I kinda hate finding sealed vinyl, cuz of the eternal internal debate of whether or not it should be opened. This weekend at a local flea market I had the good fortune of happening upon this rare Canadian gem... sealed (and at a great price). Normally not an issue, I'd tear that shit off post-haste and slap it on the wheels of steel ASAP, but this one could possibly fetch a pretty penny, and so I'm torn. Though I didn't buy it with the intention of reselling (never do), the option is always there, and that shitty shrink wrap that is undoubtedly warping the virgin vinyl inside would definitely add to the asking price. My instinct tells me to crack it open and enjoy all the metallic wonders of OVERLORD, but there's that goddamn little frugal voice in my head telling me to leave it as is. If only it weren't sealed: I'd be rockin' it right now... and you'd be downloading it... and we'd all be happy.
To open or not to open... that is the question
Monday, March 15, 2010
Labels: CANADA, RECORD SHOPS, VINYL
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Dude, just open the shit. I'm not even saying you should share it, but what the hell is music for if not to be listened to. The "DON'T TOUCH THAT C3PO HE'S MINT IN BOX!" mentality should be left with comic book nerds.
Ever watched a movie called "The 40-year-old Virgin"? It's kinda like that, and I know how you feel, because I used to buy doubles of things that had different press years, covers, or an extra/different song for the hope of someday selling the more common one and keeping the rarer one for myself. In any case, if Overlord is available somewhere else for download, you could always take somebody's rip, and listen to it instead of breaking this one open, assuming it exists outside of your copy. If this is the case, you can have your Metal cake and eat it too.
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I might eve have this downl;oadd already from like thrashmagedon or soemwhere ...I am very lazy to fiks my spelling meistakio's as I am enjoyng beer after being at the dentists office
Wow dude, some of that misspelling has to be intentional. In the annoying vernacular of MLG gaming fanboys: "Wow... Epic fail. Quit being a n00b and get better at posting BK."
u have beautiful hair...like womans
Zealot is correct. Download it, listen to it, and then decide if it's worth bothering with. I don't know jack shite about the album or group in question, but in general, there's a lot of stuff that is considered "rare" and "collectible" for reasons other than the quality of the music.
That is to say, there's lots of stuff out there that sucks donkey genitalia that record collectors go ga-ga over.
Let the music do the talking, and only then decide to either (a) crack that masterpiece open for further enjoyment, or (b) unload that crap onto some sucker on eBay.
//TB
Hi Dude!!
I have to side with Zealot Crusader. Just download the music and enjoy the music (or not :) ). And keep that EP sealed for sale in the future.
So if you want a download link for ya of the EP here it is:
http://rapidshare.com/files/364830962/overlord-85-o.rar
Also I have a download link of their 2003 compilation album which has the EP on it and as well their demos.
http://rapidshare.com/files/364830960/overlord-03-o.rar
Hope that can make your decision :)
Thank you to anonymous for the comment on my hair. It's naturally curly you know, and all the ladies like it, including my wife. :)
Now for Lord Bones, I appreciate your rapidshare link to Overlord, and I'll unpack and upload this to my own blog when I get a chance for anybody to check out. So AlcomX, if you're still unsure about Overlord, download this from either him or me and listen before cracking open the LP. If you can get a pretty penny, sell that shit!! Normally I wouldn't say that, because I am a collector too, but times are tight, and we need all the money we get.
Tks Lord Bones for the d/l links.
On most of the songs, it's a shame about the vocalist's skills. His limp, nasal-ly, almost-out-of-breath vocals knock the band down a few notches.
My verdict? Worth owning mp3 copies, but the original vinyl? eBay.com is calling!
//TB
I had pretty much decided to open 'er up, but now that there's links on the table, I'm gonna check it out first. Chances are that I'll just keep it, leave it sealed, and enjoy (or not) the mp3s. Thanks for the links LB.
While I'm at it... another shitty thing about opening old sealed vinyl is that often the shrinkwrapping somehow melds with the album cover. It sticks, and you have to pry 'em apart, and the cover can get fucked up. Yeah I know, it's ridiculous, but I really am that anal.
....I had a sealed "Grim Reaper" album that I wanted to leave intact for selling purposes, but couldn't resist-I eventually tore it open to give it a listen. I just couldn't stand the fact that this cool metal lp was just collecting dust for years-it now has a permanent home, and gets regular airplay...LOL.
Your welcome guys!
Glad to be of help in this agony of decision :) When I saw the post and the comments I thought I had to help out. Took a lil but found it. Is my lil thanks to the great stuff I have found here over time.
I was a collector hard rock and metal myself at one time (late 70's and 80's) and had build a nice little collection. Had picture disc of a comp album (1977 i think) by Heart on Mushroom Records which was illegal. Handsigned copy of Damnation Alley by Bitch which i had found in Antwerp, Belgium, etc etc. But had to sell the whole shit to pay rent and food. A dark day in my human existence.
Oooh Zealot... Indeed your hair is lovely!
Sorry I never got to post that Overlord link myself, but I've been busy managing the beast that is my forum, teaching it's current users how to embed videos and playlist.com players using CSS (HTML for dummies), and then fighting to get it and my blog indexed by both Google and FilesTube (which they still aren't). For anybody whom wishes to join and expand my mad little community, the link is
<a href='http://z10.invisionfree.com/Unfathomed_Tower/index.php?</a>
Sorry for the double post, but that link was textbook, and it didn't work... I thought I might let you know.
If you go to the Vibrations of Doom website, you can listen to the album. You can't download it but you can listen to it.
Steve
Ovenlord?
Nah it'd have to be OVENLOND then.
*Tries to insert Fred somewhere into the joke, but fails*
I'd buy it off you, mainly cuz I had another sealed one in my hands not too long ago and this seems like a good chance to make up for my idiocy of not buying it.
You can find the MP3's of this one everywhere in the www, even a Bootleg CD exist and he band's selling a CD with this one and all their demos included as well. But if you're Metal fan you cannot leave it unopened coz that's the most shitty attitude ever. If you wanna re-sell leave it sealed, if you are Metal fanatic open it for Metal's sake. Don't be another one of these stupid collector's mentality! They are not worth to call themselves Metal fans!!! ;op
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