They have an "Top 10 Best All In One Turntables" Listicle. They promote them a little bit. I'm not inherently against people owning them, epecially if they enjoy them but I do think they have the possibility to turn people off the hobby.
As a librarian I apologize for this person. In over 20 years I have never shushed a person or judged their reading choice. Hell if it was me I would of made you the "dragon librarian" and asked you what other books we should have in the library.
Can get it for less than $10 shipped on Discogs. It's one of the cheapest items you can get from the VMP catalog on Discogs I'm pretty sure.
It’s crazy to me that they keep raising prices on albums they have had in stock for forever. They are trying to pass it off like a new record too that just came out. That album is the cheapest one I always see on eBay or discogs.
It wasn't the first run-in with her being a busybody over that kind of thing. I think my mom's response to her was something like "Maybe if you spent more time with your own nose in a book it wouldn't keep ending up where it doesn't belong." My family had at least one kid interacting with her at all times between the years of ~1986 - 2005. The relationship was strained at best.
Torres, Lapsley, and Blessed Feathers are the three cheapest albums on Discogs.
Yea--also they nuked the forums so now there's nobody to point out to others that those records are super old and easy to come by for cheaper prices elsewhere. I laughed when I saw some of those exclusives in the email yesterday.
There were SO many opportunities for them to make it about the community and not VMP and yet again, they screwed it up. Even if they don't want to make all 3 AOTMs LGBTQ artists (which is a fantastic idea by the way), then commission the art prints to be my LGBTQ artists. Donate portions of all sales to charities. Press a bunch of exclusives by LGBTQ artists and give proceeds to charity. Make a t-shirt, like you said, designed by artists in the community.
I did this workbook last month and found that I learned not only about how I affect POC and how to be a better ally, but I found that I could apply what I learned to any marginalized part of society. It is called the "Me and White Supremacy Workbook" by Layla F. Saad. It was HARD work. But I feel it was absolutely necessary. I only mention this because, yes, on the face of it, the VMP rainbow hat is a good thing. But when one really digs in, like this workbook asks you to, one really sees that it isn't a good thing.
I know Crosleys get a lot of hate from people, but for some people, it's the easiest way to get into vinyl collecting. And since it's an expensive hobby, some people want to have a cheap and affordable entry point to see if they actually want to pursue it or not long-term. The idea of it seems cool, but I know a lot of people that just end up not listening to records all the time. I started off with a shitty cheap record player and when I found myself using it all the time, I saved money and upgraded. Not everybody starting out can afford to drop $300-$400 on a starter turntable. Everybody has to start somewhere.
