Album preorder: discount and free poster

[Patrick]

Yep, like the subject line says:

http://www.matadorrecords.com/store/storesearch.php?artist=Times+New+Viking

[dola]

Patrick, do you have any guesses when it might be available on emusic? February? Thanks!

[Patrick]

Same date as physical release: Jan 22.

[vesper]

rad, just ordered it on hot wax. it occurs to me that i have a ton of matador cds, but no matador vinyl. i assume that, like too pure, y'all offer mp3 downloads with the purchase of an LP? i mean, i gotta scrobble this thing, right?? ;)

[Patrick]

rad, just ordered it on hot wax. it occurs to me that i have a ton of matador cds, but no matador vinyl. i assume that, like too pure, y'all offer mp3 downloads with the purchase of an LP? i mean, i gotta scrobble this thing, right?? ;)

not a problem, with the exception of the new cat power (covers) lp

[tinobeat]

sick, just preordered this biz!

[HBSP-2X]

is this record gonna come out on colored wax? side question, why no colored wax from the matador camp?

[Paul]

Because colored "wax" sounds like crap, and there's not really any way to make it so it doesn't.

[tinobeat]

colored wax is lame and gimmicky, I'm glad they don't do that anymore (my "Admonishing the Bishops" 10" is on orange vinyl, but I think that's the only colored Matador vinyl I have)

[Elijah]

Because colored "wax" sounds like crap, and there's not really any way to make it so it doesn't.Really? Is there something drastically different about how colored vinyl is made? I could swear that I've heard a number of colored vinyl LPs that sounded pretty great.

[Paul]

This is kind of an explanation:

CLEAR VINYL, COLORED VINYL

There's been some chit chat about vinyl over at Savage Distortion (not a surprise) and we've been discussing whether colored vinyl and picture disks sound inferior to good old fashioned black vinyl.

Picture disks are different from other records (and colored vinyl) - they are simply two pieces of clear vinyl with a printed sheet in between.

Here's an interesting post by Richard Feirstein I found on SH Forums:

"One job I had in the mid to late 60's, during vacation breaks, was working in a quality control lab at a Brooklyn, NY firm that made vinyl products. They invented grass tex (artificial turf for sports), and coated vinyl used in shades!

I learned that one essential additive in vinyl for disks is carbon black. Others are anti-UV compounds, lubricants for production under heat, filles and plasticisers. A great compromise has to be made, or far more expensive additives have to be selected, if a clear enough product is desired by the customer. Can you make a good sound quality vinyl disk clear enough for a picture; sure - but it would cost you since you leave out the carbon black and many additives, and use more vinyl and less filler."

In many cases these extra costs were too great, so the quality of the vinyl was compromised for the sake of the picture - many of these, after all, were meant more as promotional items. In picture disks, the vinyl itself is also thinner, so the grooves aren't as deep - once again, lower quality sound. Indeed, picture disks released by Capitol Records often had a disclaimer which explained that the sound quality of these records was not up to the usual standards.

I expect that my copy of Luna's "The Days of Our Nights" on white vinyl sounds bad because there is less (or no) carbon black. It's also not very heavy vinyl, which doesn't help.

There is plenty of anecdotal evidence that colored vinyl also doesn't sound as good, and many people flat out claim that colored vinyl is compromised. One explanation I've seen several times is that the coloring process - which means putting additives (and impurities) in the vinylite - tends to harden it, degrading its response and shortening its life.

The consensus seems to be that the blacker the record, the better it will sound. So save your picture disks and colored vinyl for collecting, and get that heavyweight, jet black virgin shit for the serious listening.

http://telecasting.blogspot.com/2006/03/clear-vinyl-colored-vinyl-theres-been.html

[Paul]

And I'll say this has tended to be the case on the few colored vinyls I've owned, especially 7-inchers.

[Elijah]

Makes sense. I had no idea.

[Benjamin]

Got it today! Matador, your pre-order rocks! Am about to get drunk, play ping-pong, and listen to "Rip it Off "over and over with a really special lady.

[HBSP-2X]

Because colored "wax" sounds like crap, and there's not really any way to make it so it doesn't.

Have you ever done a blind test to this theory?

[Fiona]

My LP arrived on Monday. I can't believe you sell that lovely 180g vinyl for $10. And it looks awesome, I love the bright colours of the artwork.

Then today it arrived on CD as well. Would you like your CD back?