Brewerytownbeats

22 minutes ago, Happy Feet said:

What ever your reason's are for hijacking Soul Directions, back story on the history regarding their latest release , at least they make sure their customers are happy , why not just contact them privately to pass on the info , I don't get it sorry .

I don't understand. I am simply adding more to the story. In the official description it was vague as to where these tapes came from, and as the team who found, mixed and mastered the source material I was adding onto the story.  It was time, effort and money that lead to these tapes seeing the light of day and that was not mentioned, even more likely that info was not passed on from Manny's team - but adding to the story is important in our eyes. Here's the thing, for years now releases similar to this have been released overseas without knowledge of the local market it originated in.. No local press, non of the people involved in these releases originally or musicians and family's of musicians have been worked with unless necessary (th3ey had the source material needed).. This release is completely official and I am not speaking directly on that, however I am aware of other releases by similar small labels in the UK that don't tell the complete stories, or are not accurate in their descriptions and we feel it is time to correct some of those mistakes or overlooks.  We're sorry this if this ruffles feathers, but honestly it is important to know the full story, it means something to the people who played on these records and family's that have only heard stories passed down and never actually seen a release. I hope that clears up my public comments a bit. We are not trying to take away from this beautiful song or release.  Best of luck

Trouble Trouble was original called "Listen To Me Girl" recorded in the same sessions as the Nu-Ron's "All My Life" & "I'm A Loner" - We found the tapes, mixed and mastered the tracks. Take sheet attached.  Accuracy is key on these releases.

13 minutes ago, Markmodern said:

If there are repeated problems with him - don’t Order easy as that or accept what he has to say albeiet many months later

I'd prefer the later - again, not to rub it on.. but some times things ain't always easy round here.  

41 minutes ago, Kenb said:

had notification today that the book has shipped.

Correct - on it's way!

29 minutes ago, Chalky said:

You take my money, waste my time and come with poor excuses after two months of silence and you want me to be quiet  

I’ve nothing more to say anyway having had a refund via PayPal and secured a copy via Dave Brown who doesn’t have the same issues you seem to be having. 

good with me - thanks my man.

2 minutes ago, Kenb said:

Let’s give the guy a break now…he knows how we feel, and we have to let him sort it.

let’s take a deep breath for a week

Apprecite it, I apologize and will sort it out. Thank you

36 minutes ago, Chalky said:

Personally what you have come here with is p*ss poor.  No excuses you should not have sold the copies we ordered.  Your shipping problems were not our problem.  I do not believe for one minute you had no stock when we placed our order which for the most were as soon as advertised, I even corresponded with you over the shipping to which you replied would not be an issue. 

If you did not have copies you should not have taken orders.  You certainly should not have left it almost two months, with unanswered messages and emails and the grief you received on here to sour you into action.  I believed you couldn’t be so bad twice but that belief was misplaced.  

 

 

Chalky, do I tell you how to run your business or life? Out of everyone you are the loud mouth. If you can't handle my business, can't deal with this you don't have to buy anything from us. Please exit the conversation if you have nothing constructive or positive to say. I am working through it at my pace, and whats doable for me. you can just move on.

16 hours ago, Tlscapital said:

OK Max we hear you, but to justify 'professionally' with "outside" or 'private' matters past reasonable time doesn't help much re-establishing the 'trust' figure from the customer's point of view. Please do realize this is most natural. 

You should understand that achieving a reputation is as crucial as it is slow and enduring. Losing it is fast and don't ask much. Faults or errors with amends if not given on the spot to all directly in regard of their 'lost' orders is crucial.

Replying one thing to the customer's quest on the whereabouts of its purchase then saying something else the next day and then nothing for a while is either misleading or playing the fool seemingly from this point of view here.

Imagine those still awaiting their Nuions 45 after all this time... Add this Philly Book situation here now... Reading it all do adds up one way. Without much consistance in the communication leaving a lot of room for the imagination...

