Smashing Pumpkins Vinyl Reissue Frenzy | Talking About Records

Are you one of the many vinyl collectors that have been patiently waiting to add the Smashing Pumpkins’ iconic 90’s albums to your record collection? Both Siamese Dream and Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness were recently repressed for the first time in nearly two years. You would think that would be fantastic for everyone, right?!
The reality is there is so much pent up demand for albums like these it’s creating a frenzy for buyers due to confusion around timing and availability. In this episode of Talking About Records we expose the reasons why your order with a big-box online retailer may get cancelled, why your independent record store may not get any at all, and what you as a consumer can do to navigate these uncharted waters for future reissues.
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[@mattlupu152]

This is how you kill the vinyl resurgence . When you make titles too hard to get or too expensive the new people you are relying on to grow the industry just get frustrated and leave. Jack White was right in calling out the major labels to create more pressing plants and take some of the responsibility in growing the industry.

[@melovemusic69]

Personally I would rather you leave as it was much more enjoyable without you new people that took a "pandemic" to get into it and enjoy what we had been enjoying for 20+ years.

[@mattlupu152]

@@melovemusic69 I respectfully disagree with your thinking. I remember when I first got into music and records 40+ years ago everything that came out was on vinyl.For me it is the best way to listen to music and I want it to be like before cds when you could get anything you want on vinyl. The only way that happens is when you have a lot of people buying it and that only happens with new people. For me 20 years ago was the dark ages because most things couldn't be bought on vinyl or a crappy sounding record would cost a fortune. Today I am buying albums I never could in the 90's and the rise in audiophile sounding albums makes this a resurgence I hope continues.

[@mandomtz]

Yes. The music industry is allowing greed to kill their only lifeline. When teenagers (probably the largest consumer demographic for music) are priced out of buying music, there is NO Industry. The industry can't rely solely on well monied boomers and gen-xer's buying classic rock reissues forever. Eventually ppl will get cynical and see through the trite FOMO marketing campaigns as well. The skyrocketing prices in tandem with frustration of titles perpetually going "out of print" due scalpers buying up all the stock and selling it at a mark-up will push more and more ppl to streaming. Major label's will not invest in thier own pressing plants because it is NOT profitable for them to do so. It's too easy to max out the few remaining plants with their massive orders and big money. They see the current vinyl boom for what it is: a semi-luxury consumer trend that will not last forever. This is why big box stores may carry records but refuse to devote a lot of floor/shelve space to vinyl. They know it's a passing consumer trend for most of ppl currently going nuts.

[@mattlupu152]

@@mandomtz Great comment and sadly I have to agree with you on all accounts and believe you are spot on.Unfortunately since the 80’s businesses have just looked short term and like a parasite bleed anything they can without any effort on their part. That is why we have these trends that constantly come and go. I believe certain trends like this that have some substance could be nutured and have some place, but maybe not as big in our culture. In this current atmosphere we probably will never know.

[@McFlurryMachineIsDown]

@@melovemusic69 that's how I feel too lol might be selfish but they are here for the trend. Though it's nice to see the younger generation get into vinyl, but only the ones that truly want to collect it.

[@sdezz]

Great to see that more people will finally be able to snag these. I got real lucky in 2020 to pick them both up then. Now....ALICE IN CHAINS....where are you????

[@dylanpeeples9997]

Amen on the AIC

[@johnayala5366]

I paid $90 for siamese and $170 for Mellon collie. They are my favorite band and had so many memories with these albums so I didn't care. Worth it!

[@NTXVinyl]

About what they go for these days for sure

[@justinrisen1929]

Just dropped the same for SD and 200 for Mellon Collie. Also grabbed Gish for 90. Yeah they are worth it. Crazy how expensive records can be now though.

[@ripster8766]

I picked up Siamese dream right when I started getting into vinyl about 7 or 8 years ago and spent around 35 or 40 thinking “holy moly this is a lot on a record” at the time lol. Got melancholy a couple years ago. It’s just a waiting game and priorities lol.

[@okwhocares]

I’ve got an original Siamese on purple LP and I absolutely love it. Sounds insane. I’ve also got the 2014 version of the Mellon Collie box and I love it too.

[@NTXVinyl]

Nice!

[@dayvancubensis]

I was luckily able to find Mellon Collie box set at my local record store today, they said they got 8 copies and they think they were the only store in town that got any (medium-large sized midwestern city). Was just in the right place at the right time!

