5 Responses to “ Just got in copies of Minus the Bear “Planet of Ice” ”

1. Jeff says:

   August 6, 2007 at 6:10 pm

   The message board is down. Womp.
2. Parker says:

   August 17, 2007 at 1:58 am

   Not working. Planet of ice does not show up under double LPs, the search, nothing.

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1. IndieHQ 2.0 » Response to Wired’s “Vinyl Maybe Be Final Nail in CD’s Coffin” says:

   October 31, 2007 at 3:33 am

   [...] I would like to offer my opinion on why I think vinyl sales are on the rise. In this absolutely fucked up, fast paced world we live in, there is something therapeutic about physically picking up a needle, placing it on Side A of a record, and sitting back enjoying the music that comes out of your speakers. CDs and digital has made music disposable and of little to no value and in most cases, it has become background noise for our crazy lives. With vinyl, you have something real, something tangible, something with beautiful artwork, something that sounds absolutely amazing. Vinyl makes music special, unique, and well, you actually feel a part of it. It has become so easy to record a band’s music and to release it to the world as a CD or digitally that music has become so incredibly oversaturated. No music fan can possibly keep up with even 1 percent of the new music that comes out on a weekly basis. With vinyl, it costs so much more and is such a bigger process that it almost weeds out much of the bullshit. When someone decides to release something on wax, you are taking a very big risk with a much smaller payoff. The price it cost us to press the first pressing of 2,000 copies of Minus the Bear’s “Planet of Ice”, I could have pressed 12,000 CDs. And speaking of “Planet of Ice”, nothing beats the day I received the first pressing. Take a look for yourself (photos of 1st press and test pressings). The packaging is beautiful; as of this writing we have pressed it on 6 different colors and there are collectors out there who have purchased all 6. Vinyl puts the art back into music and allows bands to offer their fans their albums exactly how they had envisioned it. It gets fans excited and gives them something to be passionate about. I mean, who out there actually collects mp3s? Its like saying you collect air. With vinyl, you are getting something in some cases only 100 other people have. It is the ultimate homage to your favorite band to own the rarest pressing of a release or as some of our customers do, collect every single color of every single pressing of a release. Look at our message board and you will see people posting all day and night discussing new releases, wishlists for records, photos of their records, pretty much everything and anything about vinyl (nearly 30,000 posts so far). There is even a thread about the Wired piece. I can go on and on about why I love vinyl, but it will never replace CD as the format of choice because people actually have to make an effort to buy, collect, and listen to vinyl. But you know what? That is ok with me. I don’t have any visions of grandeur when it comes to my thoughts on the vinyl format. I just hope to carve out my own little niche and hope that I can do well enough to put dinner on the table and to provide for my family. I love the fact that people are talking about vinyl and know that pieces like the one on Wired’s website will create more enthusiasm about this beloved format. I just hope people don’t get the idea that there are riches to be had putting out vinyl and that this is music’s next big trend. I’d like to close with the following LL Cool J lyric, Don’t Call It a Comeback, I’ve Been Here for Years. [...]
2. Response to Wired’s “Vinyl Maybe Be Final Nail in CD’s Coffin” » Vinyl Collective says:

