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Any recent experience with Forced Exposure?

Wondering if it’s cheaper than int’l. shipping on certain things. I used to buy stuff from them 20 years ago, and remember a lot of things being out of stock, partial shipments, etc.
 
Any recent experience with Forced Exposure?

Wondering if it’s cheaper than int’l. shipping on certain things. I used to buy stuff from them 20 years ago, and remember a lot of things being out of stock, partial shipments, etc.

I ordered from them within the last couple of months and had a pleasant experience. Shipment was fast and came well packaged. Out of stock items are clearly marked on the site.
 
My experience with Collectors Choice getting that audiophile Green Day pressing was good, too. Have not used them for a preorder yet, though.
 
I ordered from them within the last couple of months and had a pleasant experience. Shipment was fast and came well packaged. Out of stock items are clearly marked on the site.
Same. Had a good experience recently. Years ago I remember them being kind of hit and miss.

That’s reminded me of various long gone online US stores I used to buy from. Groovetech, Satellite, Planet X, Breakbeat Science. Thinking about it Napster was particularly brutal on this side of the Atlantic.
 
Anyone have experience with the Interscope Vinyl Collective club thing? Thinking of signing up for just January.
The feedback on the Hoffman forum has been kind of meh. Fine but they reckon they are all sourced from digital masters and overall packaging/notes etc. could be better for the price point. Although I think the general consensus is that they have gotten better as it's gone on. I was tempted to sign up for the Celebrity Skin re-issue but it sold out pretty quickly.

As an aside they've also started getting into all that one-step stuff. Weird records to choose as the first release though. Murmur/Chronic Town are both sonically terrible imo. The new dub remixes of Radio Free Europe are bangers though, they came out on a separate 10'' a couple of months ago.

 
The feedback on the Hoffman forum has been kind of meh. Fine but they reckon they are all sourced from digital masters and overall packaging/notes etc. could be better for the price point. Although I think the general consensus is that they have gotten better as it's gone on. I was tempted to sign up for the Celebrity Skin re-issue but it sold out pretty quickly.

As an aside they've also started getting into all that one-step stuff. Weird records to choose as the first release though. Murmur/Chronic Town are both sonically terrible imo. The new dub remixes of Radio Free Europe are bangers though, they came out on a separate 10'' a couple of months ago.

The January release is A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar by Dashboard Confessional which is my wife’s favorite album. It’s only been pressed twice and secondary is crazy high on it so I’ve been dragging my feet on getting it for her. It’s like 50 bucks for one month so I’ll probably just bite the bullet and do it.
 
The January release is A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar by Dashboard Confessional which is my wife’s favorite album. It’s only been pressed twice and secondary is crazy high on it so I’ve been dragging my feet on getting it for her. It’s like 50 bucks for one month so I’ll probably just bite the bullet and do it.
Yeah the Hole record was a similar situation. Non-beat to shit OGs have been $200 for ages. The recent reissue is already touching $100.
 
One of the former Groovetech employees in Seattle (they had a London operation too) now runs the excellent Further Records online store.

That’s wild, I was just browsing the Further store earlier. Nice selection!
 
The January release is A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar by Dashboard Confessional which is my wife’s favorite album. It’s only been pressed twice and secondary is crazy high on it so I’ve been dragging my feet on getting it for her. It’s like 50 bucks for one month so I’ll probably just bite the bullet and do it.
Wife and I’s tattoos are from that album so I’ll probably do it too. I already own the Urban Outfitters pressing but it’s umm… not a great pressing.
 
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