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

sylvian said:
I just find their selection to be very questionable, personally. They focus on trying to make a big splash with something they think would be huge, then miss the mark because it's something that's still available for dirt cheap or something nobody is interested in. Don't get me started on the mass quantities of stuff that ends up sitting around for years on end because it just doesn't work with the demo.
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They still release some good stuff but very few things now are truly exclusives. You can almost always get a pressing elsewhere even if it’s just a different variant. An OG press of the Errol Garner record is $2+ shipping on discogs and it’s all analogue whereas this pressing is a digital remaster. Curation lately has been mostly weak outside of a few things here and there and when they hype the swaps and nothing works on the site then not really sure why the club is worth it anymore for me.
 
The whole set up is like purchasing concert tickets, right? There is a large demand and so you will get rejected until the system deems itself ready to accept your swap/order.

Perhaps I didn’t fully grasp the situation and the site went down or people were unable to swap for even the easy to obtain swaps, I just assumed the error messages popping up as a sign that you were trying to buy something that dozens of others were also trying to.
 
I haven’t gotten my April records yet. That part isn’t my issue, but rather that my swap reverted back to rick Ross and they shipped it even after I emailed well in advance. Tired of giving money for warped records and inconsistent CS. For that reason, I’m out. (Cancelled until something decent comes up and/or they learn how to manage inventory.)
 
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heartswells said:
The whole set up is like purchasing concert tickets, right? There is a large demand and so you will get rejected until the system deems itself ready to accept your swap/order.

Perhaps I didn’t fully grasp the situation and the site went down or people were unable to swap for even the easy to obtain swaps, I just assumed the error messages popping up as a sign that you were trying to buy something that dozens of others were also trying to.
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Nope. SWAPS weren't functioning, period. It didn't matter what you wanted. The excuse that the site couldn't handle this or that has been used consistently over the last 2 years. They said the migration would fix that. It's only gotten worse

 
MikeH said:
They still release some good stuff but very few things now are truly exclusives. You can almost always get a pressing elsewhere even if it’s just a different variant. An OG press of the Errol Garner record is $2+ shipping on discogs and it’s all analogue whereas this pressing is a digital remaster. Curation lately has been mostly weak outside of a few things here and there and when they hype the swaps and nothing works on the site then not really sure why the club is worth it anymore for me.
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Was it confirmed that the VMP version is a digital remaster? On the product page it makes it seem like it’s analog but of course the wording doesn’t make it clear that it didn’t go through a digital stage too:
Remastering DetailsPlangent Processed From Original Master Tapes
I’m considering cancelling too and if this is digital then there’s really no point getting it (my opinion only)
 
punchy said:
Was it confirmed that the VMP version is a digital remaster? On the product page it makes it seem like it’s analog but of course the wording doesn’t make it clear that it didn’t go through a digital stage too:
Remastering DetailsPlangent Processed From Original Master Tapes
I’m considering cancelling too and if this is digital then there’s really no point getting it (my opinion only)
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Yep.

www.plangentprocesses.com

Plangent Processes - the finest tape playback on the planet

The Plangent Processes Playback System is a hybrid hardware/software, combining state-of-the-art analog coupled with unique digital signal processing.
www.plangentprocesses.com www.plangentprocesses.com
 
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Swap shops for Premier League football stickers were more reliable than this in the 90's!
Between that and the fact this is all about vinyl records it's looking more and more like modern technology was a mistake.

Granted this forum would function a lot slower via carrier pigeon 🐦 ...
...though probably still faster than the VMP customer support 🐌😴
 
dhodo said:
Yep.

www.plangentprocesses.com

Plangent Processes - the finest tape playback on the planet

The Plangent Processes Playback System is a hybrid hardware/software, combining state-of-the-art analog coupled with unique digital signal processing.
www.plangentprocesses.com www.plangentprocesses.com
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I wasn’t aware of this process, thanks for the link appreciate it. Interesting choice when there’s already great examples of all analog transfer, but that’s a different discussion.
 
punchy said:
Was it confirmed that the VMP version is a digital remaster? On the product page it makes it seem like it’s analog but of course the wording doesn’t make it clear that it didn’t go through a digital stage too:
Remastering DetailsPlangent Processed From Original Master Tapes
I’m considering cancelling too and if this is digital then there’s really no point getting it (my opinion only)
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It's because Plangent Process has a digital step.

HOWEVER.

I would take a Plangent Processed remaster over almost any original AAA source unless it was already impeccably mastered. Plangent is AWESOME.
 
Dead C said:
Is there an influx of new members in here?

If so...

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Imagine how frustrating it would have been without everyone lol. If anything it got me to look up and find where Black Pumas was still available in deluxe splatter new for RRP.

The time dilation from VMP Support working out of what I can only assume is the surface of that wave planet from Interstellar is the only thing currently pausing my finger. As and when that broadcast reaches Earth and confirms there's no way they can get the records back to me because Matt Damon went wild in their server room - then I'll buy it.
 
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