zdkaiser

Received my copy of LLO from Burnt Toast today. It's a 10 out of 10. I own the Big School Records gold pressing as well, and this new version far surpasses that in overall quality and attention to detail. It's a heavy weight trifold jacket with reflective printing. Tons of glossy photos. All LPs are clean and come in Gotta Groove MoFi-style rice paper inner sleeves. Also includes printed paper sleeves with additional artwork. A small insert with more photos and information. Recording notes, etc. The LPs are a little different from the mockups. I ordered the amber with black swirl b

I think the LB reissue was pushed back to July 2 release date,

When do you have to cancel by? Or can you cancel immediately?

Mono vs. Stereo is an apples and oranges comparison, but I'm glad you're happy with both versions. I have the UHQR and it's a wonderful pressing. Also have the 2013 mono reissue and that too is incredible. But jazz in general I think sounds better in mono.

Both of these new Phish live jams are up on Amazon for $23 now,

FATPOSSUM20OFF It'll save you $6. Or basically free shipping.

Thanks for the education! Of my all my reviews on discogs, how many are about surface noise? Seems like you just looked up my profile and read my recent review for Phoebe Bridgers Punisher, an album known to have issues.

FFS, that's not the issue. A capful of 99% iso in a basin of distilled water hasn't hurt anything in the 15 years I've been buying records. But apparently that's the issue here with this release, right? It's a shitty pressing from MPO, across all variants. See the poor reviews pile up online.

2nd copy of Mondo version arrived. Wet cleaned with water and isopropyl. Surface noise throughout album. Single channel distortion and farts during numerous songs. This 2nd copy is even more warped than my first copy. Such a bummer. Ill wash it a few more times and hope for the best.

Yeah, seems like a mixed bag. I've also heard from another person that their local record store warned them about buying the pressing because feedback from their customers consisted of complaints about surface noise. I hope you have better luck with your copies.

No. Looks at the discogs reviews.

"AMOEBA10" brings it down to $22.50 with free shipping.

Good to know. I reached out,to Mondo. Maybe I'll be able to swap my copy for a different one, if they have any left.

Yeah, I clean all my albums before I spin them. I have another similar variant, this marbled translucent style vinyl pressed at MPO, and it too is heavy on the surface noise. It's the Drive soundtrack on gold vinyl. Generally speaking, MPO is pretty good, I agree.

My Mondo copy of Her is pretty heavy on the surface noise. Constant light surface noise. I've wet cleaned the thing twice now, and no improvement. Also kinda warped and a big fat seam split across the top of the jacket. The record is pretty though. ha ha. How does everyone's copies sound? Do you have surface noise as well?