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Got the imaginational anthem and the PIL first single replica

RSD sucks so hard, saw dudes listing shit they just bought on their iphones

ums (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Saturday, 20 April 2013 16:41 (eleven years ago) link

first stop yielded the Husker Du double single on Numero, on to the next one. looking for Half Japanese, Invisible Hands, Bardo Pond.

my mental killfile seems to be working (sleeve), Saturday, 20 April 2013 16:43 (eleven years ago) link

what did bardo pond put out..?

i guess i'd just rather listen to canned heat? (ian), Saturday, 20 April 2013 16:57 (eleven years ago) link

I believe it is an LP? "The Creator Has A Master Plan" b/w "Maggot Brain"

saw dudes listing shit they just bought on their iphones

fuck this shit

my mental killfile seems to be working (sleeve), Saturday, 20 April 2013 17:23 (eleven years ago) link

I found the Invisible Hands single, got one more store to go to.

my mental killfile seems to be working (sleeve), Saturday, 20 April 2013 17:24 (eleven years ago) link

22-MINUTE "MAGGOT BRAIN"!

apparently

xp oh holy fuck, "the creator has a master plan" TOO? gah, want that so damn bad. love bardo pond, and those two would duke it out hard for high placement in my alltime top 10.

shitfire

I have many lovely lacy nightgowns (contenderizer), Saturday, 20 April 2013 17:25 (eleven years ago) link

goddam it, etc. how many copies?

I have many lovely lacy nightgowns (contenderizer), Saturday, 20 April 2013 17:26 (eleven years ago) link

yeah, i saw that. someone's selling one for $60 bucks. fuck that. checked the fire site, and while they don't list the print run (or if they do, i missed it), they do say that copies may be available for mail order tomorrow. here's hoping...

I have many lovely lacy nightgowns (contenderizer), Saturday, 20 April 2013 17:37 (eleven years ago) link

The prices of these things are astounding, someone I know paid £13.99 for a 12" of Wings "Maybe I'm amazed' with various different stereo/mono mixes on it

Roger Sánchez Broto (vain_bowers), Saturday, 20 April 2013 18:32 (eleven years ago) link

;_; no bardo pond master plan for me, was gone everywhere i went

and that sounds like a gong-concert (La Lechera), Saturday, 20 April 2013 19:52 (eleven years ago) link

Our store had a Rhye 12" selling for 13 quid. One song! With an instrumental version and a live version! For 13 quid!

mike t-diva, Saturday, 20 April 2013 19:56 (eleven years ago) link

Our local shop had a small selection, two Zaireeka boxes, a couple half Japanese l.p. Boxes

I did buy the Davy Graham Topic e.p.

I might go back for the 1/2 jap box

Mark G, Saturday, 20 April 2013 20:06 (eleven years ago) link

anyone get the van dyke parks new album (concept LP about a train ride)--kind of really want that one, but only found song cycle.

got 1/2 japanese thing, but most important.. GZA/Genius chess box thing.

flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Saturday, 20 April 2013 20:29 (eleven years ago) link

Did anyone see the Superchunk "Void/Faith" 7" anywhere?

Walter Galt, Saturday, 20 April 2013 21:54 (eleven years ago) link

http://maps.google.com/maps?um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=record+stores+nyc&fb=1&gl=us&hq=record+stores&hnear=0x89c24fa5d33f083b:0xc80b8f06e177fe62,New+York,+NY&sa=X&ei=khpzUeueCLS84APmzIGYAw&ved=0COsBELYD

Can't remember the name of this store (block below Other Music) but they had a bunch of those Bardo Ponds when I was there. Give them a call if you're in the area I guess!

Evan, Saturday, 20 April 2013 22:48 (eleven years ago) link

Yes I saw the Superchunk but it went quick at the once place I had spotted it.

Evan, Saturday, 20 April 2013 22:49 (eleven years ago) link

Is it uncool to list records bought here or...

Evan, Saturday, 20 April 2013 22:50 (eleven years ago) link

I just realized that google link doesn't help... oops. So it is literally a block south of Other Music- can't remember the name.

