It's funny, now that the Melvins are releasing hyper-hyper limited stuff, it's making collecting their things really fun again. For me, it has been a little bit of a drag the last 18 months or so.
When they first started putting out the really nice artwork/limited stuff in 2010(?) I wanted to get at least one version of every limited item. At the rate back then, that was fairly easy to achieve (it helped that I lived in the bay area, where the band plays like 3 times a year).
After that, they ramped up the limited stuff, and by 2014 or so, there were so many different limited things (with a fairly hefty price tag) collecting the rare stuff felt more like an obligation, and an expensive one at that. I didn't want to be shelling out a few hundred bucks few months, but I would be disappointed if I didn't get the rare items. (As a side note, the band/mackie/haze really have done a nice job turning these things into works of art)
But now, there are hyper-hyper limited releases and no one can possibly get everything. So, it kind of makes it more fun. I get the rare things that I can get, and what I can't get, or don't want to spend a lot of money on, I don't get. If you can't possibly get everything, then you don't really sweat not having a complete collection.
It's just fun to see what you can get, and the fact that the latest things are mega-rare, does make them that much more special. And if you can't get the mega rare stuff, well, there will be something else cool in 4-6 months. Just my two cents.
johnny g, that says
"Gotta cath 'em all"
Are you suggesting the Melvins have a problem with their urinary tracts? :wink:
Quote from: meezer on September 06, 2016, 10:01:22 AM
johnny g, that says
"Gotta cath 'em all"
Are you suggesting the Melvins have a problem with their urinary tracts? :wink:
Well played!
Quote from: johnnyg on September 06, 2016, 10:13:30 AM
Quote from: meezer on September 06, 2016, 10:01:22 AM
johnny g, that says
"Gotta cath 'em all"
Are you suggesting the Melvins have a problem with their urinary tracts? :wink:
Well played!
:D I meant to say you can edit your titles!
Quote from: meezer on September 06, 2016, 10:01:22 AM
johnny g, that says
"Gotta cath 'em all"
Are you suggesting the Melvins have a problem with their urinary tracts? :wink:
i thought mike tyson had joined the board!
Quote from: FartLips on September 06, 2016, 08:27:02 PM
Quote from: meezer on September 06, 2016, 10:01:22 AM
johnny g, that says
"Gotta cath 'em all"
Are you suggesting the Melvins have a problem with their urinary tracts? :wink:
i thought mike tyson had joined the board!
LOL!!!!!!!!!!
(https://i.imgur.com/hUNAo.jpg)
Quote from: johnnyg on September 06, 2016, 09:56:02 AM
It's just fun to see what you can get, and the fact that the latest things are mega-rare, does make them that much more special.
The hunt is sometimes more exciting than the cath.
This joking around has gone on long enough, you don't want to piss off johnnyg.
keep it up and urine deep trouble.
Quote from: PepsiMike on September 07, 2016, 11:10:28 AM
This joking around has gone on long enough, you don't want to piss pith off johnnyg.
Fixthed.
Well, this thread has really gone down the drain.
Quote from: johnnyg on September 07, 2016, 01:22:57 PM
Well, this thread has really gone down the drain.
Pitfalls of yellow journalism.
Quote from: meezer on September 07, 2016, 03:23:46 PM
Quote from: johnnyg on September 07, 2016, 01:22:57 PM
Well, this thread has really gone down the drain.
Pitfalls of yellow journalism.
I sense golden showers of humor just ahead.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SV95pdw3pDw
I don't want to re-rail the thread, but I've come to terms with the fact that there is no way at this point to collect (or afford) everything they put out.
At this point if I own at least one version of their records on vinyl I'm a happy man.
Quote from: deatheats on September 08, 2016, 06:13:54 PM
own at least one version of their records on vinyl I'm a happy man.
that has been my guideline right when I started collecting melvins vinyl. I have been very happy with it. This way I am able to get like 9 out of 10 items from the band / shoxop and can avoid flipper prices.
I like ebay and discogs and I happily pay a high price for a record that is rare and out of print for years, i.e. based on longterm aftermarket prices. with melvins records the aftermarket is just too crazy for me currently.
I would love to see them now do some of this uber limited in selected countries now. Pick say some obscure place in Germany, then some backwoods place in Australia and so on. I'm sure they could move the 20 odd amount they have been doing lately.
Quote from: #2 Pencil on September 09, 2016, 03:32:27 AM
I would love to see them now do some of this uber limited in selected countries now. Pick say some obscure place in Germany, then some backwoods place in Australia and so on. I'm sure they could move the 20 odd amount they have been doing lately.
That's a great idea, 'innit!?
Quote from: deatheats on September 08, 2016, 06:13:54 PM
I don't want to re-rail the thread, but I've come to terms with the fact that there is no way at this point to collect (or afford) everything they put out.
At this point if I own at least one version of their records on vinyl I'm a happy man.
on many levels I agree. the days of the MELVINS completest are long dead. I'll go ahead and grandfather in the crybaby considering its probably the most impressive collection I've ever seen. but it seems completism is obviously out of reach. I have mixed feelings about that sales strategy. mixed feelings that mean SQUAT until sales slow. the merch table can't keep up with one town to the next so I guess SQUAT it is. and yes, I did buy a letterpress on this tour. architect of my own destruction.
its not possible to be a completist. First, you need to define what a completist means. Do you collect every poster, or every variant vinyl release, every test pressing, live recording, or band exclusive? Just collecting vinyl alone, the last few months would have cost you over $700 for all of the Houdini, stoner, and prick variants.
The smart thing about so many expensive releases is this: people who buy them feel good about supporting a band they like, having something that is 'rare', and the band makes a ton of money.
why do we collect in the first place? on some level it's to say "I have this and you don't". there has to be a pinnacle to that.
I've had a great run the last 2 years especially, but I'm done. Life dictates it. Not worth having all this stuff and living under the freeway overpass. :?
Don't think of it is completing a collection, think of it is a donation to this hardworking band. Like a Kickstarter project with donation benefits.