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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: sweetcell on March 07, 2018, 03:38:32 pm
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because it's never too early to get the vinyl junkies excited about their next fix: http://recordstoreday.com/SpecialReleases (http://recordstoreday.com/SpecialReleases)
- a bunch of bowie...
- led zep finally gets in (http://recordstoreday.com/SpecialRelease/10076) on the RSD action
- i didn't see any mention of the sigur ros & family releases (https://sigur-ros.co.uk/news/2018/record-store-day-2018/), tho
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This year some good stuff...the Pink Floyd mono piper!!!
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if anyone gets their hands on the phoenix (http://recordstoreday.com/SpecialRelease/10217) and/or tangerine dream (http://recordstoreday.com/SpecialRelease/10205) releases, or the zep, please let me know.
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You kniw dyecraig is already camped out for the Bowie!
Billy Breathes on lp for first time!
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I enjoyed Record Store Day, when everybody was obsessed about it. And I mean everybody. You heard people talk about it months in advance, you heard people get their panties all wet over such a f****** thing. I don't have anything against LPS or records, They just aren't really my thing. I do find it interesting and fascinating that I used to have arguments with Azag about digital media and how I would never fall victim to it. But here I am, only a slave to digital media, and never would get involved with records. The only point of this post, is that it seems to be that not that many people are as obsessed with Record Store Day as it used to be.
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Its bigger than ever...from what record store owners say....just not “hip” anymore
For me every day is RSD... but I am not really into battling people in competitive shopping
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Really? I just thought in this day and age, the internet and Amazon and all of that made things such as Record Store Day a quaint novelty again. But I guess I was wrong. I always fall back to that Old Chestnut, that Americans have a five minute attention span and get tired of anything after a while.
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Crooked Beat was my go-to before they moved. They always got a big stock of what I was seeking. Anyone have a guess at the best stores to hit this year?
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Crooked Beat was my go-to before they moved. They always got a big stock of what I was seeking. Anyone have a guess at the best stores to hit this year?
Joint Custody over on U Street(?) seems to have a big selection. They have an original copy of Unknown Pleasures on the faint red vinyl on display. Too far out of my price point though.
My main get would be the Kevin Shields/Brian Eno 12"
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You kniw dyecraig is already camped out for the Bowie!
yeah, but i doubt if i'll score any of them.
i'll gladly reimburse with $ and a free lunch.
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Keep an eye on Ebay (and record store sites that have online ordering) at 8AM Sunday the 22nd to potentially pick up RSD releases at retail, that's when record stores are allowed to put their unsold stock online.
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Hey Hutch-
Thought you'd be interested in these releases:
Grant Green Funk In France: From Paris to Antibes
(1969-1970) Resonance Records 3XLP Quant.
1500
Grant Green Slick! Live at Oil Can Harry's Resonance Records 2 x LP Quant. 1500
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And you are right...very much so!
Thanks
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anyone have a shop they're planning on hitting first?
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They will have the grant green at cd cellar but $50-$60....man
Will probably stop by cd cellar at some point over weekend as I usually do ...just not into competitive shopping
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sounds like the Record Exchange in Silver Spring will have quite an inventory but may also be quite competitive....they tell me their's a dude who gets in line the night before
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This year cd cellar will have the goods but yeah got to get on line...cd cellar opens one hour early
I mention this because in my experience they are a good place...for MD peeps Record Exchange may be best bet
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sounds like the Record Exchange in Silver Spring will have quite an inventory but may also be quite competitive....they tell me their's a dude who gets in line the night before
That used to be my spot when I was a competitive shopper™ many years ago. I don't know what it's been like since 2014 or so, but if you showed up an hour early you could usually get what you wanted, but there are a few comic book guy types that line up the night before.
™ - hutch
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I'd love to go early to a shop to see what it's like, but I fear the diehards who start lining up at an ungodly hour are flippers. Kind of sad.
There are only two on the list that I'd really like to get. Another one or two that would be nice, but aren't must-haves. Not worth the hassle this year.
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IMHO, this year is kind of weak.
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There is nothing I am dying for this year.... but as more vinyl is being released there are less RSD exclusives to get crazy about...
The Luna penthouse RSD release from last year is killer but I found it a few weeks ago at mobius...discounted...why more are not into great bands like Luna and feelies remains a mystery
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CD Cellar is good? I have worked down the street for 4 years and never been. I guess I should plan a lunch there.
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Woke up at 3:30am and debated trekking out to get in line. Since I'm not chasing the Floyd or Bowie titles I decided to go later today or tomorrow.
Anybody in line this morning?
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No one bought a damn thing. RSD is dead.
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Nah. Went out around 3pm and got everything I wanted (meaning, not much). Store was still doing good business so at least from my limited view it was a success.
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hopscotch in the a.m. and mobius in the p.m.
got what i wanted and had an enjoyably low key experience.
bowies, neil, floyd, laraaji, stooges and recutting the crap vol. 2.
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From the perspective of the record stores I think it works quite well!
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In years past, these RSD threads were chock fulla posts of acquisitions. It may be only once a year but fatigue has set in.
