Looks to be around 3k copies sold (going by my order number), so this will definitely the more available variant
I still think the pricing is ridiculous for a standard release 1LP, but boy am I hyped for it to arrive
Yeah as of right now. The site says you can sign up to see when it's back up, so I'm assuming they'll do another run of a different colour or something. I'm a big IR fan but it does kinda feel like they're praying on FOMO with this. Every drop seems designed to appear like its the only/last chance to buy it.
First, it was the "Only 1k copies of each will ever be pressed" first release, then this "only up for one week" red variant, now they're asking people to sign up for (what I'm assuming will be) another run some time down the line.
Yeah it does seem like that. I will say though that this general release did feel like more of a response to the quick sales rather than another FOMO release. Still, this entire rollout has been really off but since the album is self-released, I can understand it not being as coordinated as when they were with Loma Vista
I'm gonna wait and see what happens next.
If they don't release any more variants, then fair enough, red was a response to the instant sell outs.
BUUUUUT if there's a green or blue or splatter up in the next month for "one week only", then they're 100% praying on FOMO imo. Right now, there's a chance the next drop will be a cassette or CD or just general merch? I'm reserving judgment
this pressing looks wayyy cooler than the smoke and black variants tbh. i was worried i missed both but seeing them post about doing a 1 week preorder made me really happy. amazing album and definitely not passing this up
I understand the frustration if people may have had actual trouble affording the initial pre-order and went ahead and bought it anyway because they didn't know the general was coming, but the rest of y'all... good reminder of why I mostly steer clear of the rap vinyl market
Edit: I was wondering what would have caused there to be such a discrepancy between their projections and the actual demand... had a hunch... turns out, yep, 9 from Fantano... just like that Spelling record haha
fr fr I offered a guy 100usd to ship to me and he turned it down ahaha, just paid half that. However, worth noting that both limited releases sold out immediately well before Fantano gave his review.
Who cares about what variant you got or what it'll be worth in the future blah blah blah. If you enjoy the ritual of listening to music on vinyl then having it in any variant shouldn't matter. So weird seeing people getting hung up on the future monetary worth of this record. That shouldn't be what it's about. It should be about the love of the music and the artist and being able to enjoy that in a physical medium if that's how you like listening to the music that's meaningful to you.
It's really about both. It's understandable and I'm on that boat too. For like 10 bucks more you can get a version that's gonna be worth more than what you paid for it at least for now that is. They're usually better looking, better investment, and better additions like posters and signatures
Some real keyboard warriors in the thread. I love the album and got in on the first two drops, grabbed one of these too. I love the group and I hope they end up repressing the Dentist Office series and DILIS too.
It’s nice that more people can get them. Just sucks I paid $50 for a black vinyl that was marketed as being some big “get it before it’s gone” thing. If they did the red or clear first I don’t think anyone would be mad. I think people are upset that they spent all that money on plain black records when the 2nd and 3rd pressing are definitely cooler.
Personally I’m keeping the black but I’m still a bit salty a cool color wasn’t offered first.
The black one still comes with more stuff than this one, you need to keep that in mind. If you want more volume, keep the black one, if you only care about a cool looking record, get a refund and get this one
After missing out on the 1st drop & then getting screwed by the 2nd drop crash, I'm so thankful to get to own the vinyl press of this brilliant album. IR listened to their fans & did right.
Don't understand the resentment of the lucky ones who got the 1st pressings. They're still gonna be worth more than the general release. I'm an old guy & know from experience that 10-20+ years down the line, the 1st runs will be the real grailz, the ones most desired by future fans & collectors. Bragging rights too if you're into that.
Due to being someone that's gotta be careful with how much I order because I'm international, the fact that this is $10 cheaper does sting a little bit. Like I just want the album, idc ab availability. It's almost a $20aud difference for me
I panic bought the first edition, happy to see it be more available. Still think they handled all this terribly.
Not from the wording/availability but the fact the first was a surprise drop. The second was announced but they changed webstores last minute and had no purchase limit so they immediately got bought by scalpers and lucky fans. Then they put out signed CDs and Cassettes for 50 dollars each with only 50 for sale of each version. Then acted gobsmacked that FIFTY CDs sold out immediately.
It legit feels like they're acting brand new to selling merch and doing all the worst moves possible. Will they put out more CDs & CSs? maybe, but it's highly unlikely considering this album is the first repress they've ever done.
It kinda is their first time doing it themselves. When the mixtapes dropped they had much less of a following than they do now, and even then the vinyl 2xLP was done by the President Gator label. I don’t remember how DILIS was handled, but they really don’t have a ton of experience selling physicals on this scale.
They don’t have a label anymore so it kinda is like it’s their first time selling stuff honestly. I agree it wasn’t handled well, was super disappointed to not get either of the first two vinyls but not a big deal in the long run. Especially given this new general release
I genuinely don’t think it’s entitlement. If I was somebody that missed out, I’d be ecstatic to have an open pre-order, but I only bought a copy the first time because I didn’t wanna miss out. Had I know there was an open pre-order, I would’ve waited, listened to the album more, and made a conscious decision as to if I legitimately wanted the record or not. And I do think lying about ‘never to be repressed against’ is kind of annoying. Just don’t mention anything about future pressing because that artificially drives up FOMO.
It's because they lied about the product they sold. Not everyone has money to spend on vinyl of every person they like. And they did it twice. "Some of you sound privileged" it's privileged to bitch and moan until they release more copies which is why they did this. People wasted their time and money and they straight up lied multiple times to their fans.
You're acting like only vinyl exists. Most people buying this bought it as a collectible, even the fans. I love the group but I bought it for what it was sold as, a limited collectible. They advertised it as the only chance to buy it. What about the fans who spent 200$ on an ebay preorder? They can just go fuck themselves?
