My copy must have gotten some of that bad stuff from the PVC sleeve while in transit, because the record's got some of the worst surface noise I've ever heard.

As does mine-- and I've tried three copies. Doubts about this pressing quality.

It's a thick top-loading PVC cover, not the flimsy ones typically used for picture discs and the like, but still.. with PVC and the risk of off-gassing, I'll be buying a blank generic cover and sleeving this disc in that, and putting this PVC cover away with all the other PVC covers I have. Hope this doesn't become a trend to show off color/clear vinyl pressings.

Vinyl sounds great, a mix of original Ray tracks like “Such a Simple Thing” and “To the Sea” then edgier tracks “As Black As Blood Is Blue”. The more I listen the more I enjoy it. Worth the vinyl purchase! Interesting packaging, I sleeved my copy as it didn’t come with one.

The pressing is cut by Chris Bellman. My copy is flat, centered and sounds good. I also really like the music!

It is mastered by Bob Ludwig! Bob is a guarantor for old muffeld sound! So I will not by it. We will see when anyone has listen to this!

Has anyone given this a spin yet? Liking the album but hesitant to pull the trigger on the vinyl after seeing the packaging. Hoping it sounds great, so would appreciate any insight!

The mastering and recording quality is great. The pressing is not great-- it's rather poor-- especially for music with lots of spaces and quiet passages. All three copies I've tried suffer from non-fill distortion and excessive and very noticable surface noise. There are places where the vinyl is dead silent-- but enough bad spots to negate that.

I was also hesitant with packaging and clear vinyl. I am thrilled with the quality.

Yes I just got a copy today. Packaging is interesting. Hard plastic sleeve with lyric sheets for each song. No sleeve for the record. That being said its completely flat, not scratched (so far) and sounds good. Probably gonna sleeve it myself.