Evan, Saturday, 20 April 2013 22:52 (eleven years ago) link

best place to. (xpost)

Mark G, Saturday, 20 April 2013 22:53 (eleven years ago) link

ok found that van dyke parks thing, also jandek box.

flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Saturday, 20 April 2013 22:58 (eleven years ago) link

Ok so the entirety of the day:

Orange Juice - You Can't Hide Your Love Forever
Imaginational Anthem Vol. 6 - Origins of American Primitive Guitar
Calexico - Spiritoso
Codeine - What About The Lonely
Tame Impala - S/T
Giant Henry - Big Baby
The Bats - By Night
Snapper - S/T
Waxahatchee - Cerulean Salt
Time To Go - The Southern Psychedelic Moment: 1981-86
Swirlies - Sarah Sitting 7" (purple vinyl)
The City is Ablaze! (book)

Went kinda nuts

Evan, Saturday, 20 April 2013 23:00 (eleven years ago) link

You know what I don't remember noticing the Jandek box anywhere myself.

Evan, Saturday, 20 April 2013 23:01 (eleven years ago) link

My record store day was a huge let down.

My dude at Long In The Tooth had most of what I desired (he was out of the Black Keys / Stooges split, Deep Purple/Type-O split and never got the Half Japanese on CD) but the prices were ridiculous. It is hard to justify paying $10 for a 7".

Especially insulting was the Atmosphere single, which came in a clear, plastic sleeve. No artwork, not even a fucking sticker on it, no packaging whatsoever, just a single in a plastic sleeve. Ten bucks. Sorry, but fuck you.

I asked him to keep that along with the Non-Phixion 7" and the Pussy Galore LP (it just wasn't worth $20 to me).

I wound up keeping:

The Atlas Moth / Wolvhammer Split 7" (Init)
Austra + Gina X - Mayan Drums 12" Vinyl (Domino)
Husker Du – Amusement 7" Vinyl (Numero Group)

I also picked up the new Moss CD new and a couple of used CDs plus my wife picked up a couple books. All told I dropped a little over $100.

The guy who owns the store was hoarse and haggard by the time I got there. He said it was nuts - they had to let people into the store in shifts and they had a line of about 80 people most of the afternoon.

Good for him, good for all the stores, but if RSD means 7" singles will cost $10, I probably won't be making a special trip again next year.

Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Saturday, 20 April 2013 23:47 (eleven years ago) link

Yeah I agree on the 7"s, and avoid them every year. None of them have ever been worth that, but the LPs seem normally priced so I don't worry about that mark up too much there.

Evan, Sunday, 21 April 2013 00:19 (eleven years ago) link

Actually that Snapper release I got was $14.99 and is a 4 song 12" so in that case I'm a sucker but otherwise I don't feel like I got too ripped off.

Evan, Sunday, 21 April 2013 00:21 (eleven years ago) link

mexican summer built their rep on $15 eps. hardly seems unusual anymore.

I have many lovely lacy nightgowns (contenderizer), Sunday, 21 April 2013 01:14 (eleven years ago) link

so is numero group eventually going to be reissuing the whole husker du catalogue?

"Time To Go - The Southern Psychedelic Moment: 1981-86"
--no idea this was even a RSD thing. would have bought this.

flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Sunday, 21 April 2013 01:29 (eleven years ago) link

what does it actually cost to press up 500 or 1000 12" singles theses days? For the vinyl + the packaging? I know shipping costs are crazy now.

the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Sunday, 21 April 2013 01:29 (eleven years ago) link

not sure about in the us, but the b. russell curated flying nun comp has been out in nz for awhile, i believe (he did a really interesting interview on national radio playing various bits and pieces from it)

no lime tangier, Sunday, 21 April 2013 01:38 (eleven years ago) link

really nice day in soho, in london, with a street party vibe. giles smith was playing and loads of other big names. nice sunny day and a great atmosphere. fuck shops that aren't record stores getting a dj in with some "yay record store day" premise tho - just so contrary to the point of the event.

Tioc Norris (LocalGarda), Sunday, 21 April 2013 01:48 (eleven years ago) link

Are vinyl LP new releases usually going for $30 these days? Cos the one store i stopped into that was what you paid for pretty much anything. And "mbv" was $45.

Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Sunday, 21 April 2013 01:56 (eleven years ago) link

The line in Hoboken was especially long this year!