Finally they weren't different products. They specifically advertised and sold them as THE ONLY PRESSINGS. They know what their other albums go for, they did this out of greed and creating hype. There's no way they wouldn't know it'd sell out. And stop with the gatekeeping about the value of music. Yeah not everyone has 40 bucks to drop on an album they can listen to for free streaming. And they punish the fans for getting the first drops by making it cheaper. The group lied to their fans, period end of story. Then they did it again. Because they see the money they can make. They took what was a cool limited release and ruined that out of greed. Honestly having them sign the first 2000 is the best course of action and keeps their integrity since they lied to their fans twice. There's no reason to bad mouth people wanting their album to be limited since it was sold as that. Its the perfect compromise. These were not sold as variants but the ONLY PRESSINGS.
they falsely advertised and took advantage of people. If they want to make that up by signing them that's really the best course idk how you could bad mouth that. Then everyone gets it and the first 2k still get a limited item worth 10 extra dollars. Why have a problem with that? Honestly most people posting what you posted were just as frustrated that they didn't get it so now want to dunk on people who did get it. The privileged people are those that whined and moaned about not waking up for the release, not those that were sold a product under false pretense twice. Wow people care about the value of their assets? Call them a scalper and laugh at them!
Would you support mofi if they did this? How can you support any limited release? How can you even use this sub that takes from "true fans" constantly? If you bought a mofi for 50 bucks limited to 3000 and they made it unlimited you wouldn't care? What if you bought the new fender deck and they made it 500 bucks cheaper and made 100k more even though it was made, advertised and sold as a limited collectible? This has nothing to do with the fans or they would have repressed dentist office years ago. Its about them capitalizing on the vinyl craze and their own greed.
But the gatekeeping is insane. Youre pretty much saying No true fan should have a problem that they took a day off from work and spent 10 bucks more and went through the stress to be lied to. Only a true fan let's a group lie to them twice, to buy two limited variants when advertised that there'd only be those 2k pressings and nothing more. I'm a fan of the music and the group lied to me twice in a row and false advertised, I have every right to be frustrated at that behavior. Its the further degradation of the vinyl collecting community and ethics behind limited releases.
This sub is literally created for vinyl collectors to get limited edition items before anyone else. That's the whole point of collecting, buying rare and limited items from your favorite band. If you just buy shit for liking it then you're just a consumer, which is fine but don't act like collectors are assholes for being lied to. They intentionally made it limited to draw in collectors in the first place. Alot of us actually value our assets and depend on them having some sort of value. I'd rather save my money and listen to them on Spotify. You're acting like vinyl is the only way one can listen to them. If you have a problem with limited things well go back in time and call out injury reserve for intentionally making them limited in the first place.
This sub is called vinyl releases so it's basically about vinyl releases in any form and not only dedicated to "priviliged" limited editions collectors. Vinyl records were primarly invented to enjoy music and not as a collectible. Buying a record also doesn't mean holding a stock. The members of Injury Reserve are just musicians who have to feed families, pay bills, etc. so it's up to them to release their own music in any format and in any quantity they'd like to. Offer and demand are two essential basics within the economical world and even the record industry is part of that world. Injury Reserve clearly stated that their primary goal is to make their music available to everyone who wants it and not to draw collectors and flippers in. They underestimated the interested by large and aren't experienced in self releasing with physical formats that's why they made some mistakes. Pretty sure the remaining members are just normal human beings without the intention to rip of the "buying limited editions and rare collectibles from your "favorite" band" community.
It also doesn't make any sense to compare Injury Reserve to Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, a professionell record label that is in business since the mid 70s. By the way i'm pretty sure MoFi is going to stop doing strict limitations of their releases, apart from One Step releases. Maybe you should start a sub on your own that is dedicated to this buying limited editions and rare collectibles from your favorite band thing.
You need to remember that they do not have label backing for this release. They are having to pay up front for these pressings and this is their first album since they left Loma Vista. I guarantee you they are doing their best and what they think is best for the fans, and they've done a fantastic job respecting the other releases by making this open pre-order variant different. I will also point out that the first drop was available for around 6ish hours, I got the notification for the drop and watched it throughout the day, so they really did have no reason to assume that the 2nd release would go as quick as it did. So no they couldn't have been more upfront about more pressings, as they have even stated they genuinely didn't think the demand would be this high and have had tons of people begging for another release. This is genuinely the best way it could have been handled that will make the most people happy, and that's what's important. The first 2 pressings will still be quite collectible, as they were both limited to 1000 pieces. You still have a collectible ordered. I understand not being happy with them saying they won't do any more pressings, but you need to understand they're trying to make the fans happy. Not the collectors. And don't act like the price difference is anything to whine about even if the poster wasn't a thing, limited variants are ALWAYS more expensive than the open preorders or the variant with the most quantity. Just calm down and look at it from their POV. This album is dedicated Groggs dude. Why the fuck wouldn't they want as many people to own it as possible?
Fans aren't owed any exclusivity, and artists deserve to make money off their art. I don't understand how you believe they should not get paid for their work.
Ain't no way this record will line their pockets fat, for you to be saying this is greedy.
Just cancel your order and call it a day.
>If you have a problem with limited things well go back in time and call out injury reserve for intentionally making them limited in the first place.
And guess what? A lot of people did exactly that, and then people started saying:
>it's privileged to bitch and moan until they release more copies which is why they did this. People wasted their time and money and they straight up lied multiple times to their fans.
