A big change is coming to this subreddit.
The moderator team and I have decided to shift the focus of this subreddit so we can protect people and warn them of the scam that is VMP in its current form.
I am giving you guys a heads up as the changes could potentially be drastic.
I was just listening to to some of my old VMP stuff and I went to look at what they had going on now and stumbled into some dumpster fire of a website that absolutely SCREAMS "SCAM!!!"
On top of that...there's a HUGE record store a block or two away from me. The guy that owns(ed?) it had been in the neighborhood since the 70s. I mean the store is absolutely jam packed with records, but the owner (past??) refused to sell anything new. He only sold used records.
Looking at those pictures, it looks like the new VMP owners may have bought that store.
Are they producing good pressings now?? I saw the NWA thing...I mean there isn't a record plant anywhere near here.
Hi everyone, my name is Juancruz. I have a question about the best way to listen to Aphex Twin on vinyl. I’m going to buy my first setup soon and I need some recommendations.
Is this gear good enough to start with?
• Speakers: Edifier MR4
• Turntable: Audio-Technica LP60X
My budget is around 300-400 USD. Does anyone have any suggestions or better alternatives? I’m from Argentina, so for my bad english!
Maybe I'm really late to this, but I was a longtime VMP subscriber that cancelled right before the bankruptcy when my swaps weren't being honored. Checked back in to see what was going on and noticed the diatribe on the website that's ant-AI but it looks like it was completely written by AI! Complete with tons of m-dashes. There's literally a line, "The giants of music tech force-feed AI into every corner." I ran it through a few different software and it came back estimated 100% AI. This is really pathetic and weird they'd lazily create a whole anti internet and AI rant using AI. Anybody else notice this? Never rejoining. Which sucks because I loved this club early on.
I am glad I have an alert on my card where I have to approve every transaction because good old Vinyl Me Please tried to check me AGAIN! 😡 Anyone else?
I would love to get a subscription like this but I guess I can’t go with this one.
When Discogs removed Last.fm integration, I lost the only way to scrobble my vinyl listens without doing it manually. I know a lot of you did too.
I'm a vinyl collector and an iOS developer. I'd already been building a Discogs collection app called Spinstack for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV. When Discogs dropped Last.fm support, I made scrobbling a priority. Here's how it works.
You log a spin. Spinstack scrobbles it. That's it.
Every time you use the Spin Log (long-press any record, pick your tracks, hit save), Spinstack sends the scrobble to Last.fm automatically. No extra steps. No copy-pasting. No third-party bridges.
Here's what's under the hood:
Automatic scrobbles with accurate timestamps. Each track gets its own scrobble with the correct start time based on when you logged the session. Not one bulk timestamp for the whole album. Proper, per-track timing.
Now Playing updates. When you start a spin, Last.fm shows what you're currently listening to. Your friends see it. Your profile reflects it in real time.
Batch scrobbles. If you log multiple sessions offline or catch up on a weekend of listening, Spinstack sends them all with correct historical timestamps. Your listening history stays accurate even if you didn't scrobble in the moment.
Retry queue. If the network drops mid-scrobble, Spinstack queues the failed attempts and retries automatically. Nothing gets lost.
One-tap login. Connect your Last.fm account once in Settings. Done. Every spin after that scrobbles without you thinking about it.
Streaming services scrobble automatically. Vinyl listeners have always been second-class citizens on Last.fm. You either scrobbled manually through the website, used a turntable with a dedicated scrobbler, or just accepted that your vinyl listening never showed up in your stats.
Spinstack fixes that. Your vinyl spins show up in your Last.fm history alongside your streaming listens. Your top artists, weekly reports, and listening trends finally reflect what you actually listen to, not just what you stream.
If you've been maintaining your Last.fm profile for years (some of you since 2005, I know), having a gap where all your vinyl listening is invisible is painful. This closes that gap.
Spinstack isn't just a scrobbler. It connects to your Discogs account and syncs your full collection, wishlist, and folders. Some highlights:
Spin Log. This is what powers the scrobbling. Log every session with date, rating, mood, and track selections. Long-press any record from anywhere in the app. Your full listening history, searchable and synced across devices via iCloud.
3D Cover Flow. Swipe through your collection with depth blur and reflections. The thing people screenshot most.
Crate Dig. A swipeable surprise from your own shelves. Like Tinder for your record collection. Just went free in 1.3.
Vinyl DNA. A generative mandala computed from your collection's mathematical fingerprint. Your taste, visualized.
Price Watchdog. Per-release market value tracking with sparklines, biggest movers, and wishlist price alerts.
NFC Tags. Write tags, stick them on your sleeves, tap to log a spin. Batch Tag mode for your full collection.
Barcode Scanner. Point and scan. Bulk Scan mode for working through a stack without stopping.
Apple TV and Mac. Your collection on the big screen. Ambient Mode for background cover art. Runs natively on Apple Silicon.
The B-Side. Privacy-first social feed for collectors. See what your friends are spinning. Seven-day expiry. No algorithm.
Full feature breakdown at spinstackios.app.
$9.99 once. Not a subscription. Last.fm scrobbling is part of Spinstack Pro. There's a 30-day free trial with everything unlocked, no credit card required. If you just want to test the scrobbling workflow, you have a full month to try it.
I'm not a company. I'm one developer who collects vinyl and got tired of the tools available. Spinstack is iOS only. No Android, no web app. If you're not on iPhone, this isn't for you yet.
But if you are, and you've been looking for a way to get your vinyl listening back into Last.fm since Discogs pulled the plug, this is the solution I built for myself. Figured some of you might want it too.
Happy to answer questions about the scrobbling implementation or anything else.
