I like to donate actually decent stuff to independent thrift shops (like one for the SPCA) and scads of questionable shit to Value Village (aka Savers). They manage to sell, like, coax cable. At least there's always a steady supply of it on the wall.
― maf you one two (maffew12), Wednesday, 22 November 2023 20:21 (five months ago) link
this thrift “chain” in my area is pretty cool, 100% of profits go to HIV prevention https://outofthecloset.org/
― brimstead, Wednesday, 22 November 2023 21:00 (five months ago) link
I don’t know about vinyl, though, never found any cool discs digging thrift stores, possibly born too late
― brimstead, Wednesday, 22 November 2023 21:02 (five months ago) link
yeah we have St. Vincent De Paul for a good local org
― out-of-print LaserDisc edition (sleeve), Wednesday, 22 November 2023 21:13 (five months ago) link
my best thrift score in recent memory (i.e maybe 5 years ago) was a Mothers Of Invention album, the Buckingham/Nicks S/T, Miles Davis Quiet Nights, and T Rex Electric Warrior all together.
― out-of-print LaserDisc edition (sleeve), Wednesday, 22 November 2023 21:14 (five months ago) link
we have a local SVDP too, actually two. i agree that it's good people. also the scores there are way better across categories
― budo jeru, Wednesday, 22 November 2023 21:17 (five months ago) link
yes that score above was at SVDP, also the time I found a stash of like half a dozen mint Brazilian 45s from 1970-72, Veloso etc
― out-of-print LaserDisc edition (sleeve), Wednesday, 22 November 2023 21:19 (five months ago) link
Not quite getting what this is, exactly, but it probably belongs here: http://repress.qrates.com
― a full playlist of presidential sex jams (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, August 15, 2016 5:11 PM (seven years ago) bookmarkflaglink
if i'm reading this right they'll straight up bootleg anything?! wtf
― andrew m., Wednesday, November 2, 2016 4:20 PM (seven years ago) bookmarkflaglink
"QRATES gives artists, labels and brands the tools..."
It's aimed at artists and labels, not just random people. How much checking they do is open to question though.
― koogs, Thursday, November 3, 2016 4:46 AM (seven years ago) bookmarkflaglink
not going qreat...
https://www.reddit.com/r/vinyl/s/inBLbNHOsx
https://www.reddit.com/r/VinylReleases/comments/18lkvuz/just_a_reminder_do_not_buy_from_qrates/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CzkCDvkveh0/
― Evan, Tuesday, 19 December 2023 19:53 (four months ago) link
original url doesn't work so i'm having trouble understanding what this is
― budo jeru, Tuesday, 19 December 2023 19:59 (four months ago) link
It was service that pressed to vinyl anything you sent in to them (copyright be damned).
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 19 December 2023 20:08 (four months ago) link
sending in carrots
― Formica Jordan (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 19 December 2023 20:38 (four months ago) link
i thought this was an interesting comment in the first reddit thread:
Qrates uses GZ Media as their pressing plant. GZ was known for being a “safe” plant for sample-based music. Lots of vaporwave artists got their stuff pressed there, for instance. Around June of this year, GZ started using AI technology to identify samples and require clearance documentation. A LOT of Qrates’ projects were sample-based music, and around the middle of this year, a lot of projects had to be mass-refunded. This is my speculation. Qrates ran out of money to get anything pressed because GZ Media started cracking down on samples, and they had to mass refund a bunch of projects and ran out of cash.
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 19 December 2023 20:42 (four months ago) link
the sad thing about those reddit threads is just how many comments were basically, "whaaa! we should be able to press any sample we want, this is bullshit".
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 19 December 2023 20:45 (four months ago) link
― budo jeru, Tuesday, December 19, 2023 2:59 PM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink
Ah I didn't realize that, here: https://qrates.com
― Evan, Tuesday, 19 December 2023 21:38 (four months ago) link
i have only ever made records by physically going somewhere and having lacquers cut, which you then would mail off to be plated. it always seemed to me like the places where you sent files w/ music and art were weird because surely you'd end up with a disappointing product? or maybe i'm just too cynical about the QC at these kinds of places, although this story . . .
― budo jeru, Tuesday, 19 December 2023 22:37 (four months ago) link
iirc, CZ does direct metal masters
― out-of-print LaserDisc edition (sleeve), Wednesday, 20 December 2023 00:31 (four months ago) link
i'm not saying it's not legit, nor do i think my caveman process is the only way. but i've only ever been able to make it happen by doing as much as i possibly could myself
― budo jeru, Wednesday, 20 December 2023 01:38 (four months ago) link
plus it's more fun that way
― budo jeru, Wednesday, 20 December 2023 01:39 (four months ago) link
I won't go as far as calling it a shady scam, but I can't image why anyone would want to listen to Feldman's String Quartet II, an extremely long and quiet piece, on vinyl. Any tiny flaw, pop, or crackle will likely be louder than the music, and you have to switch sides every 25 minutes. Oh, and the label only offers this recording on vinyl - no CD, download, or streaming. (Luckily there are two other recordings of the piece out there).
https://www.discogs.com/release/14771547-Morton-Feldman-Pellegrini-Quartet-String-Quartet-II
― Hans Holbein (Chinchilla Volapük), Monday, 11 March 2024 04:56 (one month ago) link