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

ThePakoBuelna said:
Guess I jinxed it! Sent an email to convert some credits to pay for the membership, but got back an email from Tyler saying the discount notice was an error and I wouldn't get the grandfathered prices anymore 😔 So I guess this is goodbye VMP!

Their loss 🤷
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That's disappointing. That $399 is gonna fucking hurt but I just don't see a better option to stay subscribed.

3 month and 1 year plans are the only ones that make sense to me.

3 months you can pick and choose and fill out a back catalog assuming stuff stays in stock in spurts throughout the year. I'd imagine the best strategy here would be to do two 3 months plans in a year, so 6 months total that you have the option to split up unless another 3 month span was just bangers and you just eat the loss in value.

1 year you just save the most money while getting the most records and hardly ever miss anything you actually want. I personally do this plan and I enjoy that I can just pay it up front and then my records feel "free" throughout the year and I just pay for add-ons. It's also the best value per month, and I very rarely have a month where I want none of the records. With the swap to store credit option, this fear is basically eliminated.

Month to month is absolutely mental to me unless you only grab a very small handful of records from them a year and cancel immediately.

The 6 month plan is just too much of a commitment and you likely end up just renewing over and over. Might as well save the $40 and do a year plan unless it was a gift. I don't really see a reason for anyone to do this unless they love the next confirmed 3 months and have a bunch of records in VMP's back catalog they want to fill out, or they just have faith that the following 3 would be great as well. You only save $20 bucks in 6 months going from 3 months to 6 months, though... so I don't know if that reward is worth the commitment.
 
roffle24 said:
That's disappointing. That $399 is gonna fucking hurt but I just don't see a better option to stay subscribed.

3 month and 1 year plans are the only ones that make sense to me.

3 months you can pick and choose and fill out a back catalog assuming stuff stays in stock in spurts throughout the year. I'd imagine the best strategy here would be to do two 3 months plans in a year, so 6 months total that you have the option to split up unless another 3 month span was just bangers and you just eat the loss in value.

1 year you just save the most money while getting the most records and hardly ever miss anything you actually want. I personally do this plan and I enjoy that I can just pay it up front and then my records feel "free" throughout the year and I just pay for add-ons. It's also the best value per month, and I very rarely have a month where I want none of the records. With the swap to store credit option, this fear is basically eliminated.

Month to month is absolutely mental to me unless you only grab a very small handful of records from them a year and cancel immediately.

The 6 month plan is just too much of a commitment and you likely end up just renewing over and over. Might as well save the $40 and do a year plan unless it was a gift. I don't really see a reason for anyone to do this unless they love the next confirmed 3 months and have a bunch of records in VMP's back catalog they want to fill out, or they just have faith that the following 3 would be great as well. You only save $20 bucks in 6 months going from 3 months to 6 months, though... so I don't know if that reward is worth the commitment.
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I keep the 3 month sub and add on all the tracks, cancelling any I don't want. If I don't want any, I usually swap out my main for the credit -- usually I use the credit towards any cool drops that are worth it. It's rare that they drop in any really great swaptions. The backup plan, which I haven't been able to implement because I have found drops to spend the credit on, but if I were to have enough credit saved up, I'd ask to convert it to subscription credit. Essentialy dropping my monthly tracks to 33 and subsidizing my drops purchases.
 
yukbon said:
I keep the 3 month sub and add on all the tracks, cancelling any I don't want. If I don't want any, I usually swap out my main for the credit -- usually I use the credit towards any cool drops that are worth it. It's rare that they drop in any really great swaptions. The backup plan, which I haven't been able to implement because I have found drops to spend the credit on, but if I were to have enough credit saved up, I'd ask to convert it to subscription credit. Essentialy dropping my monthly tracks to 33 and subsidizing my drops purchases.
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But do you just roll the 3 months indefinitely?

I guess that gives you an "out" if you wanna stop on a whim, but if you just keep it rolling why not just commit to a 1 year if you always find something you like or swap for credit that you use?
 
roffle24 said:
But do you just roll the 3 months indefinitely?

I guess that gives you an "out" if you wanna stop on a whim, but if you just keep it rolling why not just commit to a 1 year if you always find something you like or swap for credit that you use?
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Because I almost always swap my main, any tracks I do get, I get for 33 vs 43. The 43 for my main they're holding onto as floating credit, kinda. Or they would be, except I keep using it for drops.
 
jamieanderson1968 said:
LOL, I was just going to say how pricy
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Just looking online and the first pressing seems pretty tricky to get and averages at £50. In fact, there are no reissues available to buy on Cogs either.

AAA Lacquers Cut From The Original Analog Tapes from Sterling Sound.

Hmmm going to have to think about this one. I'm pretty sure he's on Archie Shepps Four For Trane (an amazing album), I will have to have a look again on Discogs once my app unfreezes. Looking at the line-up I imagine it will be out-there, but I have to admit that its not an album that I have heard before.
 
Selaws said:
Just looking online and the first pressing seems pretty tricky to get and averages at £50. In fact, there are no reissues available to buy on Cogs either.

AAA Lacquers Cut From The Original Analog Tapes from Sterling Sound.

Hmmm going to have to think about this one. I'm pretty sure he's on Archie Shepps Four For Trane (an amazing album), I will have to have a look again on Discogs once my app unfreezes. Looking at the line-up I imagine it will be out-there, but I have to admit that its not an album that I have heard before.
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Helluva line-up!

This one came up in something I was reading or looking at in the past few months, but can't recall where.

While the price is a bit steep, the AAA Sterling Sound factor coupled with the difficulty to get it otherwise gives value where the gouge pricing doesn't always, I reckon. I certainly can't afford to pick it up, myself, but would very strongly consider this one if I weren't strapped.
 
Selaws said:
Just looking online and the first pressing seems pretty tricky to get and averages at £50. In fact, there are no reissues available to buy on Cogs either.

AAA Lacquers Cut From The Original Analog Tapes from Sterling Sound.

Hmmm going to have to think about this one. I'm pretty sure he's on Archie Shepps Four For Trane (an amazing album), I will have to have a look again on Discogs once my app unfreezes. Looking at the line-up I imagine it will be out-there, but I have to admit that its not an album that I have heard before.
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i'm sure the resale value on it will be great, but i am so not feeling it. streamed it on spotify from the vmp page and man, i already kind of hate the sound of the flugelhorn, and the music isn't really hitting me anyplace to make me change my mind about it.
 
avecigrec said:
Helluva line-up!

This one came up in something I was reading or looking at in the past few months, but can't recall where.

While the price is a bit steep, the AAA Sterling Sound factor coupled with the difficulty to get it otherwise gives value where the gouge pricing doesn't always, I reckon. I certainly can't afford to pick it up, myself, but would very strongly consider this one if I weren't strapped.
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I’m in the same boat. I’d probably be happy buying this, but I really should hold off at the moment.
 
avecigrec said:
Helluva line-up!

This one came up in something I was reading or looking at in the past few months, but can't recall where.

While the price is a bit steep, the AAA Sterling Sound factor coupled with the difficulty to get it otherwise gives value where the gouge pricing doesn't always, I reckon. I certainly can't afford to pick it up, myself, but would very strongly consider this one if I weren't strapped.
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If it makes it to swaps in a few months I might be more willing to jump on it. But right now... eh.
 
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