kafunis
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I turned to my wife yesterday and told her that I needed to buy a mannequin. She paused momentarily and then with a deep sigh of resignation asked why. I replied "To put my Stormtrooper armor on." She gazed up at me with a look that I can only describe as pity as she nodded her head slowly and said "Okay honey."When I explained it to my wife, she just raised her eyebrows and said, "Really? You need more fuckin' records?"
I turned to my wife yesterday and told her that I needed to buy a mannequin. She paused momentarily and then with a deep breath of resignation asked why. I replied "To put my Stormtrooper armor on." She gazed up at me with a look that I can only describe as pity as she nodded her head and said "Okay honey."
At first I thought the pity was for me, but now I'm starting to think it was actually for her.
No pity for the mannequin?I turned to my wife yesterday and told her that I needed to buy a mannequin. She paused momentarily and then with a deep breath of resignation asked why. I replied "To put my Stormtrooper armor on." She gazed up at me with a look that I can only describe as pity as she nodded her head and said "Okay honey."
At first I thought the pity was for me, but now I'm starting to think it was actually for her.
I am also a pressing plant snob! That’s why I’ve stopped getting the BlueNote80 pressings and only want to focus on the Tone Poet series from Blue Note! Outside of VMP, the only thing I ever want to buy are the current Acoustic Sounds verve reissues, which are pressed at QRP, any future Analogue Productions pressing and any MoFi One-Step pressings! I care a lot about where a record is pressed now, so I’m not really buying any new release vinyl at the moment.2) The Price. $349. Seems great, except...to get it that cheap they needed to get it pressed at GZ. If you're creating the definitive Herbie box set, that's where we're getting it pressed? If it was $399 and pressed at QRP I would've been way more excited. (I am now a pressing plant snob. smh)
Only MOFI's one steps? Not their regular fare?I am also a pressing plant snob! That’s why I’ve stopped getting the BlueNote80 pressings and only want to focus on the Tone Poet series from Blue Note! Outside of VMP, the only thing I ever want to buy are the current Acoustic Sounds verve reissues, which are pressed at QRP, any future Analogue Productions pressing and any MoFi One-Step pressings! I care a lot about where a record is pressed now, so I’m not really buying any new release vinyl at the moment.
The new Chet Baker VMP exclusives being pressed at RTI, mastered by Kevin Gray and being AAA definitely was a strong reason why I purchased them. The BlueNote80 for the most part are also AAA and mastered by Kevin Gray but the pressing plant they use is bad with QC. So many of my BlueNote80’s are severely warped and I can’t just get replacements for them/a refund easily like I do with VMP!
I am not even purchasing Gorillaz’ new album. I’m going to wait to hear the reviews of the all the pressings first. Big mistake purchasing the Phoebe Bridges, Lido Pimienta and Rina Sawayama albums all sounded quite flat!
Yeah, only MoFi One-Steps because outside of Bob Dylan and Miles Davis MoFi reissues, nothing MoFi release on vinyl interests me much. I don’t like the range they have unfortunately, and getting MoFi’s are expensive to purchase in Australia. A single LP is AUD$85 and a 2LP is AUD$125. MoFi’s shipping is too expensive whereas Acoustic Sounds shipping is good. I’ve purchased some MoFi’s on Acoustic Sounds, but yeah...overall I’m not interested in MoFi’s general catalogue. I’d rather pay AUD$289 for a One-Step I really like!Only MOFI's one steps? Not their regular fare?
All of my BN80s have been impeccable. Every single one.Only MOFI's one steps? Not their regular fare?
Oh, okay so what you mean is that current selections available from MOFI do not interest you.Yeah, only MoFi One-Steps because outside of Bob Dylan and Miles Davis MoFi reissues, nothing MoFi release on vinyl interests me much. I don’t like the range they have unfortunately, and getting MoFi’s are expensive to purchase in Australia. A single LP is AUD$85 and a 2LP is AUD$125. MoFi’s shipping is too expensive whereas Acoustic Sounds shipping is good. I’ve purchased some MoFi’s on Acoustic Sounds, but yeah...overall I’m not interested in MoFi’s general catalogue. I’d rather pay AUD$289 for a One-Step I really like!
I’m interested in the T-Rex “Electric Warrior” 45RPM pressing that MoFi recently did, especially as I love the song “Get It On”, but it’s AUD$125 and I dunno, it’s too expensive. If it was AUD$100, I’d purchase it!
Most of mine have been badly warped, I’ve had to get them professionally flattenedAll of my BN80s have been impeccable. Every single one.
Yeah, if MoFi did Britney, I’d be all over Blackout, In The Zone and Circus!Oh, okay so what you mean is that current selections available from MOFI do not interest you.
Because, surely, if MOFI did a release you liked in the future then you'd pick it. When MOFI presses some Britney, you'd be all over it.
Most of mine have been badly warped, I’ve had to get them professionally flattened
I sent a message to Blue Note and showed them videos and told them I’m not happy and that I’ve had to spend a lot of money flattening the records. Waiting to see how they will respond to me!
23/25 of the Tone Poets have been impeccable though! The Lee Morgan Tone Poet I got was severely warped so I got that flattened and the recent Joe Henderson pressing was faulty as it had pops and my copy skipped too!
Another thing you can get w/ all those savings....a vinyl flat w/ heat pouchMost of mine have been badly warped, I’ve had to get them professionally flattened
I sent a message to Blue Note and showed them videos and told them I’m not happy and that I’ve had to spend a lot of money flattening the records. Waiting to see how they will respond to me!
