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Much more important (to me) is the album cover on the left of the photo - confirmation that they have possession of The Long Winters records

In all walks of life, there are people who are 100% focused on something, and then after a break from it return with clarity about what worked the first time and what needs to change for it all to go better. There are others who are going to do it their way no matter what. I'm in the...

I sent them an email on the 16th asking specifically about the Superchunk being offered in their August boxes since I'd sorta like the copy I paid for last year, if they're still committed to that. The auto-response said they try to get back to everyone within 48 hours... maybe metric time is...

Cut to August 2025 - Free hat with every purchase of Gus Cannon!

I perked up when I saw Creem because I have a Boy Howdy coffee mug from the KS for their relaunch. It's not what it was in its heyday but I'm glad it's back in existence.

A promo postcard was in my (final?) box, offering up a free VMP/Creem shirt if I subscribed to Creem for a year. I'd almost be into it if it wasn't for the dueling logos at the bottom. https://www.creem.com/products/bury-me-with-my-records-t-shirt

I figured my comments about "curation" covered that without directly naming names. The only person I specifically called out was Matt, noting that I had little expectation of things like "communication" to get better when he couldn't be bothered to care about that the first time around.

I haven't been told they're converting everything in my account to credit... yet

It was an optional window soliciting feedback at the bottom of the cancellation screen after asking you to select one of the 5 or 6 radio buttons as your primary reason. It's probably part of the standard membership template in Shopify and honestly no idea if what I typed was ever put in front...

My annual renewal was scheduled for the 30th and I cancelled it last week. I felt after 9y as a member in some capacity (remember Crate memberships? $4/month in June 2015), it was only fair to provide some feedback as to why I'm walking away. I put some thought into a few paragraphs about the...

I'll admit I haven't listened to this particular album but I still think this is an uncharitable take when it comes to these rare albums. They're all legitimately loved by people, even if it's a minuscule number compared to how many units Taylor Swift can move. Sure, people want the music, but...

Dean Wareham's Bandbox update - "...for those of you who ordered the live Luna albums (notably Live Rendezvous) from Bandbox but did not receive them, I have been told – by the owner of the pressing plant in Athens, Georgia – that all Bandbox physical assets, including thousands of LPs, were...

It's not just the picks, they need a diversity of voices in everything they do and have for years now. It's great Matt chatted with a handful of customers recently, but that's still somewhat self-selected and was only temporary. It appears he's unlikely to either get rid of the people he...

Fair point, though I had to look it up and couldn't believe that album was VMP Classics in 2019! Of course, while a bit of a gamble (even 5th best Isleys still slams), it was an RKS lacquer and pressed at QRP so understandable how it's also maintained value on the secondary market. Doing the 5th...

That's also a separate issue - if you're a huge fan of that artist, then you'll be overjoyed this pressing is available (granted, depending on the # of other quality pressings), and it makes sense if the company offers it as a limited store exclusive. Where they screwed up their curation is...

Storf packaged and apporved!

Even though "Play That Funky Music" was released as single in 1989, the album came out in 1990

My 12-month renewal is up at the end of next month. If it wasn't for the free records, I might not even have done the last one. Along with the curation issues (which clearly aren't going to be fixed under Matt) and the new changes to "Classics" (ibid) and the overall cost (ibid), it's incredibly...

I'd understand if it was still their own platform, but it is truly hilarious that a few years on, they're still somehow the only company that can't properly deploy Shopify

Everybody's walking out on the new material. Play the hits!