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wa27 posted:And then there's the hilarious case of the Bioshock 2 special edition, which came with the game, huge hardcover art book, soundtrack CD, posters, and a vinyl version of the Bioshock 1 score. Retailed for $80 or $90. I bought a copy when it hit $30, and another from Best Buy when they sold them for $10. It was dirt cheap for the longest time, but now just the record itself seems to be appreciating in value. It sells for $30 or so. Was this because they overestimated the demand for it or because it wasn't really "limited" at all and they just kept producing more runs?
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It was because Bioshock 2 was not recieved as well or hyped as much. I think most special editions sell after the game is out and they ride on the hype.
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May 15, 2013 18:30
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WASDF posted:It was because Bioshock 2 was not recieved as well or hyped as much. I think most special editions sell after the game is out and they ride on the hype. That's what I meant by "overestimated demand." I've played the first two games, I know Bioshock 2 was a let-down.
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May 15, 2013 18:36
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Holy loving poo poo. Mountain Goats - All Hail West Texas
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May 15, 2013 21:30
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Hell yes! Can't wait for payday so I can buy that. Also, just got this today:  Ear Pwr - Super Animal Bros III Had to buy it because of the music video for the title track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9-J-FbiVq0
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Me in Reverse posted:Holy loving poo poo. Hot drat. Time to order all that Merge stuff I've been holding back on.
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May 15, 2013 22:43
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Me in Reverse posted:Holy loving poo poo. Let it be known that I am the Most Dweeb and will surely purchase this dumb fetish item for god knows why and I don't even care
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May 15, 2013 23:03
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Did anyone else's vampire weekend album come without the download code? I'm basically just going to have to email the record company but I don't know how successful that will be. On the plus side I also got Songs of the Free by Gang of Four. We're promo albums pressed on thicker vinyl because it's a lit thicker than standard weight vinyl.
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May 16, 2013 01:58
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izationalizer posted:This story always saddens me, because I'm guessing that Death aren't particularly wealthy, and they could have used the cash. Edit: Thought this thread could use some country music.  The Haunted House sounds are NM  and the Grevious Angel LP is a Reprise original and in really great shape but the jacket looks like it was run over by a truck.
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May 16, 2013 02:29
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Elrobot posted:Edit: Thought this thread could use some country music. Then why are you showing us a Neil Young album?
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Electric Bugaloo posted:Then why are you showing us a Neil Young album? You can't do that without an  .Speaking of Neil Young, I'm headed to Toronto in the future. I've heard a lot about what record stores to visit but are there any records that I should specifically look out for, stuff that might be easier to find there than in the US?
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Cloks posted:You can't do that without an Rush.
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Cloks posted:I'm headed to Toronto in the future. I'm actually heading there next week, I don't have much experience with the city but don't miss Kops. Canadian pressings are generally of very good quality but other than that I'd search hard into your favorite Canadian bands or favorite bands you might not know are Canadian. Pick up one LP by the Sadies, they have collaborated on albums with Jon Langford, John Doe and Andre Williams and are basically the modern day version of The Band. Enjoy enjoy our country, it's a pretty beautiful place. Harvest is one of those great albums that when you don't have on hand you can always just pick up for nothing and this particular one was of good enough condition to make me check it against the one I have in storage. Those are all Canadian pressings. Elrobot fucked around with this message at 21:59 on May 16, 2013 |
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May 16, 2013 05:01
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What is the consensus on last year's Beatles stereo box set?
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beergod posted:What is the consensus on last year's Beatles stereo box set? I was told to wait until the mono version. Too many bad reviews about poor quality and it being pretty difficult to get a full box set without at least one record having issues.
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Elrobot posted:I'm actually heading there next week, I don't have much experience with the city but don't miss Kops. Kops looks pretty great and appears to be about a mile from where I'm staying. I'll have to put together a list of Candian music I want so I don't get too overwhelmed. The only Neil Young record I have is "Everybody Knows this is Nowhere" so it'll be nice to fill out that part of my collection. Probably wouldn't be too hard to get more Joni Mitchell either.
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Grab your wallets kids because another Boards of Canada promo 12" is "back on the market." That is, someone's had it sitting up for bid of eBay. The Buy-It-Now price is set $5,700 based on "previous offerings," but he has since reconfigured his sale to a more concrete "$5,700 flat, or best offer" model after previous bids had backed down. Wow, I wonder why anyone would bid up to $5k for a record of noise and then back out, its like they don't even want the super special code to see the web video. I mean, I guess if you were gonna have a collection of Boards of Canada vinyl it'd be cool to have? Jeff Goldblum fucked around with this message at 07:03 on May 17, 2013 |
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May 17, 2013 07:01
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I never realised how much money BoC fans seem to have. What the gently caress
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May 17, 2013 07:25
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It's the same guy who auctioned it and it sold for $5700, but (surprise) they didn't pay. And now he's gotten greedy and just gone buy it now.
