Dark matter shipping label printed!

JL95453 said:

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BF25394 :

With respect to the comment about listening "properly on vinyl," I am just curious about whether that person is one of the relatively few people who, like me, purchased every Pearl Jam title on vinyl upon its release from Vitalogy through Vault 10 (although, in my case, it wasn't because I think the listening experience is better on vinyl; I bought Vitalogy on vinyl because it meant I could hear it two weeks early, and then I liked having the artwork and liner notes in a larger size), or whether they are a latter-day convert to the cult of vinyl, because the reality is that the vast majority of Pearl Jam fans (and music fans in general) were not buying vinyl records from roughly 1990 through 2010, and yet somehow they were experiencing and enjoying music. Ten wasn't even released on vinyl in the U.S. in 1991, and there was no outcry from the millions of fans who embraced it in the first two years of its release. How do I know that relatively few people were buying Pearl Jam LPs during that time? Because I can see what Lost Dogs and Vault 3 sell for on Discogs. Those astronomical prices are due to scarcity, a scarcity which doesn't exist for titles like MTV Unplugged, which came out in 2019 after vinyl had proliferated. (Over 25,000 people have MTV Unplugged in their collections on Discogs; about 1,500 have Lost Dogs.)

It is definitely not an example of great customer service. Like I said, they should have had a better plan for dealing with this. Maybe they should have hired a temp to help get these orders out the door if it was going to be too much for Santos and whomever else he may have helping him (Santa's Little Helper's helper?).

Regarding "listening properly on vinyl" - vinyl listening is an experience, and my personal preference.  Like most of you here, I'm just a middle-aged dude who likes what he likes, and yes, have been one of the early PJ loyalists who started buying vinyl with the release of VItalogy.  Any gripe about getting the vinyl late is due to being bummed that you cannot enjoy that "experience" of pouring through the art, lyrics, etc.  It's a missed opportunity, timed with the rare release of new tunes - I think that's what makes everyone sour about this situation.  And I think that's fair. 
I'll personally offer my services to PJ for the next record - I'll manage the logistics plan for the release, they just need to ensure I get the first copy as compensation.    

jimjam1982 said:

what sold to us - what i would call blood red with black swirls

what was received - maroon - obviously not red - sadly i didn't land the whiz Khalifa variant at least i could have flipped it.

BettrMan21 said:

Mine is showing out for delivery in SE TN. Fingers crossed.