Crabwalker Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Mine still hasn't shipped. Bummer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timsimmons Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiatorhums Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 agreed...sounds great but a lot of surface noise even after a cleaning...anyone else? Did you get the gold variant or the black? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moglog Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 I never got a shipping notice, but mine just showed up...pretty beat up as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossdj26 Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Did you get the gold variant or the black? gold...i checked all sides every which way and they look fine since its consistent throughout all 4 sides it makes me think it was the pressing itself as opposed to a dud or getting scratched up... can anyone confirm if their copy has no surface noise? as stated before, the audio itself is the best sounding hold steady album so its a real bummer if they all have this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
degenerex Posted March 24, 2014 Author Share Posted March 24, 2014 gold...i checked all sides every which way and they look fine since its consistent throughout all 4 sides it makes me think it was the pressing itself as opposed to a dud or getting scratched up... can anyone confirm if their copy has no surface noise? as stated before, the audio itself is the best sounding hold steady album so its a real bummer if they all have this I got the gold as well, and there's a ton of surface noise. I was playing it loud enough to not really notice it during the rocking songs, but during the ballads it was noticeable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moglog Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Yeah, this doesn't sound so great for me either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabwalker Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Hopefully I get mine soon. Sucks to hear about the surface noise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewberinger Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 I got the black variant and it sounds fantastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rochambo Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Gold has a lot of surface noise during the quiet parts. It was done through Noiseland here in Minneapolis, but they get their records pressed in France. It's strange cause I've only heard good stuff come out of Noiseland. Wonder if the gold was pressed after the black, thus making it through the test press listening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyg Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Black is fantastic for me also, seems like it's just the Gold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Exquisite Death of NK Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 agreed...sounds great but a lot of surface noise even after a cleaning...anyone else? my copy was also pretty beat up...lots of corner dings and seam splits After getting back from vacation, I am just now spinning this for the first time. And yes, mine has quite a bit of surface noise too. And was delivered with a nice corner ding. Bummer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabwalker Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Still haven't even received shipping notification on mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossdj26 Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 I've actually been in contact with a MerchNow rep. It sounds like there was an issue with the gold pressings. They must have gotten a lot of complaints because she said they're waiting on a response from the label now before doing any exchanges. All the copies must look/sound the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylekrische Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 I've been waiting on this for a while then realized I never ordered it because they didn't accept Canadian paypals and like an idiot I didn't go back and use my credit card but I've just reordered it. I like the record so far, need to spin it to really formulate the opinion but I like the production a lot, I really like the influence this new guitar player seems to have brought and there's a good mix of styles to see all their strong suits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan999 Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Still haven't even received shipping notification on mine Those that haven't received, did you order from Merchnow? I ordered with other stuff that has been out for a while and its still showing that its processing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabwalker Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 I emailed them and they said due to the large amount of orders they are taking longer to ship than originally planned but it will ship soon. Really kinda bummed that a lot of people have received theirs and mine Stilll hasn't shipped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ludakrishayes Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 Preordered the gold. Put this on the table, tons of surface noise - especially in the left channel. Can always count on this board. See tons of folks with the same issue. This really sucks. You all are okay with your black copies? Wondering what the next step should be here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ludakrishayes Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 The mastering is also kinda lousy. On With The Business should pound on vinyl. Instead it's squished and quiet. Mehhhh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossdj26 Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 http://theholdsteady.proboards.com/thread/4690/issue-order-gold-vinyl-thread?page=1&scrollTo=107337 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timsimmons Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 I finally got to sit down and listen to my copy closely start to finish the other day. I guess I'm pretty lucky that I had no surface noise. And I double checked it with both my tables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moglog Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 http://theholdsteady.proboards.com/thread/4690/issue-order-gold-vinyl-thread?page=1&scrollTo=107337 Thanks for this! Think I might respond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnstiles Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 Ugh. I hate having issues like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylekrische Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Alright, I got stiffed on my gold preorder and now I'm not getting mine. Who is gonna sell me theirs? Don't care if it sounds like ass, I have the black Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ludakrishayes Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 I'm awaiting a response from MerchNow before I reach out on that other board, as my t-shirt in the pre-order bundle is a different brand than was advertised, and isn't the right size. They tried telling me I needed to pay a $2 restock fee in addition to shipping it back to them. Uhh... no??? Dispute email was sent right around 5PM Friday, so here's waiting til Monday... Man... really disappointed with this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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