@its_nat07 I can even see the same sort of scratching on the image for it on Discogs (someone else’s version). It’s heart breaking because this is such an elite package. But I feel like an exchange would be pointless if they’re all like this from this first batch of stock. Makes it sting a little less knowing it’s common. But the fact they’re only offering refunds or partial refunds tells me that shipping out another LP it’ll probably be the same, and perhaps the stock is limited. I’ll probably just keep mine because I’ve seen on reddit some people got copies where it had a duplicate of Side C and D’s sleeve encasing the vinyl for side E and F. So there was no E and F sleeve at all. And other people had unplayable warped records so I don’t want to even risk getting something worse.

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@zrivers50 just got mine in Australia. Yes the artwork is super scratched all over, but I think this is a factory issue. 2 of my discs are pristine. Side E has two big scratches on it. But I don’t think it’s a bad batch, I think the artwork was all just scratched up in the manufacturing process. Otherwise the package and presentation itself is ELITE. Happy to own it.

Mine has to survive the international journey so I hope it’s packed well. This thread has me worried.

Are you sure it’s not just the design? The renders on the website, the red vinyl looks like it has a design effect on it.

@luisptitus that’s the one I’m looking picking up myself, as people frequently recommend it as a fair starting point with quality and price.

Just got it!!! Hell yeah so excited to receive it and own this piece