Last time I was with them before Christmas not so much. It’s still GZ so that’s an Achilles heel for them. They are still pretty generous with replacements.
Vinyl Me Please (store, exclusives, swaps, etc)
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Last time I was with them before Christmas not so much. It’s still GZ so that’s an Achilles heel for them. They are still pretty generous with replacements.
Weren't they buying a pressing plant with the money they made on the Dead's Anthology boxes?
Yeah but to be fair those things take an age to get going. Last I heard they’ll start next year and it’ll likely be from a small initial base and gradually building up numbers if they’re sensible.
Sounds good. I was reading the article from April 2022 and they were saying it would open before the end of year. Maybe they understood that more and better things can be done with more time
Good move IMO as they will have a better control on timing and quality... At least they should have.Sounds good. I was reading the article from April 2022 and they were saying it would open before the end of year. Maybe they understood that more and better things can be done with more time
In pinching from QRP they hired well in terms of who they’ve got to run the operation so hopefully they just leave him to it to do the job properly in the time it takes to do it.
Selaws
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Nice to see you back buddy! Hope you had a good Christmas holiday!I’ve got a bit of a Christmas break and love Needles&Grooves and missed it, so I’m back here! I love that everyone is still here on the forum! So good seeing that everyone is still the same too!
MikeH
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They apparently got held up in permit hell. This was the last update a week or so ago:Sounds good. I was reading the article from April 2022 and they were saying it would open before the end of year. Maybe they understood that more and better things can be done with more time
main delay has been a result of the city permitting office being very backed up, but finally at the top of the queue
first pressing machine arrives in the next few weeks with 4 more following closely
buildout should be done by end of Q1 with machines coming online in Q2
all of the plating & silvering equipment has arrived and was custom-made to Gary's specs
Also I haven’t had any issues with the classics track lately but might just be luck. They still are good about sending replacements if there’s an issue
Gavaxeman
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In honour of @NathanRicaud’s return
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️Thanks for this update. So no big changes at VMP except this soon to be operational pressing plant.
Of the 6 records (including tracks) ordered, 4 are Classics so it should be ok
MikeH
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The pressing plant will be pretty huge for them once it opens. If I had to guess, they will be repressing lots of old sold out ROTM. They also mentioned that they are reissuing a few of their first ROTM ever and giving them the VMP treatment (aka actually recutting them since the first bunch of VMPs just reused existing plates). Forget the time frame on that but should be launching soon.Thanks for this update. So no big changes at VMP except this soon to be operational pressing plant.
Of the 6 records (including tracks) ordered, 4 are Classics so it should be ok
bdm105
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I just had to ask for a ton of replacements but it's for anthologies or exclusives. Haven't had an issue with essentials or Classics in months
jamieanderson1968
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Ordered a record yesterday using the 20% off code. Figured it would ship next week with my ROTM. Nope, got shipping notice this morning. You keep on being you VMP.
Same for me. Grabbed the Jazz Legends bundle and had the shipping notice this morning. I am in France and they won't charge a dollar for shipment.
On the other hand, if I wanted to take advantage of the 20% off code I had to accept my order to be shipped immediately and they were charging $19,90.
VMP as usual.
NewsFedora
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Meanwhile it’s been three weeks and VMP still hasn’t sent my Throwback Thursday order…
Sparks_03
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Same thing here. Pretty sure the free expedited shipping was going on when I bought those. Good thing I didn’t need them for Christmas.
MikeH
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I’d maybe reach out to them about that…
NewsFedora
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Waiting to see what happens with the 20% off sale records I just bought before firing off any emails. I've seen a bunch of other people (not just @Sparks_03 ) say their TBT purchase hasn't shipped yet so idk what's going on at that warehouse.
displayname
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I’m just here to bitch about the fact that VMP still sucks. I’ve had my eye on Fiona’s Extraordinary Machine, and I thought that the sale + store credit would bring that album down to a more reasonable price.
Turns out I can use credit OR the discount. Not much of a credit when it’s restricted use in my opinion. I want that album, but I’m sure as hell not going to pay VMP near $50 for it “on sale.”
Looks like my money continues to be safe.
Turns out I can use credit OR the discount. Not much of a credit when it’s restricted use in my opinion. I want that album, but I’m sure as hell not going to pay VMP near $50 for it “on sale.”
Looks like my money continues to be safe.
avecigrec
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That's fucked.