Vinyl Me Please (store, exclusives, swaps, etc)

Selaws said:
I keep getting confused, is it the White Stripes that's this month's Essentials?

Also, I've never been in a position where I will potentially be swapping out a record that I want anyway. So is there an option to buy the record even though I have swapped it out? I know it will make the store if it doesn't sell out, but that seems like quite the risk with something like the White Stripes. I know I'm wanting to keep all 3 subs this month but if something like an anthology box set does pop up (pleassse be stax or motown!!) it would be crazy not to swap for it!
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It’s Stevie Nicks for the May Essentials ROTM! The White Stripes will be in June!

Let’s hope we get some crazy good swaps, like a Stax or Motown Anthology Boxset! They’re great Boxsets and it would be the best thing ever for people to snag them for $23!

Are you down for Stevie Nicks Selaws?
 
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NathanRicaud said:
It’s Stevie Nicks for the May Essentials ROTM! The White Stripes will be in June!

Let’s hope we get some crazy good swaps, like a Stax or Motown Anthology Boxset! They’re great Boxset and would be the best thing ever for people to snag them for $23!

Are you down for Stevie Nicks Selaws?
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Ooooh cheers @NathanRicaud. In that case I will swap out Stevie if something good is in swaps as that's likely to make it to next month/the store. Yeah I dig Stevie, Nathan. My girlfriend really likes Fleetwood Mac (I thoroughly recommend the book 'Storms: My Life with Lindsey Buckingham and "Fleetwood Mac" by Carol Ann Harris, its INSANE!) and we have a couple of Stevie's albums as well, so I will definitely be up for this VMP release if there isn't any big swaps.
 
Kyuuji said:
I'll join you considering it's my first one 🙌 sure I'll miss whatever the whale is though 😂💀🤲
What are the fan favourites to look out for other than crossing my fingers that they have some Woodstock still?
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I hope you have a lot of fun doing the swaps! Just make sure you’re at your computer or phone on your VMP account 5-10 minutes before 5pm ET, as sometimes they announce the ROTM titles a little bit early! ⏰

I hope you find some goodies in there for yourself and love all your May swaps! I’m sure you’ll find some real treats in there for yourself! 🎁💎

Fan favourites would be the Otis Classics ROTM as that will likely sell out soon! In terms of VMP exclusives that have already sold out, I’d say the Denzel Curry x Kenny Beats exclusive is a massive fan favourite! I got my copy today actually and I’m OBSESSED! 👌

Good luck with it all Kyuuji ! Let me know how you go with it all! And if you want my opinion on anything you might want to swap for, let me know! I’ll give my thoughts on which records I think you should swap for if you can’t decide xx 😘
 
Selaws said:
Ooooh cheers @NathanRicaud. In that case I will swap out Stevie if something good is in swaps as that's likely to make it to next month/the store. Yeah I dig Stevie, Nathan. My girlfriend really likes Fleetwood Mac (I thoroughly recommend the book 'Storms: My Life with Lindsey Buckingham and "Fleetwood Mac" by Carol Ann Harris, its INSANE!) and we have a couple of Stevie's albums as well, so I will definitely be up for this VMP release if there isn't any big swaps.
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I’m definitely going to look into that book! Thank you so much for mentioning it! I already know I’m going to love reading that book just by your enthusiasm for it! 🥰📖

That’s awesome your girlfriend loves Stevie Nicks! It would be awesome to surprise her with this ROTM if you don’t end up swapping it! 😁
 
blenoxsmith said:
I'm excited to see what the Swaptions might be because I know I'll be swapping out S&P. That said, I can't get hyped about it with the one chance to lock in a pick. I say this because if I feel FOMO'ed into to making a pick today around 5EST because I think it'll disappear quickly, and then something I wanted even more becomes a swaption the next day, I won't be too happy. If they didn't do this annoying "addition of more swaptions after the fact" thing, I'd be down to ride your hype train. Don't get me wrong, I have benefited from them adding more swaptions in the past, but now that I know I'll swap today at 5EST, I feel like it's gonna eff me over.
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Mmmmmm I see where you’re coming from! If you swap for something you like, it’s a win no matter what! You have another chance to swap if you see something you want even more, so there’s that to keep in mind too! ☺️

All the best with your swaps soon! Hope it all goes in your favour! Remember if you swap for something, it’s a win! If you everything goes in your favour, then you’ve hit the jackpot! 🎰🎯
 
NathanRicaud said:
I’m definitely going to look into that book! Thank you so much for mentioning it! I already know I’m going to love reading that book just by your enthusiasm for it! 🥰📖

That’s awesome your girlfriend loves Stevie Nicks! It would be awesome to surprise her with this ROTM if you don’t end up swapping it! 😁
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Yeah its really good, the author was dating Lindsay Buckingham during thier heyday and really doesnt hold back with the stories!

