It's $25. Unless Europe has some insane shipping costs.
4 of them at $25 is $100...if you're wanting ALL the color variations.
It's $25. Unless Europe has some insane shipping costs.
4 of them at $25 is $100...if you're wanting ALL the color variations.
Picking this up so I can hear an entire Super Hexagon song.
Reading more it sounds pretty cool.
It's $25. Unless Europe has some insane shipping costs.
Ship to Store is working on an Earthbound vinyl release. They are releasing the Mother 1 one later this year.
(these are the arranged soundtracks, not the actual music from the game)
It's $25. Unless Europe has some insane shipping costs.
goddamnit
A better look at the persona 4 dancing all night vinyl here - http://twitter.com/ATLUS_goods/status/631344173963055105
Looks like no gatefold.
When does that super hexagon ep preorder go live eastern?
It's $25. Unless Europe has some insane shipping costs.
100 to get all four colors. Also Europe does have crazy shipping costs. Journey was $35 +26 for shipping.
speaking of journey... that's gotta come out soon, right?
Got 2 copies of FFVII vinyl thanks to my friend who went for Gamescom 2015. Im opposed to picture discs but love the art they used. Just wish it had the full OST / they went with 3 discs.
and side B and D
Fuck me. Is this for sale anywhere or was it limited to gamescom?
Square Enix's European online shop sells it
Nope ((They ship to the US?
They ship to the US?
Nope ((
If you can deal with untracked airmail, it should be way cheaper.I can send these over to the US but that totals to 110$.
If you can deal with untracked airmail, it should be way cheaper.
I'm willing to proxy (Germany), PM me if interested.
Pressing vinyl costs a lot of money. I assume this is to get the pressing costs up front. I totally understand why this happens, especially for tiny boutique releases. I'm not too concerned over the three months they hold my money since the bulk of it is probably going to the pressing plant right away.Grabbed one copy of Super Hexagon.
I must say, I don't know if it's common place for the vinyl market but isn't paying up front for a three month preorder a little antiquated? IAm8Bit now reaps interest on our preorders for three months while we wait for the order to be fulfilled. Maybe the arguement can be made that the product wouldn't get made without this guarantee but that leaves this whole scene one step removed from being a Kickstarter. Just doesn't sit well with me.
That said, love the soundtrack and concept too much to forego this release. Nonetheless, somewhat consumer-hostile in practice.
Pressing vinyl costs a lot of money. I assume this is to get the pressing costs up front. I totally understand why this happens, especially for tiny boutique releases. I'm not too concerned over the three months they hold my money since the bulk of it is probably going to the pressing plant right away.
Most small labels work this way, too. You generally pay up front. They can't afford to have a ton of unsold stock.
I figured as much. That said, producing anything costs money. By choosing to go into business in a retail environment you are choosing to take on the risk inherit to supply and demand. Were they a start-up you might need "seed money" but after you've been in business for some time it's not irrational to assume you build up a capital to sustain and support your business.
Maybe it's that I don't necessarily have a ton of hobbies that fall into a "niche" market but it must be nice to go into a market in which your customer base is happy to shoulder all the risk for you.
In any event, I don't mean to colour their efforts or derail this thread as the vinyl resurgence and celebration of videogame music is heart-warming to see... just wish it was done on more even terms.
On a sidenote, is this for real? http://store.iam8bit.com/collection...sary/products/forever-stuck-by-pendelton-ward
Buying a record player was a mistake So many things I want
Also being born in europe was a mistake, those shipping costs are insane
Excited to see which colour of the Super Hexagon vinyl I will get.
I think it's quite unfair to paint it as a market where the customer is shouldering all the risk.
First, if that's the case, why isn't the market larger?
Wouldn't we observe aggressive entry if that was the case?
On a sidenote, is this for real? http://store.iam8bit.com/collection...sary/products/forever-stuck-by-pendelton-ward
Me too! Hoping for purple but would really be pleased with anything but black. What record player did you get? Picked up an Audio-technica AT-LP120.
When you are requesting your customers pay the entire retail value up front before production I don't know how you view it as anything other than shouldering all the risk. There is certainly the effort in securing the rights to put forth the project but aside from that what costs are involved?
As to why we don't see more aggressive entry... I'm honestly not sure. I would imagine the necessary industry connections and just general effort it takes to launch a start up is a big enough detractor to limit the market to the few players we have at present.
*snip
gonna resell them at $2,000,000 a piece and double my money, haha later suckers
1) At the time of pre-order, rights have already been secured, art has been created, packaging has been designed, mastering for vinyl has been done, the first test pressings are likely already underway with the pressing plant. If orders are not high enough, revenue may not offset the costs. The risk customers are shouldering is that of delays or issues with the pressing plants. All of which I've never seen a single boutique record label not guarantee even after catastrophic events like losing the whole pressing in transit.
2) There is not more aggressive entry because the profit margins are very low, and any of the risks of (1) can come to eat at it.
I'll be the first to admit I have almost no knowledge of what it takes to produce a record. If this is the only business model in which it is sustainable than so be it; just find that hard to believe given you are now able to sell to a world market. Appreciate your insight on the topic.
Me too! Hoping for purple but would really be pleased with anything but black. What record player did you get? Picked up an Audio-technica AT-LP120.
They ship to the US?
Urghhhhh really want the Super Hexagon and Battletoads vinyl but I don't think they'll even mark a package as a gift going by their FAQ, so we're talking about $75 including shipping and likely customs charges on top of that. Can't commit to that
Grabbed one copy of Super Hexagon.
I must say, I don't know if it's common place for the vinyl market but isn't paying up front for a three month preorder a little antiquated? IAm8Bit now reaps interest on our preorders for three months while we wait for the order to be fulfilled. Maybe the arguement can be made that the product wouldn't get made without this guarantee but that leaves this whole scene one step removed from being a Kickstarter. Just doesn't sit well with me.
That said, love the soundtrack and concept too much to forego this release. Nonetheless, somewhat consumer-hostile in practice.
It's really common with small pressings, especially with companies that are new to selling vinyl. I imagine once the wheels start turning with these iam8bit releases they'll move to a shorter cycle. At the moment they probably don't want to put in orders for thousands of pressings without knowing for sure they will all sell. Records are expensive to manufacture and can be a huge money pit if you order, say, 2500 albums up front and only 100 people want them when you make them available. That's why a lot of small bands only do 300-1000 record runs or release the album digitally first and release physical versions later these days.
It's really common with small pressings, especially with companies that are new to selling vinyl. I imagine once the wheels start turning with these iam8bit releases they'll move to a shorter cycle. At the moment they probably don't want to put in orders for thousands of pressings without knowing for sure they will all sell. Records are expensive to manufacture and can be a huge money pit if you order, say, 2500 albums up front and only 100 people want them when you make them available. That's why a lot of small bands only do 300-1000 record runs or release the album digitally first and release physical versions later these days.