With vinyl prices so high, I've started looking at black vinyl versions of a lot of records when I'm buying new releases now. I've seen quite a few where they have dropped to about £16 here a few months after release. I've always usually gone for the limited indie exclusive etc but getting kind of tired of that when I see so many good deals for the regular version. I'm convinced there are less pressed of the black versions sometimes.
Black vinyl sounds fine, and some will even tell you it presses better. That, I don't know. But I do know it's easier to queue up a song in the middle of a side on black vinyl!
Generally speaking, I think the whole colored vinyl thing is a bit over-rated. If you think about it, basing a vinyl purchase of color is sort of backwards in priorities. The vast majority of old vinyl is black and analog sourced. A big percentage (maybe the largest?) of today's vinyl is colored and the largest percentage of sourcing by a bunch is digital.
And also- let's face it- "Spin the orange circle" or "Spin the purple circle" just doesn't have the same ring, ya know?
Ive always been a bit of a sucker for coloured vinyl. I used to fall for the limited edition line all of the time but slowly trying to get out of that mode.
I have to admit, I have some and they look very cool!
Juliana Hatfield's 7" "Christmas Cactus/ Poinsettia" is a beauty:
With vinyl prices so high, I've started looking at black vinyl versions of a lot of records when I'm buying new releases now. I've seen quite a few where they have dropped to about £16 here a few months after release. I've always usually gone for the limited indie exclusive etc but getting kind of tired of that when I see so many good deals for the regular version. I'm convinced there are less pressed of the black versions sometimes.
Black vinyl sounds fine, and some will even tell you it presses better. That, I don't know. But I do know it's easier to queue up a song in the middle of a side on black vinyl!
Generally speaking, I think the whole colored vinyl thing is a bit over-rated. If you think about it, basing a vinyl purchase of color is sort of backwards in priorities. The vast majority of old vinyl is black and analog sourced. A big percentage (maybe the largest?) of today's vinyl is colored and the largest percentage of sourcing by a bunch is digital.
And also- let's face it- "Spin the orange circle" or "Spin the purple circle" just doesn't have the same ring, ya know?
Ive always been a bit of a sucker for coloured vinyl. I used to fall for the limited edition line all of the time but slowly trying to get out of that mode.
I have to admit, I have some and they look very cool!
Juliana Hatfield's 7" "Christmas Cactus/ Poinsettia" is a beauty:
Your girl crush!
Haha! Well... what can I say!
“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
Kansas City 7.03.98
St. Louis 10.11.00
Kansas City 10.12.00
St. Louis 4.22.03
Kansas City 6.12.03
St. Louis 10.5.04
Kansas City 5.3.10 Phoenix (EV) 4.13.12
Phoenix (EV) 11.4.12
Phoenix 11.19.13
Wrigley 1 8.20.16 Seattle 1 8.8.18 Phoenix 4.11.20 Phoenix 5.9.22 Indianapolis 9.10.23 Los Angeles 1 5.22.24 Indianapolis 8.26.24
Loved it! Got it on clearance for under $10 and after listening to it, it was an absolute steal. Great album.
Kansas City 7.03.98
St. Louis 10.11.00
Kansas City 10.12.00
St. Louis 4.22.03
Kansas City 6.12.03
St. Louis 10.5.04
Kansas City 5.3.10 Phoenix (EV) 4.13.12
Phoenix (EV) 11.4.12
Phoenix 11.19.13
Wrigley 1 8.20.16 Seattle 1 8.8.18 Phoenix 4.11.20 Phoenix 5.9.22 Indianapolis 9.10.23 Los Angeles 1 5.22.24 Indianapolis 8.26.24
Bought a 2020 reissue of En Roue Libre (The freewheelin) Bob Dylan just on a whim since I only had it on CD and I've never found a nice original. Arrived from France via Poland and Germany to the UK in nothing more than one of those thin cardboard envelopes, not even one designed for records. Arrived in a bit of a state as you can imagine.
Slightly different but also ordered elsewhere Spiritualized - Everything Was Beautiful. I've listened to that loads online recently and looking forward to the physical copy arriving.
