What was the last vinyl you bought?
Posted by: apye! on 18 January 2011
Arrived today in the post:
Arrived this morning from Amazon in a box big enough to put my 250 in.
Yes for some reason Amazon packages have quadrupled(ish) in size recently, plus etra brown paper filling. 
Here is a box I got from amazon recently with a slab of vinyl in. This is exactly as it was delivered. The vinyl was perfect.
Adrian,
who was the courier?
it doesn't look like a Royal Mail consignment (?) ...phew! : )
btw i agree with your comments on HMV, but many of their savings are quite substantial, and i'm not near wealthy enough to resist 
Debs
Adrian,
who was the courier?
it doesn't look like a Royal Mail consignment (?) ...phew! : )
btw i agree with your comments on HMV, but many of their savings are quite substantial, and i'm not near wealthy enough to resist
Debs
This one was the Home Delivery Network.
At the end of the day if HMV want to do business and they sell at a good price, it does not excuse their poor packaging. I would make them work for your custom and keep returning until they get it right. I would really ask for another. Maybe, eventually they will get the message. They are silly, they must lose a fair amount of business as a result.
Arrived in this mornings post...
Iron and Wine - Around The Well 3 x LP set
Sub Pop Records © 2009
Via Amazon (other sellers) ~
"Sent2u by hts-scotland" ..........£8.40 (to include delivery)
3 x lovely looking LP's (guess - 140g?)
Perfectly presented in good strong cardboard packaging.
Took just 2 days to arrive!
A super service from "Sent2u by hts-scotland"! 
It's under a quid less via HMV, but not in stock so i couldn't be ased to wait 2 weeks for a bent copy ; )
Debs
p.s.
Thank You Stu, for the Heads Up!
At the end of the day if HMV want to do business and they sell at a good price, it does not excuse their poor packaging. I would make them work for your custom and keep returning until they get it right. I would really ask for another. Maybe, eventually they will get the message. They are silly, they must lose a fair amount of business as a result.
I’ve just examined the cardboard packaging that contained my Madeleine Peyroux album.
It’s only slightly nibbled on one corner, and any other stress marks are very minor.
The damage to the packaging is far too slight to correspond the obvious bending to every corner to the album outer sleeve.
The only conclusion here is that the album must have been in the bent up state at HMV before they packaged and sent it. This damage was not caused in transit.
Perhaps this is one reason why HMV come up with these bargain prices, maybe they're selling on soiled stock, ...or perhaps other peoples returns (?) 
Yes, HMV returns are a pain, but I like the pressings on my 2 LP’s so may hang on to these for now, and re-order another set as to send back the worst of the two... (30 day limit apparently)
Debs
Reggae versions of Nirvana tracks, Much in the vein of Easy Star All stars Dub side of the Moon, and hey, it really works!! Good Fun!
Arrived in the usual oversized box from Amazon 
This arrived yesterday...
Smoke Fairies - Through Low Light and Trees
Via Amazon.uk (other sellers) "perfect_entertainment"
for £11.86 (to include delivery)
In good strong packaging too! : )
Debs
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As the original post is no more I thought I would start a new one.
Arrived today in the post:
In the post this morning from Burning Shed
Picked these two black stuffs up in mint condition for a squid each yesterday.
Stu
But i really wish HMV would use stronger cardboard packaging, every corner of my outer cover has incurred transit impact bash denting : (
But still, a nice price from HMV at £9.99...
Horowitz Encores.
2 x 180g Audiophile Grade Vinyl (+ booklet with photos and liner notes)
Arrived yesterday from HMV - £9.99
This album must be one of the best vinyl bargains presently on HMV,
a fantastic music package for under a tener, and it's in stock too! : )
Debs
Duane Eddy - Road Trip
First studio album for 24years, comes with the cd version as well - recorded in the UK.
Chris N
£6.99 from HMV
Chris,
just had a listen on spotify, that's a good fun buy for £6.99
just had a look on HMV but it's gone back up to £15.99
HMV prices fluctuate more than twangy’s guitar
Debs
2 x 180g Audiophile Grade Vinyl (+ booklet with photos and liner notes)
Arrived yesterday from HMV - £9.99
This album must be one of the best vinyl bargains presently on HMV,
a fantastic music package for under a tener, and it's in stock too! : )
Debs
Yes, I got that one from HMV too. It's a beauty. (And a bargain!)
John
Polini/Böhm/Vienna Phil: Beethoven Piano Concerto No.5
Hôtel Costes 5 (triple album),
Hôtel Costes 6 (doulble album),
Hôtel Costes 8 (double album).
Arrived today via Amazon.fr (other sellers) new... €35 + €3.50 p&p Each
Not easy to find pre-owned these days...
but to find new (sealed unused) at this price is not a bad deal! : )
Debs
Lee Hazlewood-Requiem for an almost lady
Finally tracked down a pristine copy of the original Swedish release which sounds wonderful compared to the inferior 'Smells like' repress from a few years back. This is probably my favourite 'late night in front of the fire with a glass of something album'!
Bought this one at RMAF, and thought our Guy (a.k.a., Guido Fawkes) might appreciate.
1972 Phil Lesh remaster of "Anthem of the Sun" (Warner Brothers, WS 1749) with a unique white cover:
Not surprisingly, the bass lines are a bit more forward and easier to follow. Voices are also a lot more clear than on the original 1968 release.
Hook
My first wife took this from me when she left in 1990. I never got over it (the loss of the records, not the wife). Just found it on eBay last week.
This is the Japanese import of the complete Billie Holiday on Verve 1946-1959 (10 LPs). All disks in this set were never removed from their sleeves and played. I just finished washing them and am now playing through them. They sound fantastic. There is absolutely no snap, crackle, pop whatsoever.
