MikeyPD
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@slabsofvinyl they’re sending a new record. Thanks for that recording. I sent the link and explained I was hearing the same thing.
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slabsofvinyl
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Same. Hopefully it was just a bad few and not more widespread...
roger
Member
After reading Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl I have to focus pretty hard on not crying when I hear One More Hour. (also my favorite SK song)
@Mather after reading your portlandia revelation, you should read that book ^. wasnt even the biggest SK fan going into and I think its easily my favorite music memoir.
foks
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Phoenix album is terrific. I know it's widely available on black but this record is honestly one of my favourites of all time, so to have it on a fancy edition is really cool to me.
McGlam
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SK is a very good ROTM. I really respect that band, but they've never clicked for me. I bought the boxed set and listened to all of their albums a number of times, The Woods is my favorite and I liked the most recently once pretty well too. For some reason I feel the same way about them that I feel about Led Zeppelin, I totally get why they would be so many people's favorite band but they don't do much for me overall.
I got my Phoenix today! Looks like a lovely package and I can't wait to give it a spin tomorrow.
bdm105
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Getting new copies of Phoenix and Classics. Was told they're going to start doing a nickel test where the warp has to be large enough to fit a nickel under.
That's a new one. What are the qualifiers? Like do you have to fit the entire nickle under it? Or just the edge of it? Are we talking a US nickle? What about a Canadian nickle? I mean it's fine because most of mine you could fit a mug of coffee under so I'm not concerned but still...
tvham
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I was 0 for 3 today - Phoenix is warped and noisy, OutKast warped and a crushed corner, Stars has ticking throughout the final track. I'm not very happy.
pijo
Member
What is a nickel and where do I obtain such a measuring device?
I'm guessing VMP do not realize that most (pretty much all) countries don't have American nickels... or nickels at all so... I'm sure this will go well...
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pijo
Member
I'm being pedantic to be fair, but there is a tone deafness in this if it is indeed a new "policy" that is sadly consistent with recent developments.
I was told this today as well. They have been giving me a hard time about replacing records with warps over the past few months. I just thought, really? Just one nickel? I don’t think I’ve ever received a record from this company that wasn’t warped enough to fit a nickel under sooooooo business as usual I guess.
chrb98
Active Member
Wait wait wait. How are you going to test if a nickel can fit underneath it, without damaging every record that can't quite fit a nickel under? Like I have had some obvious warps that I'd bet my life I could fit a nickel under. But if it's something that I can't quite eyeball for sure, I'm potentially scratching the crap out of a record with the nickel because I was trying to see if it'd fit under. Does that make any sense?
-puts on VMP shirt-
Look it's very simple. Take your regulation US Mint produced nickle, if you live in a different country that's your fault so go find a US nickle somewhere, not our problem. Once you find said nickle, jam it under your record. If it fits, we send you a new record. If it doesn't fit and scratches up your record then you're a scammer and you got what you deserved. Now shut up and go find a US nickle.
-takes off VMP shirt-
What happened? Why's everyone staring at me?
uvwxVinyl
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uvwxVinyl
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did they remaster Phoenix or anything special about the sound aside from special packaging?
WheatPopsicle
Member
This is not a new policy. I literally had to do this for my copy of 3 Feet High and Rising before Kathleen would even tell me they were out of stock.
Let me see if I can find the email....
Kathleen (Vinyl Me, Please) Apr 11, 10:43 CST Hey @WheatPopsicle, I'm so sorry to hear that! We surveyed a few plants and all agreed that playability is the determining factor in whether warping is 'within tolerance.' If audio quality is affected - it's not within tolerance. If it plays - it's within tolerance. Another quick gauge is the "nickel test" - place the warped record on a flat surface (glass tabletop is best), and if you can slide a nickel under the record, this is considered to be too much warping and is not within tolerance. Do these records play ok? Do you think they'd be able to pass the "nickel test?" Let me know and we can go from there.  Best, Kathleen Customer Support Specialist Vinyl Me, Please |
Are you aware, that by nickel test, they don`t mean sliding the nickel under laying flat, rolling the nickel under ?