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hexwren posted:Beck - morning phase Hell yeah. 
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hexwren posted:roxy music - s/t A good choice.
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My Tortoise pick is TNT, even dragged myself out to Pitchfork Midwinter a couple years back to see them play it front-to-back. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WGb_9UW6EU Aaaaaaand I just nabbed a ticket to one of the four shows they're doing. 
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Ordered a record from Amazon. Never had an issue before. This time for some reason they decided to send it to me in a plastic bag instead of a box. Sometimes they do the boxes overboard, sending it in a huge box 10 times the size of the record with tons of padding. Of course, being delivered in a bag, the case was bent the gently caress up. So I exchanged it with Amazon, and even spoke with a customer service rep to make sure the replacement was sent in a box. Got the replacement today, in a bag, damaged again. Not as bad as the first time, but I'm tempted to keep on exchanging it until I get an undamaged copy. Thoughts?
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Apr 25, 2022 02:51
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Keep on exchanging then never use them for records again. Then once sent me a hard disk in a wrap designed for a paperback.
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Apr 25, 2022 04:08
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Never not gently caress Amazon.
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Arcella posted:Anyone going to RSD tomorrow? I work overnight but I may stop by the spot closest to me, mostly the Delvin Larmarr Organ Trio and the Rick Astley repress are my main two interests. I wwnt along to Assai in Edinburgh , they didn't have the Burning Hell 7" I wanted but picked up the Frightened Rabbit EP, the reissue of Pedestrian Verse - Frightened Rabbit, Skinty Fia - Fontaines DC and the first Porridge Radio album. Wife picked up STN MTN - Childish Gambino. Pedestrian Verse being on the incredibly novel black vinyl.
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Crain posted:Get a U-turn Orbit then. You can pick and choose tons of custom options, the basic version is perfectly good to start with and isn't that much. Thank you for the help! I’m still looking at the one you suggested but I was telling my dad about getting into vinyl and he had an old component stereo setup. Pretty much all of it has been sold or given off over the years besides his turntable and tuner. He’s letting me have the turntable which is a fully automatic deal where everything works a Denon DP-45F so I’m gonna look into that first before buying the U-Turn Orbit
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Dr. VooDoo posted:Thank you for the help! I’m still looking at the one you suggested but I was telling my dad about getting into vinyl and he had an old component stereo setup. Pretty much all of it has been sold or given off over the years besides his turntable and tuner. He’s letting me have the turntable which is a fully automatic deal where everything works a Denon DP-45F so I’m gonna look into that first before buying the U-Turn Orbit No harm in trying it. I used my dad’s old Sony PS-LX2 for about 8 years until just recently when it seemingly just went to hell and never came back. My advice is to not sink too much into the thing though.
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Dr. VooDoo posted:Thank you for the help! I’m still looking at the one you suggested but I was telling my dad about getting into vinyl and he had an old component stereo setup. Pretty much all of it has been sold or given off over the years besides his turntable and tuner. He’s letting me have the turntable which is a fully automatic deal where everything works a Denon DP-45F so I’m gonna look into that first before buying the U-Turn Orbit That’s a great turntable. You’re not getting an affordable new deck better than that, definitely not an entry level U Turn.
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EL BROMANCE posted:Keep on exchanging then never use them for records again. Then once sent me a hard disk in a wrap designed for a paperback. bigman.50grand posted:Never not gently caress Amazon. I ended up reaching out to customer service this morning. They offered a returnless refund, so I'm keeping the record, and getting my money back. Which works for me. It's only the cardboard that's bent, the vinyl record itself seems to be in fine working order. I'll test it out a little later this morning. If it's messed up also, I'm no longer out any money.
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BigFactory posted:That’s a great turntable. You’re not getting an affordable new deck better than that, definitely not an entry level U Turn. Yeah this looks like a pretty fancy deck. quote:When no record is present on the turntable, the tonearm won't function, thereby protecting the stylus tip from any potential damage.
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Nihonniboku posted:Ordered a record from Amazon. Never had an issue before. This time for some reason they decided to send it to me in a plastic bag instead of a box. Sometimes they do the boxes overboard, sending it in a huge box 10 times the size of the record with tons of padding. Of course, being delivered in a bag, the case was bent the gently caress up. So I exchanged it with Amazon, and even spoke with a customer service rep to make sure the replacement was sent in a box. Got the replacement today, in a bag, damaged again. Not as bad as the first time, but I'm tempted to keep on exchanging it until I get an undamaged copy. Thoughts? I had the exact same experience when I ordered My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy when it was around $30. Decided against ordering any vinyl from them again after having positive experiences on other records at good prices. Fortunately the return process is simple and I could take it to Kohls and they give you a coupon for $5 off an in store purchase. At this point I won’t order records from Amazon anymore, and I’m not going to renew prime when it’s up with the price increase. Just not worth it.
