4mc
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and Stonebone has slipped again. It's now October 24th. To commiserate, I put together some silent film from a UK record store in 1962, a Kai Winding track, and some hipsters Be “Hip” – Stonebone slips again
J & K - Stonebone: Record Store Day LP, and now available in digital format *
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I went on the Record Store Day site yesterday and they're now saying it will be released October 24. I'll be waiting... Last year I was record shopping in Phoenix, and when the guy in the store noticed I was after A&M/CTI product he told me about the Tamba 4 album, which I had no idea about. I was able to order one the next week.
We're now a month away from Oct. 24th. I just contacted Target and all they could or would do was cancel my order which has been in limbo since the "interruption".
Does anyone know of a way to get this Record Store Day release without actually going to a record store? I have nothing resembling a record store here in Central Florida and is the reason I was happy to order it from Target.
Does anyone know of a way to get this Record Store Day release without actually going to a record store? I have nothing resembling a record store here in Central Florida and is the reason I was happy to order it from Target.
GDBY2LV
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Try Hot Tracks Music Store out of Michigan. They are a vinyl only on line seller. They seem to get all the new releases. I get about 2 emails a day from them. I don’t see what you’re looking for listed yet. Worth a try though. Lots and lots of imports and colored vinyl too. Hope they can help you.
There will be plenty on Discogs once Record Store Day hits. This certainly isn't a title that is going to sell out in minutes. Outside of some A&M and CTi fans, nobody else has ever heard of it, and many won't buy vinyl anymore.
I am unsure what to do--being a Universal release, the pressing quality will likely be utter garbage, so do I fight with the retailer and exchange until I get a clean copy, or just buy a few and sell the worse copy/copies off? Since the Tamba 4 came out digitally so soon after, I may decide to buy just one copy of the vinyl and have the digital version as the one I play most of the time.
I like how the Tamba 4 was licensed by a smaller label. The pressing still isn't all that great, but it's way better than the trash Universal presses.
I am unsure what to do--being a Universal release, the pressing quality will likely be utter garbage, so do I fight with the retailer and exchange until I get a clean copy, or just buy a few and sell the worse copy/copies off? Since the Tamba 4 came out digitally so soon after, I may decide to buy just one copy of the vinyl and have the digital version as the one I play most of the time.
I like how the Tamba 4 was licensed by a smaller label. The pressing still isn't all that great, but it's way better than the trash Universal presses.
Without a doubt. This is a $15-$20 record, and it's not all that popular of a title--there won't be a mad rush to buy this title like all the rock and indie titles, or a jazz title like the Bill Evans (which do sell out quickly--they're reissuing a past RSD title this year since the first run a couple of years ago sold out so quickly). My buddy said he'd pick one up for me at the store he visits, but really, I'm on the fence about buying anything on vinyl from Universal since their pressing quality is historically so poor--they are motivated by the bean counters, and it's evident that the lowest bid wins the pressing job. I'd gladly have paid $5 more for this title if a reputable pressing plant like QRP or RTI (or even Pallas) produced it.
A third party label licensed the Tamba 4 title, so they were able to have it mastered by Kevin Gray and pressed most likely at RTI. But since the Tamba 4 was out digitally after six or seven months' time, I would bet J&K's album does the same. I may decide to wait it out. Waiting a year to get a digital version isn't going to kill me--I've gone all my life without it and never missed it. 😉
I'll probably wait a few weeks for a Discogs listing, as the hype of RSD may keep initial prices higher. But as the dealers sit on these for weeks and inventory isn't moving, they'll drop prices. eBay of course will be top-gouge. Our nearby store isn't the lowest price around unless they're also running a sale during RSD (which they have done in the past). But at least I know I'd get one.
A third party label licensed the Tamba 4 title, so they were able to have it mastered by Kevin Gray and pressed most likely at RTI. But since the Tamba 4 was out digitally after six or seven months' time, I would bet J&K's album does the same. I may decide to wait it out. Waiting a year to get a digital version isn't going to kill me--I've gone all my life without it and never missed it. 😉
I'll probably wait a few weeks for a Discogs listing, as the hype of RSD may keep initial prices higher. But as the dealers sit on these for weeks and inventory isn't moving, they'll drop prices. eBay of course will be top-gouge. Our nearby store isn't the lowest price around unless they're also running a sale during RSD (which they have done in the past). But at least I know I'd get one.
I feel it'll be readily available on Discogs for a fair price the day it is released--rare as it is, it's not a popular title like the typical bottom scrapings that are sold during RSD. The big jazz title of the day will be the Bill Evans "lost sessions" album, reissued for 2020 since it sold out so quickly during RSD a couple of years ago.
And I'm thinking the J&K will get a digital release several months later, like what happened with the Tamba 4 record. (And I would hope that this time, they don't substitute the cover art on the digital release like they did with Tamba 4.)
And I'm thinking the J&K will get a digital release several months later, like what happened with the Tamba 4 record. (And I would hope that this time, they don't substitute the cover art on the digital release like they did with Tamba 4.)
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