[@Casualfulltime]

In 2018 I picked up all of these classic pumpkin records on vinyl. Lucky me!

[@zvonimirkomar2309]

Great video, thanks for explaining this.

[@Matasky2010]

Mellon Collie and Stadium Arcadium sell out in a heartbeat every single time they're pressed..

[@ironmaiden3812]

This is why I no longer pre order thru my local record store. I have missed out on so many pre orders because of my faith in them I kept ordering only to keep being disappointed. For example I preordered Iron Maiden Senjutsu only to see it at Walmart the day of release.

[@hatchfly]

Thanks for the peek behind the distribution curtain and how it’s been working with the pressing plant situation. Frustrating for us vinyl fans!

[@NTXVinyl]

My pleasure

[@evanwdobitas9194]

Looking forward for a Machina vinyl…now THAT Is super rare, Mellon Collie is expensive but is a bit more affordable and easier to get than the vinyl of Machina or even the limited release of Machina ll lol that’s a good almost grand.

[@leonsam12]

Just got notified of a re-stock and put in my order immediately😎🤘

[@thefleshexperience]

Awesome thanks for this breakdown on exactly how it works! I was extremely anxious I wouldn’t be able to get these two specifically…I’ve been waiting for over and year and they have been at the very top of my want list for reissues. After trying and failing, I finally got both of them via friends who happened to get them. Hopefully they’ll keep trickling in for those who didn’t get them.

[@NTXVinyl]

Glad I could help!

[@PatrickGeneLeBlancHardy]

Hello, From Houston, Texas 🚀 Smashing Pumpkins 💪 Thanks For Sharing 📹

[@NTXVinyl]

Hey Patrick! Thanks for watching

[@LamiaceaeMW]

OMG! I'm glad I bought the original Vinyl releases of the Smashing Pumpkins Gish thru Machina albums around 1998-2001! Got them right in stock at a brick & mortar shop!

[@NTXVinyl]

nice! Huge score

[@Kevin_Hanrahan]

Cool video! Thanks. I’ve been looking for someone to comment on this situation with MCIS.

[@kguy2know]

at least they are still being reprinted, I do not mind waiting. luckily I got Siamese Dreams when it was 1st reissued in 2014. But people of a certain age (children of 60s-70s) remember having to wait for things ( the Wizard of Oz being shown on TV 1 x a year - and if you weren't there on that day, you missed it and had til wait till next year to watch it). Only recently no one can seem to wait for anything. I am looking forward to being able to get Mellon Collie box set - but I will wait until I can get it for reg retail price. Thanks for great video. One thing I will say about waiting is that it makes one appreciate it a little more, than always having everything at their fingertips.

[@Matasky2010]

Yeah but vinyl is so bad that even if you wait, there's no guarantee you're going to get! Mellon Collie sells out in minutes everywhere, probably half to the flippers..I can't blame them- it's easy money..

[@jonyoungmusic]

I'm sure it'll bite me in the butt eventually but I went ahead and just picked up Gish, MCIS, Siamese Dream, and Adore reissues all in the last few weeks. But I imagine a few years from now they'll become commonplace like Fleetwood Mac Rumours or something. But I'm glad to have them and well worth the reseller prices. Great looking and sounding presses. I paid $220 for MCIS, $34 for Gish, $75 for SD, and $37 for Adore. Not fun but it is what it is. lol

[@johnbre20]

That audioslave record is sick

[@NTXVinyl]

Thanks! And agreed

[@spookey2004]

Siamese Dream is my favorite album of all time and though I already have a copy I hope it becomes more available eventually so it can be accessible to others who love it as much as I do. A similar thing happened when Slipknot reissued some of their albums, particularily Iowa which has been out of print since 2001 and finally got reissued and almost instantly sold out. I ordered it but my order got cancelled a week later because it sold out but I found some on Walmarts website and I’m hoping I get my order.

[@joshuahernandez3216]

I got an original Hut back in 1996 for $50. I still have it to this day.

[@NTXVinyl]

Man, that’s awesome. Regret not grabbing that one back then - I honestly don’t even recall seeing it. So few places even still carried new releases on vinyl. Had one shop in town but could only visit once a month or so as a broke highschool kid.

[@srob7001]

My local record shop was supposed to get some of these and was going to hold me 1 and I was informed they were all cancelled off of his order and he has no idea why. Hoping he still gets them and I can get SD and Mellon Collie for my collection.