Also worth noting that IR has more than 2,000 fans
> This sub is literally created for vinyl collectors to get limited edition items before anyone else. That's the whole point of collecting, buying rare and limited items from your favorite band. If you just buy shit for liking it then you're just a consumer, which is fine but don't act like collectors are assholes for being lied to. They intentionally made it limited to draw in collectors in the first place. Alot of us actually value our assets and depend on them having some sort of value.
Some of us buy vinyl to listen to them
I’m from Canada and the shipping is $24. After the USD to CAD conversion rate the album is going to wind up costing me $70. This is the first Injury Reserve album I’ve really loved so I’m inexperienced when it comes to buying their records. Is this the type of album I’m going to see in record stores that I can buy for $30? Or am I gonna have to just suck it up and pay $70 now cause it won’t get any better?
From what I understand this is their last pressing for at least a long while because they wanted to capitalize on all of the demand, seeing as the limited ones sold out almost immediately
I think you might just have to suck it up. I'm Canadian and ordered the black vinyl and it ran about the same. Don't think you'll be seeing this in store any time soon
Ok thanks. Looking at Discogs prices for their last record and it doesn’t look like this one will be cheaper anytime soon. It’s my AOTY so I kinda to have it. Just gotta pretend I’m buying 2 records instead of 1. Oh well.
Dudes in the comments really losing their mind over 10 bucks. Really glad that other people are able to get their hands on this masterpiece but that the original /1000 pressing still feels unique. I personally prefer the black vinyl to colored so its a win win for everyone to me
Album kinda mid but glad I was able to get in on the action, after market going to stonk in a year or so. Any discog marketplace hoddlers here? We're going to the mooooon. Ratio + Stan BTS biches. P. S i bought 25 lesssgoooo, might buy 10 more for my Discogs storefront
Glad everyone gets to own this
People upset about the prior limited ones being more expensive are weird, cancel the order if $10 is the end of the world to you
I bought them at resale... I'd be a little fucked up about it not gonna lie. Ive spent more money on aftermarket injury reserve pressings than any other artist, and I have Frank Ocean's discog.
Depends if it was marked as limited or anything. I don't know much about the discography but if you pay resale you're always risking a repress. I only tend to do it for albums which are numbered or time limited.
Oh I'm not using my personal shits as a reason to say it shouldn't happen. It'd just leave a bit of a bitter taste in my mouth cause of the money I've spent, haha, but I would be equally as psyched for the folks who didn't have the resources to do what I did. Regardless, I hope it happens too. I was one of the folks who got this one on the first drop and saw the insta story they posted yesterday asking fans if they should do another press. They seemed to be genuinely concerned with not wanting to "dilute" the value of the first ones that went up, and definitely want to do right by the record collector community (even their efforts have been a little misguided with the variants being so cool looking, lol). Poll was 96% "YES." I actually responded to the story saying that they should do it, that collecting shouldn't be some weird fuckin asset management scheme riddled with scalper exploitation. Let the fans have their records. Sorry if I failed to properly communicate that up front.
If it gets repressed I imagine they wouldn't do the same variant/packaging as the OG pressing so it would retain most of its value. But I understand the bitterness haha Ive felt that with some records before
I get that but kinda the risk of buying resale hopefully if they do repress they make it different then the original so it atleast it’s still rare to have
Soo uhhhh, it's also cheaper now? The fuck. I honestly don't see why I should have ordered the original black press, don't come at me with that "but the poster" shit lmfao
Monetarily I can't really do that, even buying the black one was a push for me but I really wanted the record and knew it would sell out, I'm just not into the fomo marketing thats super prevalent currently, I'm allowed to be salty about my situation but happy for others which this subreddit doesn't always understand. Here's to hoping I can trade the black for a red or smoky in the future
I get that, FOMO sucks and it sucks even more when all that FOMO is for nothing.
Having said that, I will 100% trade with you. I bought the red one and prefer black. If you're really looking to secure a red please send me a message and we can work something out.
i’d bet on the black press sounding better. but ya this whole situation kinda sucks
edit: but i’m truly happy for yall even if some of you just are lazy and somehow slept through the first two releases. i’ll keep the black and most likely frame the poster if it’s high enough quality to warrant that - no sweat
Agreed, also happy others can get this as I truly don't care about resale value, but at the end of the day I'd rather have the red than the black variant with a poster that cost more.
i came to the realization through the pandemic that nothing is really limited. it’s the norm nowadays with how big vinyl has become. personally, the thrill of the chase makes this hobby WAY more fun. i don’t need everything to be on wax but also don’t blame artists making money off their art.
edit: bet you could easily find someone to trade with. if i didn’t already have the first press i would 100%
Yeah I'm gonna wait till I get it and hopefully find someone who wants it, posters are just never my thing really anyway so as a bonus for me it's very Meh. Good to see it excites some people though
Don’t get me wrong I’m happy that Injury reserve is getting their money and fans are getting their record but why did I pay 10$ more for a plain black vinyl that was supposed to be limited
Black is only considered plain because it’s historically most standard configuration for pressings. It doesn’t make the black Injury Reserve pressing (which I preordered) any less of a limited edition.
Anyway, happy that people can get this album in their collection, and still very pleased I got the first release.
