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Post by chaeldub on Apr 15, 2021 22:18:24 GMT
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Post by jimmyjrg on Apr 16, 2021 1:48:42 GMT
There were also the lacquer fires in 2020 which wiped out around 80% of the worlds lacquer: www.rollingstone.com/pro/news/vinyl-industry-apollo-masters-fire-951903/I remember reading that in the last ten years pressing plants have been closing in the US because it apparently doesn't make financial sense, even though there's demand for more vinyl. I can't find the link now, but at the time it was kind of being blamed on places like GZ who are cheaper, so it makes more sense to get your stuff done in East Europe than in the US or even Australia. That being said there are people setting up new pressing plants, and they tend to partner with indie labels while they're setting up. So maybe UNKLE need to make a deal with a pressing plant to exclusively press their albums? The Road Part 1 was pressed by Optimal Media GmbH in Germany. I can't see any info on Discogs for their more recent releases.
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Post by HelloMippo on Apr 16, 2021 6:44:59 GMT
So we can expect James to drop part II before part I physically drops through my letterbox...hmmm.
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Post by silencio on Apr 16, 2021 7:40:00 GMT
Thanks for the interesting background information.
At least in the past I remember that Vinyl versions of UNKLE releases were often shipped later than the CDs, so I don‘t see a sudden dependency there. But maybe CD pressing might be affected with similar problems currently.
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Post by doubleplusgood on Apr 19, 2021 10:58:25 GMT
Anyone else had the album on repeat since it released and still not tire of it?
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Post by Costello on Apr 19, 2021 12:51:44 GMT
Anyone else had the album on repeat since it released and still not tire of it? Very much so. I can’t stop listening to it. More so than any Unkle album for a long time.
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Post by silencio on Apr 29, 2021 13:25:31 GMT
As expected and now announced in an Email, there will be a longer delay. Shipping estimation now for late August. They point out a huge backlog for Vinyl manufacturing, so not sure why CDs are not expected to ship sooner.
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Post by Costello on May 5, 2021 11:26:29 GMT
As expected and now announced in an Email, there will be a longer delay. Shipping estimation now for late August. They point out a huge backlog for Vinyl manufacturing, so not sure why CDs are not expected to ship sooner. Some factories bundle the vinyl and CD production together. That might explain the delay on both. I suspect as it’s not backed by a major label, they don’t have the might when it comes to getting a quick production deal done.
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Post by Kee on May 9, 2021 8:32:54 GMT
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Post by dirtyafro on May 17, 2021 16:50:30 GMT
I had heard the two singles on 6music recently, but it's been a while since I've given an UNKLE album much of my attention....
Really enjoyed this new material... it's nice to hear the sampling aesthetic back in his production, is that a recent thing, or have I just missed it? Do we know who produced it?
The last Unkle stuff I heard was just straight up "rock band" stuff, and not my cup of tea...this is much better imo.
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Post by jimmyjrg on May 17, 2021 23:31:32 GMT
The Ronin album is mostly a remix of the past two "The Road" albums, which were mostly good depending on your tastes. Worth checking out for sure, and not at all like the rockier War Stories era.
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Post by Costello on Aug 1, 2021 9:53:17 GMT
Hey so I got the download link c/- the official store when I pre-ordered the vinyl. Pretty sure it's the mixed version. Did anyone get the non-mixed or was it mixed across the board?
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Post by forgotusernameagain3 on Aug 28, 2021 6:13:56 GMT
Hey so I got the download link c/- the official store when I pre-ordered the vinyl. Pretty sure it's the mixed version. Did anyone get the non-mixed or was it mixed across the board? Not sure if this is answering your question, but a non-mixed version of the album definitely exists and is available on band camp. I didn't pre-order so apologies I can't say if everyone who did that also received the non-mixed version download version too.
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Post by Kee on Aug 30, 2021 9:03:15 GMT
Hey so I got the download link c/- the official store when I pre-ordered the vinyl. Pretty sure it's the mixed version. Did anyone get the non-mixed or was it mixed across the board? I got an unmixed version, but I had to email the store and they sent me a link to download it. I ordered the vinyl and double cd if that helps as well.
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Post by gilga on Aug 30, 2021 16:19:29 GMT
I only got the mixed version to download and when I log into the store it says "order unfulfilled".
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