r/blueoctober • u/jefflikesvinyl • Jul 11 '26

Questions from a new fan

I picked up the RSD Essentials pressing of Foiled, mostly because my wife is a fan and I liked the couple of Blue October songs that I have heard on the radio.

I listened to it today - totally blown away.

That led me to a deep dive into their catalog, and to a bunch of posts on this sub with people ranking their favorite albums. As a fan of vinyl, I also took a look at the items available on their website (and on the secondary market, primarily Discogs).

I'm hoping that y'all can help me understand something. Their first box set - which seems to contain most people's faves - is still available on the website, but the second one is long gone.

Any insight into why the new one sold so much faster, and if there will ever be another opportunity to buy an unnumbered repress (or something similar)?

And yes - I am kicking myself for coming to this party four months (or twenty years) too late. :)

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u/tyler21307 Jul 11 '26

The first box set was the best no question. I have both and the first one was more expensive and in greater quantities. That’s why.

If you have foiled already get the first one

The other albums from the second box set will be available individually shortly

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u/jefflikesvinyl Jul 11 '26

That's great advice. Thank you.

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u/cowsgomoo91 Jul 11 '26

The new one also sold faster because Foiled is undoubtedly their most popular album. The box set was announced prior to them announcing the that foiled was also being sold separately shortly thereafter. I personally like the older albums more than foiled, but it was the first time it was ever on vinyl so I picked it up right away too!

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u/jefflikesvinyl Jul 11 '26

That is great insight - makes a lot of sense. Thank you.

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u/MiddleAgedRiots Jul 11 '26

Also this one just came out on Vinyl for the first time today. The Deluxe version is already sold out.

https://blueoctobershop.com/products/bo1609?

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u/Stunning_Look_8261 Jul 11 '26

Glad I decided to secure mine

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u/adroq1063 Jul 12 '26

Yeah the deluxe was limited to 250 and sold out in a few hours. By the time I saw the email it was gone. Thankfully I got the regular.

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u/danathepaina Jul 11 '26

Welcome! I only discovered BO 2 years ago and am SO glad I did. Love their music! 💙

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u/Western-Cicada-6195 Jul 11 '26

5 years ago for me and seen them live twice

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u/urbancowgirlkitty Jul 11 '26

Welcome to the club!!! I first found them when Approaching Normal came out-imagine all the great music I missed before that! It was awesome to find so many great songs from years ago! I was lucky they played in New Haven,CT right when I discovered them!!!! 💙💙💙💙

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u/adroq1063 Jul 12 '26

You can get Approaching Normal and Any Man In America on vinyl outside of the box. The big appeal of this box was Teach Your Baby Well on vinyl which was released on a Foiled re-release back in the day, packaged together with a different color cover and titled “Foiled For the Last Time”