Motion City Soundtrack - Commit This To Memory

Hello again. I've picked up a lot of vinyl recently and I'm not even close to done posting about it, so you should see a lot of these in the near future.

Today's entry is Motion City Soundtrack's 2005 album, Commit This To Memory. Even though the album came out over 5 years ago, it sadly didn't see a vinyl release until about 2 weeks ago and hence why I hadn't picked up a copy yet. It's a very good album, and a very welcome addition to my collection. Now I just need to pick up a copy of I Am The Movie on vinyl and I'll have the Motion City Soundtrack discography.

I saw this band live a couple of weeks ago and they were awesome. I would highly suggest that if you get a chance to check out their albums or their live show, you should do it. You won't regret it.

Also, it should be noted that this comes in three different colors; pink, white and clear. It was a tough decision, but I decided to go with the pink as I think it was a good choice for this record.

Artist: Motion City Soundtrack

Title: Commit This To Memory

Label: Epitaph

Vinyl Color: Pink

Purchased From: http://www.motioncitysoundtrack.com

Price:$17.98

Jimmy Eat World - Invented + Bonus 7"

Well wow, I took some serious time off between posts, huh? Well to make up for it, today you get a double whammy. The latest record I received is Jimmy Eat World's new album, Invented. Along with it, I also received a free 7" single with "My Best Theory" on the A-side and "Stop" on the B-side, which both are on the album as well.

The album itself is a great listen. I like it much better than Jimmy Eat World's previous effort, 2006's Chase This Light. It's just a shame that the actual physical records aren't the best.

I'll start with Invented itself. The packaging is kind of flimsy. The printed inner sleeve has the lyrics printed on it upside down, as well as being slightly too small for the record itself, so the sides were starting to tear a bit before I even took the record out for my first listen. Also, the record came with a greasy handprint on it. It doesn't affect the play whatsoever, but it kind of looks crappy.

Then we come to the "My Best Theory" single. The packaging is awful. The record is literally wrapped in a piece of paper that looks like it was xeroxed at Kinko's. I'm not going to judge because it was free, but it really looks awful. The text is super blurry and almost impossible to read. Also, it looks like they didn't even bother with a paper cutter and just cut the paper by hand. 

Moral of the story: Interscope is a lazy, lazy record company. I really enjoy the record, but the packaging itself leaves much to be desired.

And here is the crappy bonus 7" single that came with it.

Artist: Jimmy Eat World

Title: Invented + Bonus 7"

Label: Interscope

Vinyl Color: Black / Black

Purchased From: http://www.interpunk.com

Price:$14.99

Weezer - Hurley

Ah, yes. It came. In case you don't know, Weezer is my favorite band. So naturally, I was quite excited for this bad boy to show up in the mail. I mean I've had the leak for like a week now, but there's just something about having the physical copy in your hands that feels so nice. This is the Epitaph Store exclusive clear green vinyl edition, which was limited to only 1,000 copies. All the rest are on your standard, run-of-the-mill, black vinyl. I'll probably end up picking up the black one eventually as well as I am a bit of a Weezer completist. Over the course of this blog, I'll probably be posting bits and pieces from my collection for you to check out.

Artist: Weezer

Title: Hurley

Label: Epitaph

Vinyl Color: Clear Green

Purchased From: http://www.epitaph.com

Price: $14.99