Hey, I was in Hoboken today too. I was there this afternoon. I only got a couple of used classical records for $2 each though - I am cheap. Tunes mentioned in this article:

http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/indies/1559027/record-store-day-2013-blog-roll-brooklyns-black-gold-records

o. nate, Sunday, 21 April 2013 02:04 (eleven years ago) link

Ha! Yeah I used to manage at that store.

Evan, Sunday, 21 April 2013 02:38 (eleven years ago) link

The cheap vinyl is very cheap there. When the owner gets too excited that something not-s-common shows up, sometimes it tends to get priced highly. Not too bad though.

Evan, Sunday, 21 April 2013 02:42 (eleven years ago) link

So I am extremely upset! The Snapper record I got the hole is too small for the spindle, and I may be paranoid but I'm nervous they won't have a replacement at the label. They definitely don't at the store I bought it from.

Evan, Sunday, 21 April 2013 02:45 (eleven years ago) link

The cheap vinyl is very cheap there.

And the used CDs too - I've picked up lots of good stuff there for cheap. I try to support them as much as possible, though I tend to download most of my music these days - trying to downsize my physical collection.

o. nate, Sunday, 21 April 2013 02:55 (eleven years ago) link

Yes and no. Prices in the store match a competitive price point on amazon (for the CDs, here) when uploaded to the online amazon storefront, so therefore if something happens to be at $39.99 "Used - Like New" at the time of the upload that's the kind of price you'll see in the store. No matter how silly or indie it is. See the real issue here is that they have software that updates the price when they fluctuate online, as they often do, but new labels don't automatically print for the physical storefront and your foot-traffic consumers get screwed over just because you wanted to make as much as possible in the online worldwide market. It barely filters based on what makes a better physical store item vs. online money-maker when setting prices.

But yes, ultimately this same process will put $1.99 price tags on great stuff, simply because it is the going rate at that point on amazon.

Evan, Sunday, 21 April 2013 03:09 (eleven years ago) link

"labels" = "price tag" sorry poor choice of words.

Evan, Sunday, 21 April 2013 03:10 (eleven years ago) link

And update from just a little earlier- I quit whining and whittled the hole on the record no it's fine.

Evan, Sunday, 21 April 2013 03:13 (eleven years ago) link

now*

Evan, Sunday, 21 April 2013 03:13 (eleven years ago) link

So I am extremely upset! The Snapper record I got the hole is too small for the spindle, and I may be paranoid but I'm nervous they won't have a replacement at the label. They definitely don't at the store I bought it from.

uh, this is something you can correct w/ a pocketknife and a bit of rotary force

I have many lovely lacy nightgowns (contenderizer), Sunday, 21 April 2013 03:13 (eleven years ago) link

lol, xp exactly!

I have many lovely lacy nightgowns (contenderizer), Sunday, 21 April 2013 03:14 (eleven years ago) link

Yeah well at first it seemed way way off so I didn't consider that simple solution. then I looked closer and realized it would work fine.

Evan, Sunday, 21 April 2013 03:16 (eleven years ago) link

gaye bykers on acid's debut lp, drill you own hole, allegedly came undrilled, so that you'd have to, uh, yeah, do that. drill it yourself. never seen an undrilled or even a hand-drilled copy, so i wonder...

I have many lovely lacy nightgowns (contenderizer), Sunday, 21 April 2013 03:24 (eleven years ago) link

I feel like that is a good way to get it to crack all the way across? Or maybe it is easier than it sounds.

Evan, Sunday, 21 April 2013 03:31 (eleven years ago) link

fuckers can take a lot more abuse than you'd suspect

I have many lovely lacy nightgowns (contenderizer), Sunday, 21 April 2013 03:34 (eleven years ago) link

I never had a problem with holes being too tight but I recently got a new pro-ject turntable and have run into a bunch of old records that are a really tight fit. I think some brands are making their spindles too big these days.

wk, Sunday, 21 April 2013 05:11 (eleven years ago) link

so is numero group eventually going to be reissuing the whole husker du catalogue?

the RSD EP thing is pre-SST material so I doubt it. not sure who has the rights to it now but all those songs are/were on Rhino's CD reissue of 'Everything Falls Apart' so maybe them

they moved the azpilicueta next to me at work (DJ Mencap), Sunday, 21 April 2013 09:39 (eleven years ago) link


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