limited edition mp3s
― ksh, Sunday, 18 April 2010 16:14 (fourteen years ago) link
P4k has the documentary "I Need That Record!" up -- http://pitchfork.com/tv/#/episode/2144-i-need-that-record/1
it's "One Week Only" though -- no idea when they first posted it, either
― ksh, Sunday, 18 April 2010 16:45 (fourteen years ago) link
Another documentary that may be worth a look is Alan Zweig's Vinyl: http://www.veoh.com/browse/videos/category/lifestyle_lifestyle/watch/v16951205N9H8Wagc
The funny thing is that I'm watching it today, and found that one of the guys interviewed in Vinyl is one of the guys I ran into at Record Store Day just yesterday. Know a few of the other characters in the movie too from my days wandering around the various stores in Toronto.
― Sean Carruthers, Sunday, 18 April 2010 16:50 (fourteen years ago) link
One of the record stores I stopped by said RSD was an enormous pain in the ass where you have to order all the "special" vinyl months in advance and then get don't get two-thirds of what you actually ordered
― human centipeedi peedi (Whiney G. Weingarten), Sunday, 18 April 2010 17:15 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah at my fave local all the clerks were drinking
"i'm doing everything i can to make time elastic so that by the time i get out of here i will hardly remember the day"
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Sunday, 18 April 2010 17:36 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah having customers for once is rough stuff.
― scott seward, Sunday, 18 April 2010 18:31 (fourteen years ago) link
It wasn't the store in NYC called "Good Records" or something right? They were drinking whiskey and listening to blues but they were having fun.
― Evan, Sunday, 18 April 2010 18:33 (fourteen years ago) link
haha nah man they were happy to have the customers, it was just wall to wall all day and from a customer service standpoint i kinda get it
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Sunday, 18 April 2010 18:37 (fourteen years ago) link
so, *does* anybody know what ended up on the Beastie Boys thing? was it just lame new stuff?
― Stormy Davis, Sunday, 18 April 2010 18:53 (fourteen years ago) link
I didn't get into record store day because I was at the footy but I know I would have not got anything I was wanting anyway and would be a £4 train fare down. Stupid idea to limit everything so much, no-one gets what they want and everything ends up on eBay, seriously, fuck this shit. I'll do my record shopping in my own time.
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Sunday, 18 April 2010 18:57 (fourteen years ago) link
(im just pissed off as I knew there was no chance of getting that Soundgarden 7" or the Flaming Lips lp nevermind the Blur single)
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Sunday, 18 April 2010 19:00 (fourteen years ago) link
The Blur single is fetching between £100 and £200 on ebay.
― Mark G, Sunday, 18 April 2010 19:27 (fourteen years ago) link
Beastie Boys should have repressed the "Rock Hard" EP as a limited 10".
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 18 April 2010 19:29 (fourteen years ago) link
tbh Mark, I woulda been happy just to get the Soundgarden 7". But I knew i wouldn't even get that. It was silly to have things so limited. Whats the point of getting in people, who regularly shop there anyway, to come in for a ltd ed record , not get it, so go home pissed off rather than buying something they can get anytime in it's place? They should make enough for all, not the scum who buy just to eBay it.
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Sunday, 18 April 2010 19:55 (fourteen years ago) link
Our store had so much fun yesterday and I am suffering a hang over. We didn't get half the exclusives we ordered, but we generally just act like it is a party day. Great bands. Too many hotdogs. So much beer. Cops came but left us alone. Another successful year!
We have two extra Moby Grapes at the store right now, btw. Who wants 'em?
― mr. waffles (Nijoli), Sunday, 18 April 2010 20:33 (fourteen years ago) link
make that four, actually.
― mr. waffles (Nijoli), Sunday, 18 April 2010 20:36 (fourteen years ago) link
I went, although not particularly to buy anything limited edition, just cuz I'm always there. Took me about 30 minutes to get through the line, I got a free t-shirt and a free burrito coupon at Chipotle (which I didn't get around to using).
Ultimately one year there are going to be deaths when two skinheads fight over the limited edition Anal Cunt reunion 7"
― Phoenix in Flight (Cattle Grind), Sunday, 18 April 2010 20:44 (fourteen years ago) link
nijolee, maybe post about the moby grapes on vinyl borad--i know stormy davis needs one
― ian, Sunday, 18 April 2010 20:50 (fourteen years ago) link
http://cgi.ebay.com/Beastie-Boys-White-Label-12-Record-Store-Day-exclusive_W0QQitemZ220591209127QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMusic_on_Vinyl?hash=item335c42baa7
― scott seward, Sunday, 18 April 2010 20:55 (fourteen years ago) link
hold steady thing is selling really well. 150 to 200 dollars. blur single is doing good too.
― scott seward, Sunday, 18 April 2010 20:58 (fourteen years ago) link
what is hold steady thing?
