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  • We took our girls to see Shawn Mendes last night and he killed it, put on an amazing live show!
    Heading to Jacksonville for work next week, any record stores I should check out (or avoid)?
    Jonathan Y
    Jonathan Y

    I have a friend in Jacksonville that shops here and says it's decent. I have never been myself.

    There is a super cool shop on Daytona Beach called Atlantic Records and CDs or something. It's been there for forever, but that is like over an hour away
    kvetcha
    kvetcha
    Easily one of the top 10 swamp cities in northeastern Florida.
    Listening to Swing Down Chariot by Rufus & Chaka Kahn and Mothership Connection (Star Child) by Parliament got me to look into that song's origin (late 1800s spiritual), history (many covers) and evolution ("humorous version") and where it's been interpolated (Parliament) and sampled (Dr. Dre) in other songs. It's amazing to hear the track's evolution through time, so much so to me I created a playlist...
    RowBearToe
    RowBearToe
    @dmoney I'm glad you liked it! It's reassuring to know I'm not just super weird because I find it so interesting haha I would love to listen to a podcast series around this idea, would be really cool.
    TenderLovingKiller®
    TenderLovingKiller®
    I having been digging through samples/breakbeats quite a bit since reading The Beastie Boys Book. A fun read if you are interested in that sort of thing (or the history of the Beastie Boys or NYC Hip-Hop Culture or 90's hip-hop).
    RowBearToe
    RowBearToe
    @TenderLovingKiller® that sounds awesome! Unfortunately, I rarely find time to read these days. Any examples in particular that have stood out to you?
    A good friend of mine is a huge 90s and 00s hip hop fan. Want to get him a harder to find $50 or so record, what are some of the top ones?
    Anyone been to a Kacey Musgraves show, or one at Wolf Trap in VA? My wife and I have tickets to take our 3 daughters (ages 11, 7 and 5) to her show there next month because we all absolutely love all of her stuff, but are second guessing it since we have lawn seats and are worried about them not being able to see and being surrounded by drunk people. Any insight?
    Link to the post listing some of today's new releases, come join the conversation!

    I've been wanting Daydream on vinyl for so long and now it comes out but it's from VMP, dammit! Anyone know if it'll be available anywhere else?
    T
    TheMythOfSisyphus
    Buy it from VMP if you want it. It's not like you're funding terrorism. Don't let Daydream become a Fantasy.
    Renée
    Renée
    I mean, it's avaliable to the public from VMP. You don't have to be a member. They worked with Mariah on this, I wouldn't be surprised if it truly remained a VMP exclusive for a while.
    Delta Don
    Delta Don
    She’s too diva and big time for this to remain vmp exclusive for a super long time. Get it now if you want it. I’d be willing to bet the house it gets a standard release (minimum) elsewhere.
    Looking for ebay advice: I sold a bootleg Kanye record on there because I thought it sounded terrible, but knew others might still want it. The buyer messaged me asking for a refund because it sounds terrible. The jacket and record were in NM condition as described, there's nothing I can do about the pressing quality. My listing says "As is, returns not accepted" right in it. I also used the words European Import...
    RowBearToe
    RowBearToe
    @CAPacelli damn, that really sucks. Can't believe they sided with the buyer even after full diagnostic checks were done.
    AnthonyI
    AnthonyI
    I'll admit eBay is a cluster, but in both my instances everything was spelled out in B/W, eBay sided with me and no negative feedback showed up on my account.
    RowBearToe
    RowBearToe
    Just to let you guys know, I did what I think was the right thing and worked out a non 50% refund with him. Still broke even on the cost on my side and he was happy and easy to work with. Thanks for the help!
    Does anybody know details on this 3xLP boot of Kanye West - Graduation? I listened to my copy from 5 years ago and realized it has so much surface noise I couldn't stand to listen to it. Listed it for sale and found the 3xLP that had to come from different plates. Says it's 2019, anyone know where it came from or have it? Any idea how it sounds?
    Some of today's new releases. I love that Black Pumas got #1 love from NPR!
    Compiled a list of today's new releases with reviews and critic scores in the New Music Friday! thread. Check it out:
    Walking into IKEA right now, quick someone tell me the name of the recipe box thing for classics booklets people have been buying!
    Resisted the urge to pick up the Jamila Woods - LEGACY! LEGACY! VMP exclusive and purchased from BullMoose instead. It was hard, but felt good haha
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    sjaygray
    sjaygray
    Struggling with this mightily... so much cheaper though! My desire to never buy from VMP again will easily be eclipsed by a Phoenix or Sufjan ROTM too. DAMN THEM!
    RowBearToe
    RowBearToe
    Yeah, I'm sure I'll pick some stuff up from them, but trying to limit it when I can haha
    HiFi Guy
    HiFi Guy
    I'm limiting to zero. They are dead to me. I can buy a ton of albums from great places. Why buy somewhere that has limited selection, horrendously slow shipment and a disdain for their best customers? No soup for you!!!
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