Record Store Day Question

Brian_Wallace wrote:

They do a second "Record Store Day" on Black Friday now. 

And I guess this is the final list:

http://www.recordstoreday.com/SpecialReleases

And color me IMPRESSED!  Such young, exciting, innovative artists and music!

I mean, is there a hotter artist right now than Janis Joplin?  Move over, Adele!  And we get TWO releases from her?  How cool is that?  Also, two from the Yardbirds!  They're AWESOME!  I think they're barely out of high school.  Aren't they from Roanoke?  Plus, let's face it, John Lennon's "Imagine" and Pete Townsend's "Quadrophenia Demos" are going to be fighting it out for Pitchfork's best of 2011.  Finally, new, YOUNG music.  Has anyone else here heard of "The Loving Spoonful?"  They sound a lot like "The xx".  I hope they're HALF as awesome!

Brian

RSD has gone to crap

Weren't the Yardbirds just in town?  Ok, Rockville, technically.  Janis Joplin never comes around here anymore.

Nothing on that list interests me except the ToN box set.  I'd like to have that.  Very tempting.

Maybe it's mostly older folks who buy vinyl?

Anyone going on Friday? Im off work so I'm going to try to get the john cale limited edition.

Might go up to Sound Garden to see what they have.  Thing is there is nothing on the Black Friday list that is a must-have, IMO.

Yeah, I think I'm going to Soundgarden too. There is literally only one release I want. It's weird how much of the stuff on sale Friday is just reissues or demos from older acts.

Went to Soundgarden. There were probably 25 people in line when I got there 30 minutes before they opened. I couldn't find a copy of the one thing I wanted to get. If anyone sees any record store selling surplus copies of things on their website, please post it in this thread.

What did they get and what were you looking for? I didn't get up until 9. Might go record shopping later tho.

It looks like they had pretty much everything. I'm not sure how many copies they had for each special but I  didn't really see many people that looked or sounded disappointed.

I was just looking for the John Cale limited edition EP. They released it as a cd and made 2,000 copies but I've called literally every participating store in Maryland and no one got a copy.

http://www.amoeba.com/buy-stuff/category/record-store-day/page1.html

They have a ton of stuff available online if anyone is looking for anything. I was finally able to get a copy of the EP I wanted!

I ordered the Type O box set and seemed to get a pretty good deal on it.

Whether or not I actually get it is another thing entirely.

runwhiteyrun06 wrote:
It looks like they had pretty much everything. I'm not sure how many copies they had for each special but I  didn't really see many people that looked or sounded disappointed.

I was just looking for the John Cale limited edition EP. They released it as a cd and made 2,000 copies but I've called literally every participating store in Maryland and no one got a copy.

try cd cellar in fallS church. I wasn't looking but I'm very sure I saw a copy this afternoon

StoneTheCrow wrote:
I ordered the Type O box set and seemed to get a pretty good deal on it.

Whether or not I actually get it is another thing entirely.

I've complained about this before but if the main purpose of this (Record Store Day) is to bring in more money for independent record stores that are struggling, then I guess their strategy is correct.  But if you are trying to expose anyone to new music and/or release some cool unreleased stuff from older bands that is ACCESSIBLE then it's a failure.  It's all numbered, collectible vinyl.  Baby boomer collectible crap.  I guess they know they're market.

But money's tight.  That Type O Negative box is nice but it's $100!  The Kings of Leon boxed set is $100!
A lot of the stuff I saw was all over $50. 

I always maintain that more bands should use this to release great sounding live records or demos or something.  I mean why can't someone like Radiohead release a great-sounding album of live material and charge $25 for it? Have all the proceeds go to Greenpeace or Occupy Wall Street or something?  A.  They could get that ready in a couple of weeks B.) Everyone would buy it.  C.) It would help out record stores.

Brian

nothing is better than when a.) brian makes perfect sense and b.) he puts down kings of leon at the same time.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers did release a live LP.. only seven songs though…


Its all I picked up.. I thought this was the worst RSD related event I have yet to see.. bunch of overpriced junk.. the Beatles and Lennon boxes supposedly sound like crap too.


I would have liked the Dead's Europe 72 Vol 2.. but at 70$ I passed.

Impossible to argue with any of that, Brian.  Well done.

I don't collect vinyl - or anything else, for that matter - so I only get the stuff I really want.  And I do want that box set. $100 for 6 records is hardly a bargain but, IMO, it isn't a ripoff, either.

Edit - didn't get the box set.  :'(  My order was taken but the shop ran out of boxes.  I've seen where I can still get it for ~$120 but I can't justify that.

StoneTheCrow wrote:
Impossible to argue with any of that, Brian.  Well done.

I don't collect vinyl - or anything else, for that matter - so I only get the stuff I really want.  And I do want that box set. $100 for 6 records is hardly a bargain but, IMO, it isn't a ripoff, either.

Edit - didn't get the box set.   :'(  My order was taken but the shop ran out of boxes.  I've seen where I can still get it for ~$120 but I can't justify that.

Well, actually I don't want to pick on Type O Negative.  What they had WAS a nice set and I don't know what the record stores paid but was probably worth $75 or whatever.  But $60 for four Beatles 45s?  Because Beatles stuff is so rare!  What's Jack White's/Third Man motto?  "Tangible, Collectible and Digital?"  Release the 180 gram four-disc whatever for the collectors but throw something fun out there for $15, too.

And sorry to disappoint, Walkie but I DO like what that box set was advertising.  EARLY Kings of Leon.  I loved them when they were young, mysterious and sounded like the Southern Strokes.  How can you deny this?: 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiEZ04iQ6f8

or a slower version by a Northern Stroke:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyiq4J6_31k

Brian

hutch wrote:
I would have liked the Dead's Europe 72 Vol 2.. but at 70$ I passed.

This isn't a RSD exclusive.  It's been available at www.dead.net for a while now ($60).    Today they've got everything on sale for 20% off and free shipping.  That's not too bad.

StoneTheCrow wrote:
$100 for 6 records is hardly a bargain but, IMO, it isn't a ripoff, either.

6 double albums, that is.  Really is a pretty good deal…..especially now that I don't have one.

I guess this could also be posted in the "When reality reflects The Onion" thread, but EC makes a similar point to mine:

http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpps/entertainment/elvis-costello-urges-fans-not-to-buy-his-latest-release-dpgonc-20111129-fc_16152769

Do we have to revise basic economic theory?  When A.) the economy's bad and B.) the demand is low (for physical music media) wouldn't you LOWER prices?

Brian

Brian_Wallace wrote:

Do we have to revise basic economic theory?  When A.) the economy's bad and B.) the demand in low (for physical music media) wouldn't you LOWER prices?

Brian

So they add scarcity to the mix, i.e. "limited edition".