oojavaguru Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 nope. john from spartan told me i was basically shit out of luck. Then point John to this listing on Cobraside (http://www.cobraside.com/b2b/details.php?id=900148) and tell him you want one of the 500 copies they plan to re-release (again) for RSD2015 in April Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmhmm Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Then point John to this listing on Cobraside (http://www.cobraside.com/b2b/details.php?id=900148) and tell him you want one of the 500 copies they plan to re-release (again) for RSD2015 in April You gotta be kidding. This is getting out of hand. Not terribly impressed with Spartan Records right now, esp. hearing about their customer service and overall practice of pressing as many Mae variants as they possibly can. I hope whenever the EPs get pressed, it's done through somewhere other than Spartan. Duff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpazzyMcGee Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 nope. john from spartan told me i was basically shit out of luck. That sucks, I had one get lost and forwarded John the tracking info and he sent one extra with an existing order Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tokimedo Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 That sucks, I had one get lost and forwarded John the tracking info and he sent one extra with an existing order mine said delivered but it never made it here. he said i could put in a claim with post office and re-order the record. by this time, it was already sold out (it was one of the /100 RSD mae destination beautiful releases). I told him it was sold out and I couldnt buy it. put in a claim at the post office but didnt win it. john told me it was out of his hands and he wouldnt send me another copy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFB Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 I ended up buying a copy at one of the shows and I totally forgot until I got a e-mail shipping notification that I had pre-ordered one as well So I have a White with Black Splatter copy available to anyone who wants it for cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmoney Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Mae is announcing some more Everglow tour dates. Coming to Atlanta May 16. nardes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nardes Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Mae is announcing some more Everglow tour dates. Coming to Atlanta May 16. Saw that too! Pumped, but wish it was some place other than Masquerade :/ Rest of the dates should be up today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmoney Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 May 15 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle May 16 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade May 17 – Orlando, FL – House of Blues May 19 – Pensacola, FL – Vinyl Music Hall May 20 – New Orleans, LA – Southport Hall May 22 – Dallas, TX – Trees May 26 – Mesa, AZ – The Nile May 28 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre May 29 – Anaheim, CA – Chain Reaction May 30 – San Francisco, CA – Bottom Of The Hill May 31 – San Francisco, CA – Bottom Of The Hill June 2 – Seattle, WA – Neumos June 4 – Boise, ID – Knitting Factory June 5 – Salt Lake City, UT – Area 51 June 6 – Salt Lake City, UT – Area 51 June 8 – Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall June 11 – St Louis, MO – Firebird June 13 – Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge June 16 – Nashville, TN – Exit/In Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmoney Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Saw that too! Pumped, but wish it was some place other than Masquerade :/ Not me. I can walk. SpazzyMcGee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nardes Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Not me. I can walk.Oh that's nice!Do you know if you can park at that big place across the street? Just moved to ATL and parked there for the Relient K and didn't have a problem but no one else was really over there so I was worried that they might tow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zacooper Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 Got an email update regarding the issue on Sun. "Hey everyone, John from Spartan Records here. If you're receiving this email, you ordered a copy of the first pressing of Mae's "Destination: Beautiful" on vinyl. This release was a few years in the making, so I'm especially grateful for your support. We were able to get the Mae guys back together to record some new music! Many copies have already started shipping and the ones that haven't should ship out by the end of this week.The reason I'm writing is to tell you about a small manufacturing error that was recently brought to our attention. There is a about a second of silence towards the end of the song "Sun (Acoustic)" on Side A that was not present on the test pressing that we approved. We take this really seriously and honestly, it's been devastating to discover given all of the effort we put in to try to make our releases the very best they can be.Unfortunately, there's nothing we can do to fix the error right now except be forthright with you about the issue. We're in contact with our manufacturer and we are trying to determine why this happened. This is the first time anything like this has happened to us and even though it's very minor, we're very upset about it. We really appreciate your understanding and as a sign of our thanks, we would like to offer you a 20% discount on any order that you place at spartanrecords.com through June 1st.We hope you understand. Please feel free to contact me directly with any questions. Thank you so much for your support and look out for the digital download of the album in your inbox one week from today!Sincerely, John / SPARTAN" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tokimedo Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 aka...we arent gonna do shit but buy more stuff from us! mmhmm and Duff 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David The Gnome Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 aka...we arent gonna do shit but buy more stuff from us! Exactly. The last time I had an order with manufacturing problems was the DCFC box set and AinR shipped everyone out new sets. Way to go, Spartan. Duff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltadon Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I never received an email stating that there was an issue. My record arrived today, though I haven't had a chance to spin it yet. I have the white w/ multi color splatter. Do you think the issue is only for certain variants? I've never had any issues with Spartan, sorry everyone has had so much trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nardes Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Sooooo June 2nd the new fixed pressing goes on sale.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmoney Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Whaaaa? That's ridiculous. I would Paypal claim that right away - return it - and get a new copy when it goes on sale if they are unwilling to replace. What's stopping people from doing that? EDIT - according to Facebook, you can return the album for a refund by contacting [email protected]. That seems pretty good of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowBearToe Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Sooooo June 2nd the new fixed pressing goes on sale.... Where are you seeing this? I didn't see it anywhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toomanyrecords Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 So do we need to wait to receive the album, then return it? And then we can use the discount on the new pressing? That seems fair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nardes Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Where are you seeing this? I didn't see it anywhere Coupon is only good theu June 1. My assumption is they'll put the record back on sale the day after RowBearToe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltadon Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Just gave mine a spin and it's there. It's not the worst thing ever but it's not good. I did just receive the email that others for earlier this week. At the end of the email it states: "If you'd like to return the record for a refund, we'd be happy to work with you on that. We hope you understand. Please feel free to contact me directly with any questions. Thank you so much for your support and look out for the digital download of the album in your inbox one week from today!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drummerboy032 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Just gave mine a spin and it's there. It's not the worst thing ever but it's not good. I did just receive the email that others for earlier this week. At the end of the email it states: "If you'd like to return the record for a refund, we'd be happy to work with you on that. We hope you understand. Please feel free to contact me directly with any questions. Thank you so much for your support and look out for the digital download of the album in your inbox one week from today!" My email does not say that at the bottom.... I will be emailing him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nateisgame Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I wasn't even given a discount code. edit: Just got the mass email with the code Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tokimedo Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I never even got the email. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpazzyMcGee Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Just got my copy and on side B now. The whole thing about Sun is unnoticeable. It ends on the final chord and stops. Is there something important I'm missing or worth a refund? Also, Mark's bass on Tisbury is a melting groove Edit: never mind, I heard it. Still, not terrible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tokimedo Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 So i just followed up about my destination beautiful and been emailing John from Spartan back and forth, and it seems hes willing to fix my issue with destination beautiful not showing up which is awesome! After months of going back and forth, I might actually get the record i ordered. Also, in regards to Bside, this is what he said... word for word straight from the email.. There is actually not another pressing planned for the "B-Sides" album, so I'm not sure where you might have heard that? We do have some variants that are exclusive to retail and will be released this Spring (a version for Record Store Day) - but they are all part of the original pressing - and they do not feature the gatefold packaging. If there is demand in the future, we would re-press, but I'm not seeing that in the near future honestly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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