Been wrong and already corrected on some. Now more with your explanations. Still at this point you'll understand that only action will speak louder than any words. And so we'll see for that Max. Looking forward to it. Peace. Tim

Understood, all I am doing is asking for time to rectify the matter - I gave an excuse for the delay, being 100% truthful about it and have always corrected any issues when i had the full ability to - Nu-Ron's orders I was told by my employee where completed.. if there any outstanding orders I would like to know so I can send them out.  The book was simply a bad timing issue as explained and will be send when I can restock (as many companies do when they oversell, do pre-sales)

17 hours ago, Andy Rix said:

I'm sure you are trying ... my only observation is in future keep us updated as to what is going on ... we are very patient and understanding if we have an understanding of what is happening

A

Agree, I apologize for the lack of communication. I feel when there is nothing to report (no changes) i don't need to - but I will update in the future more frequently. Apologies again.

17 hours ago, Kenb said:

Max-a lot of guy’s run as one/two person enterprises-and manage.Your real failure is really bad communication with customers.

you might want to re-think your marketing and distribution.

as said in my previous post…you are obviously a soul devote, so I have lot of time for you on that score…but you can’t keep advertising stuff you can’t fulfill in a timely manner

Again, I wish it was that easy. The Nu-Ron's issue (first issue we had we because of a bad pressing plant who first off refunded me in full for their delay and the owner of the plant came and apologized) and the Book was a bad timing issue soon to be resolved.  I appreciate you recognizing me commitment to Philly soul, but i can honestly say these a bumps in the small business road and seeing comments that write me off for some delays hurt. I apologize and will have everything out soon as i possibly can.

1 minute ago, Andy Rix said:

Max ... thank you for explaining the situation .. and your situation ... I'm happy to sit tight now I understand how things will be sorted out ... 

Regards

Andy

Of course. If it could snap my fingers and get everything proper I would - but unfortunately things arn't working like that these days.. lots of hurdles in small business. Working myself through it. Cheers.

On 07/09/2023 at 13:02, UGfind said:

This does not really help those who ordered from Brewerytown, but Funkadelphia Records is still selling copies on Ebay, so it looks like the press run is not completely sold out yet.

No one ever said it was sold out - there has been a delay on our end from getting the books from the author. Will be resolved shortly. Thank you

8 hours ago, Tlscapital said:

Well actually it is plausible. Like if as I suspect he privileged USA retailers first (to avoid direct issues with them as opposed to overseas individuals) and expect (that which is not a pro approach) to find a the best deal to press more copies once he'll see how the demand for it is coming to set a figure of how much to press up again... Fishy.

Sorry, you are completely wrong. I didn't press these.. The author has been through some family issues, I run and operate a small business in this post-covid world singly, solo, and sometimes things get delayed, as in this instance.  Appreciate your support and understanding. Books are going out soon. Thank you 

6 hours ago, Steve G said:

In which case I would have thought you either take it on the chin and eat the difference, or you issue refunds to those who's orders you cannot satisfy.  Radio silence is not a credible option. 

Just a delay in restocking these for a bunch of different reasons. Please see my post about it.

Max

On 07/09/2023 at 08:04, Chalky said:

This guy has been nothing but hassle for buyers the last couple of sales of his.  I know not everyone lives on the internet but you would think a business would answer messages and emails of which I have sent both.

When you run a small business by yourself, have two kids and are doing side projects to make up for the lack of business a retail establishment is bringing in these days - it gets a bit hairy to say the least. I'm a one man band at this point. Sorry for the delays. But I only have so much bandwith. Cheers.

6 hours ago, Tlscapital said:

Yeah and a month ago they told me it will be shipped the following week...

What's their word's value ? Pfff ! Caught once lying then every other words...

With so many e-mails remaining unanswered like trying to sneak-out, unreliable.

It's a book - it's coming. The restock was delayed for a myriad of reasons - hang in there. Cheers

On 06/09/2023 at 14:59, Soulman said:

Regarding the Nurons fiasco... I did get a reply saying they would look into it and to rest assured that the copies would be despatched. No further replies and certainly no 45's from them. I'd be wary about their exploits  

• We have to our knowledge sent out all Nu-ron's orders - not sure where your order would have ended up. Do you have a copy - we have been tryng to resolve this issue. Thank you

On 05/09/2023 at 10:40, Tommy1 said:

Did anyone ordering this book receive it? I paid for a copy over a month ago and no book yet. Not replying on my mail either. 