[@rodrigoforest]

I recently got the MC European bootleg with the vinyl original track list. Very much prefer that order, the extra tracks, the original artwork, and it not being a box set.

[@h2vinyl]

Thanks for talking more about the business side of things. It's really unfair that big box gets the quantities they order quicker than smaller stores. Wish it was all done with percentages... like everyone gets 10% of their order; but really, that probably wouldn't go over very well either. But I'm mostly sad that the smaller shops ,who are just trying to make a living and stock their inventory for their tried and trued customers, get the shaft. America really isn't a capitalist nation any more... it's all about the corporations now. Thanks for putting up the great fight for it all! :-). Just subbed.

[@NTXVinyl]

Appreciate ya! And yes...it's a tough pill to swallow when I only get a handful of copies of something and then I see the masses grabbing 'em up from a big box store. It sucks, but that's reality.

[@hiluxjase6665]

Good explanation ! I’d like to get my hands on Siamese dreams. I’m in my 40’s and started collecting less than 2 years ago so I was shocked that I couldn’t buy it when I wanted. I’ve now resigned to not seeing it anytime soon. So yeh, I can very much relate

[@NTXVinyl]

We will have more of Siamese Dream next week. Follow our FB page and grab one!

[@hiluxjase6665]

@@NTXVinyl cool but I live in Australia. Do you ship internationally?

[@KidAJoe]

I've been collecting vinyl seriously for almost 15 years now. In the past i used to pick up new releases and represses very casually. Sometimes i would grab them immediately, other times i would wait and pick them up eventually. That worked for a while, then about 4-5 years ago, i started noticing these releases starting to to disappear more quickly. If i didn't pick up a release in the first few months, I'd probably have to wait until it was released again, or pay big bucks on the secondary market. That had obviously gotten worse, today i pre-order multiple copies of a release i want from several retailers, hoping I'll get one copy.

[@NTXVinyl]

yup things have evolved drastically over the past 2-3 years. Demand has skyrocketed due to new collectors entering the market.

[@WPorta1969]

I purchased a reissue copy of Siamese Dream about four years ago when my local record store had a 33 1/3 % off sale for their 33rd anniversary. It was a one day sale. It was selling for $50 brand new then. I bought about 8 records for $220. No regrets about any of those purchases. I’ll probably never pick up Mellon Collie on vinyl. I’d rather pick up Gish or their greatest hits compilation on vinyl whenever it gets. If I’m being honest though, if I never own any other of their catalog other than Siamese Dream on vinyl, I’ll be good.

[@christopherbloxom7630]

Saw this coming when the plants pressed hundreds of thousands of copies of Adele and Taylor Swift. Massive overpress. There's literally stacks of them in every store that will never sell. Shameful! Thanks Sony 👍

[@NinjaMatt2201]

Yeah, the communication IS bad. A year later, and we still don't know when or if the Machina remaster is coming out, probably because Billy Corgan doesn't even know and he's the only person in the entire product chain who communicates with the fans/customers.

[@JP-zi9mr]

been patiently waiting for the SP Machina reissue.

[@ShClan6]

Keep up the good work man!

[@NTXVinyl]

Thanks man!

[@BigBoss-kk8hq]

Just saw a video from another record store saying that the prices for records are going up.. he showed plenty of records that will go from 26 to 36.... scary... i might go back to Cds and Cassettes

[@NTXVinyl]

See our previous video. Same topic

[@krissakatuskadero3134]

I can’t seem to get Siamese Dream for a non offensive price. I am however seeing them in Spokane in November. So I’ll ask Billy what’s going on then 🙂

[@NTXVinyl]

We had 20 copies that sold today in about as many minutes. Receiving more next week

[@tishwalls5793]

I watched this video last night. And this morning when I went to my local record store because Saturdays are the days that they do used record drops, the owner was putting out the 4 sets of Mellon Collie he got in. So, I actually snagged one after I had resigned myself to waiting.

[@NTXVinyl]

Right on! Glad you got one

[@braybray9505]

My wife and son purchased Infinite Sadness box set for me this past june. They paid $150. I'm new to collecting and it crazy the money someone's has to spend makes me want to find another hobbie.

[@NTXVinyl]

It can certainly be defeating. Serious commitment across the board

[@thackerc]

Siamese Dream is a top-10 90s album for me but I think a number of others should’ve been just as popular. Swervedriver’s Mezcal Head and Catherine Wheel’s Chrome for example.