Another nice recent find and one that takes my back... way back. When I was in high school, this band came and played at our school's large general purpose auditorium/ cafeteria. A couple of my friends and I under the leadership of an older student did all the stage crew work for shows and plays. We had a general policy of giving bands the light show they deserved. If they were demanding or pushy, they got the basics. If they were cool and treated us decently, we gave them a good show. This band got one of the best light show/ stage set up we had ever given. These guys were super nice, totally cool and one hell of a great band. During intermission, they hung out with us back stage and we had a great time. At one point, I showed them this trick I'd made up where I took a large balloon, filled it up big, and made it look like I could inhale all of the air (I had taught myself how to suck the air into my mouth and blow it out through my nose, all the while lifting up and expanding my chest. The guys were blown away and one of them said, "Man, you must smoke a LOT of grass!" Laughs all around (But I never let on how I did the trick, lol.) Good times!
The amazing The Chocolate Watch Band. How sweet it is to have this LP to listen to.
True for me too. I can see the love for it. I loved it when it was released. Very new sounds and experimenting. Memories of playing the tape in my 78 mercury cougar with a really cute punkish friend squeezed into my backseat singing along to every word of up above it.
True for me too. I can see the love for it. I loved it when it was released. Very new sounds and experimenting. Memories of playing the tape in my 78 mercury cougar with a really cute punkish friend squeezed into my backseat singing along to every word of up above it.
That's hot.
I was full on in to Techno when this came out and I was listening to Lard and this was a meld of the two genres. It was definitely fun when it first came out. I always wanted more bass from it. Reznor gave you teases...
Just scored a original ( thinknit is an original ) Chris Cornell songbook vinyl for only 35 euros on a Record&CD fair in the Netherlands. I was ( and still are ) so in doubt if it isnt a reissue or a unofficial copy. But on the back it says 2011.
Just scored a original ( thinknit is an original ) Chris Cornell songbook vinyl for only 35 euros on a Record&CD fair in the Netherlands. I was ( and still are ) so in doubt if it isnt a reissue or a unofficial copy. But on the back it says 2011.
Don't know much about this album but the majority of unofficial copies of this look like they are on coloured vinyl. There does appear to be a black unofficial issue but you should be able to tell by the matrix on the run out groove. The details are on discogs of what you need to look for. The sleeves of unofficial stuff tends to be made of cheaper card that's grey on the inside and often any small text is broken up with little bits missing or blurry. You need an eye for detail sometimes with these things. You can often find good stuff at record fairs but if its too good to be true then you know what they say. Good luck, hope it's the real deal.
Just scored a original ( thinknit is an original ) Chris Cornell songbook vinyl for only 35 euros on a Record&CD fair in the Netherlands. I was ( and still are ) so in doubt if it isnt a reissue or a unofficial copy. But on the back it says 2011.
Don't know much about this album but the majority of unofficial copies of this look like they are on coloured vinyl. There does appear to be a black unofficial issue but you should be able to tell by the matrix on the run out groove. The details are on discogs of what you need to look for. The sleeves of unofficial stuff tends to be made of cheaper card that's grey on the inside and often any small text is broken up with little bits missing or blurry. You need an eye for detail sometimes with these things. You can often find good stuff at record fairs but if its too good to be true then you know what they say. Good luck, hope it's the real deal.
Yeah i really think its the real deal. The sleeve is good quality stuff. The vinyl itself is black with a little bit of the cover around the needle opening. I googled the vinyl and its cover and looked for it on Discogs, i cant find any weird things I know there is the 2020 Europe (black/red)version, but again on the back one i bought says 2011
Just scored a original ( thinknit is an original ) Chris Cornell songbook vinyl for only 35 euros on a Record&CD fair in the Netherlands. I was ( and still are ) so in doubt if it isnt a reissue or a unofficial copy. But on the back it says 2011.
Don't know much about this album but the majority of unofficial copies of this look like they are on coloured vinyl. There does appear to be a black unofficial issue but you should be able to tell by the matrix on the run out groove. The details are on discogs of what you need to look for. The sleeves of unofficial stuff tends to be made of cheaper card that's grey on the inside and often any small text is broken up with little bits missing or blurry. You need an eye for detail sometimes with these things. You can often find good stuff at record fairs but if its too good to be true then you know what they say. Good luck, hope it's the real deal.
