OFFICIAL: Vinyl yet?

Mine arrived today in Ann Arbor - do I open it? What the hell is going on? Will we have to return these? :?

That's a no in boston. What the Fuck!!! But i was in the pit in Worcester 2. So I wont bitch,not yet anyway.

Hey thanks for the tracking tip guys. Missed the message from santos. Looks like mine finally made its way to somewhere other than WA yesterday. Estimated arrival on the 21st for me as well. This whole thing has been crazy, but that sweet black circle will be worth it! Thanks again guys. Best fans on the planet!

billybob7088 wrote:

I havent got mine yet and it is Friday. I really dont give a hoot since I am so amped for my Arcade Fire show next Thursday in Miami. I hate to say but their new album is 20x better then LB.

Is it that good?? I have only listened to the title track so far, and to my surprise I really dislike it a LOT. I think it's a really shitty song - just sounds like a very bad attempt at sounding like Daft Punk IMO (I like Daft Punk). Is the rest of the album way way better than "Reflektor"? (sorry for getting off topic!)

strilo wrote:

Is the vinyl for Lightning Bolt some crazy limited edition? Why do I not see it on the website store?

Just check out the threads about that on the porch. the reason will quickly become apparent.

Projected Delivery Date: Oct 17 2013

Date/Time Event Name Location
19 Oct 2013 01:23 Package processed by local post office DES MOINES, IA
17 Oct 2013 10:19 Package processed by local post office CINCINNATI, OH
16 Oct 2013 08:05 Shipment Info Received by Post Office WARRENDALE, PA
Date Description Location
Oct 16 2013 Package transferred to Post Office CINCINN, OH
Oct 16 2013 Ready for post office entry Urbancrest, OH
Oct 15 2013 Package received by dest MI facility Urbancrest, OH
Oct 12 2013 Package transferred to dest MI facility Auburn, WA
Oct 11 2013 Package processed by Mail Innovations Auburn, WA
Oct 11 2013 Package received for processing Auburn, WA
Oct 10 2013 Shipment information received

This is Fun, It was 10 Hours east of me, now its 5 hours west of me. Wonder if I will pass it on the road today?

Glad Woot.com uses Smartpost, things seem to get here quicker that way.

jlaustin wrote:

Mine arrived today in Ann Arbor - do I open it? What the hell is going on? Will we have to return these? :?

open it and play it. If it sounds good, you are good to go.

SomethingCreative wrote:

received mine in western wa today... Plays ok but seems very quiet

http://www.urpressing.com/FAQ.php

How much music can I fit on a... (7" 10" 12")?
Determining how much music can fit on a record is based in minutes and is not set in stone. We have our suggested maximums - what we know to be the range where you will generally have the best quality. These are as follows:

[paraphrasing]
12" @ 33 RPM: 18 minutes

These recommended maximums become more crucial with bass heavy music, and you may want to lower the max per side if your music is very bass heavy. The volume of your record is directly linked to the total time of each side. When the side length of a 12'' record is less than 9 minutes, the loudness will be at the maximum for 33 1/3 rpm cuts. However, in most cases, you lose about one decibel in volume for each minute over 13 minutes per side. Loss of output volume is the most common issue, but pops, skips, and distortion/loss in the frequency extremes can also occur.

bicyclejoe wrote:

PJ_Soul wrote:

billybob7088 wrote:

I havent got mine yet and it is Friday. I really dont give a hoot since I am so amped for my Arcade Fire show next Thursday in Miami. I hate to say but their new album is 20x better then LB.

Is it that good?? I have only listened to the title track so far, and to my surprise I really dislike it a LOT. I think it's a really shitty song - just sounds like a very bad attempt at sounding like Daft Punk IMO (I like Daft Punk). Is the rest of the album way way better than "Reflektor"? (sorry for getting off topic!)

Yes, it is that good. I've heard the new Arcade Fire album. My favorite of the year. Meanwhile, Lightning Bolt may be the first Pearl Jam album not to make my year-end Top 10. Also, I'd argue that Arcade Fire is the best live band on the circuit these days.

Huh... I only find Arcade Fire's other albums okay. Nothing to write home about... I haven't found them vinyl purchase worthy, anyway. I'll listen to the rest of their new album with the terrible title track and hope that it's all better than the song they deemed worthy to be the first single, but I find it hard to believe anything they do is going to better than LB. None of their other work has been IMO.... their stuff is better than Backspacer though! Maybe they had some kind of revelation and improved dramatically since their last album.

campbelltoe2000 wrote:

This all seems a bit comical, I don`t normally track my packages , but I`m watching this album go from Auburn Wa. to Urbancrest Oh., and now its in Warendale Pa. . Cool, its on the move , but wait,! its going the wrong way I live in Green Bay Wi. ????
Thats a pretty big carbon footprint if you ask me . I hope they work out whatever is going on, seems like there are a couple issues here.

I'm in Watertown. Mine has taken the same route as yours. Now its in Cincinnati.