[deathwaltz]

Si
I get my records pressed there for a bunch of reasons
A) I have a fantastic relationship with my brokers who are based in Prague
B) If we do have any problems they are sorted swiftly and without question
C) They like what I do and are eager to experiment
D) the overall quality is excellent and as everything is done in one place (Unlike the USA ) if we have a problem with jackets / inserts etc we know where we are in the process and how it will effect the release.

What amazed me last week is that they have a guy that checks every single sleeve by hand and hand cleans any blemishes off and each vinyl / poster / insert is done by hand ... 3 women were literally packing Ms.45 while I was there. I have a ton of photos and videos to share when I get time.
Did yo know our new sleeves are also put together by hand and the tip on sleeves are glued down by a team of people ....
Of course sound depends on the masters used Forbidden Wolrd for instance doesn't sound as crips as Ms.45 because of what we had to work from BUT I think it sounds good enough to release and actually enchances the low bugeth synth griminess of the score.
We have a classic monster score coming out in May that is in Mono with surface noise becuase well that is how it was recorded !
I have never been a snob about vinyl and have bought it all my life , sometimes it does irk when someone that has been buying it for a year and playing it on one of those Crossley suitcase stereos tells me our records don't sound right ...!

[soundtracks of fear]

What's going on with our lovely friendly forum? Been a bit heated recently and those comments not really worth a read. zzzzZZZZZhhh
I can see Si/ Spencer having to ban a few people before to long! Maybe they're coming from facebook world!

Anyhow, I started collecting horror vinyl around 5 years ago and felt it was just me and got some great stuff for some really good prices, most of it I found was black vinyl and on Varese Sarabande, but it was the excitement and addiction(still is)it didn't matter if it was coloured or not, it was getting the music of a movie or composer I liked, the cover, everything about it.
Collecting these soundtracks was great and during my internet searches looking for records it was impossible to not run into Death Waltz and Thank God for them!
I couldn't believe there was going to be a company doing all this cool stuff and the fact the vinyl was coloured was just another element, and yes I guess it is more exciting to get limited coloured vinyl but if there was only black, that would have been amazing too.

I have had few problems with Death Waltz with delivery etc which has been annoying but do feel Spencer is constantly trying to improve what he does and good for him. I can't wait to see what he has lined up, also Waxwork and OWS rock.
I love this forum and this there are a lot of good/cool/knowledgeable people that have been around for a while that give me a heads up on things I like!

o.k. I know this link is ask Spencer anything,
So Is there any chance that Anthropophagus the Beast may end up on Death Waltz? and do you consider going after releases that have really high prices or that are hard to get so that people get to hear them i.e. Phantasm, The Evil Dead, Maniac - Jay Chattaway or do you have a personal list that you have to get down first which I'm sure would also be quality. I know you have some Nicolai on the way!

[deathwaltz]

One thing I have always been honest about was our shipping problems .. now that we have outsourced to LITA and Townsend I feel these are becoming a thing of the past...and myself and carlos now try and answer queries asap...
I agree there seems to be some negativity on the forum and for a while I didn't even want to log in as it just felt like constant attacks.....Generally though I like posting here and you are a good bunch unlike Facebook as you say and it is nice to be able to interact directly with you guys...
We are intalks with Jay over a number of his scores, ED I beleive is on the way through someone else (which doesn't bother me as I am not a HUGE fan - although i do like it) I only ever wanted to press things I like and wanted other people to hear... Would love to do Anthropphagus and Absurd....We have a few things up our sleeves inc a very cool little offshoot label happening this year....
I love Italian stuff and 3 of our 4 Record Store Day releases are Italian.... A porno, a giallo and a post apocalyptic nightmare

[soundtracks of fear]

ummmh Thanks Spencer great news ! Could it be Apocalypse Domani? Porno Holocaust? maybe Sette Note In Nero? Maniac Cop? hopefully not Star Trek by Jay though!
I know you're not gonna tell us yet that's all part of the fun.

[dumaisaudio]

I think one thing to keep in mind that yes, there are some people complaining here, and there will always be those people. However, I think the majority of us that do point out issues here are doing it to bring these issues to labels attention so they can fix it. When I brought up the issue of the DW downloads being low quality MP3's, I wasn't doing so because I was angry, I knew it was just an mistake that once Spencer was told, he'd fix it when he got the chance. I think we're all very passionate about vinyl and soundtracks (why else would we be spending time posting on forums), and most of us here are just looking to converse with each other and to have direct dialog with labels because we know they do care about their customers.

