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I just can't imagine them spontaneously finding and listing a shit-ton of 2014 stock, especially after Discogs reviews are flooding in to discuss a new press.  But I've been wrong before.  I think there are some pretty clear tells that it's a newer press without even opening the record up.  I'll know tomorrow and get back to you.
Oh yeah, I've been over splatters and zany variants for years now.  Huge sucker for "simple" monochrome variants.  But I still want them to make sense.  Orange to match the font.  "Blood Red Summer" red.  A translucent amber or cream to match the clouds.  Purple and green just ain't it.

No problem. 👍
Not 100%, but 98% or so?  There's no US listings on Discogs at least.  Lots of reviews on the 2014 US listing are talking about a new cut / new press with some obvious giveaways on the packaging.  If it's not the EU press, it's a painless return.

Gonna have to update my name.

yeah, there's 1 listing for it on discogs for over $300 USD lol.  anyone that receives one of these is going to have an instant expensive resell value record.  And again... i still have a sealed bootleg that i'd be willing to sell to someone at cost+shipping.  think i paid $50 for it.  DM me if you're interested.

good info, maybe I'll just hold out and see what the 20th anniversary brings.  I just want to have a great sounding copy of this album, couldn't care less what variant I have.  From what I've read it sounds like the only decent sounding reissues have all come from EU pressing.

Early Discogs comments are insisting that the sibilance issues from the 2014 press are fixed.  There’s photos floating around of an indie store purple variant for RSD Essentials, scheduled for 10/6.  Still imagine the band is gonna’ do something for their own variant.

My Amazon order says release date is November. So… 🤷🏼‍♂️

Full Length LP Details.

††† (Crosses) - Goodnight, God Bless, I Love U, Delete. / October 13th
Pleasure [04:16]
Invisible Hand [03:54]
Found [03:25]
Light as a Feather [03:09]
Pulseplagg [02:32]
Runner [03:44]
Big Youth (feat. El-P) [03:04]
End Youth (Reprise) [01:39]
Last Rites [03:41]
Ghost Ride [04:10]
Grace [03:10]
Eraser [02:16]
Natural Selection [02:47]
Girls Float † Boys Cry (feat. Robert Smith) [04:26]
Goodnight, God Bless, I Love U, Delete. [03:29]

i do have an extra sealed Mechanical Animals unofficial white from 2020.  accidentally bought 2 of them.  the copy in my collection that i've listened to is pretty good, by boot standards.  DM me if interested.

Went to the Cincy show and it was one of the most unique experiences ever.  I highly recommend catching one of these shows.  
 
I chatted with Matt a bit afterwards.  He said most likely a July preorder for the reissues, all going through Polyvinyl.  Some of the holdup has been cost because they’re releasing all 4 albums at the same time.  
 
I didn’t ask about a Jay print for them or any other details.  

For those of you straining to read that, here's a normal font color variant:
HUM RE-ISSUES: YES, IT’S STILL, STILL HAPPENING…
 The day is here (almost). We’ve entered the actual manufacturing stage with RTI. We’ll likely be taking pre-orders mid-summer, with records shipping before the end of the year. Copies of Inlet, Downward is Heavenward, You’d Prefer and Astronaut, and Electra2000 will be available in both black and a color variant. (So, please, no major appliance purchases or new lawn mowers or anything before that so you can collect ‘em all.) Once the exact pre-order date is set, we’ll shout it from the rooftops. You won’t miss it, promise!

Get one of these and your reckas will thank you.  I've been using the KAB EV-1 for over 10 years and it works fantastic.  The only thing that's needed replaced once is the applicator brush (nitty gritty rcb) but it's only $20.
 
https://www.kabusa.com/frameset.htm?/ev1.htm

It was the copy.  My replacement clean that too and no issues with sound so I guess I got a bad copy. 

I'm digging it hard. Stellar cover. Chino sounds so smooth. Here's the Youtube video: 
 
 

They just put out a cover of George Michaels "One More Time". I dig it.

only $500 for the unsigned and $1k for a signed one.  "Limited" to 3,100 worldwide... lol gtfo.

