Select Ambient Works II Expanded Edition

  On 6/18/2024 at 8:47 PM, cruising for burgers said:

I want the black shirt but with shipping it's 40€ + brexit so... fuck it...

i wanted on too. it's 185gsm, so not even as good as the heaviest quality cheap blanks, which tend to be 220gsm or thereabouts. 

an expensive shirt, to match the asking price, would be a good 250gsm or about 7-7.5 ounces in american money.

tbh, ive always found aphex merchandise poor and overpriced.

this guy shirts

  On 6/19/2024 at 1:23 PM, dcom said:

I'll probably get the regular vinyl w/ digital, but I don't think I'll ever listen to it on vinyl - I think I have listened to the OG brown vinyl copy I have just once, and it's been on the shelf for 30 years after that.

yeah..  i have the OG Black and the Brown (numbered 000003!) and apart from a minute-long blast, have never ever played them.

If there's one album that just doesn't work on vinyl, it's this one, I think.  Something about the sterile nature of some of the atmospheres, and the fine-grained HF detail in the drones, that vinyl just swamps and destroys with the added surface noise.

  On 6/19/2024 at 2:11 PM, logboy said:

i wanted on too. it's 185gsm, so not even as good as the heaviest quality cheap blanks, which tend to be 220gsm or thereabouts. 

an expensive shirt, to match the asking price, would be a good 250gsm or about 7-7.5 ounces in american money.

tbh, ive always found aphex merchandise poor and overpriced.

Always print my own merch T's n hoodies - cheap and unique. Yeh warp designs are not great

With the super-box-xp-2000 version I'd be too scared to even open it or play the records in case it gets scuffed or the artwork gets crumpled or the 12''s scratched. It'd be a 300 quid bit of space that I would actively avoid getting near for fear of damage - a purchase of 3 dimensional fear. Literally the only purpose of it is to never unseal from the delivery box and then flip later if you need some cash

  On 6/19/2024 at 4:31 PM, mcbpete said:

Literally the only purpose of it is to never unseal from the delivery box and then flip later if you need some cash

this. it’s built for discogs.

There's a Japanese box set version of the CD for domestic release.

https://tower.jp/item/6393081/セレクテッド・アンビエント・ワークス・ヴォリューム2(エクスパンデッド・エディション)＜完全生産限定盤＞

  On 6/19/2024 at 4:43 PM, auxien said:

this. it’s built for discogs.

Although I generally despise discogs scalpers, I'm really tempted to do this. Never unpack it and sell it for as much as possible because any div willing to pay £300 for it deserves to pay as much as I could get away with charging. 

  On 6/19/2024 at 9:05 PM, Scaramouche said:

There's a Japanese boxset version of the CD for domestic release.

https://tower.jp/item/6393081/セレクテッド・アンビエント・ワークス・ヴォリューム2(エクスパンデッド・エディション)＜完全生産限定盤＞

If you're curious (as I was) what an UHQCD is - https://trackingangle.com/features/uhqcd-final-frontier-cd-memory-tech-japan-review

n.b. IMO digital is digital is digital so take the article with a grain of salt the size of a small quarry

How many here is ordering this?  It is pretty pricey and yes built for Discogs

  On 6/19/2024 at 1:23 PM, dcom said:

The collector in me wouldn't mind getting the oak box, but with VAT on top the total price would be close to 500 €, which is insane, even by my standards. I'll probably get the regular vinyl w/ digital, but I don't think I'll ever listen to it on vinyl - I think I have listened to the OG brown vinyl copy I have just once, and it's been on the shelf for 30 years after that. My OG 2xCD still works, too. The "extra" tracks are firmly in the meh category for me.

Where did you get it from? (Edit: it became available in a store I predominantly use for vinyl purchases.)

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Ordered from HHV 

  On 6/19/2024 at 9:05 PM, Scaramouche said:

There's a Japanese boxset version of the CD for domestic release.

https://tower.jp/item/6393081/セレクテッド・アンビエント・ワークス・ヴォリューム2(エクスパンデッド・エディション)＜完全生産限定盤＞

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nice!

