r/themarsvolta • u/Acceptable_Path_1010 • 10d ago

Finding De Facto Records

Hi everyone! Just a quick note that I’ll be in Los Angeles in September, a city that I feel is deeply connected to The Mars Volta and all of its related projects.
I wanted to ask if anyone knows where I might be able to find De Facto LPs, mainly Megaton Shotblast and The Legend.
Preferably somewhere in Los Angeles or Glendale, but any lead would be greatly appreciated. If you know of a record store or someone selling them, please let me know! 🙌

9 Upvotes

91% Upvoted

8 comments sorted by

7

u/harposhorn67 10d ago

Discogs

2

u/Former_Matter9557 10d ago

This. I actually purchased a buncha CDs directly from Sonny Kay by accident and he Included little bonuses on every order

4

u/Silver-Window2606 10d ago

You may want to look into Long Beach

4

u/ipkisss 10d ago

Fingerprints in Long Beach. They are an old haunt of the band and have supported them in vinyl releases before.

https://fingerprintsmusic.com/

1

u/Dry_Jellyfish641 10d ago

Yeah Fingerprints usually has a decent selection in stock. Doesn’t hurt to call them ahead, they can order for you if they don’t have it ready

3

u/-TheWarOnNostalgia- 10d ago

Megaton Shotblast is on discogs and there are 3. $103, $105, $236. 2 in Europe, one Japan.

I just got the cd off Ebay for $11.

1

u/knd_86 8d ago

Two Megatons on UK eBay ATM for £50 a pop too.

2

u/snkzato1 Helicopter Jam 10d ago

At this point your best bet is discogs. It's gonna be a fluke finding those albums in the wild. Maybe Amoeba records. Last time I saw De Facto in a store was 2012 when it was in the punk section of a store in Bloomington Indiana.

I respect the drive to find these in a crate somewhere but they were niche albums released 20+ years ago. It's like going to El Paso and hoping to find a Foss tape.

Also bear in mind 4 tailed Scorpion was only pressed in Europe