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BlackLiq x Mopes - "Strange Famous" 7-Inch Record + MP3 PRE-ORDER

BlackLiq x Mopes - "Strange Famous" 7-Inch Record + MP3 PRE-ORDER

Regular price $21.99

***PRE ORDER SHIPPING INFORMATION***

Please read carefully! ALL pre orders will be held until the ship date. ALL other items in your shopping cart will also be held until the ship date. If you have items that you may want to receive sooner we suggest placing a separate order for those items.

Orders will ship on or around the release date of Monday, April 24, 2023.*
*ship date subject to change in the event of manufacturing delays. 
Please check this page for current updated ship date.

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Strange Famous Records is proud to present the return of BLACKLIQ x MOPES!

The sophomore effort from emcee BlackLiq and producer Mopes, following their 2021 debut "Time Is The Price," drops March 31, 2023 at Bandcamp (April 14, 2023 everywhere) on Strange Famous Records!

Check out the first video from the album, "Strange Famous"!


Pre-order limited edition 7-Inch Lathe Cut Records + Cassettes at http://TinyURL.com/BlackLiqXMopes, or get the digital download at BlackLiqxMopes.Bandcamp.com!

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Orders for this product page will receive:

1x "Strange Famous" b/w "Dogs That Bark But Don't Bite" 7-Inch Lathe Cut Record
***Limited Edition hand-numbered 1st pressing of 30 copies!
1x BlackLiq x Mopes "Choice Is A Chance" 320kbps MP3 Download 
includes the full 12-song album!
- link to download a .zip file of the mp3s will be delivered to your inbox after completion of checkout
- MP3s must be downloaded on a computer, not a mobile device
1x SFR Sticker [design randomly selected by SFR staff]
1x Bonus Vinyl record from The Great Sage Francis Record Collection Purge of 2021

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7-INCH RECORD TRACKLIST
A - Strange Famous
B - Dogs That Bark But Don't Bite 

DIGITAL DOWNLOAD TRACKLIST
01 Strange Famous
02 Therapy
03 Little Me
04 In The Beginning
05 The Tooth
06 Dogs That Bark But Don't Bite
07 Careful
08 How I Did It
09 Apart
10 Wat
11 Words From Black
12 Music

Mixed & mastered by DJ Zole 
Cuts by Buddy Peace
Cover art by Pat Jensen


Limited edition package deals are exclusive to StrangeFamous.com, and include the full digital LP! 

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SOME INFORMATION ABOUT LATHE CUT RECORDS:

How do these sound?

Lathe cuts will always have some degree of surface noise/pops/crackles, which tends to largely disappear once the music starts, especially for full, loud recordings. However, these lathe cuts are not audiophile records, or even comparable to standard pressed records. They will sound slightly different than the master, because the plastic reacts to certain frequencies differently. They are made from materials that were never intended to be records. Sound quality varies slightly from one record to the next, and some audio tracks translate better than others. There are many factors that determine the sound of the record; the material, the number of records that have been cut by the stylus, the climate, etc… But we drop-test them all and throw away any that are not up to standard. They are all totally listenable, but intended to be used more as playable art pieces. These lathes are not meant to be the way your track is regularly listened to. 

Are these as loud as a normal record?

Unfortunately, No. Our cutter heads are 70 years old and utilize a magnet that has, over the years, degraded a little. They were also made before the loudness war and were never intended to produce the kind of volume that modern stereo cutting heads made in the 70s and 80s were geared for. On top of that, the plastic that is used is harder than a lacquer that is used to master a pressed record, and the heads has to work much harder, resulting in less volume (about 75% that of a modern record). So, you will have to crank up your amplifier a few notches past where it usually sits.

Will these play on any turntable?

These records do not always play well on all turntables, especially lower-end/inexpensive model turntables without a weighted tonearm. However, they have all been play tested to make sure that they track on a properly weighted record player. Lighter tonearm weight and neutral anti-skating works best. Sometimes the needle will get caught in between the grooves and sound awful. You can usually gently nudge the needle sideways into the bottom of the groove, which should fix the problem. 

Inexpensive players with red cartridges/needles in particulars tend to have more problems than professional cartridges.

Will these records degrade or hurt my needle?

Absolutely not. These records are made out of hard polycarbonate plastic and will last as long as a pressed record. And your needle will not know the difference between this plastic or the PVC that pressed records are made of. The old adage that Lathe Cuts ruin your needle is a product of lacquer “dub plates” or “acetates”. Lacquers are extremely soft, and with repeated plays, the lacquer would wear off and build up on your playback needle. We DO NOT use lacquers and DO NOT have this problem. We listen to lathe cuts 12 hours a day in the studio, and rarely change out our playback styli.


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