  On 6/19/2024 at 9:19 PM, mcbpete said:

If you're curious (as I was) what an UHQCD is - https://trackingangle.com/features/uhqcd-final-frontier-cd-memory-tech-japan-review

n.b. IMO digital is digital is digital so take the article with a grain of salt the size of a small quarry

thanks for that…might be worth nabbing tho, going to check how much it is w/ shipping.

  On 6/19/2024 at 9:13 PM, perunamuusi said:

Although I generally despise discogs scalpers, I'm really tempted to do this. Never unpack it and sell it for as much as possible because any div willing to pay £300 for it deserves to pay as much as I could get away with charging. 

with you 100% on that, not into scammers but tempted anytime i see these that are obvious cash cows. better return over a few years than the stock market or whatever shit. 

Strange that cassettes sold out so fast

 

  On 6/19/2024 at 10:37 PM, cern said:

Strange that cassettes sold out so fast

 

If I remember correctly the same thing happened with Cheetah EP cassettes 

 i bought the shirt, needed a new cum rag.

sometimes i wonder if i will go to heaven.

  On 6/19/2024 at 9:05 PM, Scaramouche said:

There's a Japanese boxset version of the CD for domestic release.

https://tower.jp/item/6393081/セレクテッド・アンビエント・ワークス・ヴォリューム2(エクスパンデッド・エディション)＜完全生産限定盤＞

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CD contrarian here. I've pre-ordered this from beatnik.com for £60 + whatever customs decide to hit me with because

  On 6/19/2024 at 10:37 PM, cern said:

Strange that cassettes sold out so fast

 

There were only 250 of them tho. 
I wish they came with stickers, like the LP. 

  On 6/19/2024 at 9:34 PM, cern said:

How many here is ordering this?  It is pretty pricey and yes built for Discogs

vinyl available on amazon now, ordered 1. I initially ordered and the boxset too but the import and vat makes it completely ridiculous (extra 83 euro) so unfortunately had to cancel. I would still buy it if i could get it without the fees, pretty unfair etc...

will think about this in october, wld b gr8 2 hear this on whynl ((:: 

spewin' bad these missed out onna press : On (28 Mix), Saw II Un Stabbing Interview, Chopped F Beginning [Saw II Un], Saw II Un Road Shimmer F, Red Calx[slo] 

No tote bag.  Warp drops the ball again. They should have made some dream catchers too.  

Warp's merch failure aside, I'll get the Japanese CD, and vinyl. My current copies are mooked and this is a special album. 

  On 6/19/2024 at 10:35 PM, auxien said:

better return over a few years than the stock market or whatever shit. 

  On 6/19/2024 at 9:05 PM, Scaramouche said:

There's a Japanese box set version of the CD for domestic release.

https://tower.jp/item/6393081/セレクテッド・アンビエント・ワークス・ヴォリューム2(エクスパンデッド・エディション)＜完全生産限定盤＞

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Whoa! That is nice!!

  On 6/19/2024 at 9:19 PM, mcbpete said:

If you're curious (as I was) what an UHQCD is - https://trackingangle.com/features/uhqcd-final-frontier-cd-memory-tech-japan-review

n.b. IMO digital is digital is digital so take the article with a grain of salt the size of a small quarry

i got the remaster of squarepushers FMWT on the japanese UHQCD and preferred it.

just sounded a little more solid. dont know if that's the reality of it.

  On 6/20/2024 at 12:00 AM, Tiemachine said:

CD contrarian here. I've pre-ordered this from beatnik.com for £60 + whatever customs decide to hit me with because

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I actually think it looks nicer than the vinyl boxset, which is like Homer's Car 

 

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Agreed. I'm tempted to get this as well. 

CD looks awesome indeed

My CD player is fucked, though it served me well for 17 years. Spotify is handy but is no substitute for a proper CD player linked to my Beast Amp. So customs charges won't seem that bad when I really should go to Richer Sounds with my credit card and do what I've needed to do for 18 months now.