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

[Webb_615]

Granted, I am a native Nashvillian, so I have been around a lot of country music, and while I enjoy the old stuff (outlaw country, Dolly, Patsy, Loretta, etc.) and the current alternative country scene (Stapleton, Margo Price, Wall, Peck, Childers, Nikki Lane, et al) there is something fun and nostalgic to me about 90's country. Being able to throw on some Alan Jackson, Garth Brooks, Tim McGraw, etc. is just fun to me. Maybe it is because my wife enjoys it so much. Not sure. Certainly didn't use to be my scene but tastes change I suppose.

If VMP did a country track, I would definitely be interested in seeing what they come up with. Possibly more folk/americana? Love what Soul Step has done on the Americana side with artists like The Local Honeys, Young Heirlooms and Fort Defiance. Would love to explore more of that.

Regardless, I am in the boat that currently VMP cannot run their business successfully with 3 tracks. Why are they trying to add a 4th? I know the answer is money, but still. You would think they would want to get things running smoothly first.

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

Granted, I am a native Nashvillian, so I have been around a lot of country music, and while I enjoy the old stuff (outlaw country, Dolly, Patsy, Loretta, etc.) and the current alternative country scene (Stapleton, Margo Price, Wall, Peck, Childers, Nikki Lane, et al) there is something fun and nostalgic to me about 90's country. Being able to throw on some Alan Jackson, Garth Brooks, Tim McGraw, etc. is just fun to me. Maybe it is because my wife enjoys it so much. Not sure. Certainly didn't use to be my scene but tastes change I suppose.

If VMP did a country track, I would definitely be interested in seeing what they come up with. Possibly more folk/americana? Love what Soul Step has done on the Americana side with artists like The Local Honeys, Young Heirlooms and Fort Defiance. Would love to explore more of that.

Regardless, I am in the boat that currently VMP cannot run their business successfully with 3 tracks. Why are they trying to add a 4th? I know the answer is money, but still. You would think they would want to get things running smoothly first.

I want them to issue/reissue Brooks & Dunn first 4 albums on wax. Can VMP make that happen? Brand New Man as a Record of the month and the other 3 as exclusives.

 

[Hollywood]

Just picked up a copy of the Jaunt VMP Rising! I loved what I heard! I love the dreary, warm, hazy, jazzy sounds of the album! The subtle electronic sounds, and the emotive and moody guitar lines, with those velvety drums on many of the tracks are really nice! Such an instrumentally dense album, but it’s so smooth! Highly recommend this release if you enjoyed the Crumb, Still Woozy, Kate Bollinger & Barrie exclsuives!

Also, this VMP Rising will definitely sell out within the next few weeks! It’s limited to 500 copies, and there’s only 80 copies left!

Glad you picked up the album. This Toronto-based sextet is great and they're finally getting some much deserved recognition
Equal parts experimental and infectiously groovy, faintly electronic and distinctly soulful, the cornucopia of styles and sounds presented on the album is

 

[KenKaniff]

I want them to issue/reissue Brooks & Dunn first 4 albums on wax. Can VMP make that happen? Brand New Man as a Record of the month and the other 3 as exclusives.

HELL YEAH!

 

[NewsFedora]

Per reddit, it looks like Oliver Nelson’s Skull Session is starting to ship.

And look, I’m not saying I know for a fact that the record isn’t going to look anything like its mockup but... the record isn’t going to look anything like its mockup.

Just brace yourselves and downgrade your expectations accordingly.

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

Per reddit, it looks like Oliver Nelson’s Skull Session is starting to ship.

And look, I’m not saying I know for a fact that the record isn’t going to look anything like its mockup but... the record isn’t going to look anything like its mockup.

Just brace yourselves and downgrade your expectations accordingly.

@Dead C is gonna love this.

 

[Kyuuji]

Per reddit, it looks like Oliver Nelson’s Skull Session is starting to ship.

And look, I’m not saying I know for a fact that the record isn’t going to look anything like its mockup but... the record isn’t going to look anything like its mockup.

Just brace yourselves and downgrade your expectations accordingly.

To refresh the memory for when it’s revealed:

 

[MadLucas]

I want them to issue/reissue Brooks & Dunn first 4 albums on wax. Can VMP make that happen? Brand New Man as a Record of the month and the other 3 as exclusives.

I would go along with this, but what my heart really wants is Keith Whitley's Don't Close Your Eyes... I have no hope of that ever happening, but I can dream can't I?