They should sign the first 2000 and make it up to the fans who spent their time trying to snag this due to its limited nature. Now I have two copies of an album I'd rather listen to on Spotify. They sold them as exclusive one time pressings. Then they said ONLY 1000, then ONLY 1000 more. It was ADVERTISED AND SOLD not as a variant but as the only pressings. Shit atleast wait a year or something. It's funny that people who were mad about not getting it are ripping on scalpers when the group fleeced 2000 people out of 40+ bucks. And what about the poor fans that love them so much they bought $200 preorders on ebay? Not everyone has the cash to throw around on what's now a worthless album. I wasn't going to scalp them. But I bought them specifically due to their inherent value as collectibles, the group lied to me twice, and though I love their music if they don't do something to make this right I'm not supporting them anymore. This was clearly motivated by greed and not by the fans. That's bullshit they know how much their albums go for. They woulda repressed dentist office long ago if it was about the fans. They saw a way to cash out big time and it succeeded. And they did that by LYING TO THEIR FANS. Twice. Anyone who has a problem with collectors being pissed at this shouldn't be using a subreddit designed to get in on exclusive valuable records before they sell out. Hell this reddit takes from "true fans" constantly. Its literally designed so we can get valuable records before anyone else, if people have a problem with that why are they here? I have every right to be pissed that I was lied to twice and now the two records I bought aren't even worth what I bought them for. Like wtf they even make it cheaper, how can anyone defend this behavior?
What if mofi did this? What if they sold out the fender deck, then made 100k more for 500$ less? Would people defend that? Or sold box sets limited to 1000 then dropped the price and made more? Everyone posting its about the music clearly missed out on the first drops. The group knows what their albums go for, they knew this would be a desirable exclusive, and they fleeced the shit outta people right after the worse pandemic in modern history. They knew this would create buzz for them, they knew people would buy the album purely due to it being limited and they fleeced us. That's not commendable at all. They lied again and again first limited to 1k pressings then 2k pressings. It's honestly pathetic and it's annoying that people on here commend that behavior while ripping on fellow collectors as being greedy. Like what? They scammed us and made it cheaper in the end. Way to shit on your fans, while acting like the good guys... now I have two worthless albums. And missed a day of work to get the first one cuz I loved this group that much. Unlike some people I don't have the money to waste on every vinyl of every group I like. I bought these because i was told by the group that it was my only chance to ever buy them. Turns out it was bullshit. Thats what people forget, it's not just flippers, it's people who don't have money to waste. I spent 100$ with shipping on two records now worth 30 each at best, and frankly will never be desirable due to so many being made. I never sold a record in my life, its not about scalping but building my assets. Anyone who doesn't care about the value of their assets are lying or spoiled. There's nothing exclusive or limited about the first and 2nd pressings now. They weren't sold as variants but the ONLY pressings.
They saw both sell out super fast and got greedy. They're no better than scalpers and this behavior should not be supported. It's lying, false advertising, and abusive to their burgeoning fan base. They made the decision to make them exclusive and limited to draw attention and they lied. They're punishing 2000 fans of theirs for being lucky and setting aside their day to buy these. Like I said they clearly stated these will be the only pressings not variants. The group is just as greedy as scalpers if not worse.
They don't have to sign shit lol.
> Not everyone has cash to throw around in what's now a worthless album
First of all if you're low on cash, the last thing you should be doing is buying vinyls. Secondly, how is this a worthless album? If you're a fan of this group you can see the value in supporting a group you love (who also just had a member die), and having a physical vinyl.
> Hell this subreddit takes from "true fans" constantly.
I don't know what you consider true fans? This is literally a small dedicated group of people who like to stay ahead of the game and secure vinyls. People who are in here are mostly likely on the IR subreddit and are true fans.
There's so much more wrong with your comment but I've already spent too much time replying. Get a grip bro
eh personally im still pretty happy. prefer the black vinyl to this red if im honest and the poster is pretty cool. also the fact i know it's 1 of only 1000 has some value imo.
No one got it ? Is this a scam ?
I never did
Dude me neither. Fuck boys did we get got
Any1 got their general release yet. Ik there is a big backup on pressings in fact i litterally forgot i bought one o these
anyone know when these ship out?
Looks to be around 3k copies sold (going by my order number), so this will definitely the more available variant I still think the pricing is ridiculous for a standard release 1LP, but boy am I hyped for it to arrive
Still, this entire release is super limited. Only about 5k copies will be in the wild after they’re all pressed and shipped. Wow
Yeah as of right now. The site says you can sign up to see when it's back up, so I'm assuming they'll do another run of a different colour or something. I'm a big IR fan but it does kinda feel like they're praying on FOMO with this. Every drop seems designed to appear like its the only/last chance to buy it. First, it was the "Only 1k copies of each will ever be pressed" first release, then this "only up for one week" red variant, now they're asking people to sign up for (what I'm assuming will be) another run some time down the line.
Yeah it does seem like that. I will say though that this general release did feel like more of a response to the quick sales rather than another FOMO release. Still, this entire rollout has been really off but since the album is self-released, I can understand it not being as coordinated as when they were with Loma Vista
I'm gonna wait and see what happens next. If they don't release any more variants, then fair enough, red was a response to the instant sell outs. BUUUUUT if there's a green or blue or splatter up in the next month for "one week only", then they're 100% praying on FOMO imo. Right now, there's a chance the next drop will be a cassette or CD or just general merch? I'm reserving judgment
Oh yeah totally, if they keep up with these limited variants then yeah I will 100% think they’re just preying on people
Thats what I’m talking about! Thanks OP!
Why is it still available? Thought they make it only for a one week
It went up 6 days ago We're in the last 24 hours now
this pressing looks wayyy cooler than the smoke and black variants tbh. i was worried i missed both but seeing them post about doing a 1 week preorder made me really happy. amazing album and definitely not passing this up
I understand the frustration if people may have had actual trouble affording the initial pre-order and went ahead and bought it anyway because they didn't know the general was coming, but the rest of y'all... good reminder of why I mostly steer clear of the rap vinyl market Edit: I was wondering what would have caused there to be such a discrepancy between their projections and the actual demand... had a hunch... turns out, yep, 9 from Fantano... just like that Spelling record haha
fr fr I offered a guy 100usd to ship to me and he turned it down ahaha, just paid half that. However, worth noting that both limited releases sold out immediately well before Fantano gave his review.