Yeah i really think its the real deal. The sleeve is good quality stuff. The vinyl itself is black with a little bit of the cover around the needle opening. I googled the vinyl and its cover and looked for it on Discogs, i cant find any weird things I know there is the 2020 Europe (black/red)version, but again on the back one i bought says 2011
official/unofficial has its importance for sure, but above all else HOW DOES IT SOUND!!!!!
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
Just scored a original ( thinknit is an original ) Chris Cornell songbook vinyl for only 35 euros on a Record&CD fair in the Netherlands. I was ( and still are ) so in doubt if it isnt a reissue or a unofficial copy. But on the back it says 2011.
Don't know much about this album but the majority of unofficial copies of this look like they are on coloured vinyl. There does appear to be a black unofficial issue but you should be able to tell by the matrix on the run out groove. The details are on discogs of what you need to look for. The sleeves of unofficial stuff tends to be made of cheaper card that's grey on the inside and often any small text is broken up with little bits missing or blurry. You need an eye for detail sometimes with these things. You can often find good stuff at record fairs but if its too good to be true then you know what they say. Good luck, hope it's the real deal.
Yeah i really think its the real deal. The sleeve is good quality stuff. The vinyl itself is black with a little bit of the cover around the needle opening. I googled the vinyl and its cover and looked for it on Discogs, i cant find any weird things I know there is the 2020 Europe (black/red)version, but again on the back one i bought says 2011
official/unofficial has its importance for sure, but above all else HOW DOES IT SOUND!!!!!
Just scored a original ( thinknit is an original ) Chris Cornell songbook vinyl for only 35 euros on a Record&CD fair in the Netherlands. I was ( and still are ) so in doubt if it isnt a reissue or a unofficial copy. But on the back it says 2011.
Don't know much about this album but the majority of unofficial copies of this look like they are on coloured vinyl. There does appear to be a black unofficial issue but you should be able to tell by the matrix on the run out groove. The details are on discogs of what you need to look for. The sleeves of unofficial stuff tends to be made of cheaper card that's grey on the inside and often any small text is broken up with little bits missing or blurry. You need an eye for detail sometimes with these things. You can often find good stuff at record fairs but if its too good to be true then you know what they say. Good luck, hope it's the real deal.
Yeah i really think its the real deal. The sleeve is good quality stuff. The vinyl itself is black with a little bit of the cover around the needle opening. I googled the vinyl and its cover and looked for it on Discogs, i cant find any weird things I know there is the 2020 Europe (black/red)version, but again on the back one i bought says 2011
official/unofficial has its importance for sure, but above all else HOW DOES IT SOUND!!!!!
Its great!!
good to hear. been on my radar for a minute..
not hopeful for an official reissue. given some of the contention between the band and his wife over social media accounts and vault material.
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
I've been known to get my phone out at Record Fairs, in record shops and even in charity shops etc to check what I'm buying and if the price is about right. Don't know if that is frowned upon or not but a quick check on discogs is often useful. The info on discogs is pretty good. I would never say its 100% right on everything. There's often represses that aren't really accounted for on some releases. A few times I know for a fact that I bought a few records where the timelines don't match the entries.
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
Went and saw AWOLNATION this weekend and picked up Megalythic symphony 10yr anniversary, Angel Miners and Lightning Riders and My Echo myShadow.
Also bought the opening band Mysterines album. They were funny and good. Check them out. Just found out that the band Badflower was the band I saw that was funny, not the Mysterines.. So check out Badflower.
Head Like a Hole was a game changer for me. Same with Evenflow
When I was 12 I got my first introduction to industrial when I saw the video for Skinny Puppy’s “Dig It”. I wouldn’t say that was a game changer for me, as I didn’t particularly “get it” in 1986 as teenage angst hadn’t kicked in yet.
But I was aware of this crazy new style of music and was always drawn to stuff most others my age weren’t.
The album that really got me into the industrial scene was Ministry’s The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste record which came out in ‘89 I think. When I heard “So What” I flipped out. Still a great song.
Then discovered KMFDM…. Wow.
Not a NIN hater, but all 3 of those bands listed above were better imo
Yes^^loved dig it (that vid is just a zombie crawling around I think) Anthology is a great cd by skinny puppy. Not sure I'd dig it so much anymore. Ministry blew me away. Twitch is lightweight but I enjoyed it. Then they went heavy and bit into them hard. Very cool. Kmfdm was a big part of my past too. What am I getting at...Don't know.
