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

NewsFedora said:
Man, this is tough. Under the old price of $23 for add-ons, I'd probably end up getting all nine ROTMs. But at an extra ten bucks each I think I'll be passing on a bunch. OutKast, Szabo, and Billie Holiday are currently the only must-buys for me. I'm on the fence about Redman and all the others I'm leaning against grabbing for now. At least I have a month or two to listen and decide on most of them (and I still need to swap for Sonny Rollins at some point before it sells out).
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Gàbor Szabó, Billie Holiday and OutKast are my 3 favourite ROTM’s out of those 9 just announced ROTM’s!!! 🔥

OutKast > Billie Holiday > Gàbor Szabó > Erykah Badu > Coleman Hawkins > Donny Hathaway > Redman > Big Boi > People Under The Stairs

I can’t believe People Under The Stairs is my least favourite ROTM out of the 9! It’s still such a great ROTM! I’m obsessed with how great the lineup is for the next 3 months of ROTM’s! 😍
 
NewsFedora said:
Man, this is tough. Under the old price of $23 for add-ons, I'd probably end up getting all nine ROTMs. But at an extra ten bucks each I think I'll be passing on a bunch. OutKast, Szabo, and Billie Holiday are currently the only must-buys for me. I'm on the fence about Redman and all the others I'm leaning against grabbing for now. At least I have a month or two to listen and decide on most of them (and I still need to swap for Sonny Rollins at some point before it sells out).
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I'm at the same point right now, but I'll probably swap next months AOTM for the Sonny Rollins. I think Badu will stay a while available... If not Billie Holiday I'll probably swap too(though I should probably keep it because my GF likes that style of music...)
 
ThePakoBuelna said:
I'm at the same point right now, but I'll probably swap next months AOTM for the Sonny Rollins. I think Badu will stay a while available... If not Billie Holiday I'll probably swap too(though I should probably keep it because my GF likes that style of music...)
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Yeah, I think Erykah Badu will stay around for a long time! Nearly everyone on here isn’t excited for that one! A bit shocked a lot of people don’t care for Mama’s Gun! I am so excited to get it, especially if VMP got the tapes for that one - should have a great remaster! Cannot wait to get Mama’s Gun!

But yeah, I think there’s no need to rush on picking it up! My guess is that it will stay in store for at least 1 year! But who knows! Was a bit surprised to see Stevie Nicks and The Stooges both completely sell out!
 
Thanks @Selaws, @bettim84, @Murfocakes for replies to my question...
I really like @Murfocakes plan, however, alcohol-induced FOMO caught up to me before thinking it through, and so I joined for a 1-month Classics subscription with Rollins, and ordered the 2 John Lee Hookers. And today I've sent a request to VMPs Zendesk, requesting to cancel "John Lee Hooker - That's My Story". Yesterday night I told a friend of mine of my newest vinyl accuisitions and orders, and he told me that he recently accuired a small record collection of someone in his family, who wanted to get rid of it. Mostly Rock from the 60s-80s, but also some Classical/Blues/Jazz/Funk/Soul/Disco/... And he planned to let me go through the records and pick some, that don't interest him too much. Well, that one John Lee Hooker is one of them. And since I told him I joined VMP with Sonny Rollins, he promised I'll get another Sonny Rollins record from him, but he didn't wanna tell me which one.
 
TheThinWhiteDuke said:
My last day to decide if I'm going to bite on their $300 one year blood money offer. I've got a locked swap in for the Serve You Right To Suffer. $25 a month is logical and practical.

But I'm also leaning toward "f u c k Storf"
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I was in the same situation. I decided to leave rather than take the bridge deal; even though the price for the deal is good and there are records in the pipeline that I would like. I went back and forth in my mind for a couple of weeks, vacillating between the two choices.

Ultimately, I reasoned it as: Should I accept an ice pack from the company that just punched me in the nose?
 
Lord Diaper Baby said:
I was in the same situation. I decided to leave rather than take the bridge deal; even though the price for the deal is good and there are records in the pipeline that I would like. I went back and forth in my mind for a couple of weeks, vacillating between the two choices.

Ultimately, I reasoned it as: Should I accept an ice pack from the company that just punched me in the nose?
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That is where I am at as well. I'm also asking myself how many of these records am I spinning once and saying "oh that's nice" and putting on the shelf for years? I'm glad to get some validation. Why should I be happy to have the one time chance to pay up front the privelage of saving two dollars a month?
 
TheThinWhiteDuke said:
My last day to decide if I'm going to bite on their $300 one year blood money offer. I've got a locked swap in for the Serve You Right To Suffer. $25 a month is logical and practical.