23/25 of the Tone Poets have been impeccable though! The Lee Morgan Tone Poet I got was severely warped so I got that flattened and the recent Joe Henderson pressing was faulty as it had pops and my copy skipped too!
Hmmmmmm maybe, but 24 out of 25 of my Tone Poets were flat, so I think it’s a pressing plant issue. I’ve been getting a lot of stuff from Acoustic Sounds too; a lot of Analogue Productions pressings and a lot of them are 2xLP’s too and I’ve only had 1 of my 30+ records warped. It’s definitely where the Blue Note 80 records get pressed; their QC would be like GZ and other pressing plants that aren’t QRP or RTI.I know this has come up before but it has to be something to do with the distance travelled to consistently get so many warped records. The one thing about the BN80s is the less substantial nature of their packaging (no big fat, chunky, rigid, thick gatefolds) so they're possibly a bit more susceptible to the impact from a postal service not storing in the right condition, leaving in overheated (or underheated) sorting houses, being chucked in vans etc. I'm convinced that part of the reason my VMP pick ups are generally the most knackered is because they're left to the whims of Yodel once the hit the UK. I've had boxes arrive with big chunks out of the side or covered in dust and muck from (I'm assuming) a delivery sorting office floor. You just need to scope out a tracking history to see how many stops a package takes on it's journey and how many hands it passes through before it get in to yours.
I’ve got it! But I don’t really like it because like the Spin Clean, I think I misuse it. Most records I’ve flattened, have a lot of surface noise after I’ve flattened them. But when my local does it, it’s perfectly flat and doesn’t have any surface noise. I’ve ruined some really cherished records just from using that vinyl flat. What I’m going to do is wait until I get a high quality record cleaning machine, clean the warped records well, including vacuuming them, then I’ll put them in the vinyl flat, only for 2 hours maximum with the lowest heat applied!Another thing you can get w/ all those savings....a vinyl flat w/ heat pouch
Hmmmmmm maybe, but 24 out of 25 of my Tone Poets were flat, so I think it’s a pressing plant issue. I’ve been getting a lot of stuff from Acoustic Sounds too; a lot of Analogue Productions pressings and a lot of them are 2xLP’s too and I’ve only had 1 of my 30+ records warped. It’s definitely where the Blue Note 80 records get pressed; their QC would be like GZ and other pressing plants that aren’t QRP or RTI.
But at the same time, I have received records where the packaging was good and the jacket looked great but the records were warped. Like my Amy Winehouse Frank Abbey Road vinyl I got yesterday was warped, both discs. I asked for a replacement because I paid nearly AUD$80 for that! But from the same place, all my PJ Harvey reissues, including the demos, have all been flat!
So I think overall it’s still the pressing plant. Urban Outfitters pack my records really well and 35% of the time the records are warped! I just got my Gwen Stefani and it only has a minor warp so I got lucky! But @wynn72 who lives in the U.S. said he got a badly warped copy!
True. There is a halo effect happening. I've had warps on RTI and QRP pressings.Where as I've 6 BN80s all flat. There is more movement in my copies of Chant and The Cooker than all of them combined. I've 5 of the Abbey Road Stones albums, Dusty In Memphis, Scott 4 and Solid Air - all flat. If you're getting consistently warped records and its a pressing issue then by the law of averages at least one of the 14 albums I've had from those series/ plants should be warped too. But they aren't.
The internet is full of forums talking about warps, off centre presses and surface noise on QRP recordings. It isn't the impeccable haven of perfection full of pixies, elves and Minotaurs shitting out great times and perfectly pressed records that everyone make it out to be. If you've a product that is formed by heat and subsequently further impacted by heat it's going to be susceptible to getting fucked with... irregardless of where it comes from.
mmmmm that's so true! I think you're right that it is a heat issue! So frustrating the vinyl gets warped! Imagine if warps never were a thing with vinyl to start off with, it would make the hobby so much more relaxed! I love vinyl but severe warps are so annoying and are so much more common than I ever anticipated them to be!Where as I've 6 BN80s all flat. There is more movement in my copies of Chant and The Cooker than all of them combined. I've 5 of the Abbey Road Stones albums, Dusty In Memphis, Scott 4 and Solid Air - all flat. If you're getting consistently warped records and its a pressing issue then by the law of averages at least one of the 14 albums I've had from those series/ plants should be warped too. But they aren't.
The internet is full of forums talking about warps, off centre presses and surface noise on QRP recordings. It isn't the impeccable haven of perfection full of pixies, elves and Minotaurs shitting out great times and perfectly pressed records that everyone make it out to be. If you've a product that is formed by heat and subsequently further impacted by heat it's going to be susceptible to getting fucked with... irregardless of where it comes from.
Im thinking about it now. Is it minotaurs or should it be singular. My Greek mythology is shakey as shit but there were Gorgans (plural) but I can only recall a single minotaur - and that poor dude ended up meeting a fairly poor fate.True. There is a halo effect happening. I've had warps on RTI and QRP pressings.
Your high fantasy playground has me concerned. Pixies? Definitely. Elves? For the most part. But MINOTAURS? Don't get me wrong, minotaurs are nice to have at a party; but eventually, they'll fuck shit up. Perhaps you meant centaurs, their urbane half man/half livestock bretheren.
Give me a halfsharkalligatorhalfman any day, though.