[siforster]

Hello!

Um, right. Speaking from a purely forum moderation point of view, forum moderation is an absolute pain
I've moderated elsewhere before, and this place is generally incredibly easy-going which kinda makes the blips really stick out. Flipside to that is, it makes trying to sort out those blips politely really difficult as I certainly don't want to be stamping through the place asking people to keep the noise down because nobody comes out of that very well.

It's hard for me to get too involved with customer service issues, as I am not part of any label and so have no answers or lines of communication any more direct than already exist. Compared to Facebook almost all points of criticism on here have been fairly constructive and reasonable, and as far as I'm concerned that's all well and lovely, and Spencer, Seb or anyone else can answer those whenever they're about here to do so and, let's be honest, if the question was asked nicely enough to dignify a response. Having said that, if they're sometimes seen as being a bit on the negative side then I can only apologise to the guys for not trying to steer the complaints to calmer waters, and now we have Private Replies, that can - and will - be done with as much discretion and least interference as possible.

For the current thing going on elsewhere, I'm still working out what the hell's going on, while hoping that it just gets back on the rails of its own accord because if I delete stuff I'm the Big Nasty Censor and if I leave it to fester people will stop getting involved in that thread's actual thing. What I'm slightly apprehensive about is that while it's nice and ego-buffing for you guys to ask me to get involved, I don't think I'm the only non-label person here with button-pressing powers, and I certainly don't want to jump in and make things a whole skipload worse. @Dagar, I can't speak for anyone else but banning people from a msgboard is utterly pointless and 9 and 10 times all that happens is that the banned person re-registers with a grudge. So, I try to be nice

[seb]

I think the forum is doing great, Si and all the moderators, all the people posting on here: mega props to all of you!

[deathwaltz]

Si what thread are you talking about ?

[Re-animated Cat]

^^I think he's talking about the vinyl buddies thread - I posted the first bad experience and it's a bit of a mess... Hopefully sorted soon.

[crazybeats]

I learned one thing from David Icke, it's just a shame his minions don't follow his every word but it's absolutely true and especially in America where the people are told from an early age they live in a 'free' country and that is....freedom of speech is great...until someone actually uses it. Then what you get is people who are nice on the surface, but beneath the surface are nothing like the face they put on and you can speak your mind, you can give your opinion but the second that opinion disagrees with them it's over. You're out the door, banned. So what it really is, you can speak your mind, you can question anything you want...as long as I allow you to.

No forum on the internet is truly free. Harmony exists when no one questions a thing, everyone agrees, nothing to complain about, don't question anything, anything you get told is 100% true, know your place in the pecking order and it's true with real life. You get up, go to work, come home, eat, do what you like doing, sleep, get up, go to work repeat repeat repeat. I'm just little me, I can't do anything, I'm powerless, don't question anything, do what your boss tells you, pay your bills, don't criticize anything or anyone or it will cause trouble, just keep your head down and...it boggles my mind. That is what people on the internet do, they express their opinions.

I'm right aren't I Dagar? People can chat as much as they want and on the surface you will make sure you come across as a nice person and friendly and I'm just like all of you and life is great but the second anything is questioned....need to get rid of these people, can't have people questioning what we do, quick ban them before anymore free thinking people read it and start questioning. That's why Si is in his position and you aren't and that's the same for so many places online. I'll chat to you but if you say anything I don't like, even if it's perfectly plausible and makes complete sense, I don't want to hear it, you're gone. I want people to believe certain things and not to question them and so you must be banned! Go and take your common sense elsewhere! lol.

[soundtracks of fear]

@Si you're doing a great job! you must have hell of a lot of work on here sometimes. IF I wasn't clear sorry, I don't mean people with genuine problems, concerns,trying to improve on something or matters that need to be brought to light, you can see those usually for what they are and have a valid point. I'm referring to the odd few 'new' peeps on the forum like people on some of the other threads like you say that have gone all a bit crazy!
I just like it they way it usually is with us all excited about the same things and not people that don't seem to get it, clouding things up!
Sometimes posts can get mis- understood and can just be a simple mis- understanding and shouldn't be like what re- animated cat has had to deal with!!!
The majority on this forum are kind of in unison when an off comment comes up anyway.

