you can check sound clips at rush hour http://www.rushhour.nl/store_detailed.php?item=48615
On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 4:35 PM, Andrew Beddow <andrew.bed...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Morphine generally do generous/effectively unlimited pressings so this > is a bit of a surprise. the 500 copies didn't show up anywhere I > usually shop, either. A shame. > > Andrew > > On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 4:14 PM, fran...@thatamazingthing > <fran...@thatamazingthing.com> wrote: > > > > Andrew > > > > Thanks for the help. I can see you've been rinsing this one with it > > appearing in 8 shows! Unfortunately only one mix still appears > > to be available (I presume the presence of a link indicates this) but I > > can't get that one to go ("Object not found") either. > > > > But no worries as there are 2 alternatives for me: > > > > 1. The record is available at a shop - in which case I can check clips > > there > > > > 2. It isn't - in which case I probably don't want to hear it as if I do > > like it I will then get frustrated at not being able to get > > it and it will join the list of records I want but missed. So transitory > > has the nature of vinyl become, with people only daring to > > do small runs, that things get on this list all to easily now. The list is > > getting big and I find it healthier just to rip it up > > and not spend daft amounts of time ferreting out things I might want but > > missed at the time. > > > > As it is Shake was kind enough to drop me a line to say that it looks like > > those copies weren't promos, the label only wanted to do > > 500, they're gone and that looks like the end of it. > > > > The shame is I can totally understand a label doing small runs with > > seemingly diminishing sales, they've got to keep viable (this > > isn't meant to ignite a "is vinyl dead?" / "no, indie bands are selling > > loads of 7s!" debate) but observing how things run at my > > local shop it's obvious that it works 2 ways and all the limited runs are > > part responsible for the diminution - sometimes they could > > sell many times over what they get. I'll go in for a record and it's like > > "no, you missed that one" when I am right on watching > > their website for new stuff and live just round the corner. > > > > In times past when there wasn't such a through-put of material I reckon a > > record could be shipped in, sit on the shelf for a while, > > have people gradually hear it out and about and rate it / hear about how > > good it was and then it would slowly get picked up - a > > "sleeper". What chance of that now? > > > > Francis > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Andrew Duke [mailto:and...@andrew-duke.com] > > > Sent: 15 April 2009 17:43 > > > To: 313@hyperreal.org > > > Subject: Re: (313) Shake : Levitate Venice EP on Morphine Records > > > > > > fran...@thatamazingthing wrote: > > > > This came out in Feb? > > > > > > > > I didn't hear about it, did I miss it on here? > > > > > > > > Somebody tell me about it - maybe including where there might be clips > > > > and I can buy it from? > > > > > > > > Mr. Shakir? > > > > > > > Hi, Francis. > > > Promos have been out for awhile, but it is not officially available till > > > later this month. > > > I've been playing the heck out of it on my mixshow (charted it, too) > > > since I got the promo; > > > just checked, and it is featured in some of the mixshows that are > > > *still* available online here: > > > http://cognitionaudioworks.com/AndrewDukeInTheMix.html > >