Please see my response. Thank you

On 05/09/2023 at 12:55, Kenb said:

yes...like a fool i thought it can't be as bad as the Nu-Ron's fiasco. It's a book! It's in Print isnt it?

but having emailed them (20th Aug), this is what i got back

Hey now! How goes it. So we blew through 100 copies and need to link with the author to get more - he’s an odd fellow, but we are working on it! Thanks for writing. 

sometimes i'm thick and sometimes i'm stupid. on that day i was both

@Brewerytownbeats

Please see my response. Thank you

Hey, everyone - thanks for writing in.  So here's the story with these. I had an initial order with Dave (the author) for 50 copies.. but they sold pretty quick.  I shipped them out as soon as I got them.  I decided to put up another 50 copies and well, those sold quick too (not as quick as the first round, but steady). In order to make shipments to the UK $7 I have to hit a quota of 30lbs in order for the 3rd party shipping company to accept my packages and getting a cheaper rate.  So, that took some time as the UK sales where brisk, but yet not enough to make that quota - Once I did hit the 30lbs quota (about 25 books / orders) I reached back out to Dave to get another few boxes - he was non-committal and somewhat unresponsive (he has recently lost a family member and then our own Philly legend Bobby Eli who Dave was very close with died right after) - so I decided to hold off a bit until he recovers from the loses - i have dealt with Dave who I highly respect for years now and know his quirkiness, his temperament and when to leave him alone.  I love the guy, but it's not always worth dealing with him.  So, after all that we have spoken recently and I will be getting the two remaining boxes I ordered from him this coming week.  Then all the orders will be shipped out.  Thanks for hanging in there.  If you need anything feel free to hit me at info@brewerytownbeats.com - Max

13 hours ago, Fiftyboiledeggs said:

beautiful song

Thank you so much.  Really appreciate that. A few behind the scenes tidbits.. the writers are Fred Berman & David Cope - both Philly area artists/songwriters.. also we roped in D'Angelo's background singers (friends of friends) for this session. They are doing the ooh's and shames.. Thank you again.

On 16/03/2023 at 13:16, Glynthornhill said:

Why do you need to verify the purchase when you have all our payment details from the initial order - More stalling tactics ???

I've spent way too much time and effort chasing this order - Just refund people who've paid - Just wish I had moved quicker within the 90 days for a Paypal refund - You live and learn - 

 

Most likely you have received your order - please let me know if you still haven't - we have finally been able to fulfill all orders on our website.. 

On 16/03/2023 at 16:02, Markmodern said:

On there website is says out of stock - has it ever been in stock ?

Thank god I didn’t order one and good luck to those that did

The initial LIMITED promo copies sold out within two weeks, 250 of them.. If you are not here for the music and just want to put a small business down you can email us directly and we can have it out there.. info@brewerytownbeats.com.

57 minutes ago, Glynthornhill said:

 Yep same here its a standing joke ( Not ) I'm over $115 dollars down on the order - Maybe BreweryTown Beats could come on here and tell the truth ... Have they been posted even to UK yet - Promises that never materialise - The whole thing stinks !!

Again, just need to know the order number and what platform the order came from.  IG, FaceBook, website. ect.

On 01/03/2023 at 15:01, Xss said:

Hi Max ordered on the 4th April TRANSACTION ID = 88U96776YU9390520 and the invoice ID = 0c5561bc-72b2-4b34-835e-6904540ea2bc  ALL MY LIFE and I'M A LONER both PROMOS and a BLUE SIGMA SOUND STUDIO t shirt blue size L cheers

I have this order ready to go - just need to verify the purchase - please let me know - if you can please email info@brewerytownbeats.com with the order number / platform ordered on ect.  Thank you

1 hour ago, Mal C said:

yep, true, I've been busting your balls, and you know why...

The above comment from me was too much, I put my hand up for that, I apologise.  But I asked you for a refund, twice, and you totally ignored me.  You can't have both ways...