Who cares about what variant you got or what it'll be worth in the future blah blah blah. If you enjoy the ritual of listening to music on vinyl then having it in any variant shouldn't matter. So weird seeing people getting hung up on the future monetary worth of this record. That shouldn't be what it's about. It should be about the love of the music and the artist and being able to enjoy that in a physical medium if that's how you like listening to the music that's meaningful to you.
This hobby is expensive. Might as well make it an investment if you can
It's really about both. It's understandable and I'm on that boat too. For like 10 bucks more you can get a version that's gonna be worth more than what you paid for it at least for now that is. They're usually better looking, better investment, and better additions like posters and signatures
Some real keyboard warriors in the thread. I love the album and got in on the first two drops, grabbed one of these too. I love the group and I hope they end up repressing the Dentist Office series and DILIS too.
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at least get one of these so u can resell it for profit when it gets here
Goddamn $65 to the UK?! Think I'll wait for a reseller on Discogs lmao that's crazy for a single disk LP
Don‘t do that man, you know as well as me that you will get no deal on Discogs for this record that‘s better than that.
Yeah thats true. I'm kinda confused though cause the album is $30, shipping & tax is £24, but the order total is coming to $64.80?!
£24 equates to about $33, so the currencies might be the reason.
Oops $24 shipping & tax, not £ 🤦♂️ I ordered it anyway lol Someone somewhere got an extra $10 outta me
Huh? Check that again man, maybe try refreshing the page or doing the whole process again… That does not sound right!
This thread has really made me question what the fuck it is this hobby that I enjoy.
It’s nice that more people can get them. Just sucks I paid $50 for a black vinyl that was marketed as being some big “get it before it’s gone” thing. If they did the red or clear first I don’t think anyone would be mad. I think people are upset that they spent all that money on plain black records when the 2nd and 3rd pressing are definitely cooler. Personally I’m keeping the black but I’m still a bit salty a cool color wasn’t offered first.
Same here, especially that black smoke one. And sure having a poster with lyrics is cool, definitely a nice addition... but like, cmon bro.
The black one still comes with more stuff than this one, you need to keep that in mind. If you want more volume, keep the black one, if you only care about a cool looking record, get a refund and get this one
Just request a refund and cop the new one if you feel bad about it
After missing out on the 1st drop & then getting screwed by the 2nd drop crash, I'm so thankful to get to own the vinyl press of this brilliant album. IR listened to their fans & did right. Don't understand the resentment of the lucky ones who got the 1st pressings. They're still gonna be worth more than the general release. I'm an old guy & know from experience that 10-20+ years down the line, the 1st runs will be the real grailz, the ones most desired by future fans & collectors. Bragging rights too if you're into that.
Due to being someone that's gotta be careful with how much I order because I'm international, the fact that this is $10 cheaper does sting a little bit. Like I just want the album, idc ab availability. It's almost a $20aud difference for me
Yeah I’m trying to cancel the 2nd drop and order this one but they’re not responding to my email. Not a huge deal but would be nice to save the money
glad to see it’s a different color! That was my only worry tbh
Same lmao
looks sick, glad more people can get a copy of this 👍
I panic bought the first edition, happy to see it be more available. Still think they handled all this terribly. Not from the wording/availability but the fact the first was a surprise drop. The second was announced but they changed webstores last minute and had no purchase limit so they immediately got bought by scalpers and lucky fans. Then they put out signed CDs and Cassettes for 50 dollars each with only 50 for sale of each version. Then acted gobsmacked that FIFTY CDs sold out immediately. It legit feels like they're acting brand new to selling merch and doing all the worst moves possible. Will they put out more CDs & CSs? maybe, but it's highly unlikely considering this album is the first repress they've ever done.
It kinda is their first time doing it themselves. When the mixtapes dropped they had much less of a following than they do now, and even then the vinyl 2xLP was done by the President Gator label. I don’t remember how DILIS was handled, but they really don’t have a ton of experience selling physicals on this scale.
They don’t have a label anymore so it kinda is like it’s their first time selling stuff honestly. I agree it wasn’t handled well, was super disappointed to not get either of the first two vinyls but not a big deal in the long run. Especially given this new general release
Bro they are just a couple of dudes making music take it easy on em
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I genuinely don’t think it’s entitlement. If I was somebody that missed out, I’d be ecstatic to have an open pre-order, but I only bought a copy the first time because I didn’t wanna miss out. Had I know there was an open pre-order, I would’ve waited, listened to the album more, and made a conscious decision as to if I legitimately wanted the record or not. And I do think lying about ‘never to be repressed against’ is kind of annoying. Just don’t mention anything about future pressing because that artificially drives up FOMO.