Yes^^loved dig it (that vid is just a zombie crawling around I think) Anthology is a great cd by skinny puppy. Not sure I'd dig it so much anymore. Ministry blew me away. Twitch is lightweight but I enjoyed it. Then they went heavy and bit into them hard. Very cool. Kmfdm was a big part of my past too. What am I getting at...Don't know.
^Did not know that's what it stood for. Shheeesh. I know nothing! Saw kmfdm at an old church club in nyc. They had this supergroup industrial band pigface. Saw them at city gardens in trenton nj. Small club. The show was a bit forgetful or maybe because it was so long ago. Consolidated was a good band also Meat Beat Manifesto. Industrial music really didn't stick. A blip in the history of music. Imo
^Did not know that's what it stood for. Shheeesh. I know nothing! Saw kmfdm at an old church club in nyc. They had this supergroup industrial band pigface. Saw them at city gardens in trenton nj. Small club. The show was a bit forgetful or maybe because it was so long ago. Consolidated was a good band also Meat Beat Manifesto. Industrial music really didn't stick. A blip in the history of music. Imo
It actually doesn’t. That’s the joke they came up with to explain it to Americans on their first tour and in the lyric on the song Kunst
It actually stands for Kein Mehrheit Für Die Mitleid, loosely translated by the band as "no pity for the majority"
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Haha! Well... what can I say!
St. Louis 10.11.00
Kansas City 10.12.00
St. Louis 4.22.03
Kansas City 6.12.03
St. Louis 10.5.04
Kansas City 5.3.10
Phoenix (EV) 4.13.12
Phoenix (EV) 11.4.12
Phoenix 11.19.13
Wrigley 1 8.20.16
Seattle 1 8.8.18
Phoenix 4.11.20
Phoenix 5.9.22
Indianapolis 9.10.23
Los Angeles 1 5.22.24
Indianapolis 8.26.24
Marcus King-Young Blood
both well pressed and packaged but on the pricier end for a basic issue.
St. Louis 10.11.00
Kansas City 10.12.00
St. Louis 4.22.03
Kansas City 6.12.03
St. Louis 10.5.04
Kansas City 5.3.10
Phoenix (EV) 4.13.12
Phoenix (EV) 11.4.12
Phoenix 11.19.13
Wrigley 1 8.20.16
Seattle 1 8.8.18
Phoenix 4.11.20
Phoenix 5.9.22
Indianapolis 9.10.23
Los Angeles 1 5.22.24
Indianapolis 8.26.24
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Slightly different but also ordered elsewhere Spiritualized - Everything Was Beautiful. I've listened to that loads online recently and looking forward to the physical copy arriving.
When I was in high school, this band came and played at our school's large general purpose auditorium/ cafeteria. A couple of my friends and I under the leadership of an older student did all the stage crew work for shows and plays. We had a general policy of giving bands the light show they deserved. If they were demanding or pushy, they got the basics. If they were cool and treated us decently, we gave them a good show. This band got one of the best light show/ stage set up we had ever given. These guys were super nice, totally cool and one hell of a great band. During intermission, they hung out with us back stage and we had a great time. At one point, I showed them this trick I'd made up where I took a large balloon, filled it up big, and made it look like I could inhale all of the air (I had taught myself how to suck the air into my mouth and blow it out through my nose, all the while lifting up and expanding my chest. The guys were blown away and one of them said, "Man, you must smoke a LOT of grass!" Laughs all around (But I never let on how I did the trick, lol.) Good times!
How sweet it is to have this LP to listen to.
The Chocolate Watch Band* – The Inner Mystique
That's hot.
I know there is the 2020 Europe (black/red)version, but again on the back one i bought says 2011
official/unofficial has its importance for sure, but above all else HOW DOES IT SOUND!!!!!
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
Also bought the opening band Mysterines album. They were funny and good. Check them out. Just found out that the band Badflower was the band I saw that was funny, not the Mysterines.. So check out Badflower.
STIGMATTTTTTAAAA!!!!!!!
Love you all
It actually stands for Kein Mehrheit Für Die Mitleid, loosely translated by the band as "no pity for the majority"