Vinyl Me Please Anthology

[yukbon]

Did anyone here get the "Truth Is Where It's At" Gospel Anthology?

I swapped for it this month on a whim but not entirely sure whats its like. Is it heavily gospel-orientated in terms of sound? Or more funk / soul leaning?

 

[yukbon]

Yes. It's very funk/soul leaning besides the Jesus People album which is straight up big gospel choir....and Blue Aquarius which isn't gospel at all — it's more like hippie rock and the spiritual topics are more about Eastern/Maharaji stuff a la George Harrison and not Christian/Gospel.

The Rance Allen Group. Louis McCord, Gospel Artistics, and Clarence Smith albums are fantastic soul albums that happen to be lyrically spiritual/gospel leaning but the music is so good, and the sound quality especially on Rance Allen and Louise McCord and ClarenceSmith are absolutely SLAMMING and ridiculously good recordings. Fresh tapes and truly audiophile mastering, highly highly recommend it even if you aren't into traditional gospel. Those 3 records are worth the price alone.

This is also my assessment. When this was first announced, I straight-up NOPE'd because I don't need that much Jesus in my life. And largely I still don't, but the music is so good IDGAF. I picked it up on a sale and for dirt cheap.

 

[Selaws]

Thanks for all the replies, much appreciated.

Im looking forward to listening through them all. Im not religious at all but can appreciate some funky or soulful gospel for sure!

 

[bdm105]

Did anyone here get the "Truth Is Where It's At" Gospel Anthology?

I swapped for it this month on a whim but not entirely sure whats its like. Is it heavily gospel-orientated in terms of sound? Or more funk / soul leaning?

I don't think it was technically part of the anthology series

 

[bdm105]

Memphis box came today. Haven't opened it out of the shrink but looks like no hype card or studio sticker for this one

 

[jfitzy]

All in-stock items, including anthologies, are 33 1/2% off through Friday.

You can get Memphis for $178 and Waylon for $218. Both are listed as "almost gone".

 

[Jeff Lerner]

All in-stock items, including anthologies, are 33 1/2% off through Friday.

You can get Memphis for $178 and Waylon for $218. Both are listed as "almost gone".

Using all my store credit I could get Waylon for $160 out of pocket. No brainer?

Edit: this assumes it will allow me to use both a code and credit, which was not the case last time I tried

 

[Skalap]

Using all my store credit I could get Waylon for $160 out of pocket. No brainer?

It was in swaps this month, I think it's far from almost gone.

 

[jfitzy]

It was in swaps this month, I think it's far from almost gone.

Yeah I'm not sure how much I'd trust that "almost gone" tag. I have a hard time believing that Memphis is already about to sell out. But you never know.

 

[jfitzy]

Using all my store credit I could get Waylon for $160 out of pocket. No brainer?

Edit: this assumes it will allow me to use both a code and credit, which was not the case last time I tried

I believe you should be able to use credit since the discount is applied automatically once it's in your cart.

I think getting it for that price is a great deal. It's an excellent set and one I don't regret picking up at full price.

 

[Skalap]

Yeah I'm not sure how much I'd trust that "almost gone" tag. I have a hard time believing that Memphis is already about to sell out. But you never know.

Yup, I'd say that if you really want this Anthology it's a good opportunity. The best discount we had was 40% so we are pretty close.

 

[Skalap]

Using all my store credit I could get Waylon for $160 out of pocket. No brainer?

Edit: this assumes it will allow me to use both a code and credit, which was not the case last time I tried

By the way, you usually cannot use both credits and a discount code. You must use the discount code first, pay and then ask CS to refund you and use credits instead. I did it a few times and never had any issue.

 

[MikeH]

By the way, you usually cannot use both credits and a discount code. You must use the discount code first, pay and then ask CS to refund you and use credits instead. I did it a few times and never had any issue.

annoyingly though, you pay a bit more because of tax. if you pay fully for something with store credit, you do not pay tax. so on big purchases that can add quite a bit of money on top. it's almost 10% extra for me.

 

[jfitzy]

The Memphis box arrived yesterday, and I am kind of loving it so far. Everything about it feels appropriately gritty. From the artwork, box design and jackets to the sound of the music itself. The music is very rough and lo-fi but that really adds to the charm. I thoroughly enjoyed spinning the first three records from the set last night and am looking forward to diving deeper.

I think if you are interested in it, then snagging it for 30% off is worth it. That, or wait for it to inevitably show up in swaps.

 

[MikeH]

The Memphis box arrived yesterday, and I am kind of loving it so far. Everything about it feels appropriately gritty. From the artwork, box design and jackets to the sound of the music itself. The music is very rough and lo-fi but that really adds to the charm. I thoroughly enjoyed spinning the first three records from the set last night and am looking forward to diving deeper.

I think if you are interested in it, then snagging it for 30% off is worth it. That, or wait for it to inevitably show up in swaps.

stock count seems to have it at down to 40 copies. could be fake news though of course. i did see it going around reddit a bit especially with the discount price.

 

[bdm105]

The Memphis box arrived yesterday, and I am kind of loving it so far. Everything about it feels appropriately gritty. From the artwork, box design and jackets to the sound of the music itself. The music is very rough and lo-fi but that really adds to the charm. I thoroughly enjoyed spinning the first three records from the set last night and am looking forward to diving deeper.

I think if you are interested in it, then snagging it for 30% off is worth it. That, or wait for it to inevitably show up in swaps.

Just to confirm, it did not include a sticker or hype card like previous anthologies right?

 

[jfitzy]

Just to confirm, it did not include a sticker or hype card like previous anthologies right?

Correct. I double checked and mine definitely didn’t come with either.

 

[spilledleche]

the Waylon anthology from swaps showed up this week and I'm starting to dig into it and I have to give credit where it's due - this is a pretty impressive set they put together so far and big steps up from some of the old beat up copies of these I've had over the years.

 

[avecigrec]

big steps up from some of the old beat up copies of these I've had over the years.

I imagine this would be true for most of the Waylon records already in my collection, although all the ones I have already come before or after this set.

 

[avecigrec]

Finishing up my first pass through the Waylon anthology and the sound has been spectacular through and through. Leather and Lace seems a little quieter than the rest, and I had to put in for a replacement due to a skip/no-fill issue but otherwise still sounds great. This is my second and final replacement request for the set, the first of which was confirmed but not shipped yet. I haven't brought myself to read the booklet yet — I'm interested, but I generally find myself getting unnecessarily angry when reading thing Storf has written, so I can't comment on that aspect but the rest of the set is .