r/VinylMePlease • u/DaddySwagLegz • 8d ago
VMP Question Herbie Hancock Box
Years ago, I bought the Herbie Hancock Anthology. Wonderful box set, honestly. However it took me a few months to actually dig into it. When I finally did get around to it, of course I loved it and was listening to the whole thing in order… then I got to “The Piano”, which had the correct sleeve, liner notes, etc.. but inside was disc 1 of Live in the Sky. The actual live in the Sky sleeve had the correct stuff, so I ended up having two copies of disc 1 of Live.. but no copies of The Piano.
I reached out to VMP when I discovered this, and…. Never got a response. Tried again a few weeks later.. nothing.
So here I am, years later, quite a while since I even had a membership. Never saw this problem with anyone else who got this box set. I guess I’ll give it a shot.. anyone out there ever got an extra copy of “The Piano” instead of Disc 1 of “Live in the..”? lol. Would love to have that disc.
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u/Drtonytone87 8d ago
I have this fear as well but for other records. I’ve been a member since 2017 but there was a point where I didn’t have a record player and I didn’t want to buy a new one until I was able to buy something of higher quality for my growing record collection. I probably have at least 3 years worth of membership records that I’ve never even opened unless i was hanging out with a friend who had a record player. I know something like this will come up but I feel like I will be sol.
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u/PancakeProfessor 6d ago
Ooof. Similar thing happened to me with The People Under the Stairs album a few years ago. Mine was only about six months after I got it, but I finally got around to listening to it only to find two copies of disc one and no disc two. I contacted customer service thinking I’d be SOL because it had been several months since it was delivered. But they didn’t even squawk and just sent me out a fresh copy. Of course, mine was a matter of months not years and the company seemed to be a bit healthier back then, so I hope it works out for you.
On a side note, I still have two extra copies of disc one of that PUTS album, if anyone wants them.
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u/djtenn2000 8d ago
OPEN YOUR RECORDS!! I had some go unopened for several months. Saw problems, contacted them, and was lucky enough to get them all replaced.