Good pickup! Old Iam8bit stuff sells for a mint these days. I remember when this was readily available on their site back in like 2014. Crazy what 8 years can do to prices
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I ordered these a while ago and they finally came! These are the Atomic Fire 2022 repressings of Koloss and Nothing by Meshuggah. Nothing is the original mix with the 7-strings. Only 500 of each 
Might have one more coming soon.
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Forgot to post this one when I got it but the hat trick was indeed completed! Curren$y & The Alchemist’s “Continuance” on white wax.
254/300 One of the last ones off the assembly line!
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Ooo, RIP indeed. How’s the noise floor? I have a few pic discs and, honestly, they’re not too bad. It seems they’ve gotten better over the yeara
I’m afraid to spin side B actually. Side A sounds pretty good though. I’ll have to gather the courage to try it at least once.
Wait, that’s so weird. Only Side-B is a pic disc? Wouldn’t the whole thing have to be a pic disc?
Technically, a pic disc should be two clear laminate pieces (where the grooves are pressed) on top of a vinyl puck with the designs.
If side-A sounds fine, side-B should theoreticaly have the same sound quality
I ordered this on Saturday and it’s already here from Japan!
And @ghost I owe you a closer inspection of my Fushigi picture disc. I’ll return after I have a moment to give it another spin
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I got a lil sum’n spicy coming too!
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Alright my spectral friend, I finally had some time to really sit down and look closely at the record (and listen to it too, of course!).
And I can confirm the picture is only on side B. Side A looks like a bog standard black disc. Nothing out of the ordinary about it. And your hunch was correct—side B sounds fantastic. You would have no idea it’s a picture disc just looking at it.
As to how they did this, it’s a Fushigi to me!
For reference, this is L-12595.
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That’s so interesting! I don’t think I’ve ever seen that. Theoretically, it’s possible but I’ve just only seen 2-sided pic discs.
I guess there are records with one side music, and the other side blank or with a etched design, so maybe I shouldn’t be that surprised.
And great to hear the pic disc side sounds good especially considering this was released in the mid-80’s. Thanks for sharing!
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You’re welcome! I’d like to see more 80s picture discs now because my sample size is very small. This is the only one-sided example I’ve found, but I’ve seen several where the picture disc is a separate disc with nothing on it.
Pretty cool that they were doing it this “early” on, but then again the medium and technology is over 100 years old.
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Oh wow, don’t think I’ve heard of a blank pic disc either.
I got curious and did some quick googling. Apparently, pic discs started around the 1920’s or so. So, yeah literally like a hundred ago!
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I don’t even have nostalgia for that game and I want it! Excellent pick-up!
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Pony Canyon colored reissues I picked up last year. Top to bottom:
Bonnie Pink - Blue Jam
Bonnie Pink - Heaven’s Kitchen
Bonnie Pink - Evil and Flowers
Elephant Kashimashi - Kokoro no hana wo
Highly recommend Kokoro no hana wo. Very fun rock n roll / pop album.
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I haven’t made any updates in a while because the orders just keep coming.
Spiritbox - Rotoscope 10"
Onmyo-za - Kalavinka
Resident Evil 1 Deluxe Box Set
Action Bronson - Cocodrillo Turbo (the parental advisory sticker for this is upside down)
Car Bomb - Meta
As Everything Unfolds - Within Each Lies The Other (this one’s limited to 100)
Meechy Darko - Gothic Luxury
Literally just came in the mail now
Entheos - Time Will Take Us All
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