Dark matter shipping label printed!

pjalli said:

BF25394 said:

It doesn't reek of greed. They're not Machiavellian. It reeks of disorganization and understaffing. I think they should have had a better plan to get these things out on time, and I'm annoyed that my CDs and LP didn't arrive until Monday, but it's not something sinister.

I'm curious about your reference to listening "properly on vinyl." What did you do for the roughly twenty years from 1990 to 2010 when almost no artists were releasing their albums on vinyl?

Are you new here? We have been buying records from this band from the very beginning. This is the artist that has been consistently releasing on vinyl through all of these years, and they should know exactly what they are doing by now. What happened with this pre-sale is a debacle and pretty offensive to the very people who have been their most loyal fans. As for those saying they didn't ship early because they might be worried about leaks, I find that offensive given the press and insider listening parties they had several weeks ago.

If they are not able to handle this properly then they shouldn't have taken our money months ago. It's 2024, this isn't exactly difficult work. 

Oh and I live in NYC and still no record, tracking now says Thursday but who the fuck knows.

Indifference71 said:

Mine says Friday now.  It's bouncing around the Chicagoland area and seems to be going further away from me.  Mail innovations is just awful.

perfectlefts14 said:

jimjam1982 said:

Pushed back another day.  Still crickets from the 10c.  But if you post something rumoring a song meaning and a band members life they lock the thread instantly. No accountability.  Kind of fucked we are the ones paying for your mistakes...almost like Ed wrote a song about that. 

You have the music, they sent you a download, remember you were happy about that? No one is stopping you from listening to the album. You just like to bitch and whine that your vinyl hasn’t shown up yet. It’s always been this way. But keep claiming it’s a racket, or a scam. I personally think it’s a scam racket for fucks sake.  

dwjmu84 said:

perfectlefts14 said:

jimjam1982 said:

Pushed back another day.  Still crickets from the 10c.  But if you post something rumoring a song meaning and a band members life they lock the thread instantly. No accountability.  Kind of fucked we are the ones paying for your mistakes...almost like Ed wrote a song about that. 

You have the music, they sent you a download, remember you were happy about that? No one is stopping you from listening to the album. You just like to bitch and whine that your vinyl hasn’t shown up yet. It’s always been this way. But keep claiming it’s a racket, or a scam. I personally think it’s a scam racket for fucks sake.  

Nobody is seriously claiming it's a scam, so I'll stop you right there.  We have a right to be disappointed and upset since many of us ordered the vinyl back in mid feb.  For instance : my shipment left the Seattle area on 4/17 and won't get to DC suburbs until Friday (9 days).  I've had shoes shipped from Paris for about the same cost get here quicker. We know the 10c has good intentions, but I think recognizing that there are widespread problems with these items getting to their intended recipients in a TIMELY manner would go a long way.  

Oh, also - sending us a digital DL mere hours before it's available on streaming platforms would have been great if the shipping delay was 1-2 days.  And here's the REAL catch - the colored variants and RSD variant weren't announced until WELL after we all purchased the 10c variant.  Now, knowing that we could have made our way to the local record store on Saturday and been spinning that afternoon....well that's kind of a kick in the dick.  Not a good look ($ grab) if you want to be real cynical.....

dwjmu84 said:

perfectlefts14 said:

jimjam1982 said:

Pushed back another day.  Still crickets from the 10c.  But if you post something rumoring a song meaning and a band members life they lock the thread instantly. No accountability.  Kind of fucked we are the ones paying for your mistakes...almost like Ed wrote a song about that. 

You have the music, they sent you a download, remember you were happy about that? No one is stopping you from listening to the album. You just like to bitch and whine that your vinyl hasn’t shown up yet. It’s always been this way. But keep claiming it’s a racket, or a scam. I personally think it’s a scam racket for fucks sake.  

Nobody is seriously claiming it's a scam, so I'll stop you right there.  We have a right to be disappointed and upset since many of us ordered the vinyl back in mid feb.  For instance : my shipment left the Seattle area on 4/17 and won't get to DC suburbs until Friday (9 days).  I've had shoes shipped from Paris for about the same cost get here quicker. We know the 10c has good intentions, but I think recognizing that there are widespread problems with these items getting to their intended recipients in a TIMELY manner would go a long way.  

Oh, also - sending us a digital DL mere hours before it's available on streaming platforms would have been great if the shipping delay was 1-2 days.  And here's the REAL catch - the colored variants and RSD variant weren't announced until WELL after we all purchased the 10c variant.  Now, knowing that we could have made our way to the local record store on Saturday and been spinning that afternoon....well that's kind of a kick in the dick.  Not a good look ($ grab) if you want to be real cynical.....

jimjam1982 said:

Theebs said:

I just want to say that my 10 Club variant is coming thursday and I am ok with that.   I have never had a 10 club release get to my house on release day so I know not to expect it!  I am totally fine with it.  I have spotify and bought a black pressing from my local record store.

I am kind of shocked so many people didn't realize releases have been like this for a long time.  

It feels like people need to get a grip and enjoy it in another format or variant until the 10 club pressing gets here.  I mean is this really a big deal?

For most people we only buy 1 copy.

Pre order generally means get it first not fuckin last. That's the point of pre order.

Not everyone has been buying vinyl for 20 years. This was my first and last thru 10c. They aren't even ashamed or embarrassed is the bigger issue. To charge exbornamt shipping costs and be fucking clueless is pathetic. 

Fucking scam they just want us to buy more copies. Truly if there is so much a single flaw in this vinyl it will be a refund and ill pick up a copy at the store.