mono and stereo 33 AP releases of Pet Sounds. Mono is the way to go but it is a little muddy. Supposedly the stereo mix was created from a copy tape that was a generation closer to the master or something along those lines. It does sound more clear but at the expense of not being as cohesive of a sound. Both are fantastic in their own way though. I reach for the mono more often than not.
 
Mather said:
My guess is it's a lot of people with credits.
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Speaking of credits, I finally got a refund of an oversold 3 Feet High and Rising that I ordered back in November, only after finally CC'ing Matt in my email to support. The refund was done in literally minutes, and the CS person was very apologetic and happily told me that they added some credits to my account for my trouble. Checked my account, and got $1.50 in credit... i mean honestly, why even bother.
 
NewsFedora said:
Well, there's your answer. I can't really fault VMP for selling these at a higher price if people are going to keep paying for them.
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Mather said:
My guess is it's a lot of people with credits.
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That was my plan. I had credits and still had not used the discount.

I hope most of these purchases were from VMP members for the sake of membership but it looks like it yet another drop open to the public
 
punchy said:
Speaking of credits, I finally got a refund of an oversold 3 Feet High and Rising that I ordered back in November, only after finally CC'ing Matt in my email to support. The refund was done in literally minutes, and the CS person was very apologetic and happily told me that they added some credits to my account for my trouble. Checked my account, and got $1.50 in credit... i mean honestly, why even bother.
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Meanwhile, they refunded me in store credits for Run DMC. They just gave me $34 rather than the $23 I actually paid for it... I might just start taking store credits more frequently than I used to...
 
AnthonyI said:
....not for nothing, but I don't believe AP has a 45 RPM of Someday My Prince Will Come. :unsure:

EDIT: There is a small blur on this listing on the AS site "Praising their 45 RPM pressings", but this pressing is not 45 RPM............if it is, I'll take it for $35 at AS.............and $39 at VMP (Plus waiting a month to get it)

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I have to be honest, I dig VMP selling a curated selection of AP titles. I would have preferred the 33 over the 45 versions, but I miss having a small selection of high quality curated titles, so I think it's a nice change. I'm curious if they'll restock the titles that sell out, have a rotation of titles, or when this batch sells out they're gone?

And fwiw, I highly recommend that Dr. John's Gumbo. Amazing album, amazing remaster and pressing.
 
Urbs_hott said:
They used to sell Mofi’s in the store and they marked them up $20-$40 per record. I bought the one step of Marvin Gaye- What’s going on for $165 While it was on sale from Music Direct for $125. Don’t look at me like that...it was all store credit. :cool:
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They also used to advertise some titles as MoFi at normal prices, but then ship out different pressings that sold for under $20 on Amazon. That's what happened to me with the Pixies.

Edit* to clarify why I'm still sour about this.
This is what was advertised: Pixies - Surfer Rosa
This is what was sent: Pixies - Surfer Rosa

I have not purchased a curated/non-exclusive from VMP since. And I won't even consider any of these AP selections because of that instance. Given the past year with them, I don't have faith they would have fully corrected this issue, even if they say they have.

Ponman2003 said:
Or maybe VMP isn't even warehousing them. Maybe they're just hosting a purchase point and they'll still ship from AP's spot.
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That's my guess honestly. Maybe not that logistics process exactly, but something similar.
 
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botherly said:
Can anyone post that code again?

I mean, these are insanely overpriced, right??
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Not insanely overpriced, they are typically $5 less at Acoustic Sounds (direct from the label).
Also, not overpriced for those of us not in the US as shipping is typically $20 and these are usually dinged by customs as well.

I have no problem calling VMP out on their BS, this is actually pretty cool for us not living in the US
 
CCKrone said:
Not insanely overpriced, they are typically $5 less at Acoustic Sounds (direct from the label).
Also, not overpriced for those of us not in the US as shipping is typically $20 and these are usually dinged by customs as well.

I have no problem calling VMP out on their BS, this is actually pretty cool for us not living in the US
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Agreed, though sadly the ones I would have grabbed are all sold out. Hopefully they restock or continue
 
punchy said:
Speaking of credits, I finally got a refund of an oversold 3 Feet High and Rising that I ordered back in November, only after finally CC'ing Matt in my email to support. The refund was done in literally minutes, and the CS person was very apologetic and happily told me that they added some credits to my account for my trouble. Checked my account, and got $1.50 in credit... i mean honestly, why even bother.
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That’s like when I was exhausted once after a 17 hour work day and took an Uber home. I fell asleep in the cab and arrived 45 min later (should have been a 20 min journey) and saw the next day I had been charged over $100 for the trip. I complained to Uber and said the driver took me the wrong way and it never should have taken that long. They agreed and processed a refund for...$0.87. Haven’t used Uber since hah
 
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