why doesnt thorp press vinyl..

cool as aids - 4-5-2005 at 02:00 PM

i figured yall would because with some of the bamnds yall put nout, the market is HUGE for vinyl..

just curious.

ENDERA.x - 4-5-2005 at 03:16 PM

didnt we go through this before?

cool as aids - 4-5-2005 at 04:58 PM

not with me here.

gavin - 4-5-2005 at 05:12 PM

vinyl sucks might be why

BDx13 - 4-5-2005 at 06:18 PM

it all comes down to the math. cds are less expensive to produce and ship, and are sold more widely than vinyl, thus making available more money to put into other releases. i should note that we are by no means anti-vinyl; we often license rights for vinyl releases to other labels.

ManMadePsycho - 4-5-2005 at 06:18 PM

are you kidding me?

FUCK VINYLS!

ENDERA.x - 4-5-2005 at 07:36 PM

the kids in this city are more about vinyls than any other place I've ever seen

the kids in this city are also douche bags... and forget vinyls

JUICE MAYNE MSHC - 4-5-2005 at 07:43 PM

Clenched Fist is anti-vinyl.

SAAAAARS - 4-5-2005 at 11:37 PM

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Originally posted by ManMadePsycho

FUCK VINYLS!

cool as aids - 4-6-2005 at 01:20 AM

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Originally posted by Big Duane
it all comes down to the math. cds are less expensive to produce and ship, and are sold more widely than vinyl, thus making available more money to put into other releases. i should note that we are by no means anti-vinyl; we often license rights for vinyl releases to other labels.

i COMPLETELY understand this concept, BUT, if you put out records onvinyl, you can also appeal to a broader audience, i know peope that dont buy cd's, and i completely understand that yall license stuff out, such as the new ramallah 12" to TBTC, and the final plan/my luck split that martyr did(who is putting out PALE HORSE who has a split with UNDER ONE FLAG on my label, www.straydoghardcore), i was just curious about all that, becuase alot of labels do extremely well off of vinyl only releases.

Discipline - 4-6-2005 at 07:53 AM

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Originally posted by ENDERA.x
the kids in this city are more about vinyls than any other place I've ever seen

the kids in this city are also douche bags... and forget vinyls

He is correct. There are way too many vinyl-obsessed douchebags in this city.

But I'm not anti-vinyl, I just buy select vinyl releases. I don't feel the need to get every single thing that comes out.

Gooch - 4-6-2005 at 09:49 AM

I love vinyl. If I have the choice to buy the same record on CD or vinyl, I choose the wax. I like the sound my 15 year old record player gives off compared to my cd player. Plus, its cheaper to buy. Most bands sell a Lp for like $8 where as a CD is $10-12.

cool as aids - 4-6-2005 at 10:43 AM

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Originally posted by Gooch
I love vinyl. If I have the choice to buy the same record on CD or vinyl, I choose the wax. I like the sound my 15 year old record player gives off compared to my cd player. Plus, its cheaper to buy. Most bands sell a Lp for like $8 where as a CD is $10-12.

check out the old fast preorders at www.straydoghardcore.com

Shane - 4-6-2005 at 12:40 PM

cool as aids: Does your label actually press records? Pressing records actually is hardly profitable at all. You're lucky to break even when doing so. I am certainly not anti-vinyl(I have a huge collection and mostly buy just records) but when it comes to the stuff we're doing at Thorp, it's just not feasible. Bridge 9 can do it because the youth crew stuff always does alright. Epitaph does it but they never make profit on it. They do it just because they have the money. I'll tell you the majority of tough guy hardcore, metalcore, and punk rock is not pressed on vinyl, which is where Thorp is at right now. I hope that sort of answers the question.

cool as aids - 4-7-2005 at 03:24 AM

i completely understand that, but i am not pressing HUGE amounts of records at a time, i am halfway to breaking even on preorders alone, so i am not worried about any of it, soon i am gonna put out a cd so i can continue to put out vinyl. but as far as bands like b4b, madball, ramallah, slapshot go, their vinyl has always sold fairly well as far as i know.