While Spaceboy watches reality TV and Number Five lies low in a seedy motel, a threat against the Umbrella Academy begins to rouse the team, who’ve been rather uninspired since the catastrophic events from 2007′s best-selling Apocalypse Suite. Only one member of the team understands the danger that lies ahead-the massacre in Costello’s Diner has raised some suspicions of what’s happened, and what’s to come. At the heart of this, the Umbrella Academy feels the loss of Pogo, the chimp that had held them together since childhood, and resort to remedies that won’t help, and, sadly, won’t cure boredom.
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Three Cheers Vinyl Review
The much-anticipated release of Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge on vinyl was topped-off when I surprisingly received it in the mail a brief 4 days after Warners/Nonesuch had sent me my confirmation email that it had been shipped. Usually the transit time in the past has been in excess of 3 weeks due to it being shipped as a parcel. Looks like they’re shipping these out via Priority Mail for US customers, more than likely so that they will be received in time for Christmas.
So there was a good indication that this was going to be fun. Opened up the box, broke out my mini knife to cut open a slit down the right side of the LP slipcase (this allows the shrink wrap to stay on the slipcase and preserves any stickers that have been placed on the shrink wrap and also preserved the slipcase itself from wear and tear), and popped-out the contents. As promised, it comes with an MCR sticker, Three Cheers logo stencil (complete with guns). a type-written lyric sheet that is much more easily readible than that of the CD jacket, and the flip side has “production” lyrics and notes, some handwritten, some typed. Whether or not these are actually from the production of the album is open to speculation. They do look like the real deal, however, as I do possess actual production notes and handwritten lyrics in my Alice Cooper collection, so I’ve seen these types of things before. If not, they did a good job of fudging it. The vinyl itself is a beautiful, deep, blood red. Very cool. That being said, the overall packaging is not as extravagant as the packaging was for The Black Parade deluxe vinyl edition (I literally get a rush every time that I open up my copy of the album because the packaging and heavy-duty vinyl is so frigging cool), but it’s a passable job.
But this is where my pleasure kind of ends. As all vinyl buffs know, the real test is what the album sounds like. Backing up a bit, I have a really nice turntable. It plays just about anything in any condition and makes it sound good. When I put Three Cheers on last night, I literally wondered if there was something wrong with my needle. Did I need to get a new one? The album sounded so scratchy and distorted that it made me wonder if I had gotten a defective copy or something. After about 4 songs, and the scratchiness and distortions getting worse, I decided to see if it’s my turntable or the record by putting on The Black Parade. Sure enough, crisp, clear, organic, goodness comes from my speakers when I put TBP on. So it’s not my needle. Put the Three Cheers back on. Same scratchiness, same distorition. This is a bummer. I already realized that the album is not pressed on 180-gram heavy-duty vinyl (a serious oversight, in my opinion), but the production values in
its analog transfer are seriously lacking. I don’t know what else to say. Sidenote: the jacket that the record, itself, sits in inside the slipcase, is already tearing on all three unopened sides. Either the jacket was a little too small and tore when the records were put into them, or the records were put in too forcefully.
My overall grade is a C-. B+ for packaging, D- for the quality of the vinyl record. The record comes off as more like a bootleg quality of some pirated copy of a record you might pick up at a flea market in Tijuana. I would like to hear what other people have to say. Maybe I did simply get a defective copy. Somehow I doubt it.
I wear this on my sleeve…
Brett Cooper
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If you haven’t seen it, there is a new shirt in the store.
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Number Five and The Rumor have accepted a terrible mission, and after enduring torture and a brush with nuclear Armageddon, the rest of the surviving Umbrella Academy have to put aside their infighting to try to find their brother and sister, racing through history to do so.
The Eisner and Harvey Award-winning series kicks into high gear as Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá head into taboo territory in the surreal political thriller Dallas.
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This set of six Umbrella Academy figures evokes the characters exactly as they appear in the comic. The likeness is uncanny, with bold shadowing and strange angles, right down to the fur on Space Boy’s oversized arms. We think you will be charmed by this set and love not only the figures, but the unique packaging they are placed in: An umbrella-topped dome looms over the siblings, in all their monochromatic glory.
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For the Book and Figure Set, we have chosen Vanya, AKA The White Violin. She’s a standout character in the series, defying her family and showing a vindictive, violent streak. A 5″ x 7.5″ hardcover of the trade paperback has been created for this set, featuring original Gabriel Ba cover art.
From MCR’s Official Myspace…
Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge Available for International Pre-Order!HERE! This is the first time ever that “Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge” is being released on vinyl. This edition will be released on December 16th, but this is your chance to reserve your copy in advance! This collectible edition includes:
We are excited to announce that international fans can now pre-order the special limited vinyl edition of “Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge” from the My Chemical Romance Store
*”Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge” on a custom red vinyl record
*New jacket artwork
*Hand-written lyric sheet
*MCR gun logo stencil
Want the hard cover limited edition TUA Apocalypse Suite? Well you better hurry. There are only a few left and you can get it at a discounted price!
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Why would you want such a book?
This oversized limited-edition hardcover features an expanded sketchbook with concept designs and original artwork; commentary from the artists; and the short story from the hit 2007 Free Comic Book Day issue!
In or around April you will be able to buy a set of Umbrella Academy figures for $40. No preorder info is available yet.
The set will come in a tumbler and include six figures.
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