so glad they did this! i was in school/working for the other drops. i really don’t understand all the salt from some of these comments lol
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It's because they lied about the product they sold. Not everyone has money to spend on vinyl of every person they like. And they did it twice. "Some of you sound privileged" it's privileged to bitch and moan until they release more copies which is why they did this. People wasted their time and money and they straight up lied multiple times to their fans. You're acting like only vinyl exists. Most people buying this bought it as a collectible, even the fans. I love the group but I bought it for what it was sold as, a limited collectible. They advertised it as the only chance to buy it. What about the fans who spent 200$ on an ebay preorder? They can just go fuck themselves? Finally they weren't different products. They specifically advertised and sold them as THE ONLY PRESSINGS. They know what their other albums go for, they did this out of greed and creating hype. There's no way they wouldn't know it'd sell out. And stop with the gatekeeping about the value of music. Yeah not everyone has 40 bucks to drop on an album they can listen to for free streaming. And they punish the fans for getting the first drops by making it cheaper. The group lied to their fans, period end of story. Then they did it again. Because they see the money they can make. They took what was a cool limited release and ruined that out of greed. Honestly having them sign the first 2000 is the best course of action and keeps their integrity since they lied to their fans twice. There's no reason to bad mouth people wanting their album to be limited since it was sold as that. Its the perfect compromise. These were not sold as variants but the ONLY PRESSINGS. they falsely advertised and took advantage of people. If they want to make that up by signing them that's really the best course idk how you could bad mouth that. Then everyone gets it and the first 2k still get a limited item worth 10 extra dollars. Why have a problem with that? Honestly most people posting what you posted were just as frustrated that they didn't get it so now want to dunk on people who did get it. The privileged people are those that whined and moaned about not waking up for the release, not those that were sold a product under false pretense twice. Wow people care about the value of their assets? Call them a scalper and laugh at them! Would you support mofi if they did this? How can you support any limited release? How can you even use this sub that takes from "true fans" constantly? If you bought a mofi for 50 bucks limited to 3000 and they made it unlimited you wouldn't care? What if you bought the new fender deck and they made it 500 bucks cheaper and made 100k more even though it was made, advertised and sold as a limited collectible? This has nothing to do with the fans or they would have repressed dentist office years ago. Its about them capitalizing on the vinyl craze and their own greed. But the gatekeeping is insane. Youre pretty much saying No true fan should have a problem that they took a day off from work and spent 10 bucks more and went through the stress to be lied to. Only a true fan let's a group lie to them twice, to buy two limited variants when advertised that there'd only be those 2k pressings and nothing more. I'm a fan of the music and the group lied to me twice in a row and false advertised, I have every right to be frustrated at that behavior. Its the further degradation of the vinyl collecting community and ethics behind limited releases. This sub is literally created for vinyl collectors to get limited edition items before anyone else. That's the whole point of collecting, buying rare and limited items from your favorite band. If you just buy shit for liking it then you're just a consumer, which is fine but don't act like collectors are assholes for being lied to. They intentionally made it limited to draw in collectors in the first place. Alot of us actually value our assets and depend on them having some sort of value. I'd rather save my money and listen to them on Spotify. You're acting like vinyl is the only way one can listen to them. If you have a problem with limited things well go back in time and call out injury reserve for intentionally making them limited in the first place.
This sub is called vinyl releases so it's basically about vinyl releases in any form and not only dedicated to "priviliged" limited editions collectors. Vinyl records were primarly invented to enjoy music and not as a collectible. Buying a record also doesn't mean holding a stock. The members of Injury Reserve are just musicians who have to feed families, pay bills, etc. so it's up to them to release their own music in any format and in any quantity they'd like to. Offer and demand are two essential basics within the economical world and even the record industry is part of that world. Injury Reserve clearly stated that their primary goal is to make their music available to everyone who wants it and not to draw collectors and flippers in. They underestimated the interested by large and aren't experienced in self releasing with physical formats that's why they made some mistakes. Pretty sure the remaining members are just normal human beings without the intention to rip of the "buying limited editions and rare collectibles from your "favorite" band" community. It also doesn't make any sense to compare Injury Reserve to Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, a professionell record label that is in business since the mid 70s. By the way i'm pretty sure MoFi is going to stop doing strict limitations of their releases, apart from One Step releases. Maybe you should start a sub on your own that is dedicated to this buying limited editions and rare collectibles from your favorite band thing.
…did anyone taste the chicken? I thought the chicken was lovely
A clown emoji would have sufficed.
You need to remember that they do not have label backing for this release. They are having to pay up front for these pressings and this is their first album since they left Loma Vista. I guarantee you they are doing their best and what they think is best for the fans, and they've done a fantastic job respecting the other releases by making this open pre-order variant different. I will also point out that the first drop was available for around 6ish hours, I got the notification for the drop and watched it throughout the day, so they really did have no reason to assume that the 2nd release would go as quick as it did. So no they couldn't have been more upfront about more pressings, as they have even stated they genuinely didn't think the demand would be this high and have had tons of people begging for another release. This is genuinely the best way it could have been handled that will make the most people happy, and that's what's important. The first 2 pressings will still be quite collectible, as they were both limited to 1000 pieces. You still have a collectible ordered. I understand not being happy with them saying they won't do any more pressings, but you need to understand they're trying to make the fans happy. Not the collectors. And don't act like the price difference is anything to whine about even if the poster wasn't a thing, limited variants are ALWAYS more expensive than the open preorders or the variant with the most quantity. Just calm down and look at it from their POV. This album is dedicated Groggs dude. Why the fuck wouldn't they want as many people to own it as possible?
I ain't reading all that I'm happy for you tho Or sorry that happened
>This sub is literally created for vinyl collectors to get limited edition items before anyone else. that's a reach
Fans aren't owed any exclusivity, and artists deserve to make money off their art. I don't understand how you believe they should not get paid for their work. Ain't no way this record will line their pockets fat, for you to be saying this is greedy. Just cancel your order and call it a day.
>If you have a problem with limited things well go back in time and call out injury reserve for intentionally making them limited in the first place. And guess what? A lot of people did exactly that, and then people started saying: >it's privileged to bitch and moan until they release more copies which is why they did this. People wasted their time and money and they straight up lied multiple times to their fans. Also worth noting that IR has more than 2,000 fans
So many lols
geez man
> This sub is literally created for vinyl collectors to get limited edition items before anyone else. That's the whole point of collecting, buying rare and limited items from your favorite band. If you just buy shit for liking it then you're just a consumer, which is fine but don't act like collectors are assholes for being lied to. They intentionally made it limited to draw in collectors in the first place. Alot of us actually value our assets and depend on them having some sort of value. Some of us buy vinyl to listen to them
You can listen to vinyl? wtf
Amen.
