I loved the Blue Notebooks when i came out, but I feel like it's been so completely subsumed into tv/movie soundtracks that there's no need to re-listen to it now... it's just kinda ambient in the culture at this point.
― enochroot, Monday, 27 April 2020 14:35 (four years ago) link
Yeah I have a general aversion to music that specifically sounds like a doctor drama theme. That being said, where has Blue Notebooks shown up?
― Evan, Monday, 27 April 2020 14:44 (four years ago) link
I don't use Discogs to log my collection, so here's my seller profile, sorted from priciest downwards.
The most valuable record I own is the UK 7-inch promo of Martha Reeves - No One There, which I don't plan to sell unless I'm in dire financial need.
― mike t-diva, Monday, 27 April 2020 14:59 (four years ago) link
Only just got around to starting this. Fun. Frustrating.
https://www.discogs.com/user/carrosdd/collection
― cooldix, Monday, 27 April 2020 16:19 (four years ago) link
Hey I finally got around to adding that Swirlies release just like a real life archivist!
― Evan, Friday, 22 May 2020 22:36 (four years ago) link
hey, nice job !
― budo jeru, Saturday, 23 May 2020 00:21 (four years ago) link
link ?
― budo jeru, Saturday, 23 May 2020 00:23 (four years ago) link
Well, it wasn't actually too confusing once I tried it. Just looked a little intimidating...
https://www.discogs.com/Swirlies-Error/release/15352879
― Evan, Saturday, 23 May 2020 04:40 (four years ago) link
starting to add stuff now (thanks to the bar code scanner, that is a great feature), are those condition/notes fields not outward facing? did I really just write a bunch of notes that nobody can see??
― frogbs, Tuesday, 15 September 2020 18:47 (three years ago) link
Yeah I have a little "price paid" column that is custom and just for me.
― Evan, Tuesday, 15 September 2020 19:08 (three years ago) link
alright I'm finally done
https://www.discogs.com/user/JAMOOL/collection
― frogbs, Tuesday, 22 September 2020 19:04 (three years ago) link
Nice! What's the favorite in the collection?
― Evan, Wednesday, 23 September 2020 01:00 (three years ago) link
frogbs we have a lot of overlap
― The little engine that choogled (hardcore dilettante), Wednesday, 23 September 2020 01:22 (three years ago) link
sheesh, that's tough. I think Denki Groove's VOXXX may be it, that's a legitimately hard to find record from a group with basically zero presence in this country
from a personal standpoint maybe Datarock's Red? I saw them in 2009 and got right up front & the lead singer pulled me on up on stage for a couple tunes. bought the record and they all signed it. later got to party & smoke with them in some nightclub. unfortunately it doesn't play too well because my kids love it and have gotten fingerprints and scratches all over it
― frogbs, Wednesday, 23 September 2020 01:22 (three years ago) link
hit me up with some recs then :)
― frogbs, Wednesday, 23 September 2020 01:23 (three years ago) link
Hmm feeling a bit lonely as a music fan I think.
It's nice to feel like my passions are 100% due to my own explorations and not due to getting swept up in popular trends, but on the other hand I find chances to geek out with people over this stuff really hard to come by.
Obsessions:- 80s-90s indie "pop perfection" (Sarah / Drive-in / Slumberland / Flying Nun)- 90s American style indie rock (post-Sonic Youth / "bedroom" / shoegaze)- Experimental / Ambient Balearic - American Primitive
I've got to work really hard to gush about the little known Pam Berry side project 7" over here and the versatility of the Minecraft soundtracks as arguably legitimate ambient music outside gaming nerd context over there...
