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Offline ytserush

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Album Flats
« on: January 26, 2011, 09:02:43 PM »
I've got six album flats. The first person who posts agreeing to give me $20 for five of them gets them and the first person who posts after that gets the remaining one for free. Offer is good for North America only, sorry.  Offer expires three weeks from today.


Dream Theater -- Images and Words
Dream Theater -- Awake
Dream Theater -- Falling Into Infinity

Rush -- Counterparts
Rush -- Test for Echo
Rush -- Vapor Trails
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Re: Album Flats
« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2011, 10:24:30 PM »
I'll pay the $20 as long as I get the 3 DT ones.
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Re: Album Flats
« Reply #2 on: January 26, 2011, 10:28:00 PM »
Flat?
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Re: Album Flats
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2011, 03:20:53 AM »
Quote from: ytserush on January 26, 2011, 09:02:43 PM
I've got six album flats. The first person who posts agreeing to give me $20 for five of them gets them and the first person who posts after that gets the remaining one for free.

WTF??
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Re: Album Flats
« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2011, 05:25:36 AM »
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Re: Album Flats
« Reply #5 on: January 27, 2011, 05:55:28 AM »
wtf is an album flat?
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Re: Album Flats
« Reply #6 on: January 27, 2011, 06:40:51 AM »
https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20091004131847AAmA8Z0

"It's the 'case' or 'sleeve' where the record originally came in, usually when they are sold, they are autographed by the artist."
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Re: Album Flats
« Reply #7 on: January 27, 2011, 01:33:47 PM »
Quote from: Zydar on January 27, 2011, 06:40:51 AM
https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20091004131847AAmA8Z0

"It's the 'case' or 'sleeve' where the record originally came in, usually when they are sold, they are autographed by the artist."

Close.....Album flats are 12X12 pictures of the album cover on the front and a unique design on the back on thin cardboard stock.

Back when there were record stores and record companies promoted records, these flats along with accompanying exclusive promotional posters would get sent to record stores for a display which would promote the album. In some cases, when the promotion was over you could buy the flats and the posters if the record store wanted to sell them.

Mine are not signed, but I'm sure they would look pretty cool if they were.




Should have been a bit more clear.
If DT89 is still interested, he gets to choose his five favorites and the one that is left will be sent to Orcus116 provided he wants it. If he doesn't, I guess we'll move down the list.
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Re: Album Flats
« Reply #8 on: January 28, 2011, 03:16:30 AM »
DT - Images And Words
DT - Awake
DT - Falling Into Infinity
Rush - Test For Echo
Rush - Vapor Trails
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Re: Album Flats
« Reply #9 on: January 28, 2011, 03:27:05 AM »
Quote from: ytserush on January 27, 2011, 01:33:47 PM
Close.....Album flats are 12X12 pictures of the album cover on the front and a unique design on the back on thin cardboard stock.

The older ones are actually 12.5 x 12.5.  Not sure about the Rush ones, but for the DT ones, I&W and Awake are 12.5 x 12.5 and FII is 12 x 12.  Seems like an insignificant difference, but I found out the hard way when I tried to buy frames for all of mine...
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Re: Album Flats
« Reply #10 on: January 28, 2011, 09:45:08 AM »
Haha, glad to see I'm not the only one who had no idea what an album flat was... I was gonna ask but I didn't want to look like an idiot.
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Re: Album Flats
« Reply #11 on: January 31, 2011, 01:38:29 PM »


"Ohhhhh, album flaaaats"
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Re: Album Flats
« Reply #12 on: February 02, 2011, 09:21:45 PM »
Quote from: ZeppelinDT on January 28, 2011, 03:27:05 AM
Quote from: ytserush on January 27, 2011, 01:33:47 PM
Close.....Album flats are 12X12 pictures of the album cover on the front and a unique design on the back on thin cardboard stock.

The older ones are actually 12.5 x 12.5.  Not sure about the Rush ones, but for the DT ones, I&W and Awake are 12.5 x 12.5 and FII is 12 x 12.  Seems like an insignificant difference, but I found out the hard way when I tried to buy frames for all of mine...
Thanks, I'd forgotten about that.

The changeover appears to have happened around 1995 or so. When the flats shrunk they also were printed on a more glossy but thinner card stock.

Other than a Roll the Bones flat that hangs above the bedroom headboard (framed but with no glass to protect it) I don't have any album flats displayed.


Update:

orcus116 has not responded to my PM sent last week.

I'll give him a few more days and if there is still silence, we'll just move down the list until someone wants it.



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Re: Album Flats
« Reply #13 on: February 08, 2011, 03:58:14 PM »
Counterparts flat up for grabs if you live in North America. Who wants it?
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Re: Album Flats
« Reply #14 on: February 08, 2011, 04:01:40 PM »
It feels like someone....

























































WANTS TO SELL ME SOMETHING
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Re: Album Flats
« Reply #15 on: February 08, 2011, 04:04:16 PM »
lol.  just watched that episode, actually.
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Re: Album Flats
« Reply #16 on: February 08, 2011, 04:32:47 PM »
Quote from: ytserush on February 08, 2011, 03:58:14 PM
Counterparts flat up for grabs if you live in North America. Who wants it?

ME ME ME ME ME ME ME ME ME ME ME ME ME ME!


Me, perhaps?
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Re: Album Flats
« Reply #17 on: February 08, 2011, 04:46:02 PM »
Quote from: ZBomber on February 08, 2011, 04:32:47 PM
Quote from: ytserush on February 08, 2011, 03:58:14 PM
Counterparts flat up for grabs if you live in North America. Who wants it?

ME ME ME ME ME ME ME ME ME ME ME ME ME ME!


Me, perhaps?

Z, since you're the most enthused about this, it's yours. (Did I mention it's FREE?)

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Re: Album Flats
« Reply #18 on: February 08, 2011, 04:56:25 PM »
Quote from: ytserush on February 08, 2011, 04:46:02 PM
Quote from: ZBomber on February 08, 2011, 04:32:47 PM
Quote from: ytserush on February 08, 2011, 03:58:14 PM
Counterparts flat up for grabs if you live in North America. Who wants it?

ME ME ME ME ME ME ME ME ME ME ME ME ME ME!


Me, perhaps?

Z, since you're the most enthused about this, it's yours. (Did I mention it's FREE?)



Awesome, thanks!  :biggrin:

Do you still have my shipping info or do you want me to resend it?
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Offline ytserush

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Re: Album Flats
« Reply #19 on: February 17, 2011, 10:37:21 PM »
Z? You get your album flat?
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