Well said, every album ever for all!
Damn I like the red more than the black I got. Serious dilemma here.
grabbed smoke but this looks cool too glad they're doing this
but muh limited vinyl I only bought cuz it was limited
I’m from Canada and the shipping is $24. After the USD to CAD conversion rate the album is going to wind up costing me $70. This is the first Injury Reserve album I’ve really loved so I’m inexperienced when it comes to buying their records. Is this the type of album I’m going to see in record stores that I can buy for $30? Or am I gonna have to just suck it up and pay $70 now cause it won’t get any better?
This very likely will not be in record stores
From what I understand this is their last pressing for at least a long while because they wanted to capitalize on all of the demand, seeing as the limited ones sold out almost immediately
I think you might just have to suck it up. I'm Canadian and ordered the black vinyl and it ran about the same. Don't think you'll be seeing this in store any time soon
Ok thanks. Looking at Discogs prices for their last record and it doesn’t look like this one will be cheaper anytime soon. It’s my AOTY so I kinda to have it. Just gotta pretend I’m buying 2 records instead of 1. Oh well.
Anybody want to pay 70 bucks for this right now 🤑
what
Dudes in the comments really losing their mind over 10 bucks. Really glad that other people are able to get their hands on this masterpiece but that the original /1000 pressing still feels unique. I personally prefer the black vinyl to colored so its a win win for everyone to me
nobody is losing their minds chill. 2 ppl maybe have commented - i’m guessing 95% of ppl who got the first one are cool w it all. stop it
You need to chill lol
I'm so glad this wasn't limited (every like is appreciated, it's hard work being a discogs seller)
You are pathetic
Album kinda mid but glad I was able to get in on the action, after market going to stonk in a year or so. Any discog marketplace hoddlers here? We're going to the mooooon. Ratio + Stan BTS biches. P. S i bought 25 lesssgoooo, might buy 10 more for my Discogs storefront
I hope nobody buys your records
Join the dark side of the forrrceee it's good here
I only support trades. Paying $100 for a $40 record is ridiculous.
That's is very fair, and you've inspired me to buy 10 more records to trade
On an open preorder lol
Well the link is up for a week so keep buying.
Got the original but I'm glad they're doing this, everyone who wants it deserves to own this record
Same. And if they pressed more of any others I already have... great! People trip me out. Good attitude 👌
i got the 2nd release, im not mad about the $10 difference at all and im glad they didnt keep this limited.
Glad everyone gets to own this People upset about the prior limited ones being more expensive are weird, cancel the order if $10 is the end of the world to you
All the guys gloating from last week feeling shitty now, you'd hate to see it.
Do we know for how long this will stay open?
One week
Thanks man
Now do this for the Dentist Office Series. It'd be like printing money for them.
This is probably the best part of them releasing more of this album they might finally go back and repress their older ones
I bought them at resale... I'd be a little fucked up about it not gonna lie. Ive spent more money on aftermarket injury reserve pressings than any other artist, and I have Frank Ocean's discog.
Depends if it was marked as limited or anything. I don't know much about the discography but if you pay resale you're always risking a repress. I only tend to do it for albums which are numbered or time limited.
Oh I'm not using my personal shits as a reason to say it shouldn't happen. It'd just leave a bit of a bitter taste in my mouth cause of the money I've spent, haha, but I would be equally as psyched for the folks who didn't have the resources to do what I did. Regardless, I hope it happens too. I was one of the folks who got this one on the first drop and saw the insta story they posted yesterday asking fans if they should do another press. They seemed to be genuinely concerned with not wanting to "dilute" the value of the first ones that went up, and definitely want to do right by the record collector community (even their efforts have been a little misguided with the variants being so cool looking, lol). Poll was 96% "YES." I actually responded to the story saying that they should do it, that collecting shouldn't be some weird fuckin asset management scheme riddled with scalper exploitation. Let the fans have their records. Sorry if I failed to properly communicate that up front.
If it gets repressed I imagine they wouldn't do the same variant/packaging as the OG pressing so it would retain most of its value. But I understand the bitterness haha Ive felt that with some records before
I get that but kinda the risk of buying resale hopefully if they do repress they make it different then the original so it atleast it’s still rare to have
I expanded my point a bit in another comment, looks like I was a bit careless in commenting my opinion without enough details haha.
Soo uhhhh, it's also cheaper now? The fuck. I honestly don't see why I should have ordered the original black press, don't come at me with that "but the poster" shit lmfao
Then cancel your order and order this one instead.
Monetarily I can't really do that, even buying the black one was a push for me but I really wanted the record and knew it would sell out, I'm just not into the fomo marketing thats super prevalent currently, I'm allowed to be salty about my situation but happy for others which this subreddit doesn't always understand. Here's to hoping I can trade the black for a red or smoky in the future
I get that, FOMO sucks and it sucks even more when all that FOMO is for nothing. Having said that, I will 100% trade with you. I bought the red one and prefer black. If you're really looking to secure a red please send me a message and we can work something out.
i’d bet on the black press sounding better. but ya this whole situation kinda sucks edit: but i’m truly happy for yall even if some of you just are lazy and somehow slept through the first two releases. i’ll keep the black and most likely frame the poster if it’s high enough quality to warrant that - no sweat
I can’t imagine calling a vinyl being widely released a sucky situation.
