[inksb]

Silver Bullet arrived today. I was surprised to see it was shipped from Ship to Shore, I double checked the seller I bought it from on discogs and it's definitely Aaron's account. Made me laugh.

[Hatter313]

Silver Bullet arrived today. I was surprised to see it was shipped from Ship to Shore, I double checked the seller I bought it from on discogs and it's definitely Aaron's account. Made me laugh.

That’s hysterical

[inksb]

Somedays you get to work, sit down at your desk to drink a warm cup of coffee and scroll through your discogs wantlist only to discover some one selling a copy of Creepshow for $35. That's a good start to the morning.

[Hatter313]

superb grab

[inksb]

Creepshow has arrived. Small/minor seam splits that are barely noticeable. Record looks to be in good condition with some light surface scratches but nothing seems like it will effect playback. I have a few more records arriving over the next few days and I'll be doing a large cleaning marathon before throwing anything on the deck. I can't wait to listen to it though

[ScoJo]

Creepshow has arrived. Small/minor seam splits that are barely noticeable. Record looks to be in good condition with some light surface scratches but nothing seems like it will effect playback. I have a few more records arriving over the next few days and I'll be doing a large cleaning marathon before throwing anything on the deck. I can't wait to listen to it though

A beauty, nicely done @inkster.

[havershaw]

Creepshow is one of the all-time great VS titles, for me.

[ScoJo]

Somebody should do an awesome
2xLP collection of all the library cues.

[havershaw]

Somebody should do an awesome
2xLP collection of all the library cues.

I KNOW, I KNOW

[tim28212]

latest addition to the VS collection, hopefully I'll get to spin it this evening

[inksb]

I've never seen that one. Very cool @tim

[tim28212]

I've never seen that one. Very cool @tim

one of those only made over seas, Europe/Germany

[ScoJo]

Speaking of Elmer.... I got all excited the other day when I happened across the Varese release of STRIPES at a rock-bottom price online, $4 with $5 shipping to UK! I snapped it up, and then got the shipping notice today.

Unfortunately, that triggered a distant memory in my fucked brain... and I somnambulantly shuffled over to my racks to find a copy already sitting there under "S" in my 80s section.

What a dolt. Anyone in the UK want a sealed copy of Stripes for, I dunno, a fiver plus postage cost? ;-)

[Hatter313]

Recent VS grabs include TZ volumes 2-5 still in shrink, not sealed but basically in near mint condition for $20 each (i already had vol 1, but the seller had it for the same price as the others) and Red Sonja for a STEAL from another dealer.

[inksb]

Recent VS grabs include TZ volumes 2-5 still in shrink, not sealed but basically in near mint condition for $20 each (i already had vol 1, but the seller had it for the same price as the others) and Red Sonja for a STEAL from another dealer.

Oh man, I want all of those. Red Sonja has been on the list long before the big VS splurge. Still can't find a decently priced copy

[CrossedPete]

A lot of great pickups here today. Ive seen a copy of The Grifters at one of my local record stores on cassette a while ago.

I picked up my second copy of Dawn of the Dead today locally. I couldn’t resist, I already owned the red version but when I saw it was the black one I decided to pick it up. It has a slight warp which is shitty. Speaking of which any tips on fixing warps?

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[ScoJo]

Inbetween two pieces of glass, into the oven on very low heat for 20mins.

[CrossedPete]

This sounds terrifying. How thick should the glass be? And how low of heat? Do I have to worry about the label getting cooked at all?

[ScoJo]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ljRaBiZLtGk

[CrossedPete]

This looks absolutely doable thanks, oh man I can’t believe what I was thinking I would have to do haha

[ScoJo]

This looks absolutely doable thanks, oh man I can’t believe what I was thinking I would have to do haha

It's worth adding a note of caution that most people advise towards, before reaching for the Hot Glass - sometimes just putting the offending warped platter flat between two heavy objects (big pile of books etc) for a couple of weeks is enough to flatten the disc. Just saying!

:)

[inksb]

This looks absolutely doable thanks, oh man I can’t believe what I was thinking I would have to do haha

It's worth adding a note of caution that most people advise towards, before reaching for the Hot Glass - sometimes just putting the offending warped platter flat between two heavy objects (big pile of books etc) for a couple of weeks is enough to flatten the disc. Just saying!

:)

I did the book technique with a record that was unplayable with it's warp, after about a week of it sitting un the weight I pulled it out and while there is still a slight warp to the record it plays just fine now.

[CrossedPete]

This looks absolutely doable thanks, oh man I can’t believe what I was thinking I would have to do haha

It's worth adding a note of caution that most people advise towards, before reaching for the Hot Glass - sometimes just putting the offending warped platter flat between two heavy objects (big pile of books etc) for a couple of weeks is enough to flatten the disc. Just saying!

:)

I did the book technique with a record that was unplayable with it's warp, after about a week of it sitting un the weight I pulled it out and while there is still a slight warp to the record it plays just fine now.

Honestly that’s where the record is right now. In this case I hope the books should do the trick :).

I do however have other records that are beyond stacking books, luckily for me I bought a box of children records for my kids a few years ago for pennies. Some of them have some issues that in theory would be good practice.

[Hatter313]

I'll second, or i guess third the book method if its not too far gone. My Day of the Dead from that recent run of dead stock was playable but had a fair warp to it, about a week upright pancaked between some heavier books and its imperceptible now

[ScoJo]

I'll second, or i guess third the book method if its not too far gone. My Day of the Dead from that recent run of dead stock was playable but had a fair warp to it, about a week upright pancaked between some heavier books and its imperceptible now

Ah, so does it matter if it's horizontal or vertical then? I would have assumed that flat (horizontal) would have best result, but is there some specific reason to flatten them upright?

One thing about oven-baking them - a friend of mine has really good success with this method, but does caution against overdoing it - you can melt the grooves shut!! :D