But I'm also leaning toward "f u c k Storf"
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I decided to beg off. I am going to go month to month and pop in if there is something I have to have. I have had a $30 credit for months now and have not been tempted by any of their exclusives.
 
TheThinWhiteDuke said:
My last day to decide if I'm going to bite on their $300 one year blood money offer. I've got a locked swap in for the Serve You Right To Suffer. $25 a month is logical and practical.

But I'm also leaning toward "f u c k Storf"
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Same - including being locked in for John Lee Hooker. Actually, putting out 3 months worth of titles is tilting me away from reupping. I like the Oct classics title, but given it wasn't something I was that familiar with I don't need to have it immediately on vinyl. Otherwise, it made me realize there are other titles outside of these that I'd rather spend my money on over the next few months.
 
TheThinWhiteDuke said:
My last day to decide if I'm going to bite on their $300 one year blood money offer. I've got a locked swap in for the Serve You Right To Suffer. $25 a month is logical and practical.

But I'm also leaning toward "f u c k Storf"
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I went with: I just don't need any of these records this much (or any record really). When I started collecting vinyl it wasn't about the FOMO, and VMP's main offering if you read between the lines is FOMO relief. I have no fear of missing out anymore, so I don't need the "relief" they sell.
 
I was in the same situation. I decided to leave rather than take the bridge deal; even though the price for the deal is good and there are records in the pipeline that I would like. I went back and forth in my mind for a couple of weeks, vacillating between the two choices.

Ultimately, I reasoned it as: Should I accept an ice pack from the company that just punched me in the nose?

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I don’t even think it’s an ice pack more an ice pick - They are trying to make customers paying 12 month lump sums for a better price seem like an excellent deal. “we need cash and doing it this way makes you grateful to give it us”
or - no thanks i can curate my own albums for the next 12 months and receive little to no shipping delays and far less issues in quality control.
 
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NathanRicaud said:
Looking forward to seeing what the store drops are! 🙇‍♂️👀😇🦦
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Are we expecting any more Black Jazz releases? I saw that there was a 'sold out' bundle option for the 3 already released so I'm thinking that's it now?

What has thrown me off is that VMP have released 2 (Kellee Patterson - Maiden Voyage & Roland Haynes - 2nd Wave) which were not mentioned in the Real Gone Music Black Jazz reissue series. The Real Gone Music label are/have releasing/released Gene Russell - New Direction (the RSD release), Doug Carn - Spirit of the New Land, The Awakening - Hear, Sense and Feel, and the Walter Bishop Jr. - Coral Keys (which VMP have released as an exclusive).

Edit: just seen that the description for Roland Haynes is 'Our third and final collaboration'.
 
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Selaws said:
Are we expecting any more Black Jazz releases? I saw that there was a 'sold out' bundle option for the 3 already released so I'm thinking that's it now?

What has thrown me off is that VMP have released 2 (Kellee Patterson - Maiden Voyage & Roland Haynes - 2nd Wave) which were not mentioned in the Real Gone Music Black Jazz reissue series. The Real Gone Music label are/have releasing/released Gene Russell - New Direction (the RSD release), Doug Carn - Spirit of the New Land, The Awakening - Hear, Sense and Feel, and the Walter Bishop Jr. - Coral Keys (which VMP have released as an exclusive).
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I have both Kellee and Roland (standard blk) on pre-order from Amazon.ca so VMPs are only colour variant exclusives
 
jamieanderson1968 said:
I have both Kellee and Roland (standard blk) on pre-order from Amazon.ca so VMPs are only colour variant exclusives
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Yeah I figured they would be (works out cheaper for me so was hoping there would be a few more).

Looks like I will hunt down affordable standard copies of Doug Carn - Spirit of the New Land, and The Awakening - Hear, Sense and Feel.
 
Selaws said:
Are we expecting any more Black Jazz releases? I saw that there was a 'sold out' bundle option for the 3 already released so I'm thinking that's it now?
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Selaws said:
What has thrown me off is that VMP have released 2 (Kellee Patterson - Maiden Voyage & Roland Haynes - 2nd Wave) which were not mentioned in the Real Gone Music Black Jazz reissue series. The Real Gone Music label are/have releasing/released Gene Russell - New Direction (the RSD release), Doug Carn - Spirit of the New Land, The Awakening - Hear, Sense and Feel, and the Walter Bishop Jr. - Coral Keys (which VMP have released as an exclusive).

Edit: just seen that the description for Roland Haynes is 'Our third and final collaboration'.
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Yes, they are the only three Black Jazz reissues VMP are doing! I expect a Black Jazz album to a future Classics ROTM!
 
Going with Prep and Savage. 300 of each, Savage apparently comes with a signed art print, and basically the same price as other places online if you factor in shipping
 
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