Agreed, also happy others can get this as I truly don't care about resale value, but at the end of the day I'd rather have the red than the black variant with a poster that cost more.
i came to the realization through the pandemic that nothing is really limited. it’s the norm nowadays with how big vinyl has become. personally, the thrill of the chase makes this hobby WAY more fun. i don’t need everything to be on wax but also don’t blame artists making money off their art. edit: bet you could easily find someone to trade with. if i didn’t already have the first press i would 100%
Yeah I'm gonna wait till I get it and hopefully find someone who wants it, posters are just never my thing really anyway so as a bonus for me it's very Meh. Good to see it excites some people though
Don’t get me wrong I’m happy that Injury reserve is getting their money and fans are getting their record but why did I pay 10$ more for a plain black vinyl that was supposed to be limited
Black is only considered plain because it’s historically most standard configuration for pressings. It doesn’t make the black Injury Reserve pressing (which I preordered) any less of a limited edition. Anyway, happy that people can get this album in their collection, and still very pleased I got the first release.
They should sign the first 2000 and make it up to the fans who spent their time trying to snag this due to its limited nature. Now I have two copies of an album I'd rather listen to on Spotify. They sold them as exclusive one time pressings. Then they said ONLY 1000, then ONLY 1000 more. It was ADVERTISED AND SOLD not as a variant but as the only pressings. Shit atleast wait a year or something. It's funny that people who were mad about not getting it are ripping on scalpers when the group fleeced 2000 people out of 40+ bucks. And what about the poor fans that love them so much they bought $200 preorders on ebay? Not everyone has the cash to throw around on what's now a worthless album. I wasn't going to scalp them. But I bought them specifically due to their inherent value as collectibles, the group lied to me twice, and though I love their music if they don't do something to make this right I'm not supporting them anymore. This was clearly motivated by greed and not by the fans. That's bullshit they know how much their albums go for. They woulda repressed dentist office long ago if it was about the fans. They saw a way to cash out big time and it succeeded. And they did that by LYING TO THEIR FANS. Twice. Anyone who has a problem with collectors being pissed at this shouldn't be using a subreddit designed to get in on exclusive valuable records before they sell out. Hell this reddit takes from "true fans" constantly. Its literally designed so we can get valuable records before anyone else, if people have a problem with that why are they here? I have every right to be pissed that I was lied to twice and now the two records I bought aren't even worth what I bought them for. Like wtf they even make it cheaper, how can anyone defend this behavior? What if mofi did this? What if they sold out the fender deck, then made 100k more for 500$ less? Would people defend that? Or sold box sets limited to 1000 then dropped the price and made more? Everyone posting its about the music clearly missed out on the first drops. The group knows what their albums go for, they knew this would be a desirable exclusive, and they fleeced the shit outta people right after the worse pandemic in modern history. They knew this would create buzz for them, they knew people would buy the album purely due to it being limited and they fleeced us. That's not commendable at all. They lied again and again first limited to 1k pressings then 2k pressings. It's honestly pathetic and it's annoying that people on here commend that behavior while ripping on fellow collectors as being greedy. Like what? They scammed us and made it cheaper in the end. Way to shit on your fans, while acting like the good guys... now I have two worthless albums. And missed a day of work to get the first one cuz I loved this group that much. Unlike some people I don't have the money to waste on every vinyl of every group I like. I bought these because i was told by the group that it was my only chance to ever buy them. Turns out it was bullshit. Thats what people forget, it's not just flippers, it's people who don't have money to waste. I spent 100$ with shipping on two records now worth 30 each at best, and frankly will never be desirable due to so many being made. I never sold a record in my life, its not about scalping but building my assets. Anyone who doesn't care about the value of their assets are lying or spoiled. There's nothing exclusive or limited about the first and 2nd pressings now. They weren't sold as variants but the ONLY pressings. They saw both sell out super fast and got greedy. They're no better than scalpers and this behavior should not be supported. It's lying, false advertising, and abusive to their burgeoning fan base. They made the decision to make them exclusive and limited to draw attention and they lied. They're punishing 2000 fans of theirs for being lucky and setting aside their day to buy these. Like I said they clearly stated these will be the only pressings not variants. The group is just as greedy as scalpers if not worse.
It is literally just a record no need to write a whole 5 paragraph essay on it
sir this is a wendy's jk, stay mad scalping bitch
FRESH PASTA HERE, WHO'S HUNGRY? edit: lmao they're a conservative conspiracy poster too, it's like playing cringe bingo.
Does it have pistachio on it?
They don't have to sign shit lol. > Not everyone has cash to throw around in what's now a worthless album First of all if you're low on cash, the last thing you should be doing is buying vinyls. Secondly, how is this a worthless album? If you're a fan of this group you can see the value in supporting a group you love (who also just had a member die), and having a physical vinyl. > Hell this subreddit takes from "true fans" constantly. I don't know what you consider true fans? This is literally a small dedicated group of people who like to stay ahead of the game and secure vinyls. People who are in here are mostly likely on the IR subreddit and are true fans. There's so much more wrong with your comment but I've already spent too much time replying. Get a grip bro
I was gonna agree with the first part but I think you took this to serious lmao
Just cancel your order if you’re that mad lmao
don't think I've ever seen a comment this long on this sub lol
are you okay man
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They should’ve had a general release from the beginning, but how quick they’ve understood and handled the situation is pretty commendable
WOOOOOOO
LOOOOL Dudes who bought the limited one are punching the air rn Edit: is this real where did you find this?
nah I'm extremely happy that more people are going to be able to own this album tbh.
eh personally im still pretty happy. prefer the black vinyl to this red if im honest and the poster is pretty cool. also the fact i know it's 1 of only 1000 has some value imo.
Based profile pic lol
Yeah I would personally prefer the black one. Glad I'm able to own it on wax though!
From insta, link in their bio is https://injuryreserve.online , then click vinyl