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david puddy posted:It's the same guy who auctioned it and it sold for $5700, but (surprise) they didn't pay. And now he's gotten greedy and just gone buy it now. "People keep saying they will pay thousands, so that must be the price, even if they won't actually pay, right?"
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May 17, 2013 08:31
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Maybe I'd pay 5700 USD if it was a melt-your-eyes-white poo poo-hot stamper.
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May 17, 2013 08:39
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Aw I missed out on this. http://www.paulsmith.co.uk/us-en/shop/paul-smith-for-david-bowie-the-next-day-red-vinyl-limited-edition.html Doesn't really matter, but it'd be a nice thing to have.
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Whoa. Glad I got that Caretaker reissue right when it came up on Experimedia. I hadn't listened to them before but the album cover always appealed to me and I bought it on a whim one night while doing some stoned shopping. I'm listening to An empty bliss... and I could see why this sold out so fast.
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May 17, 2013 13:37
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You can get the Caretaker LPs from Forced Exposure, now. http://www.forcedexposure.com/bin/search.pl?search_string=History+Always+Favours+The+Winners&searchfield=label
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May 17, 2013 20:28
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Looks like it was actually two pressings released at about the same time, one on dark green vinyl and one on black vinyl (mine's black, which is fine with me). One wonders whether any of those $70 "dark green" LPs are on eBay are actually just plain ol', good ol' black.
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May 17, 2013 20:48
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What is the best way to move vinyl without destroying the sleeves or warping the records? I'm going on a 3000 mile road trip with my collection, and I want to make sure they are cozy.
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resident posted:What is the best way to move vinyl without destroying the sleeves or warping the records? I'm going on a 3000 mile road trip with my collection, and I want to make sure they are cozy. Sturdy, perfectly sized not to big box (12"^3 is about perfect) remove each record from its jacket to avoid ringwear; stuff the boxes snugly, but not overpacked. I only moved three blocks though, so ymmv (literally)
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resident posted:What is the best way to move vinyl without destroying the sleeves or warping the records? I'm going on a 3000 mile road trip with my collection, and I want to make sure they are cozy. EDIT: Actually, yeah, removing the records themselves sounds like a way better idea.
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Third Man Records just announced a partnership with Sun Records. They're going to be reissuing a variety of early Sun singles. Right now they have three coming. http://thirdmanrecords.com/news/view/sun-records-reissue-series CPL593H fucked around with this message at 23:40 on May 17, 2013 |
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In the past week I've cut/got splinters in my hands/given myself numerous dead legs sitting on dirty old floors & probably lost about 5kg in sweat down in a basement. All in the name of vinyl. It's all so, so worth it. Kids out there take note. Drugs are pretty fun but nothing will beat crate digging!
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luncheon meat posted:In the past week I've cut/got splinters in my hands/given myself numerous dead legs sitting on dirty old floors & probably lost about 5kg in sweat down in a basement. All in the name of vinyl. It's all so, so worth it. Find anything good?
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A bunch of novelty 7"s and an 8-record Reader's Digest "SOLID GOLD" box in pristine condition were the most fun finds, as well as S/T Cheech & Chong and their Wedding Album.
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Thrift store finds: Promotional copy of Yes' Tormato and the Beach Boys' Endless Summer. The sticker on Tormato is "suggested cuts." Future Times and Rejoice are grouped together as one song and everything else is listed individually. The slipcover is a lyrics sheet and it's beginning to split on all sides. And I'm a Beach Boys fan and scoop up every album in decent shape I can find in the wild. The cover is a bit beat up, but both discs look quite good. On first glance, the artwork is abysmal, but on second glance, it's quite accurate. Everyone was on serious drugs.
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 UK BOWIE FANS That limited to 1000 copies on red vinyl edition of The Next Day that sold out is now available from Selfridges: http://www.selfridges.com/en/Menswear/Categories/NEW-IN/Accessories/The-Next-Day-limited-edition-red-vinyl_115-86057480-RHSRSONYBOWIE/  It doesn't show up in the site's search engine yet, so jump on it.
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Dissapointed Owl posted:
It won't let me add it to the basket.
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Duckula posted:It won't let me add it to the basket. It was working for a couple of hours, but it wasn't supposed to be up officially yet, so they disabled the ability to order. It'll be up tomorrow, I think. Keep your eye on that page.
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Sooo, I'm selling a few records on SA-Mart. One record I came across was The Gorillaz - Demon Days. Did a little bit of research and found that the UK double LP pressing (the one I have) is rather rare. Does anyone know more about this record and if it's as limited as the prices suggest? Amazon's used listings have it going for $290
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May 19, 2013 21:16
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Amazon prices are almost always wrong. Check Popsike and Discogs.
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Me in Reverse posted:Amazon prices are almost always wrong. Popsike lists it at $200-$300 USD http://www.popsike.com/php/quicksearch.php?searchtext=demon+days
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Sort by date. Low-mid $100s
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