[@notsure1135]

Top ten? C’mon buddy, top 5 if not top 3…

[@TheHSIHP]

I had a black vinyl pressing of Siamese Dream!

[@gregbarber6105]

The music on both this albums is fantastic but is it worth £300 and up. I personally think I will wait and grab them both sometime in the future for a more realistic price. Love the KZbin channel very interesting topics 👍

[@Astro-bs4wv]

Good luck… not likely to ever decrease in price…

[@gregbarber6105]

@@Astro-bs4wv looks like I am sticking to the CD version then

[@thefleshexperience]

Definitely wait. I missed out when they were on sale for retail last time and said NO WAY I’m paying $200-600 for reissues of stuff that is practically guaranteed to get a repress…I was fortunate enough to get Siamese Dream and the Mellon Collie box BOTH for $150 total shipped. It wasn’t easy because they sold out instantly everywhere but I had multiple friends hunting for me. I suggest next time you catch wind they’re in print, enlist an army and you’ll get them! lol. If you end up with dupes you’ll have no trouble selling them to someone else.

[@aditronic100]

Good luck mate! I just got mine the new, sealed, box set of Mellon Collie at my local record store with the price around USD236. Dont be stupid as I am, you can wait til the next repress.

[@dimebagdave77]

Geez..it really is a crapshoot isn't it? Well, at least you know it'll never get boring! 😁 have a great weekend man

[@mikeyhodge6191]

I’ve been going through this with the Slipknot reissues. Hoping preorders actually go through 🤞

[@NTXVinyl]

We got a tiny percentage of what we ordered for each of the Slipknot LPs. And Vol. 3 was just delayed with no release date specified…which is always a bad sign

[@NinjaMatt2201]

It also doesn't help that the original label, Virgin, went out of business, Billy had to get the rights back for the SP catalog, and now they don't have a label and have to release everything independently. Probably had to prioritize Atum. I can find new copies of Sublime's Greatest Hits, which was also out of print until recently too, but SP are in a difficult position right now, and really need a new album to sell well to get money flow and label interest.

[@NinjaMatt2201]

Well, physical copies of Atum sold well and got high on the physical sales only chart, but streaming numbers aren't nearly as good. Boy do SP fans hate every new album they release. It's not enough for them to release just a good album like Atum anymore, fans were spewing hatred of the album before you could listen to it. Their next album will have to be better than Siamese Dream and Melon Collie for them to admit it's almost as good as Machina.

[@anthonyloussedes3622]

I got Mellon collie 5 years ago at guitar center 80 clearence

[@therevrockinrollin]

I’m seeing MBV Loveless popping up again - you can buy the album that changed the Pumpkins sound forever.

[@Matasky2010]

Lucky to grab Mellon Collie for $95 at Acoustic Sounds this week, I was sweating just trying to get thru the checkout! Lol

[@johnanthonymacaranas5779]

Same. My backorder reservation just shipped, for that same price.

[@dawnpatrol700]

In the 90s and early 2000s, I was so depressed about the state of vinyl, these current problems are things I could never have imagined and would have been happy to have. LOL

[@notsure1135]

I got MCIS on vinyl in the 90s, don’t have the others yet.

[@toniputin1096]

So frustrating. I ordered both from Acoustic Sounds yesterday. Then later in the day I got an email saying that Mellon Collie was sold out. And that's it. So I sent an email to customer care requesting that they still send me Siamese Dream, because being in Canada, their policy states that they cannot ship unless the order is completely fulfilled. Customer care then responds to me and says that I, as in me, has it wrong, that Siamese Dream is out of stock, and do I still want Mellon Collie? I responded yes, but I'm still waiting for confirmation either way. Meanwhile my order number online has status 'H' for hold. And that is all the information I have.

[@festersuncle6298]

I'd like to see Blues Traveler Four repressed again. Maybe MOV will do it

[@mrhan2low41]

Just got MCIS for 109 EUR

[@zombieturds]

Ordered MCIS as soon as it went up I think it sold out on their site in 45 minutes

[@garykuhlmann8149]

There's always the CD. I don't mean that to sound facetious. If one is really into the music, just has to have that Smashing Pumpkins album, then one buys the CD and waits patiently for the LP to become available. That's what I do these days. I have no tolerance or patience for the "frenzy" and all that. Life is too short for that kind of collecting mentality. All that said, I loathe what the 2011 reissue did to the cover of Siamese Dream. I'm glad I have my OG CD and my mid-2000s LP repress with the "good" cover.

