Vinyl Me Please Anthology
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TCell
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I think it's this. I understand it would be two competing Motown box sets, but Blue Note was flooding the market with BN Review, Music Matters SRX, Tone Poets and the BN80 titles and the Blue Note Anthology still sold out in a day.
On a positive, that Motown Mono box says it's remastered by Kevin Gray, 180g (although not where it's pressed) and Stoughton tip-on jackets so hopefully if Motown is Anthology2 than that would remain. One of my concerns was that VMP would drop the production quality to get to a lower price point.
High Rant District
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My understanding is that VMP will be releasing a colored vinyl version of this set, but with ‘STEREO’ emblazoned on the labels.So maybe not a Motown Anthology? Seems odd timing.
Motown In Mono (LIMITED EDITION SET)
Checkout powered by The Sound Of Vinyl Celebrate Motown Records' 60th Anniversary with five classic Motown titles remastered in mono! Limited to 2500 sets, this exclusive ‘Motown In Mono’ collection includes a custom turntable slipmat. All five albums were newly remastered from their original...thesoundofvinyl.us
And a Xeroxed copy of liner notes will come a few weeks after the album. Not even in an envelope, they'll just fold it up, slap some tape on it and paste that shipping label on the outside.
MikeH
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Don't forget some CD scanned artwork! And a podcast!
Turbo
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I think rolling it and wrapping it in packing tape would hold really well.
What could go wrong? (Except don't try to remove the tape later - you'll only tear the pages. They aren't meant for reading!)
MikeH
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That's okay...half the pages are blank or repeat pages anyway.
trickyseven
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Some of the pages just have the phrase "AROUND YOUR MARROW" 50 times.
And some people will log on to the web to say they think all these discrepancies actually add some character and charm and monetary value to the set and that the haters need to cease with their hating. And they will be ruthlessly and swiftly outed as having Colorado IP addresses! ! ! ! And the plot will thicken! ! !
dhodo
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Edit: Sorry I just realized it isn't very clear in this tweet without the Spotify embed, but these are anthology podcasts. I'm assuming each season is a different anthology.
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wmeugene
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So season 2 is Motown, and wasn't there some discussion about him researching Stax, so perhaps that is season 4. Thoughts on what Season 3 could be?
NathanRicaud
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I’m very happy that we got Blue Note first and then we will be getting Motown and Stax afterwards!
I’m hoping we get a West End Records Anthology! That would be real funky! I’ve got a Sugar Hill Records box set, but would really like a West End Records box set/Anthology!
TCell
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I'm mixed on it. I think everyone should be able to listen to the podcast, but as someone who bought the Anthology, it does make me wonder what the added value was beyond the records themselves. <shrug> Me buying the Motown Anthology will be 100% dependent on a drop in the price.
I recall that we were told it would be released eventually.
Yeah fair enough. I think I'm just still salty from the overall "experience" and all the BS added value hype they failed to deliver.
Hoping the Motown box is reasonably priced. $150 range will probably get me but I reserve the right to be a sucker.
Murfocakes
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That podcast will have them coming in droves to the next Anthology. Just you wait and see....
Sound of Crickets
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Maybe not.
Carry on. Nothing to see here.
Dtknuckles
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I seriously think after selling out so quickly on the first one there will not be a price drop. Especially with a Motown box. Motown will have more of a following than Blue Note.
dhodo
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I don't know, there are essentially infinitely more expensive audiophile reissues of Blue Note albums then Motown albums for a reason.