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Does anyone have the video or a link to the video?

Im looking for the full interview.

It was funny as hell and I haven't seen it in years!

"Danzig selling records!?!?"

"He comes in and trades in promos?"

You can buy all 4 versions of 1983, 1 of the bulls and bees and two splits each

http://www.shoxop.com/products/melvins-1983-10

http://www.shoxop.com/products/melvins-the-bulls-the-bees-10

http://www.shoxop.com/products/melvins-sugar-daddy-splits-vol-5-w-midwest-hardcore

http://www.shoxop.com/products/melvins-sugar-daddy-splits-vol-6-w-butthole-surfers

and it looks like some more freak pukes, limit two each

http://www.shoxop.com/products/melvins-freak-puke-lp

from the vinyl community on youtube!!!
dhanycz and MrHoffame. These guys are hardcore collectors. Nice to see some Melvins love from them. They both have some NASTY record collections.

RE Jeff's Million Dollar Thread

Recent Vinyl Finds #75

I haven't posted in a while so I thought i'd go on a little rant. I know i'm preaching to the choir here, but I still think it's necessary.

In the day of the digital download, the Melvins are changing the way "physical" music is being sold. Limited releases, tour only releases, artwork pieces, on-line only pieces, the antique letterpress releases, the upcoming sugar daddy 7" single series, and now this new Scion release.
They are truly waaaaay ahead of the game.
What other band members are actually use their own sweat and blood to glue, print, press, and pack their own recordings!?
Seeing Buzz put together the endless residency sets, both the lp and cd sets is probably one of the single most gratifying experiences a fan can ever have. I look at those pictures and say damn, the lead singer from my most favorite band in the world actually made this with his own two hands.
Why aren't other bands catching on?
To me, there is nothing better than holding an album in your hand, the artwork, the sound quality. Fifteen years ago you needed to sell 100,000 copies the first week, to even  break the billboard charts, now you can break it with 2,000-5,000 units.
Since it's like that now, bands need to be more creative, more intuitive. Most would say the cd is dead and the LP has been dead for 20 years. SO NOT TRUE. Buzz has fully grasped and mastered the concept of a music collector, an artwork collector, an antique collector in the arena of the music industry.

In fact, i think the Melvins are UNDER-SELLING themselves. They sold all 520 copies of the endless set at $200-250 each. Now there all gone, next comes the limited to 100 set for $500 each. ABSOLUTELY genius. Same thing happened to the Black Betty 7". But the fact of the matter is, people buy their stuff for $50 at the show or online, and then flip it on ebay for 2-3 times the value. And guess what, it actually sells. And its NOT JUST a few, its at least 15-20% of their total production runs end up on ebay. With the recent spike in popularity the Melvins could and should sell their stuff at least 25% higher prices. More money for them, more tours, more releases.


I see other bands do some special release stuff on RSD, but i'm sorry, they mostly suck!
I stood in line like a jack-ass in march for the nirvana hormoaning ep. The sound quality was horrendous! I have a digital sourced bootleg i bought two years prior that is actually better!
I will applaud the remaining members of type o negative and the fellows at road runner records on the recent type o negative box set. A 12 lp box set on see through neon green vinyl of their 6 full length studio albums. 4 of the 6 records were never re-released. It was a stunningly beautiful box set. I wanted to get it, but again, didn't want to waste time in line, and i already had october rust and bloody kisses on vinyl which are my two fav's.

Over the last couple of years, I have been seeing the Melvins becoming more popular in the main stream. Buzz on red eye, Dale on Howard Stern, almost 1,000,000 views on the talking horse video on youtube. Even at shows, i've noticed a difference between the June '10 show at Webster Hall show and the June '11 Brooklyn show. The crowds were bigger, more lively and intense. I couldn't be happier for the guys will the uptick in popularity. Sure Melvins will never be number 1 on the charts, will never headline a stadium, will never get into the rock and roll hall of fame, but i'm happy with that. All i care about it seeing my guys not have to work and supply me with the energy to get me through life with their music.  Any funds I have allocated to them, I am more than happy to give them.