 

 

 

I honestly didn't mean to ignore you - but I also knew they were coming eventually and it was hard for me to gage because the plant was being non-responsive.. They have now refunded me for the damaged records and i will never be using them again. It's just a damn shame you have been turned off by a unavoidable issue - if there was anyway you would think we wanted this to happen.. Again bottom line, this is about the musoic, I have now found, re-mixed and remastered from the 2" tapes one of the hardest to find Philly records.. and worked directly with the Nu-Ron's to take them to California to perform.. it's been a all around pleasure and I am really excited for the guys.. just sucks these records came in destroyed.

22 minutes ago, Kenb said:

Not got mine. Promo.

O/N 12033

@Brewerytownbeats

Packed and ready to go out.  Sorry for the long delay - it's on it's way to you

9 minutes ago, Joel E Turner said:

Hey Max, just found this site recently, glad to see you on here.

This seems like a good place to post the Show Stoppers piece I wrote, so I'm going to put it up under the articles section.

Still hoping to get Bruce Weinroth and his scrapbook down sometime, but he has been absent from golf club and hard to locate recently. Too bad, the scrapbook itself would be something a lot of folks would like to see.

Cheers and hope to get down to the shop soon.

Amazing! This would definitly be a good place to post that - I cant wait to see those pics from Bruce's scrapbook.  Talk soon.

11 minutes ago, Mal C said:

I did get mine, I havent played it, every time I look at it, just cant be bothered as it was such a pain to get...

Hey Mal - you've been busting my balls for loing enough.. if it isn't about the music then send the record back for a full refund and I'll send it off to someone who will appreciate it.  I am the first to admit it was a horrible long drawn out shit show.. but hopefully that is in the past (at least it is for me) - for fucks sake. grow up.

2 hours ago, Xss said:

Hi as anybody received any of the records as yet ordered 2 and a t-shirt and not heard a thing been a long time waiting 

I can help you, i figured there were a few orders I missed, please let me know an order number and I can get this out immediately. Apologies for the delay.

Max

On 13/01/2023 at 06:30, Marc Forrest said:

If you cant / dont want to wait any longer, these have  and continue to sell as BIN via ebay @15 bucks 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/234856323269?hash=item36ae8718c5:g:smsAAOSwLvhjmlDY&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAoPaLqlrcAgs8CTvQgoECUrGInisZQe6A4VB%2B71sduomP9Mgt19YeJtU%2B0mEokQ7T%2FXVn4Jn5dWhgH4KEi7pM1ugq%2BCvDccISH3yjhiqDK2gmOXrFCBT0S24%2Fes4P0aYSj3dALaQaWTyMYKZryH%2FYSjKO1G8uGV59sSrNf19VD0UivA%2FVIzp7%2B3jUGScV0k%2F92jp2eQPfEh9h36gS9cjK14s%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR7z4mq61YQ

THESE WILL BE DAMAGED - ALL STANDARD COPIES (EXCEPT VERY FEW) CAME DAMAGED - PROMO'S ARE IN THE MAIL

On 13/01/2023 at 05:49, Mal C said:

Max are you going to answer these questions properly?  Good news is good news but what I’m not hearing is a reply outlining when I and others here will get our 45? 

I also contacted you via email via the other month asking for a refund, you have ignored that email, not offered me any thing.

whatever problems you claim to have, they don’t carry any water if you don’t carry out your obligations as a shop or seller.  

you mentioned boxes being sent to the uk before Christmas, well none of us have seen anything, so is that a load of BS?

so whats it to be? 
 

Malcolm 

Promo Nu-Ron's in the mail as of today - Once you receive them if you would still like a refund I'd be happy to oblige.  Apologies all around, this has been a nightmare to say the least.

Max

Yup, after yet another set-back we have about 20 orders boxed up and ready to go.  Good news on my end is the pressing plant has finally accepted the fact they messed up and is refunding the run in full. I will be repressing the standard version at another plant with alternate artwork.

9 minutes ago, Dave Harrison said:

Max, thank you for the up-date! That’s good news at last! I look forward to hearing more when they are shipped! 
cheers

Dave

Cheers Dave - thanks for understanding.