[@vvmmuu]

5,000 x 5,000 = 25 MILLION

[@halloweengf6481]

wait they're still being pressed? i bought a purple original pressing of Siamese Dream recently for $250. i've seen a couple og copies go for around that price very recently

[@kingtut2891]

Yes people starting getting them about a week or two ago

[@dtkincaid]

It is intentionally confusing and a lot of misdirection out there in order to drive the prices up. It's artificially created scarcity. It's really not complicated to understand. The market is hot and there are enough people out there willing to pay exorbitant prices for some records.

[@neuroisis85]

I bought both of these back when they originally came out. Sold both of them off, the remastering on them sucks imo. Save your money for an og of you really need these on vinyl or hell buy the boot of Mellon Collie it sounds better than that official reissue.

[@RandyRelish99]

I got a copy of SD from Amoeba and MCIS from Deep Discount. SD arrived damaged and MCIS is back ordered. managed to get a copy off the In Groove however. Still bummed about SD

[@Matasky2010]

I feel your pain, especially with such a limited release

[@wandagreer9144]

Please explain what the symbols in the deadwax mean? And from this deadwax, how to tell if record is a reissue or a first press or a first edition?? This is all confusing. I see on eBay where many vendors claim a first pressing... how do they know and how does the consumer know? Thanks.

[@festersuncle6298]

Gin Blossoms Dusted is another.

[@McFlurryMachineIsDown]

I think I got the reissues for less than $30 each when they came out.. I got mellon collie for a little over $100 when it first dropped as well. I can't believe the prices anymore..makes me wanna go back to CD.. I hope it's a fad and things slow down again.

[@NTXVinyl]

Demand isn't as nuts as it was just 1-2 years ago, but it's still very high - especially for an artist like Smashing Pumpkins.

[@vinylterry]

Did you get Siamese Dream in after filming this? I ordered from you yesterday and I got a shipping notification pretty fast. The whole production situation is a mess. Thanks for illustrating and your perspective.

[@NTXVinyl]

Sure did! All orders will be shipped out by Monday

[@terrymoore4240]

Do you know anything about the "unofficial euro-release" of Siamese Dream? Does it sound good, why is it considered "unofficial?"

[@NTXVinyl]

I haven't heard/read any review on it. It's unofficial because it is not licensed by the label or artist.

[@terrymoore4240]

@@NTXVinyl Thanks, so in other words a bootleg. Likely copied material made from a CD or something. Bummer. Still looking for a reasonably priced LP of this album. Thanks!

[@JBLClassic]

It just boggles my mind that Gish isn't one of the more desired titles. Maybe it's just the timing as to when I got into them, but I find Gish to be their best album.

[@mandomtz]

Agreed. GISH is a better album than Melon Collie which is bursting with filler and few tired radio singles.

[@NTXVinyl]

Love Gish as well. It's been in print a lot more recently so much easier to find. That, and it didn't have the big hits like the others so it flies under the radar on the mainstream level. Fantastic album though!

[@JBLClassic]

@@NTXVinyl it seems like the originals don’t even command very high prices either.

[@gidgetmaurer123]

The only SP record I'd be interested in repurchasing is Gish, but I don't think that's under the same licensing

[@NTXVinyl]

It is. And it’s still in print and not all that hard to come by

[@GiveUsMusic]

Why doesn’t the label buy and own their own press, like a multi-tiered business model? They can maybe optimize a little better.

[@NTXVinyl]

Jack White publicly pleaded to them to do just this. I’m not optimistic they’ll commit to it long term, as it would take a serious investment of money, time and resources. We shall see in the next few years.

[@screenieyt2478]

Alice In Chains is one of those bands with albums being out of print for long

[@NTXVinyl]

They absolutely are. It’s going to be complete chaos when their stuff comes back around

[@pinstrps]

Why can't we open up more pressing plants to help with the demand?

[@NTXVinyl]

It's a logical question to ask. But who is "we"? You're talking about a major investment in a niche hobby that may or may not sustain. Serious time, effort, and of course MONEY would need to be invested. But even more critical than all those is the knowledge of HOW to do it. Presses themselves are not easy to manufacture, and the vast majority of the people who knew the art of this craft are long gone from the industry. The major labels would be the ones to solve this problem (as Jack White has pleaded for) but the likelihood of of them doing so is very slim.