5-6 years ago i got into vinyl, and bought up everything Melvins I could. Got Lysol and bullhead for like $55 each. Snagged a sealed stoner witch for 67 sealed. Gluey and Ozma for less than 50. Today, Stoner Witch, Bullhead and Lysol are selling in the neighborhood of $90-125!! They have respectfully doubled in price.
Houdini has topped out at $150, respectfully. And i'm not even going to get into test pressings, some of which have hit $700+.
I want to get everything, but thats just not possible. Oh well, I can afford most but not all. I'll have to stay happy with that.
Anyways, heres to Buzz, Dale, Coady, Jared, Mackie, Haze, and anyone else I forgot or just don't know who keeps this train-a-rollin.
Thank you, love you, keep going.

Might sound kinda weird, but sometimes i get a pounding headache or im in more of a mellow mood I can't listen to heavy stuff. Not even my fav stuff like Hung/Roman, Joan, Anaconda etc.
So what kind of Mellow-vins stuff do you all listen to when your not in the mood.

My short list

Hospital Up
Black Bock
Goose Freight Train
Shevil
2nd half of Roadbull, especially the whistling
Sky Pup (more of a mellow groove than a mellow sound)
With Teeth (not so mellow, but it calms me more than any other melvins song)

Ok.
Drummers best works,
Ginger has Toad, Bonham has Moby Dick, Neil Peart has Tom Sawyer or maybe YYZ or Spirt of Radio, Danny Carey has 46&2 or Parabola.

What do you think is Dales magnum opus is on a STUDIO album??

I like the dynamics of Cow, the simplicity of Road Bull & At a Crawl, the hard hitting Roman Dog Bird, the slow rumbling of At The Stake, the pure speed of Anaconda/Honey Buckey/Black Stooges, and even though its a collaboration, Divorced.
I can't pick one, maybe im missing some of my other fav's.
Gun to my head im picking Cow, but damn....
I need help.

I ran across this video of Manky. Buzz is totally going nuts in the one. I have never seen him like that before. He is usually very chilled out, sticks to headbanging and the like. He is bouncing all over the place on this one. He probably told himself, "damn, i can't have Kevin Rutmanis and his strong presence upstage me all the time, gotta go all out tonight."


Melvins - Manky, It's Shoved live 04.26.00


Another of my most favorite crazy/interesting moments is from the Salad of a Thousand delights video. Dale standing on top of the swivel chair, spinning around. He also hangs from the rafters in another part of Boris on the bonus footage.

Melvins - Salad Of A Thousand Delights Live (Part

anyone have any other cool concert videos/moments??

BK

Came across this forum just lookin at vinyl. I post some of my new acquisitions on that thread.
No wonder i always get out bid on melvins vinyl, a lot of people are posting their Melvins pickups.
There are a lot more Melvins fans then i ever thought there were...

http://www.amazon.com/tag/vinyl/forum/ref=cm_cd_pg_pg1?_encoding=UTF8&cdForum=FxOXVKD32XMIWC&cdPage=1&cdSort=oldest&cdThread=Tx21E0CQ7GHPBRQ&displayType=tagsDetail

If i get sniped one more time on Houdini, im gonna sink my swan in someones face!!!!!!!
I have lost this auction the last 10 times its been up! Sure, im trying to get SOMEWHAT of a bargain, but my bids are very competitive!
So this leads me to my question,
It is POSSIBLE that this record is being bootlegged by someone out there. Its weird too, Im only seeing AMREP Houdini, no atlantics and the covers ARE MINT!! On all of them! How is that possible?? Not even the SLIGHTEST sign of ring wear! Im talking 9/10 and VERY glossy.
Plus i've seen a few SEALED copies in the last couple months.
I mean...this record is ON FIRE!!!
$127-160 EVERYTIME.
I mean...theyve done it with the tool stuff, and people have cashed in. When that first wave of Aenima and 10,000 days came out, they were well over $100 each.

So am i totally crazy to think that someone is re-releasing these in their basements??
but since prices are the highest they've ever been, people are just cashing in on their houdinis?
HELP!

I stumbled across this site a couple of days ago. I sometimes download from amazon and itunes, but most of time the selection stinks.
This is a fantastic site, totally legit. They're based in Germany, so they dont have to abide by the .99 minimum in the US. I got Electroretard for 96 cents! in 320 kbps bitrate! I also got the 4 cd Led Zepp box set for like 7 bucks!! They also have a great selection of Nirvana, including all the Outcesticides and other rare cd's.
I don't know what you guys use to get your music, but hopefully this will help someone find what they need.
BK