Pre-Order Thread

Melt Face Molly Drop said:
I now live at the cross streets of Cheapest Ave and One that Looks the Coolest Blvd. Long gone are the days of getting hung up on all the variants.
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Same. but there doesn't seem to be any logic behind it. Like why does one have 200 and another 300? Every retailer seems to want a piece of the pie.
phramenma said:
Here you go, @wokeupnew

Hatchie - Giving The World Away

Giving The World Away - Hatchie | Secretly Store

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...and it's going to be a Society record of the month.
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Looks like Secretly is the cheapest. It's $1 cheaper than bandcamp.
 
wokeupnew said:
Same. but there doesn't seem to be any logic behind it. Like why does one have 200 and another 300? Every retailer seems to want a piece of the pie.
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Guessing they give them a choice up to a certain allotment and color. Unfortunately it's not a pie anymore, just a bunch of blended slop. The pros of this is I actually enjoy going to the record store blind nowadays. There's always a good chance I'll find some random variant of a record I wanted 6 months ago but forgot about. Then it becomes a nice surprise to look it up on discogs and see how many were pressed etc.
 
Twentytwo said:
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wokeupnew said:
I don't listen to this band, but if I did I would have no idea what to do if I just wanted a single copy. This "every retailer gets an exclusive!" is getting out of hand. 😵
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You should most definitely give them a listen @wokeupnew and if u love them u can bundle their old LPs thru Run For Cover!!!

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wokeupnew said:
I don't listen to this band, but if I did I would have no idea what to do if I just wanted a single copy. This "every retailer gets an exclusive!" is getting out of hand. 😵
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But at least they're letting you know up-front what's going to be out there and who you can order it from. Better than dropping one of them and acting like it's an all-or-nothing affair. If you wanted just a single copy, wouldn't you just pick one and order?
 
Melt Face Molly Drop said:
I now live at the cross streets of Cheapest Ave and One that Looks the Coolest Blvd. Long gone are the days of getting hung up on all the variants.
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I'm still in the "Which Is the Most Limited Variant I Can Get My Hands On" high rise over on Insufferable Vinyl Collector Blvd.

I need to move.
 
Viking Dan said:
I'm still in the "Which Is the Most Limited Variant I Can Get My Hands On" high rise over on Insufferable Vinyl Collector Blvd.

I need to move.
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I gravitate towards anything that is signed. I do a cost benefit analysis regarding limited variants. If it's an artist I love, I'll probably spring for the limited variant. But if it's an artist that I'm taking a flyer on, I usually go with Target because I can get 5% off and free shipping with my card.
 
nolalady said:
I gravitate towards anything that is signed. I do a cost benefit analysis regarding limited variants. If it's an artist I love, I'll probably spring for the limited variant. But if it's an artist that I'm taking a flyer on, I usually go with Target because I can get 5% off and free shipping with my card.
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My first stop is ALWAYS the bands' website to support them directly.

I just won't buy Target or Walmart variants.
I'd rather get a simple black vinyl pressing from my local record store than buy my vinyl from a big box retailer.

But Again - I need to transition away from my current snobbery.
 
nolalady said:
I gravitate towards anything that is signed. I do a cost benefit analysis regarding limited variants. If it's an artist I love, I'll probably spring for the limited variant. But if it's an artist that I'm taking a flyer on, I usually go with Target because I can get 5% off and free shipping with my card.
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Unless it’s an artist I love and I buy it direct from them I just pre order the available one to pick up in my local record store. They’re awesome.
 
Russ I said:
But at least they're letting you know up-front what's going to be out there and who you can order it from. Better than dropping one of them and acting like it's an all-or-nothing affair. If you wanted just a single copy, wouldn't you just pick one and order?
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I suppose. I guess my annoyance is if everything is limited then nothing is limited. Normally If it's financially and logically feasible I try and get the most limited version of a record. A realistic pressing would be regular retail black, maybe a band webstore exclusive limited and then an indie exclusive. Not 7+ pressings of a record. I get annoyed with Deathwish or Relapse Records where they just press a ridiculous number of variants. I would get overwhelmed with choice and don't know what to get.

Viking Dan said:
You should listen to this band.

Here's a couple bangers:



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oooo I like this
 
wokeupnew said:
I guess my annoyance is if everything is limited then nothing is limited.
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I agree with @Joe Mac about this--let it happen! But again, while I understand your frustration, I think it's great that Camp Cope aren't promoting FOMO by dropping one of these at a time. The less 'limited' they are, the easier it should be.
 
The Camp Cope and Hatchie songs are both great, looking forward to trying Girlpool too.

For pre-orders, unless there's some tangible reason to choose a variant that I like (signed, bonus material, great color), I'll usually just wait until it's out to see if I like it and then get what's left really. Like the Lorde Deluxe Edition had the 7" + Poster + Signature, that was worth finding to me. Lucy Dacus had a deluxe with a lyrics book and some had a note (in retrospect I would have preferred to pay less and get one of the other colorways but it's pretty). I think the limited pressings really lose a lot of value when there's eight options with limited numbers, since most buyers don't really seem to be finicky on getting a particular variant in these spots. 8 versions with a LE# count of 250 each may as well be a LE of 2000 for most buyers, which IMO is great. It makes the buying decision a lot easier as you can generally go for what works best for you. I'm increasingly convinced that hunting out a specific variant on pressing number isn't worth the effort especially as it's no guarantee the lowest print will be the most valuable.

This may differ a bit with obsessive fan bases who need every variant of Punisher for instance. Not naming that fanbase of course.. If you have an obsessive fan base I generally think if you find one you like, hit the buy button and avoid the FOMO.
 
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