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

I would go along with this, but what my heart really wants is Keith Whitley's Don't Close Your Eyes... I have no hope of that ever happening, but I can dream can't I?

That would be great too. There are a ton of late 80s/ early 90s country albums that could desperately use a reissue.

 

[NathanRicaud]

@NathanRicaud You may like more of the current female Country artists more. Try out any of Lindi Ortega's albums, her first 3 are flawless and she's got a sassy but old school sound. Also Tessy Lou Williams, Ruthie Collins, Whitney Rose, and Michaela Anne's Desert Rose' (one of my favorites).

Omg, so many artists to check out! I’ll try and check them out but will definitely prioritise checking out Lindi Ortega!

 

[NathanRicaud]

@TenderLovingKiller® - Orville Peck is a great artist and I’m very happy he’s super popular (I remember he did two sold out shows in Melbourne earlier this year and the both shows had a venue upgrade due to demand). I like the simple guitar playing in “No Glory In The West” but I don’t like the vocals on the song and I don’t like the progression of the song vocally too. I feel bad but I’ve listened to the track 4-5 times and it’s just not for me. And I think it’s the vocals mainly that really put me off.

 

[NathanRicaud]

Glad you picked up the album. This Toronto-based sextet is great and they're finally getting some much deserved recognition
Equal parts experimental and infectiously groovy, faintly electronic and distinctly soulful, the cornucopia of styles and sounds presented on the album is

This is the perfect description of them! That last sentence is spot on!

 

[Hollywood]

@TenderLovingKiller® - Orville Peck is a great artist and I’m very happy he’s super popular (I remember he did two sold out shows in Melbourne earlier this year and the both shows had a venue upgrade due to demand). I like the simple guitar playing in “No Glory In The West” but I don’t like the vocals on the song and I don’t like the progression of the song vocally too. I feel bad but I’ve listened to the track 4-5 times and it’s just not for me. And I think it’s the vocals mainly that really put me off.

Summertime is a much better song albeit a cover. You should check it out before writing Orville Peck off.

 

[NewsFedora]

To refresh the memory for when it’s revealed:

That’s a real beaut, ain’t it?

 

[NathanRicaud]

Hey @NathanRicaud - if you're looking for more country you may like.

THIS!

One of the best songwriters alive.

I saw recently that this Lori McKenna album is your favourite Country album of 2020 so far! This album is very faithfully country, and I just couldn’t get into this at all unfortunately. Her album has that homegrown, stereo-typical country sound that I just can’t get into at all.

Patsy Cline I really enjoy though, but she doesn’t have that sound in her music at all! Her music has a lot of blues guitar, a bit of a doo-wop/soul sound as well and Patsy Cline’s voice is so rich, deep and soulful. And I love jolly tracks such “Walkin’ after Midnight” with the blues guitar and swinging, assertive vocals!

I think there needs to be a bit of a crossover for me. Like Willie Nelson’s Stardust was a crossover of pop, soul & blues. Loretta Lynn Coal Miner’e Daughter I enjoyed because Loretta’s vocals are somber, and have a cabaret quality to them on that release. The music feels a bit vintage with a modern touch and I like the guitar playing on the release a lot too. Dolly Parton I just had to buy because of those two iconic tracks; I Will Always Love You & Jolene. I did enjoy the album though! It’s sweet and the vocals are very passionate.

 

[NathanRicaud]

That’s a real beaut, ain’t it?

It looks so beautiful! I want a copy of it even though I’m getting the Wax Buyers Club variant; which also actually looks stunning! But this VMP mock-up is the best looking one (if it actually ends up looking like this)! I’m excited to see people posting their copies on Reddit!

 

[KenKaniff]

@NathanRicaud Did you like Kacey Musgraves Golden Hour?

 

[gaporter]

I keep seeing the name Lori McKenna and getting her confused with this

 

[NathanRicaud]

Summertime is a much better song albeit a cover. You should check it out before writing Orville Peck off.

I just can’t with Country. I can’t force myself but it just really isn’t for me unless it’s Patsy Cline or Max DeMarco or Stardust by Willie Nelson! I’m not even a fan of At Folsom Prison by Johnny Cash. That’s my music taste...it’s very non-country. I’m trying but just can’t...

PS - I didn’t enjoy the Orville Peck song. I can’t even critique it because that sound just isn’t for me at all...

 

[NathanRicaud]

@NathanRicaud Did you like Kacey Musgraves Golden Hour?

I didn’t like unfortunately! I know it’s country-pop, but I just found the music average! It just sounded dated to me and very PG rated if you know what I mean.