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Schremp Howard posted:I had the exact same experience when I ordered My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy when it was around $30. Decided against ordering any vinyl from them again after having positive experiences on other records at good prices. Fortunately the return process is simple and I could take it to Kohls and they give you a coupon for $5 off an in store purchase. I've never had the issue before, most records I've gotten from them have come just fine. I try and order directly from the artist, the label, or local stores first. This record, though, the label wanted $15 for shipping, whereas Amazon was free with my prime delivery.
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Yeah that was generally my use for it too. I know some people here have mentioned getting a huge box for a single lp with a bubble mailer thrown in, but my previous orders were in LP mailers and if not, packaged decently. Like you I want to buy locally or from the artist/label, but I’m a sucker for deals (I ordered way too much stuff years ago when sears of all places had an amazing selection of items with stupid good prices). But no more Amazon after this.
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CaptainBeefart posted:Very nice, never heard this until now. The Ex rules, too. Not sure if their stuff from the 80s would be your scene, but from the 90s onward. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfskVxCn_qo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMDwHvwhUH0
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I had the same experience this weekend with amazon. Bought Animal Collective's Fall Be Kind for really cheap and it arrived in a bag with bubblewrap. Corner is supremely jacked up but the record plays fine so I am leaning towards keeping it. Also got this playboi carti bootleg 
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quote:DATE: April 25, 2022 this can only be good news right? I wonder if they'll open it to other labels or use it exclusively for themselves (surely the former, it'd basically be a money printing plant in this climate?)
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strap on revenge posted:this can only be good news right? I wonder if they'll open it to other labels or use it exclusively for themselves (surely the former, it'd basically be a money printing plant in this climate?) I only subscribed to VMP for 3 months, mostly for their reissue of Sigur Ros Ágćtis byrjun which I couldn't find anywhere else. I ended my subscription because there just wasn't a lot there that I actually wanted. As long as their plant produces good quality records, I think it's a good thing. I know that pressing plants have been having issues with keeping up with demand, and that a lot of larger labels were pushing out smaller labels. People over at the subreddit had been complaining that as a result, VMP was being forced to have records printed at plants that weren't well known for their quality. This probably forced their hand into starting their own plant. I'm sure they'll open it to other labels as its profitable, but I imagine they'll want to prioritize their stuff.
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Nihonniboku posted:Ordered a record from Amazon. Never had an issue before. This time for some reason they decided to send it to me in a plastic bag instead of a box. Sometimes they do the boxes overboard, sending it in a huge box 10 times the size of the record with tons of padding. Of course, being delivered in a bag, the case was bent the gently caress up. So I exchanged it with Amazon, and even spoke with a customer service rep to make sure the replacement was sent in a box. Got the replacement today, in a bag, damaged again. Not as bad as the first time, but I'm tempted to keep on exchanging it until I get an undamaged copy. Thoughts? This is exactly why I don't buy records from anything that isn't specifically a record selling thing. strap on revenge posted:this can only be good news right? I wonder if they'll open it to other labels or use it exclusively for themselves (surely the former, it'd basically be a money printing plant in this climate?) This one is just designated strictly to Fleetwood Mac Rumors reissues.
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Whew not looking forward to VMP selling their own hot stampers as a subscription option. Extra $500 a year so you’re one of the first hundred to receive the first off the press records.
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Nihonniboku posted:I only subscribed to VMP for 3 months, mostly for their reissue of Sigur Ros Ágætis byrjun which I couldn't find anywhere else. I ended my subscription because there just wasn't a lot there that I actually wanted. I want that reissue so badly, but in total it would cost me over $100aud including getting it shipped to Australia 
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strap on revenge posted:this can only be good news right? I wonder if they'll open it to other labels or use it exclusively for themselves (surely the former, it'd basically be a money printing plant in this climate?) Yeah one of their employees said on Reddit that they’d have some partners they’d work with for pressing records in addition to their own stuff. I can see them working with Third Man for example. But overall I’m feeling optimistic. We desperately need more pressing plants and the guy VMP hired to run theirs came over from QRP so it bodes well with having decent quality standards.
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strap on revenge posted:I want that reissue so badly, but in total it would cost me over $100aud including getting it shipped to Australia I'm pretty sure I saw other prints of it for cheaper than that on discogs. Is it cheaper to ship to Australia for VMP? Or can you sell a couple pints of blood to pay for the shipping costs?
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AUS shipping is hell to and from. So many records I see pop up on discogs with reasonable prices from AUS that explode in price because of shipping.
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I've seen several Discogs seller pages that just straight up say "Does not ship to AUS", I guess that explains that. That's such a bummer, I'm sorry. Has it always been like that, or is it a recent thing? In other news, I got Fantastic Damage by El-P today. 
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Read After Burning posted:I've seen several Discogs seller pages that just straight up say "Does not ship to AUS", I guess that explains that. That's such a bummer, I'm sorry. years ago before COVID and the vinyl resurgence it wasnt this bad, but it steadily got worse as the US Postal Service lost funding and I guess at some point that had a knock on effect with pricing world wide and then COVID just knocked everything in the stratosphere.
