radiodead
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Definitely orange.
Thanks for the link. So I take it VMP is just doing a color variant of something that is being widely released?
And many will buy only because of the exclusivity. Other variants may have a larger pressing, but with VMP they Truly have limited edition stuff. It may just be another color of the same pressing, but at least it’s 1 out of 500 or 1000, rather than a massively released item. That’s why I still buy VMP!Coloured vinyl is all part of their FOMO marketing strategy...
The vinyl record format use to be about the quality of the music, but a good portion of their customers will buy this just because of the colour of the vinyl. Its nuts...the world has gone mad.
And many will buy only because of the exclusivity. Other variants may have a larger pressing, but with VMP they Truly have limited edition stuff. It may just be another color of the same pressing, but at least it’s 1 out of 500 or 1000, rather than a massively released item. That’s why I still buy VMP!
Now, when all releases are small but different colors, then that’s where it gets tricky! lol
Pressed at one of the worst pressing plants in the world no less.
Probably for what you were looking for... but colored variants have existed for a long time...Like I said, the vinyl record format use to be about the quality of the music.
This is what I was going to say. Yes, with 25 employees they are technically a small business, but contracting out the most fundamental labor of their business--the packing and shipping--to stay technically/legally small and save money makes that defense of their fuckups really disingenuous and ugly.They really seem to only define the size of their business by the number of direct employees they have. At the end of the day VMP is basically a contracting and marketing company. They contract a license to sell. Contract a pressing plant. Contract a shipper. All part of the venture backed mentality. Once the business slows enough, they "liquidate" stock and either sell off or layoff the few employees they have.
What they fail to see is they do big business volume. They also fail to see that having a small central staff isn't an excuse, especially for releases that are pushing MoFi prices.
I wish there was a standing ovation emoji... Cause this is nothing but unfiltered truth.This is what I was going to say. Yes, with 25 employees they are technically a small business, but contracting out the most fundamental labor of their business--the packing and shipping--to stay technically/legally small and save money makes that defense of their fuckups really disingenuous and ugly.
And keep in mind that all of those giant corporations that appear on Forbes "best places to work" lists are also built on 40-60% contract labor, whose low pay and lack of benefits are not factored into the companies' ratings.
I also want to really emphasize how much I hate that they throw their partners under the bus at almost every opportunity. How many times have they said "our shippers did this" or "the plant did that".This is what I was going to say. Yes, with 25 employees they are technically a small business, but contracting out the most fundamental labor of their business--the packing and shipping--to stay technically/legally small and save money makes that defense of their fuckups really disingenuous and ugly.
And keep in mind that all of those giant corporations that appear on Forbes "best places to work" lists are also built on 40-60% contract labor, whose low pay and lack of benefits are not factored into the companies' ratings.
Yes. No shipping notification on my November package. At least I got Mobb Deep delivered as that was the only reason I signed up for the month anyway.Are people really still waiting for the November package? Has December started shipping? I don’t know anymore.
The alternative is, they go get more copies printed to fill the orders and probably issue an apology credit to anyone that would have to wait on a repress. That is what any normal label or retailer would do.
I do not think that this is an option because it was advertised as limited to 1000 copies. So just printing more is something they have never done with limited exclusives
I was looking at the Bill Evans record store day at a shop yesterday, said number 4240 of 4000. Seems to be the case a lot of the time.Somebody on Reddit stated they had #1041, vmp and morals are not synonyms
I also want to really emphasize how much I hate that they throw their partners under the bus at almost every opportunity. How many times have they said "our shippers did this" or "the plant did that".
IDGAF who did what. I paid VMP and I want my products from VMP. The fact that they regularly use that as an excuse doesn't just show the size of the company, but the lack of experience.
So,
it Looks like vmp is offering the People who return their excess mobb Deep records a test Pressing of their choice, 35$ in store credit and a raffle ticket for every record returned in good condition.
I dont think so. If you are a flipper you wont take the offer and sell the addtl records. The offer is more attractive to people who want to send the excess records back without much hassleBasically they reward the flippers with more shit...
So since I haven’t received a shipping notice on Mobb Deep I’m assuming mine is one of the records That got shipped elsewhere.
My question is if they are trying to avoid a repress, and not everyone returns every single Mobb Deep, what do they plan to do for the customers that won’t get their record? Because it would seem odd to reward those who return it and then give the odd ones out just a refund.
Just a hypothetical. Not “mad”.