SEVENS vinyls: thinner than ever...

picola
picola Posts: 40
edited January 2014 in The Porch
Hi,

Sevens boxset was in my mailbox today.

What a surprise to discover another cheap set of records ...

Since 2011, all Xmas singles are very thin, thinner than any previous Xmas (even those from 1991...). I was upset by that but I haven't complained about that, because they were xmas gifts ( membership's gifts that we pay each year lol, ...)

This time, it's a different story, for a boxset that cost 55$ , with a presale 3 months before any shipping, PJ clearly makes fun of us.

Thank you guys.
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  • MedozK
    MedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,212
    edited January 2014
    Sell it. Make a nice $300+ profit off your initial $55 investment. And then go listen to the exact same songs on a nice thick 180G album.

    or Keep it and enjoy the artwork and listen to some of the tracks in 45 rpm.
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  • jervin007
    jervin007 Posts: 3,182
    MedozK said:

    Sell it. Make a nice $300+ profit off your initial $55 investment. And then go listen to the exact same songs on a nice thick 180G album.

    or Keep it and enjoy the artwork and listen to some of the tracks in 45 rpm.

    For the price sevens is going for you could even make it 180 gram Red vinyl!

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  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,301
    You paid $55 for music you could already hear in multiple formats. There are a lot of people laughing about that.
  • picola
    picola Posts: 40
    @Medozk : i don't care about my 55$, but i have to talk about the value that they put on it..
  • picola
    picola Posts: 40
    @bootlegger10 : i collect PJ vinyls since the beginning. It has nothing to do with the multiple formats available. I think that you can understand that.
  • mrk2
    mrk2 Finland Posts: 2,093

    You paid $55 for music you could already hear in multiple formats. There are a lot of people laughing about that.

    Laughing or jealous?

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  • You paid $55 for music you could already hear in multiple formats. There are a lot of people laughing about that.

    While I get your point, one could also just download it, and never pay for it. Collector's aren't ALL about just hearing stuff, eh?
  • cp3iverson
    cp3iverson Posts: 8,702
    edited January 2014
    Weight is overhyped honestly and is really a marketing ploy to new members of the community.. Some of my best records are 140g and they blow away the so called 180g audiophile versions of the same album. Why? Because of stuff like mastering and pressing and plates and etc etc.

    180 g does have its true advantages but most albums being pressed these days arent going to bring them out. To its credit Sevens sounds a little better than my replacement LB.
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  • picola
    picola Posts: 40
    edited January 2014
    @cp3iverson : true, but a very thin vinyl record will be destroyed by your phono cartridge only after a few spins ... and these records are way thinner than 140g ...
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  • picola
    picola Posts: 40
    Well, I don't know if it works ! But I don't want to quote everything, everytime
  • Whats the difference between the old singles and sevens??how many grams we are talking about?
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  • Empty Glass
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    mrk2 said:

    You paid $55 for music you could already hear in multiple formats. There are a lot of people laughing about that.

    Laughing or jealous?

    Laughing from this guy, for sure

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  • Dr. Delight
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    How many kilos are we talking about here folks? Just .....how.....many?
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  • picola
    picola Posts: 40
    OK great ...

    but i don't want to hear people singing STBCircle or people saying that vinyls are super cool, etc. if you don't care about the vinyl itself.

  • Always ends in argueing. bottom line .......Vinyl rocks, if you dont like it ...cool..... if you like to save $55 also Cool. But perhaps in the future keep it to yourself.... That would be especially cool
  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,462
    OP, I'm seeking an opened one. Please PM me if you don't want to keep yours!!
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  • danny
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    mine is still sealed
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  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,301
    mrk2 said:

    You paid $55 for music you could already hear in multiple formats. There are a lot of people laughing about that.

    Laughing or jealous?

    I own a copy. I'm saying that we deserve to be made fun of for paying for something we already have access.
  • H.Chinaski
    H.Chinaski Brooklyn, NY Posts: 1,604
    I certainly don't promote or partake in flipping of PJ vinyl. But i do kind of regret not buying this when i had the option to do just that and make an easy 200$...
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