[@Matasky2010]

It really shouldn't be that difficult for the pressing plants/distributors(?) to produce what's on their upcoming pressing schedules.

[@NTXVinyl]

They will never do that. It would be an endless nightmare of recomminicating every time dates/plans change

[@mandomtz]

The first time these SP albums were repressed they sat around on shelves' for about 3-4 years before selling out at retail. They skyrocketed in value during the pandemic when more and more ppl latched onto the hobby are started panic buying album due to stimulus checks and boredom and the need for a new indoor hobby based on passive consumerism. The current frenzy is a little goofy. I don't see Virgin NOT keeping these titles in print forever just like Geffen does with all the Nirvana albums. You could pretty much count on any classic rock band's albums being in print forever. Every 5-10 years there will be anniversary editions, as long as they are profitable for the industry. Patience is key. Starve the scalpers. FOMO is the enemy.

[@NTXVinyl]

Spot on. Could not agree more

[@abstractheory1]

SP is not my thing but every genera has their bands they are waiting for to be rereleased.. Danzig, for me. Although his issue appears to be more tied up in legal tape with rights and ownership from past record labels. Sadly, these labels would rather make no money whatsoever, then compromising and making some and getting the music out there

[@KurbzGarage]

Do you think Lebron will surpass Kareem for career points?

[@NTXVinyl]

He probably will, because what else does he have to strive for these days?

[@markorendas1423]

THATS why i converted all my c.d. s to my computer. After records "died" theres no way id pay 25$ on up for a shoddy media. I guess folks are pack rats and got to have collection's. I. Waiting for the C.D. REVIVAL.

[@NTXVinyl]

Happy waiting!

[@user-sw4qd2up2s]

I am just a "hits" guy when it comes to the Pumpkins. I'd rather have a hit's album on vinyl.

[@NTXVinyl]

I would argue Siamese Dream is pretty much a greatest hits. Not a bad song on that entire album IMO

[@ronnywilson2112]

I still don't have any of those box sets that have been released since 2012, they are too expensive. I have "The Aeroplane Flies High" 5 CD box and the "Siamese Box" 4 seven inches box, both I bought them in the late 90's. I don't like the artwork of those reissues, they changed the original artwork. I find very stupid to rise the prices of vinyl records and CDs. It's a stupid practice by the music business and some parasite sellers to make it harder to get a simple disc. What's the point in all that? Pure nonsense.

[@dimebagdave77]

Tell your son to switch up the color scheme in the record frames behind you👍

[@NTXVinyl]

Yes!!! He’s slacking 🤣

[@McPherson123]

Apparently Adele is immune to this.

[@NTXVinyl]

In many ways, that's correct. A new/major release by an artist like that gets prioritized by the label in a HUGE WAY versus reissues of legacy acts. They contract the pressing plants out way in advance to insure they can meet the release date for retail. Reissues do not get this treatment, especially since there is no "release date" associated with them. They simply get pressed when they get pressed, in between other new/upcoming releases. It's one of the reasons for the frenzy, because NOBODY knows when they're coming, and then SURPRISE....they appear.

[@evelynclare7827]

Blame it on enormous printing of Adele and Taylor Swift records in the multiple color variations of the same record, they are just sitting in stores, such a waste

[@NTXVinyl]

Just the tip of the iceburg. RSD is at fault as much as anyone, with all of their releases piling up all year long

[@aw1889]

Stop posting crap on reddit. Flippers just sit there, refresh and kill the supply.

[@costume5922]

Get creative with how you deal/talk with these labels instead of distributors. Become a distributor in Texas.

[@nikeu6077]

Excuses!!!!!!!!!

[@NTXVinyl]

Reality!!!!!

[@larrpeninger]

It’s getting worse especially with the special colors and other things that are added on.

[@DC-xx4kv]

I love not being a sheep. How nice for me I have no interest in these titles. 😉☮️

[@NTXVinyl]

Just examples. It's happening with lots of titles across just about every genre.

[@TheHSIHP]

Gish?

[@NTXVinyl]

Gish has been in print more recently and hasn’t been hard to find

[@tarman84]

If you have anxiety over a record, you shouldn't be buying records. Maybe buy a bunch of sleeping pills instead.

Add to this situation the flippers and scalpers that buy several copies to speculate 🫤 Anyway thank you for your valuable insight of this particular business, always a pleasure to hear you.

[@keeferdog5617]

FLIPPERS ROCK!