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Sunday, 18 April 2010 21:00 (fourteen years ago) link
holy shit
― mr. waffles (Nijoli), Sunday, 18 April 2010 21:01 (fourteen years ago) link
http://cgi.ebay.com/The-Hold-Steady-Heaven-is-Whenever-12-Record-Store-Day_W0QQitemZ180495354765QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMusic_on_Vinyl?hash=item2a065c8b8d
― scott seward, Sunday, 18 April 2010 21:02 (fourteen years ago) link
wtf I saw all this stuff in multiple copies yesterday, I guess it must have all been bought.
maybe not the Beasties, Grape, or Stones, but definitely Blur and Hold Steady and Soundgarden.
― bug holocaust (sleeve), Sunday, 18 April 2010 21:04 (fourteen years ago) link
We had another truly amazing Record Store Day. Sold ridiculous amounts of records, had bands playing & a general great fun party atmosphere. What larks! Happy times.
Definitely felt the after effects while manning the place today on my own though. I swear that even the actual shop had a hangover.
― krakow, Sunday, 18 April 2010 22:11 (fourteen years ago) link
Did you have any Soundgarden,Blur or Flaming lips in? Did the staff get them All? I wouldnt have got any, would I?
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Sunday, 18 April 2010 22:14 (fourteen years ago) link
Haw. I just called our store and Nate said the exact same thing. Morning after record store day is like tumbleweeds and crickets. Maybe he should tap into the leftover beer and hot dogs to give himself a kickstart. or start hoarding our leftover exclusives and considering Ebay (j/k).
pfunkboy - we have two of the flaming lips leftover...
― mr. waffles (Nijoli), Sunday, 18 April 2010 22:15 (fourteen years ago) link
ohhhh. How much is it? (im in the uk btw, will you post to Scotland?)
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Sunday, 18 April 2010 22:17 (fourteen years ago) link
I will post wherever. It would be nice if it could be in the hands of a fellow ilxer that appreciates it. I will grab a copy when I am at the store tomorrow morning and let you know. k?
email me at heathernijoli on the g mail so I have your info
― mr. waffles (Nijoli), Sunday, 18 April 2010 22:18 (fourteen years ago) link
@pfunkboy
Yes we had the Soundgarden, Blur & Flaming Lips records.
No, the staff didn't get them all. One Flaming Lips LP went to staff, none of the others mentioned did at all.
If you'd actually got up & into town & queued up outside before the 9am opening then yes you would have got a Blur 7'' and a Flaming Lips LP. If you were amongst the first 10 people or so in the shop then you would have got a Soundgarden. Otherwise probably not. Getting people into the actual shop to spend money was pretty much the point of the day.
― krakow, Sunday, 18 April 2010 22:21 (fourteen years ago) link
Same with us.
Our store owner only let us get ONE of the exclusives until the end of the day after our customers had their choice. We had to pick only one to hold and I got a Moby Grape.
Amazing that we had stuff left over tbh because we were SLAMMED.
― mr. waffles (Nijoli), Sunday, 18 April 2010 22:23 (fourteen years ago) link
I couldnt have got there by 9am unfortunately. It's not like I never come into your shop , You know I come in when I can.
Nijoli emailing you asap, thanks!
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Sunday, 18 April 2010 22:24 (fourteen years ago) link
People who buy this stuff just to turn it around on eBay are disgusting savages
― human centipeedi peedi (Whiney G. Weingarten), Sunday, 18 April 2010 22:49 (fourteen years ago) link
Unless I'm misunderstanding the Hold Steady thing, people are going to feel pretty foolish paying that much when the real album comes out next month.
― he's always been a bit of an anti-climb Max (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 19 April 2010 02:02 (fourteen years ago) link
People playing any Hold Steady should feel foolish.
― van smack, Monday, 19 April 2010 02:47 (fourteen years ago) link
If you happen to download that Blur single from the official site linked above, make sure you go for the WAV version. For some reason the mp3 one cuts out at 2:26.
― he's always been a bit of an anti-climb Max (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 19 April 2010 03:42 (fourteen years ago) link
People who buy this stuff just to turn it around on eBay are disgusting savages― human centipeedi peedi (Whiney G. Weingarten), Sunday, April 18, 2010 10:49 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
― human centipeedi peedi (Whiney G. Weingarten), Sunday, April 18, 2010 10:49 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
Possibly, but what of the people who got lucky, then see it going for £200 and think "hmm, I can always 'tape' it" etc.