― Evan, Monday, 19 October 2020 18:43 (three years ago) link
_frogbs we have a lot of overlap_hit me up with some recs then :)
― The little engine that choogled (hardcore dilettante), Monday, 19 October 2020 19:13 (three years ago) link
by recs I meant records. give me some of your records
― frogbs, Monday, 19 October 2020 19:18 (three years ago) link
lol
― president of my cat (Karl Malone), Monday, 19 October 2020 19:21 (three years ago) link
Oneida (krauty noisy post-Sonic Youth music, best before 2011)
Oof honey I just found some Oneida in the back of the fridge that we really need to toss
― Evan, Monday, 19 October 2020 19:23 (three years ago) link
but yeah I do know of Field Music - not sure what I think of them yet. very clearly up my alley yet I've had trouble connecting with their music
Oneida I've heard one album by, remember liking it so I'll dig deeper
other two I've never heard of and will check out
thanks-frogbgs
― frogbs, Monday, 19 October 2020 19:25 (three years ago) link
Psychic Paramount II is great, but i have to be in the right mood for it these days, one that i'm not in as often
― president of my cat (Karl Malone), Monday, 19 October 2020 19:46 (three years ago) link
can I just say that the wantlist is evil, one day you get a message saying that some store in Japan has 6 records you want and by the way if you order them all you'll save a bunch on shipping! long story short I've got a bunch of "never thought I'd own this" records coming to my house soon
― frogbs, Monday, 19 October 2020 19:51 (three years ago) link
its like that dollar-cost averaging thing crypto idiots do, the more I buy the less I've lost!!!
― frogbs, Monday, 19 October 2020 19:54 (three years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/vQYL1yP.png
― president of my cat (Karl Malone), Monday, 19 October 2020 20:02 (three years ago) link
My problem is I get excited about discovering the low price/value of something I want, only to find out all the cheap copies are in Spain or Germany or whatever and shipping is $25 for the first LP. By the time you find a US seller down the list the price is 4x higher.
― Evan, Monday, 19 October 2020 20:16 (three years ago) link
this from my wantlist made me laugh
8.80 USDMedia: PSleeve: NM or M-LP: Cracked and broken ... COVER: In full shrink wrap, almost like new.
― frogbs, Tuesday, 20 October 2020 02:47 (three years ago) link
at least they're honest.
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Tuesday, 20 October 2020 02:49 (three years ago) link
also i would assume it's a fairly in demand record if it's literally smashed and they're still trying to sell it. maybe someone has a cooy that's decent, but the cover is beat and they could use that to replace it?
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Tuesday, 20 October 2020 02:51 (three years ago) link
its Thought For Food by The Books...20 bucks new. and the new cover is awful!
― frogbs, Tuesday, 20 October 2020 02:55 (three years ago) link
but yeah that's kind of a pet peeve of mine - finding something you really want at a good price and then having to read LP1 ONLY IN A BROWN PAPER BAG
― frogbs, Tuesday, 20 October 2020 02:56 (three years ago) link
just curious - if you bought something with this description, would you expect for the cover to be completely split down one side?
Media Condition: Very Good (VG)Sleeve Condition: Good Plus (G+)Some noise, mostly at beginning of side B, good fidelity. Priced accordingly. Ring wear on jacket, and edges. Inner sleeve included.
what about this one?
Media Condition: Very Good (VG) Sleeve Condition: Good Plus (G+)Some minor noise, plays well.
because i had my first ever bad discogs transaction a few weeks ago. besides some weird delays on their ends and no communication/responses whatsover from them, the main thing was that two of the records covers were completely split on the bottom side. i guess technically that falls under "G+" but it would be nice to call that out in the description?
rather than say anything negative, i have elected to just not leave any feedback. i am afraid they will send me more broken record covers in retaliation
― president of my cat (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 20 October 2020 03:11 (three years ago) link
but what's baffling is that they have a 100.0% rating across 450 ratings, which makes me think either i was insanely unlucky in my dealings with them, or that they beat up their downvoters
― president of my cat (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 20 October 2020 03:12 (three years ago) link
that sucks. hope it wasn't anything too expensive. I had something similar happen to me with a copy of Underworld's Oblivion With Bells - here was the description:
Media Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+) Sleeve Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)clean discs. Sleeve is VG+ with slight edge wear along openings. Spine is excellent, and front/back panels are excellent.
in reality, the sleeve looked like it had water damage and there was some crackle & pop throughout, particularly on Side D (which is my favorite side). maybe a good cleaning will fix it but who knows. didn't wanna leave bad feedback though because it was appropriately priced for the condition it actually was in
― frogbs, Tuesday, 20 October 2020 03:21 (three years ago) link
yeah, the records in question were band on the run ($6 CA) and beatles '65 ($10 CA). and both of them do sound really nice!