I'm very happy with it.  Very cohesive collection of songs and not a weak one in the bunch imo.  I'm a bit perplexed about where Initiation and Protection fall, being the first 2 singles released earlier this year, I expected them to be on the EP.  Those 2 songs also sound the most like the 2014 album than any of the stuff released afterwards this year, makes me wonder if those 2 songs just didn't make the cut for the first album for whatever reason.  Maybe they'll end up on the full-length album, if we assume at some point there will be a full-length.
 
Regardless, this first EP slaps and I'm looking forward to more in 2023 for sure.  And I will continue to buy every single/EP they put out because I love this group and what they're doing.

only $500 for the unsigned and $1k for a signed one.  "Limited" to 3,100 worldwide... lol gtfo.

I'm very happy with it.  Very cohesive collection of songs and not a weak one in the bunch imo.  I'm a bit perplexed about where Initiation and Protection fall, being the first 2 singles released earlier this year, I expected them to be on the EP.  Those 2 songs also sound the most like the 2014 album than any of the stuff released afterwards this year, makes me wonder if those 2 songs just didn't make the cut for the first album for whatever reason.  Maybe they'll end up on the full-length album, if we assume at some point there will be a full-length.
 
Regardless, this first EP slaps and I'm looking forward to more in 2023 for sure.  And I will continue to buy every single/EP they put out because I love this group and what they're doing.

So what are people’s thoughts on the new EP after having it for a weekend? 
 
personally I think this has got to be one of my top releases of the year. Day one and Holier are on constant repeat, I can’t get enough of them.

I love Oceania. I even like it a bit more than Machina because it has such a well-constructed flow. The band was in a good creative groove for a moment there, too bad it fizzled out so quickly. I like most of Monuments (Tiberius is classic SP in my book), but being so short it really suffers from the weaker tracks (Run 2 Me? Oof…).
The whole artistic evolution thing is so tough, and as an artistic person myself, I can totally sympathize with musicians trying to navigate that. If I ever made anything half as successful as MCIS, I know it would seriously disrupt my ability to continue producing art that is genuine to myself and my interests, but also speak to whomever loved what I did before. As a listener, I welcome bands trying to move their sound forward, even if doesn’t always work, I find that to be more interesting than repeating what already works. With ATUM, Corgan seems to be digging into the more flamboyant side of his musical tastes, and he’s not pandering to his older fans (with the music itself at least, trying to tack this album on to his previous work by declaring it a sequel is questionable at best), which I can appreciate. What I struggle with is that he’s steering head-first into a musical aesthetic that I just don’t connect with at all. I’m not mad about that. I’m not about to rejoin Netphoria and make a hobby out of hating Billy, that’s pretty soulless. But I also think it’s good to thoughtfully critique things, and I agree that the way Jimmy is seemingly being constrained in these newer albums is hard to reconcile.

Absolutely agree.  Oceania is a very solid album.  It actually sounds like the Pumpkins that made all their 90s material so good.  While I understand the desire for artists to "evolve", to me this seems like there's just nothing in it for me to connect with.  And for crying out loud... why in the world is Jimmy's amazing drum talent being wasted album after album if he's back in the band?  Unless I'm missing something, has there even been a classic Jimmy drum track in any of the new material?  The kid in Oceania did about as good of a Jimmy impression with his drum work on that album than I think anyone could ever do.

listened to my copy of the coke bottle green over the weekend.  Pretty impressed with it, dead quiet floor, flat, sound is dynamic and spacious.  The live tracks on the bonus disc are not the greatest quality, but I'm certain that's just the quality of the recording, can't polish a turd.  Not unlistenable though by any means, the live version of My Girlfriend's Girlfriend was my favorite of the bunch.
 
P.S.  still haven't seen shipping notification for my copy of Bloody Kisses from Brooklyn Vegan, going on 5 weeks now since they said it would ship within 3.  oh well... just gotta continue to wait I suppose.

I haven't seen any praise for Zeitgeist.  Sadly it's better than this recent stuff. I would rank Oceania as their best of the sp era 2.0

Yes...BV and Revolver...and also HardTimes...are all in same fulfillment center/company...Project M Group. 
And it's been a clusterfuck all around with some releases...even outside of supply chain issues and pressing plant delays. They've mishandled plenty of people's orders. Not to mention lacking customer service.