Vinyl and confetti

After the mistake of buying the Picture Discs in 2013 - at least as seen from the acoustic point of view - I was very happy about the announcement of 180g Neupressung on black vinyl. Yesterday, the plate arrived. The reproduction of the cover and the inner shell are very well done, much better than the gatefold of picture discs, which are quite blurred, except for the newly set fonts.

Before I have the disk at all placed on a platter, I unfortunately suffered the first (and hopefully only) disappointment. When removing the plate from the case came to meet me chips. The longest chip was about four centimeters long and was still hanging on the edge of the plate. Smaller portions were on the record. These have of course left after packing in the press shop by friction tracks. The board has taken fine scratches and it appears optically as a used item. How this affects sound, I'll check. I can not understand the dirty work and sloppiness in the stamping plants. Who today is an album At length on vinyl sophisticated enough not to accept such a thing. I find myself compelled to claim the plate, in the hope that the next OK.