I dunno, it seems that EMI have managed to make it a promo opportunity for their three main acts (Blur, LilyAllen, The Beatles)
― Mark G, Monday, 19 April 2010 07:21 (fourteen years ago) link
Here's my official record store day haul, btwTotal: $53
New CDs:Wolf Eyes - Always WrongCarlos Giffoni - SeveranceBurning Star Core - Inside The Shadow
Used CD:The Dead C - Eusa KillsKyuss - Blues For The Red SunHototogisiu - Some Blood Will StickWZT Hearts - HeatchiefNeil Hamburger - Raw HamburgerMasters Of Reality - s/t Pissed Jeans - ShallowValerie SoundtrackRapeman - Two Nuns And A Pack Mule
― EyjafjallajökuLOL (Whiney G. Weingarten), Monday, 19 April 2010 14:51 (fourteen years ago) link
Totally want that Soft Machine thing, but not really into anything that is being released in the US, that since that isn't, well, crap. Kinda crossing my fingers for the store having some discount Nilsson available...
Reactionary Records is where I'm going, in East Atlanta. I've never been but my friends band is playing there (Facehugger) and I want to check it out. Atlanta has a good deal of local record stores; since Tower closed down, it's actually been more difficult to find a chain music shop. Closest you can get is Best Buy.
― Adam Bruneau, Saturday, April 17, 2010 7:30 PM (2 days ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
Adam,
I bought by copy right here in loverly South Minneapolis, so some of the Soft Machine LPs reached U.S. shores.
I have to say....
it is FUCKING AWESOME
the definition of some longhair crazies GOING EXTREMELY HARD
sound quality is amazing, as is the pressing...it's on some Norway label called Smalltown Super Jazz and pressed in Germany...
nice to pick up something actually cool and NICELY PRESSED on record store day, so much garbage quality vinyl being pressed nowadays
― Ndamukong HOOS (M@tt He1ges0n), Monday, 19 April 2010 15:13 (fourteen years ago) link
Damn that Soft Machine lp sounds great.
― Trip Maker, Monday, 19 April 2010 15:38 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah i need it.
― tylerw, Monday, 19 April 2010 15:43 (fourteen years ago) link
jah if you like "third" this is basically that era of the band going nuts live....pretty much veer everywhere from real ethereal psych to full out free jazz
― Ndamukong HOOS (M@tt He1ges0n), Monday, 19 April 2010 15:54 (fourteen years ago) link
Glad to hear that the vinyl sounds good, I have stopped buying new vinyl after getting burned by too many crackles and too much sibilance. The records are shiny and pretty but sound like crap.
― skip, Monday, 19 April 2010 16:06 (fourteen years ago) link
there's a lot of great new pressed vinyl, you just have to be careful/choosy....
RTI presses great stuff, they usually have a sticker that says "HQ 180 Gram" (silver round sticker) they do matador stuff and some of the warners reissues (like the van morrison stuff)
the capital reissue series stuff is really good
― Ndamukong HOOS (M@tt He1ges0n), Monday, 19 April 2010 16:08 (fourteen years ago) link
Used CD:Kyuss - Blues For The Red Sun
Seriously cannot believe you don't own this already, Mr. Melvins/stoner rock fanatic.
― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Monday, 19 April 2010 16:21 (fourteen years ago) link
Awesome choice, whiney
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Monday, 19 April 2010 16:23 (fourteen years ago) link
I went to Jumbo in Leeds around midday - got the self-titled Squirrel Bait EP and the reissue of Gray Matter's Take It Back, didn't particularly have my eye on any of the limited edition stuff. Good to see the place so busy, lots of people buying interesting-looking things, hope people go back soon.
― Gavin in Leeds, Monday, 19 April 2010 18:07 (fourteen years ago) link
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/04/on-the-charts-record-store-day-is-more-important-than-christmas.html
The increase in foot traffic was reflected in Nielsen SoundScan's weekly charts. Muratore said SoundScan tabulated 573,000 sales at indie outlets this week, compared with 568,000 during the week of Record Store Day in 2009. While no album sold more than 100,000 copies this week, overall album sales were up 3%, and chain outlets saw a 7% gain, said Muratore.
The overall week-to-week gain in album sales could lead one to conclude that Record Store Day is fueling sales at all music retailers, even those not stocked with exclusive content. The sales promotion has become such a nationally recognized event that it was even referenced on "Saturday Night Live."
"It’s just too bad this kind of thing can’t happen all the time, where you get people really excited to go to physical stores and pore over records," said Billboard's chart guru, Keith Caulfield.
― Bee OK, Thursday, 22 April 2010 03:29 (fourteen years ago) link
"Record Store Decade!"
― Mark G, Thursday, 22 April 2010 07:07 (fourteen years ago) link
"It’s just too bad this kind of thing can’t happen all the time, where you get people really excited to go to physical stores and pore over records," said Billboard's chart guru, Keith Caulfield.― Bee OK, Wednesday, April 21, 2010 10:29 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark
oh man, the pathos of that quote.
― by another name (amateurist), Thursday, 22 April 2010 07:40 (fourteen years ago) link