She's not overly into records (she streams a ton) although I have bought some over the years specifically for her (the J-Lo bundle, Spice Girls, Arcade Fire, etc). I will pick the Stevie as long as it makes it to the store, looks to be a great release and your right, it would be a great surprise too!
 
Selaws said:
Yeah its really good, the author was dating Lindsay Buckingham during thier heyday and really doesnt hold back with the stories!

She's not overly into records (she streams a ton) although I have bought some over the years specifically for her (the J-Lo bundle, Spice Girls, Arcade Fire, etc). I will pick the Stevie as long as it makes it to the store, looks to be a great release and your right, it would be a great surprise too!
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Good luck with the swaps Selaws! You’re one of my favourites on here and I really, really, really like you as a person so I hope you get spoilt with your swaps! You deserve it! 😊

Also, that’s so cute you got your girlfriend all those artists on vinyl! That’s cute as!
 
NathanRicaud said:
I hope you have a lot of fun doing the swaps! Just make sure you’re at your computer or phone on your VMP account 5-10 minutes before 5pm ET, as sometimes they announce the ROTM titles a little bit early! ⏰

I hope you find some goodies in there for yourself and love all your May swaps! I’m sure you’ll find some real treats in there for yourself! 🎁💎

Fan favourites would be the Otis Classics ROTM as that will likely sell out soon! In terms of VMP exclusives that have already sold out, I’d say the Denzel Curry x Kenny Beats exclusive is a massive fan favourite! I got my copy today actually and I’m OBSESSED! 👌

Good luck with it all Kyuuji ! Let me know how you go with it all! And if you want my opinion on anything you might want to swap for, let me know! I’ll give my thoughts on which records I think you should swap for if you can’t decide xx 😘
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Thank you so much and I'm definitely going to be! 🎉 Ready to find those treats! 🎁🔎👀

I'm susceptible to hype, fomo and indecision so I'm sure I'll be having a little cocktail party with all three when it hits 🍸💃 . Good thing about being new though is that there's so much out there that's fantastic and I don't have – so even in the case of missing the rare ones I know I'll be able to end up with some great music regardless. Though not having much also makes the indecision around what to get worse 🙈 what if the rare one sells out in the time it takes me to check this tab for recommendations Nathan 😂

Thank you for the record thoughts and well wishes too, appreciated and I'm glad you're enjoying the Denzel Curry x Kenny Beats release! Would definitely be a great one to catch if it popped up. So.. just that, the Anthologies, Woodstock, Otis or other surprises to look out for and react to in the time it takes the photons to go from the screen to hitting my eyes. Easy task I'm sure 💀🤭
 
NathanRicaud said:
You have another chance to swap if you see something you want even more, so there’s that to keep in mind too! ☺
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Wait, you do? I thought the new policy was that you have one chance to swap, it's locked in, that's it. Tell me more about this "another chance."

Thanks, Nathan. Good luck to you too.
 
Kyuuji said:
Thank you so much and I'm definitely going to be! 🎉 Ready to find those treats! 🎁🔎👀

I'm susceptible to hype, fomo and indecision so I'm sure I'll be having a little cocktail party with all three when it hits 🍸💃 . Good thing about being new though is that there's so much out there that's fantastic and I don't have – so even in the case of missing the rare ones I know I'll be able to end up with some great music regardless. Though not having much also makes the indecision around what to get worse 🙈 what if the rare one sells out in the time it takes me to check this tab for recommendations Nathan 😂

Thank you for the record thoughts and well wishes too, appreciated and I'm glad you're enjoying the Denzel Curry x Kenny Beats release! Would definitely be a great one to catch if it popped up. So.. just that, the Anthologies, Woodstock, Otis or other surprises to look out for and react to in the time it takes the photons to go from the screen to hitting my eyes. Easy task I'm sure 💀🤭
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I love your personality and energy by the way! It’s so cute and cheeky! 😚🧸

If you definitely have FOMO, then definitely grab the “swap exclusives” in the Swaptions! But definitely grab it if you like the genre the record is in! No point of grabbing a hip-hop VMP exclusive if you don’t enjoy rap/hip-hop, nah mean!? 😜👉🤛

Because you have so many options as you don’t have much VMP exclusives, you will be spoilt. Though I do know what you mean! We’ve all grabbed an exclusive that has stayed in store for a long time and wished we grabbed the other exclusive instead (which sold out). I can and others on here can too, with giving you an idea on which albums would be close to selling out, and which albums will likely stay in store for a long time! 💡👨‍💻👩‍💻☺️

But yes, grab any Anthology exclusive, even if it’s just a single record as the vinyl pressings sound amazing for them! And grab any Classics ROTM that happens to appear in the Swaptions (that previously sold out in the VMP Store!). 🏃‍♂️💨
 
blenoxsmith said:
Wait, you do? I thought the new policy was that you have one chance to swap, it's locked in, that's it. Tell me more about this "another chance."

