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Originally Posted by Benny003
From what I can tell, the only people complaining about it are the people who frequent Ants, which probably represents about 5% or less of DMB's fan base.
I think the mass appeal among the general DMB fan base will be much higher, which is who this release is targeted for.
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Eh, it's not getting much love on vinyl-dedicated forums/outlets, either. People in general are bashing most of the RSD Black Friday list as being pretty brutal (and it is, even for RSD's recent output) and the DMB title has been singled out as a head scratcher.
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Also, we literally just got a 1998 vinyl release from one of the best shows in the band's history a few weeks ago. That's really not good enough?
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The Philly '98 show is definitely nice. But I think there's growing frustration among vinyl fans (not just DMB hard cores, there's a lot of demand in the vinyl community for BTCS by casual fans and collectors), and I think it is worth noting that while a great set - the DMBLive series on vinyl is very much a "budget" series. Price point reflects that, as does the packaging and the fact that they had it pressed at Rainbo.
It's been 3+ years since DMB fans got a true audiophile record in Crash - and it gets rave reviews from hardcores and non-hardcores alike. People who are into vinyl respected the effort to master it from tape and put out a great sounding LP. And I think there's a lot of desire for that type of release for BTCS, and that extends well beyond Ants.
I'm not saying I have some master pulse of the vinyl community at large, but through my instagram and other online activity, I do get a pretty good feel for where things stand.