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It’s just not hip no more....for many reasons
But I went today and what I wanted was gone and store was most happy
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It’s just not hip no more....for many reasons
But I went today and what I wanted was gone and store was most happy
I'm sure that the store is especially grateful to not have a bunch of questionable (and unreturnable) crap left over. Stores have probably caught onto the scam by now.
Now I'm wondering what the stores didn't take the bait on. What titles were so dodgy that the labels are eating them themselves?
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I am an avid record collector with about 20,000 titles and I am pretty anti-RSD but you take the cake!!!
I spent $37 today but not one RSD title.
Every day is RSD for me
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I used to think RSD was a great idea, but it became entirely insular and co-opted by the majors. It's entire raison d'ętre has been erased. I'm definitely not alone in that assessment, and I'm far from the most critical. Ask an artist/label that can't get their wares pressed for months on end because of all the RSD shit. Oh, your record unexpectedly blew up and already sold out of its 200 copy pressing and you can't get more pressed for 4 months? Bummer, dude....
I bought one thing yesterday, Ashley Paul's latest. AIFF download from Bandcamp.
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Your position about press delays is valid and it's unfortunate when a small act gets bumped so the majors can repackage the same old bullshit, but this time in limited, spatter vinyl.
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To be clear I am no fan of RSD but it seems to work...
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I popped into the Silver Spring spots around 1pm on Sunday to browse, didn't buy anything...
Went to Joe's and somehow they only received two records, which based on their track record isn't completely surprising.
I finally hit up the new Crooked Beat location on Sunday in Alexandria which was super nice and picked up Billy Breathes by Phish and then an impulse buy of the Wilco Live album from '96.
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Billy breathes....nice
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I am an avid record collector with about 20,000 titles and I am pretty anti-RSD but you take the cake!!!
I spent $37 today but not one RSD title.
Every day is RSD for me
What percentage of your palatial estate would you estimate is taken up by records?
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I popped into the Silver Spring spots around 1pm on Sunday to browse, didn't buy anything...
Went to Joe's and somehow they only received two records, which based on their track record isn't completely surprising.
I finally hit up the new Crooked Beat location on Sunday in Alexandria which was super nice and picked up Billy Breathes by Phish and then an impulse buy of the Wilco Live album from '96.
did you go to the silver spring record fair sunday at denizen brewery? pretty cool and not too crowded.
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I am an avid record collector with about 20,000 titles and I am pretty anti-RSD but you take the cake!!!
I spent $37 today but not one RSD title.
Every day is RSD for me
What percentage of your palatial estate would you estimate is taken up by records?
Very little...right now a lot are in our shed...I have a few weeks to figure something out
We moved last year...my issue is I don’t have the shelving I need
But hey thanks for the concern Space!
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I am an avid record collector with about 20,000 titles and I am pretty anti-RSD but you take the cake!!!
I spent $37 today but not one RSD title.
Every day is RSD for me
What percentage of your palatial estate would you estimate is taken up by records?
Very little...right now a lot are in our shed...I have a few weeks to figure something out
We moved last year...my issue is I don’t have the shelving I need
But hey thanks for the space concern!
FTFY
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Ha ha ha
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Arrived about an hour before opening at Purple Narwhal Records in Rockville, the closest record store to my home. Eleventh in line. I enjoyed chatting with my fellow music nerds as we were treated to coffee and donuts by the owner. Lo and behold, I got what I came for- Grant Green's Funk in France. Very pleased. It's a beautifully packaged set.
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Arrived about an hour before opening at Purple Narwhal Records in Rockville, the closest record store to my home. Eleventh in line. I enjoyed chatting with my fellow music nerds as we were treated to coffee and donuts by the owner. Lo and behold, I got what I came for- Grant Green's Funk in France. Very pleased. It's a beautifully packaged set.
Took a lot of restraint not to purchase that yesterday, but couldn't pull the trigger on the $79 price tag.
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@hutch, I'd suggest getting your records out of your shed before they all warp and melt together.
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Arrived about an hour before opening at Purple Narwhal Records in Rockville, the closest record store to my home. Eleventh in line. I enjoyed chatting with my fellow music nerds as we were treated to coffee and donuts by the owner. Lo and behold, I got what I came for- Grant Green's Funk in France. Very pleased. It's a beautifully packaged set.
Took a lot of restraint not to purchase that yesterday, but couldn't pull the trigger on the $79 price tag.
$50 in Rocktown!!!
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Arrived about an hour before opening at Purple Narwhal Records in Rockville, the closest record store to my home. Eleventh in line. I enjoyed chatting with my fellow music nerds as we were treated to coffee and donuts by the owner. Lo and behold, I got what I came for- Grant Green's Funk in France. Very pleased. It's a beautifully packaged set.
Took a lot of restraint not to purchase that yesterday, but couldn't pull the trigger on the $79 price tag.
$50 in Rocktown!!!
Maybe it was the other Grant Green release then... There were two, one was $79 and the other I think was in that range...
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How much was the live Wilco?
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How much was the live Wilco?
$34.99