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

[Nee Lewman]

Hmm how is it if I don't use last fm or keep track of listens?

I have no idea what purpose it would serve then.

 

[wokeupnew]

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Just came in to post this. Haven't been a member since 2020 I think, thought the subject line was pretty funny considering the circumstances.

I also came here to post this too LMAO. Pot, kettle.

 

[bdm105]

What are you looking to use it for? There are some nice, but limited stats gathering on your FreshCogs profile. Things like spins by day, most spun artist, most spun record. I like the random record generator that picks 9 to choose from. My 3 year old requests to "pick from the 9" a lot.

I have no idea what purpose it would serve then.

I have no idea. Just learning about it. The random generator sounds cool

 

[Djxfactor511]

I have no idea. Just learning about it. The random generator sounds cool

Yeah that's easily my most used feature. I wish you could toggle to exclude 7" though, because when my son does it he picks by cool covers and when he chooses a 7" I have to tell him no, which is a bummer.

 

[Nee Lewman]

Yeah that's easily my most used feature. I wish you could toggle to exclude 7" though, because when my son does it he picks by cool covers and when he chooses a 7" I have to tell him no, which is a bummer.

Or… you could just play it.

 

[Djxfactor511]

Or… you could just play it.

Eh, switching the TT over to 45 is a chore!

 

[gaporter]

I also got the "Is this the end?" email lol.

Considering I haven't been a member in years, I'm a bit baffled by the game plan here. Are they actively trying to lure old subscribers back in hoping they either don't know or won't realize VMP is a sinking ship before it's too late?

 

[imtheocean]

I'm a bit baffled by the game plan here.

I think any game plan went out the window a long time ago.

 

[bdm105]

Yeah that's easily my most used feature. I wish you could toggle to exclude 7" though, because when my son does it he picks by cool covers and when he chooses a 7" I have to tell him no, which is a bummer.

Teaching him sometimes the pick isn't the pick. Until he's old enough to change to 45 on his own at least

 

[djdavedk]

FreshCogs won't load my account / collection. Just hangs.

 

[Skalap]

Closing that forum removed evidence of winners winning. And that was the greatest crime.

Yup, as we say in French, c'était le début de la fin (it was the start of the end, translated by a French guy).

 

[tvham]

So I'm owed my April shipment (3 records, all paid for w account and store credit) and have $26 in account credit. I don't imagine that I'll get anything but for those who have done so, how should I go about filling out the forms?

 

[Turbo]

I just got en email from VMP with the title “Is this the end?” and despite what you’d think it wasn’t about how VMP is at their end, but about how they haven’t seen me in a while (yeah, like 2 years at least) and that I should update my subscription.

They’re still trying to get subs despite being in what is for all intents and purposes liquidation?

All this to say that I like that “ Is this the end?” email title since it’s really so true.

 

[hahahaha_totally]

Anybody else just get an email from VMP with "Is this the end?" as the subject line?

It was asking me to confirm my email communication preferences.

No idea if this is how these things work but it makes me think maybe VMP customer data has been sold and they need to get a fresh opt-in for whomever is buying it from the trust controlled by the liquidation company. Or maybe they want to clean out email subscribers with low engagement in preparation for a sale. I got the same notice at an alternate email that I had registered at some point to enter a contest that VMP was sponsoring. I did not get the notice at the email that was associated with my account when I was a member.

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

I, uh, don't think I have ever felt the need to listen to an entire box set as a single unit.

I get what he is saying, it’s like if I am gonna go through the effort of opening up and playing on album in a box set I might as well listen to the rest while they are out…

…which usually then leads to me spinning something else because I don’t really wanna listen to all 5 Neil Young albums in one setting so instead I will spin a different album that’s not part of the box set.

Removing all the albums from the box sets eliminates those hurdles and now if I just wanna list to Arc by itself I can!

 

[MikeH]

My guess is because of the age of the plant it is still financially extremely upside down financially with loans, and unlike VMP back stock records it would be much harder to flip those machines without massive losses.

The only way to make a penny off that business will be to run it for at least 5 years. PE and bankruptcy buyers don’t like to run businesses. They do like restructuring debt and offloading elsewhere. Possibly to the former owners in the form of a pressing plant

But VMP didn’t own the plant. they had no equity in it apparently. So how did David and Gary walk away with it? Someone guessed that maybe the board of the new plant forced cam and those guys out and bought their stake in it.

 

[MikeH]

I also got the "Is this the end?" email lol.

Considering I haven't been a member in years, I'm a bit baffled by the game plan here. Are they actively trying to lure old subscribers back in hoping they either don't know or won't realize VMP is a sinking ship before it's too late?

As with most VMP stuff these days, It’s just automated. I got these on an old account months ago.

 

[Colonel_Angus]

loving the personal touch

 

[Turbo]

Guess I'm not the only one that got the "this is the end?" email. Pretty awesome and direct marketing idea honestly.

 

[Skalap]

Guess I'm not the only one that got the "this is the end?" email. Pretty awesome and direct marketing idea honestly.

Are they trying to bring new subscribers to their dead company? Would be soooo shady.