Yeah never really thought the banning thing through, you're right,pointless,
also I don't really like that sort of thing either, maybe we should have a section where people can just have a rant or whinge about something so it's not directed to Spencer and that you only have to be part of it if you feel the need for a bit of dirge.

[deathwaltz]

No one is being banned and Si has already said he was seeing how it pans out before stepping in...of course there will be disagreements as that is life it's just about how all parties concerned conduct themselves....
any this thread is getting truly derailed so lets get it back on track before I shut down the forum

[Re-animated Cat]

Yeah, what's happened to this thread!? It was supposed to make your life easier, Spence!

So, any questions for the man... this is the place.

[deathwaltz]

my favourite star wars character is Bossk and his big toe

[freshoj]

oh, I listened to a podcast where you were touting Bossk and Empire Strikes Back.

I will need to find you in a pub someday so I can espouse my treatise on why A New Hope stands alone as the great Star Wars film. The others are good fun, but really just succeed in muddying the original - a stone cold classic 1970's sci fi film (Luke's whining aside).

The tracks go off in this direction...

[maxvelvet]

@Spencer, will you take care of the italian folks willing to have Italian ost for RSD? I know you will!

[ghostfires]

Unless its purely spam, I don't see why anyone would ever need to be banned.

I use to be in love with Jedi as a kid, that was always my favorite...and I really didn't care much for Empire. Now as an adult, Empire is my favorite. It is the darkest, and the fight between Vader & Skywalker is just so awesome cinematically.

My question to anyone willing to tackle it...is it possible that Luke ingested some psychedelic mushrooms before training with Yoda, and thats why he saw the robot Vader/Skywalker thing? Perhaps Yoda gave them to him before the training began?

[static14]

Is it all in the reflexes?

[freshoj]

R2 slipped him a mickey.

[Se.Vero]

spencer, any chance of carpenter's "christine" soundtrack re-issue in 2014?
i'm not sure if i should spend 50€ now on the original, or just wait for the re-issue to happen. any hints are welcome.
thanks!

[Garmonbozia]

Did you watch Kung Fu From Beyond The Grave yet?

[MaxwellHauser]

Hello Spencer,

First off I would like to say FAN-FUCKING-TASTIC job with Death Waltz. DW is by far and away my favorite new label. I can’t express to you enough how excellent these releases are. Also, I think it’s fantastic how you are interacting with your customer base/fans. You seem like a really cool dude. I work at a record store in Oklahoma (Guestroom Records) and I do my best to make sure that we’ve got as many of the Death Waltz titles in-stock as we can get. If you ever find yourself passing through Oklahoma (hey, there are layovers right?) we’d love to have you at the store. I’m very excited to find out what you have to offer for Record Store Day. I eagerly await the announcement.

I sent an email a while back to Carlos regarding an Escape from New York LP that I had a question about and was amazed and delighted by how quickly he got back to me. Also if you could elaborate on the release I got I would appreciate it: It was an unsealed copy of the EFNY LP that was the split color variation-which delighted me greatly-but did not include the lithograph. Were there split copies that were sent out to retailers that did not include the lithograph and were unsealed? Not that I’m worried, I’m completely happy with the release, just curious.

I just purchased a copy of the Zombi 2 LP-the red repress-and it did not include a poster. I was curious to see if I could get one of those sent out to me if you happen to have one lying around?

Once again, I absolutely love the work you are doing and I can’t wait to see what you have to offer in 2014 and beyond.

Thanks,

Aaron

[MaxwellHauser]

I have no clue why that posted twice.

[siforster]

It does that sometimes when the Gods are angry.

[tim28212]

First, like many here I want to thank you Spencer for filling a nitch in the vinyl community and bringing back many of my favorite movie scores to vinyl. Some I already had originals on the Varese Sarabande label but you are really helping me fill some empty spots.

My question is...

I know you are a huge fan of the 80s synth scores but do you have any orchestral scores on your horizon? Expanded versions of "Dressed to Kill" and "The Howling" would be awesome. (can't go wrong with any Pino Donaggio) I imagine there are rights issues and what-not but both have seen CD releases. I also heard you may be releasing "Hellraiser". How about another of Mr. Young's scores that has never been blessed with a vinyl pressing, "Species"? One of my favorites and could make a great package if done by the right person. All the electronic scores are really great but there area some great orchestral scores that hopefully won't be left behind.

Thanks again for all you are doing!