Thanks, Nathan. Good luck to you too.
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My bad, I worded that badly! 🙈😝

What I meant to say is that because we have two add-on subscriptions, we can swap two ROTM picks!

So if you swap once (let’s say you swap your Essentials ROTM pick), you can swap another ROTM title (Your Classics or R&HH ROTM).
 
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TheThinWhiteDuke said:
Ok I just undid my scheduled cancellation to try my hand at Swaps Roulette, what time are they again today? Still the evening like the last couple months?
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5pm Eastern Time! 🕰

Make sure you’re ready a bit before though, in case they do the announcement a bit earlier! It’s happened a bit in the past!
 
blenoxsmith said:
Wait, you do? I thought the new policy was that you have one chance to swap, it's locked in, that's it. Tell me more about this "another chance."

Thanks, Nathan. Good luck to you too.
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You can technically swap multiple times on your added tracks but it’s a bit of a gamble. If you swap and confirm, and then see something else you like, you can cancel your add-on track and then add it again and your swap resets. The downside is if that add-on track sells out then you’re out of luck. So if your add-on is Classics, I wouldn’t cancel it since it almost always sells out as of late.
 
While I benefited from the Woodstock swap, I have my doubts as to whether we will see anything from the Anthology entries in swaps. One of the biggest reasons is that it would require a landing page for those and it would cheapen the Anthology line which they clearly think is a premium product. My best guess is that you see a few things that had otherwise been out of stock, perhaps a few more Woodstocks, and perhaps a few of the 3rd party items listed in the store.
 
wmeugene said:
While I benefited from the Woodstock swap, I have my doubts as to whether we will see anything from the Anthology entries in swaps. One of the biggest reasons is that it would require a landing page for those and it would cheapen the Anthology line which they clearly think is a premium product. My best guess is that you see a few things that had otherwise been out of stock, perhaps a few more Woodstocks, and perhaps a few of the 3rd party items listed in the store.
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Mmmmmm that’s a very strong point! Like, they do make it out to be a premium product so it would make sense for them not to put any of it in the Swaptions!

I’m really hoping we get the Whitney Houston self-titled exclusive! That would be a sweet pick-up! 🤞
 
wmeugene said:
While I benefited from the Woodstock swap, I have my doubts as to whether we will see anything from the Anthology entries in swaps. One of the biggest reasons is that it would require a landing page for those and it would cheapen the Anthology line which they clearly think is a premium product. My best guess is that you see a few things that had otherwise been out of stock, perhaps a few more Woodstocks, and perhaps a few of the 3rd party items listed in the store.
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This is a great point @wmeugene. I wonder if its going to be similar to the old Throwback Thursday? A small amount of sold out stock that they 'find' in their warehouse.
 
Djxfactor511 said:
Still blow my mind that @Plaid Room / Colemine wasn't Ohio's pick.
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I know I was the one who kicked over the ant pile on this I won't go off on it like I could, but yeah the majority of the entries are written by very, very few people that have long term connections with the record store/local music scenes in their cities and states. They just picked the trendiest store, threw something together, padded it out with their creative writing practices on local politics and declared it a delicious meataballa.

I'm just mad because what could have been a fantastic, well researched look into regional record stores and what made them great, with stories from young and old about growing up with these places, bands discovered, even artists that got boosts from them..was instead just a bunch of lazy essays provoking images of a mass of random storefronts with the same indie "bestsellers" on the wall packaged with a lot of irrelevant commentary.

I mean I hate that book.
 
TheThinWhiteDuke said:
I know I was the one who kicked over the ant pile on this I won't go off on it like I could, but yeah the majority of the entries are written by very, very few people that have long term connections with the record store/local music scenes in their cities and states. They just picked the trendiest store, threw something together, padded it out with their creative writing practices on local politics and declared it a delicious meataballa.

I'm just mad because what could have been a fantastic, well researched look into regional record stores and what made them great, with stories from young and old about growing up with these places, bands discovered, even artists that got boosts from them..was instead just a bunch of lazy essays provoking images of a mass of random storefronts with the same indie "bestsellers" on the wall packaged with a lot of irrelevant commentary.

I mean I hate that book.
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I know this won't be a very good substitute with you being US-based, but there's a great book here in the UK which basically sounds like what you are thinking of. Its called 'The Vinyl Revival And The Shops That Made It Happen' by Graham Jones. Graham spent 30+ years travelling across the UK to every single independent record store, selling records on behalf of labels. At this time the music charts relied on sales slips from these independent stores and would send representatives to collect these sales figures each week. This meant that there was real competition amongst record labels to incentivise the independent stores to promote and highlight their stock, with each shop holding events, competitions, etc. Years later the independent stores obviously struggled and many closed, and Graham then travelled to the remaining ones to collect anecdotes and stories, which forms the second half of the book.
 
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