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So it only took lie 6 copies of MV including 2 of the new repress before I got one without that noise in the right channel. This one still has a little surface noise when I crank it because of the colored vinyl probably , but at least it's bearable this time and not that awful loud right channel crackle.
 
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keylime_5 said:
So it only took lie 6 copies of MV including 2 of the new repress before I got one without that noise in the right channel. This one still has a little surface noise when I crank it because of the colored vinyl probably , but at least it's bearable this time and not that awful loud right channel crackle.
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Holy Crap - 0 for 7. This one has a light swooshing on A of Deloused and B is even more pronounced swooshing for a split second at the same place on the record - it's awful. They get one more chance. They are shipping me my 8th separately because they forgot that I bought 2 at the time. That's coming at the end of the week. I don't know that I want to keep trying - I'm an idiot - I pre-ordered FtM last week.
 
Regarding the Mars Volta repress. My copy doesn't have the constant static on the lead-in on Side A. Hooray!!!

However, on side D the first track has a constant rotational "whooshing" sound throughout that song. Now what VMP? I'd rather have the static/surface noise than a rotational swoosh sound.

Edit: Sent customer service another message. I am 0 for 3 on Mars Volta. Told them I want to give up on the album and asked if they could send me a different record instead, Grizzly Bear.
 
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bdrummond said:
This is actually insane. Fucking up is one thing and taking steps to rectify it are commendable. But completely fucking up the correction to the fuck up is....fucked up?
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Have to hand it to their customer service team though. They provided me with a $43 membership credit so that I could grab the Grizzly Bear ROTM instead of another faulty Mars Volta pressing. Let's hope the Grizzly Bear sounds good now.
 
zdkaiser said:
Have to hand it to their customer service team though. They provided me with a $43 membership credit so that I could grab the Grizzly Bear ROTM instead of another faulty Mars Volta pressing. Let's hope the Grizzly Bear sounds good now.
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FYI my Grizzly Bear had some noise on either side B or C (can't remember now).

Hats off to CS though, seems like a completely tireless job of responding to the mountain of issues caused by not even playing through a few of the replacement copies.
 
zdkaiser said:
Regarding the Mars Volta repress. My copy doesn't have the constant static on the lead-in on Side A. Hooray!!!

However, on side D the first track has a constant rotational "whooshing" sound throughout that song. Now what VMP? I'd rather have the static/surface noise than a rotational swoosh sound.

Edit: Sent customer service another message. I am 0 for 3 on Mars Volta. Told them I want to give up on the album and asked if they could send me a different record instead, Grizzly Bear.
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Ha good luck. Both my original and the replacement GB were a mess. The 33rpm that I had was much better.
 
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zdkaiser said:
Regarding the Mars Volta repress. My copy doesn't have the constant static on the lead-in on Side A. Hooray!!!

However, on side D the first track has a constant rotational "whooshing" sound throughout that song. Now what VMP? I'd rather have the static/surface noise than a rotational swoosh sound.

Edit: Sent customer service another message. I am 0 for 3 on Mars Volta. Told them I want to give up on the album and asked if they could send me a different record instead, Grizzly Bear.
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All your other Volta side C/D's are no good? That's the only disc of Wu Outkast PE or Volta that I actually got a clean one of.
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Ha good luck. Both my original and the replacement were a mess. The 33rpm that I had was much better.
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Has anyone even gotten a clean "repress" yet? My second is on the way but I have no doubt it'll be the same garbage.
 
Mather said:
All your other Volta side C/D's are no good? That's the only disc of Wu Outkast PE or Volta that I actually got a clean one of.

Has anyone even gotten a clean "repress" yet? My second is on the way but I have no doubt it'll be the same garbage.
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I'm going to painstakingly listen to all six records to compile one Mars Volta that is slightly passable. Ha ha.

I think disc 1 of the repress is adequate. My other versions, disc 2 had baked in surface noise on one side, but I can't remember.
 
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