   October 31, 2007 at 3:34 am

   [...] I would like to offer my opinion on why I think vinyl sales are on the rise. In this absolutely fucked up, fast paced world we live in, there is something therapeutic about physically picking up a needle, placing it on Side A of a record, and sitting back enjoying the music that comes out of your speakers. CDs and digital has made music disposable and of little to no value and in most cases, it has become background noise for our crazy lives. With vinyl, you have something real, something tangible, something with beautiful artwork, something that sounds absolutely amazing. Vinyl makes music special, unique, and well, you actually feel a part of it. It has become so easy to record a band’s music and to release it to the world as a CD or digitally that music has become so incredibly oversaturated. No music fan can possibly keep up with even 1 percent of the new music that comes out on a weekly basis. With vinyl, it costs so much more and is such a bigger process that it almost weeds out much of the bullshit. When someone decides to release something on wax, you are taking a very big risk with a much smaller payoff. The price it cost us to press the first pressing of 2,000 copies of Minus the Bear’s “Planet of Ice”, I could have pressed 12,000 CDs. And speaking of “Planet of Ice”, nothing beats the day I received the first pressing. Take a look for yourself (photos of 1st press and test pressings). The packaging is beautiful; as of this writing we have pressed it on 6 different colors and there are collectors out there who have purchased all 6. Vinyl puts the art back into music and allows bands to offer their fans their albums exactly how they had envisioned it. It gets fans excited and gives them something to be passionate about. I mean, who out there actually collects mp3s? Its like saying you collect air. With vinyl, you are getting something in some cases only 100 other people have. It is the ultimate homage to your favorite band to own the rarest pressing of a release or as some of our customers do, collect every single color of every single pressing of a release. Look at our message board and you will see people posting all day and night discussing new releases, wishlists for records, photos of their records, pretty much everything and anything about vinyl (nearly 30,000 posts so far). There is even a thread about the Wired piece. I can go on and on about why I love vinyl, but it will never replace CD as the format of choice because people actually have to make an effort to buy, collect, and listen to vinyl. But you know what? That is ok with me. I don’t have any visions of grandeur when it comes to my thoughts on the vinyl format. I just hope to carve out my own little niche and hope that I can do well enough to put dinner on the table and to provide for my family. I love the fact that people are talking about vinyl and know that pieces like the one on Wired’s website will create more enthusiasm about this beloved format. I just hope people don’t get the idea that there are riches to be had putting out vinyl and that this is music’s next big trend. I’d like to close with the following LL Cool J lyric, Don’t Call It a Comeback, I’ve Been Here for Years.   « Help pick a color of the upcoming Alkaline Trio “Goddamnit” re-release |   [...]
3. Response to Wired’s “Vinyl Maybe Be Final Nail in CD’s Coffin” · VinylToday.com - Vinyl Records says:

   November 1, 2007 at 4:19 am

   [...] I would like to offer my opinion on why I think vinyl sales are on the rise. In this absolutely fucked up, fast paced world we live in, there is something therapeutic about physically picking up a needle, placing it on Side A of a record, and sitting back enjoying the music that comes out of your speakers. CDs and digital has made music disposable and of little to no value and in most cases, it has become background noise for our crazy lives. With vinyl, you have something real, something tangible, something with beautiful artwork, something that sounds absolutely amazing. Vinyl makes music special, unique, and well, you actually feel a part of it. It has become so easy to record a band’s music and to release it to the world as a CD or digitally that music has become so incredibly oversaturated. No music fan can possibly keep up with even 1 percent of the new music that comes out on a weekly basis. With vinyl, it costs so much more and is such a bigger process that it almost weeds out much of the bullshit. When someone decides to release something on wax, you are taking a very big risk with a much smaller payoff. The price it cost us to press the first pressing of 2,000 copies of Minus the Bear’s “Planet of Ice”, I could have pressed 12,000 CDs. And speaking of “Planet of Ice”, nothing beats the day I received the first pressing. Take a look for yourself (photos of 1st press and test pressings). The packaging is beautiful; as of this writing we have pressed it on 6 different colors and there are collectors out there who have purchased all 6. Vinyl puts the art back into music and allows bands to offer their fans their albums exactly how they had envisioned it. It gets fans excited and gives them something to be passionate about. I mean, who out there actually collects mp3s? Its like saying you collect air. With vinyl, you are getting something in some cases only 100 other people have. It is the ultimate homage to your favorite band to own the rarest pressing of a release or as some of our customers do, collect every single color of every single pressing of a release. Look at our message board and you will see people posting all day and night discussing new releases, wishlists for records, photos of their records, pretty much everything and anything about vinyl (nearly 30,000 posts so far). There is even a thread about the Wired piece. I can go on and on about why I love vinyl, but it will never replace CD as the format of choice because people actually have to make an effort to buy, collect, and listen to vinyl. But you know what? That is ok with me. I don’t have any visions of grandeur when it comes to my thoughts on the vinyl format. I just hope to carve out my own little niche and hope that I can do well enough to put dinner on the table and to provide for my family. I love the fact that people are talking about vinyl and know that pieces like the one on Wired’s website will create more enthusiasm about this beloved format. I just hope people don’t get the idea that there are riches to be had putting out vinyl and that this is music’s next big trend. I’d like to close with the following LL Cool J lyric, Don’t Call It a Comeback, I’ve Been Here for Years. [...]