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dorium posted:years ago before COVID and the vinyl resurgence it wasnt this bad, but it steadily got worse as the US Postal Service lost funding and I guess at some point that had a knock on effect with pricing world wide and then COVID just knocked everything in the stratosphere. USPS didn't lose funding, a certain presidential candidate got concerned that mail in voting would cost him the election, so he ordered his appointed head of the postal service to cripple the system. But yes, it had its repercussions.
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Read After Burning posted:I've seen several Discogs seller pages that just straight up say "Does not ship to AUS", I guess that explains that. That's such a bummer, I'm sorry. when I started buying records about 10 years ago, it would cost like $15 USD for USPS to ship a double LP here but now it's $30 USD, and jumps up to $50 USD if it hits 3lbs, then $100 USD at 4lbs. the Aus dollar was also at parity back then, so now that its like 75 US cents per Aus dollar it gets out of hand fast. pretty much the only countries who still ship relatively cheaply are Japan and Germany, although a lot of bigger companies (like Juno records in the UK)and record shop x in Finland) post records for under $15-20aud
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At the beginning of the pandemic the Australian dollar poo poo the bed so I got a couple records I otherwise wouldn't have been able to obtain.
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well if any of you guys are desperate for records from here I would happily act as a middleman and post in bulk if there's something in it for me as well. I can post probably up to 8 double LPs in a single box for about $70 US
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Nihonniboku posted:USPS didn't lose funding, a certain presidential candidate got concerned that mail in voting would cost him the election, so he ordered his appointed head of the postal service to cripple the system. But yes, it had its repercussions. USPS is still less expensive than other carriers international unless it’s a big package. I think there’s a way simpler explanation that what you guys are getting at (global pandemic)
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strap on revenge posted:well if any of you guys are desperate for records from here I would happily act as a middleman and post in bulk if there's something in it for me as well. I can post probably up to 8 double LPs in a single box for about $70 US I do want a copy of Limp Bizkits - Significant Other. Only “cheap” copies are in Japan 🤔
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Dr. VooDoo posted:Thank you for the help! I’m still looking at the one you suggested but I was telling my dad about getting into vinyl and he had an old component stereo setup. Pretty much all of it has been sold or given off over the years besides his turntable and tuner. He’s letting me have the turntable which is a fully automatic deal where everything works a Denon DP-45F so I’m gonna look into that first before buying the U-Turn Orbit Oh yeah, if you have a turntable and it works, go with that. A Denon like that will serve you great, especially if your dad kept it in ok condition. Plus they're still in business so finding replacement parts if need be might not be too bad.
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The universe does not want me to have a copy of No New York. Several months back I purchased a "VG+" copy from a discogs seller that sounds like sandpaper. So I bided my time until another cheap copy came around. I ended up winning it in an auction on ebay for a good price. It's a nice pristine copy. But it got crushed in the mail and has a huge warp in it that makes it unplayable.
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dorium posted:I do want a copy of Limp Bizkits - Significant Other. Only “cheap” copies are in Japan 🤔 Want this goon to now dedicate his life to sending out mailers just full of Significant Other. I would probably also buy one.
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My university's radio station was participating in Vinylthon for RSD (spinning only vinyl records for 55 hours), and because I'm a loser alumni that still can't let go of his college radio show here's me spinning stuff from my collection for 3 hours. Yes I sound like a wreck (was trying to get the two turntables to actually function in the beginning and the next DJ was kicking me out at the end), but who cares gently caress it!
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Nihonniboku posted:Ordered a record from Amazon. Never had an issue before. This time for some reason they decided to send it to me in a plastic bag instead of a box. Sometimes they do the boxes overboard, sending it in a huge box 10 times the size of the record with tons of padding. Of course, being delivered in a bag, the case was bent the gently caress up. So I exchanged it with Amazon, and even spoke with a customer service rep to make sure the replacement was sent in a box. Got the replacement today, in a bag, damaged again. Not as bad as the first time, but I'm tempted to keep on exchanging it until I get an undamaged copy. Thoughts? I've twice had them just slap a shipping label on the shrinkwrap of the vinyl and ship it to me. I'm not super picky when it comes to corner dings, or even the occasional corner bend, but the first time order was absolutely trashed. Somehow the second order that was shipped without packaging arrived in pristine condition, but that feels like it was a minor miracle. Sometimes you can select the "ship in Amazon packaging" or "this item contains a gift" and they'll put it in an extra box which can be helpful. If you go through the order process see those options right before checkout, you might be better off cancelling the existing order, getting a refund, and seeing if you can help dictate what the packaging is on a new order.
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chairdoctor posted:If you go through the order process see those options right before checkout, you might be better off cancelling the existing order, getting a refund, and seeing if you can help dictate what the packaging is on a new order. That's a great tip, thanks. I'm not going to pretend I'm not going to order from Amazon again.
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