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I backed the 3 of the 4 copies I had, my distro apologised but they didn't want to reorder. 'Sounds like there are a lot of problems with the series' is what they said although that might have been in response to my comments.
I don't understand how a seller can just say 'mint, sealed, not my problem'. I made it very clear I couldn't sell what I had. I would have ordered multiple copies if they had been decent quality. I can accept a few small flaws but 3 out of 4 badly scratched or with no fill is way too high.
Probably best to go to a shop and buy an open copy you can check. Do look very carefully for no fill though, ideally you need a bright torch so you'll look like a total geek :)
I feel it's down to big sellers and distributors to take it up with the label and return all the poor quality pressings. Then they might up their game.
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I also received my copy of "Promises" this week. After one (very quiet) listening session while WFH, I'm not won over yet.
I had similar issues as mentioned in details by @Airhead with Blue Note 75 copy of Hank Morley's Soul Station, IIRC. The record came to me with scratches all over despite being pretty new, and was jumping on the run-in to side B. The response I got from the seller on eBay was quite interesting - deploring the degrading mfg quality, and lack of QC, at the pressing plants basically.
Also this week-end sees another vinyl market just off the Triangle in CP (Hayes Lane), both days 11-5. Next one won't be till July. Happy digging.