― president of my cat (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 20 October 2020 03:24 (three years ago) link
that's a bummer, and it certainly would have been nice for them to mention it, but i think ultimately they're not wrong so :/
what might make you feel better is to buy a couple new white disco sleeves and store the LPs in there, with the record cover "displayed" in front inside of the clear outer sleeve (does that make sense?)
i do that with some of the flimsier brazilian / african record jackets i have and always find it makes for a nice crisp presentation in those cases where the original sleeve doesn't really "support" the LP y'know
― budo jeru, Tuesday, 20 October 2020 03:24 (three years ago) link
yep, yeah that's what i'm doing! it's ultimately not that big of a deal, and i mainly just care about the LP quality, so i'm good there! i'm trying to pretend that i've always owned a sweet copy of both of those records, but recently, as i was carrying them down the stairs to show to my friend on my stoop ("hey check out this LP Band on the Run, as well as "Beatles '65!", i tripped and both of the bottom edges slipped as we tumbled down into the doorway. oh well, at least they still sound good!
― president of my cat (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 20 October 2020 03:29 (three years ago) link
behold neighbor, i am a proud owner of this wings record for many years, see how i hold it in my fing — d'oh!!!!
― budo jeru, Tuesday, 20 October 2020 03:32 (three years ago) link
*glumly demotes sleeve condition to G+*
― president of my cat (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 20 October 2020 03:36 (three years ago) link
alright this Dead Skeletons album is pretty tight
― frogbs, Wednesday, 21 October 2020 21:22 (three years ago) link
They're great, they sure achieve their aim of making propulsive music to meditate to. Don't sleep on their singles, I wish they had something new!
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Wednesday, 21 October 2020 22:32 (three years ago) link
The Psychic Paramount are great but Laddio Bollocko (feat drummer Blake Fleming) were the absolute tits and unfairly passed over at the time for bands like Don Cab.
― Maresn3st, Wednesday, 21 October 2020 22:49 (three years ago) link
oof, got another one
Comments: Vinyl looks great, only a few storage and shuffle marks, no effect on sound. Labels display very bright colours, almost as if unplayed. Sleeve in near mint condition, practically no wear except for the front lower left edge, barely noticeable.
the vinyl was visibly scuffed up and there was audible surface noise throughout the entire thing, especially on the second record. do I just not understand what "VG+" means? I get that when buying used online there's some inherent risk there but still obnoxious when it's a holy grail type record you have to import while the $4 VG copy of the first Starcastle record I got actually sounds pretty much perfect
― frogbs, Friday, 20 November 2020 16:23 (three years ago) link
nah that's total bullshit, blatant lazy overgrading. I'd return it.
― howls of non-specificity (sleeve), Friday, 20 November 2020 16:26 (three years ago) link
was considering that but it was from the UK and I'm in the US...the shipping is half the cost
― frogbs, Friday, 20 November 2020 16:47 (three years ago) link
harsh. I'd ask for a partial refund, then.
― howls of non-specificity (sleeve), Friday, 20 November 2020 16:49 (three years ago) link
you know what's strange about this, of all the records I've ever bought online I've only had 3 that were clearly worse than their marked condition and all 3 of them were Underworld records
― frogbs, Friday, 20 November 2020 17:05 (three years ago) link
Let u know how i get on with the pink Rez VG+ i just ordered, lol. Their fancy new lithograph print of the thing pushed me!I don't sell much, but more than one feedback thanked me for "conservative grading". i understand VG+ to mean looking and or sounding just a little worse than right out of the shrinkwrap (i.e, NM).I've never been clear on how pressings that might be noisy to begin with factor into it.
― maf you one two (maffew12), Friday, 20 November 2020 17:29 (three years ago) link
what record was it?
― brotherlovesdub, Friday, 20 November 2020 17:31 (three years ago) link
haha, I nearly bought the pink Rez 12" this morning too! I have the official Cowgirl / Rez 12" so don't really need the pink rez, but that print made me want it. I also need a new copy of the Dirty 12". My copy looks perfect but sounds horrible.
― brotherlovesdub, Friday, 20 November 2020 17:32 (three years ago) link