Brand New – Science Fiction

What's really interesting about the special edition is despite Side C sounding awful, it has the exact same matrix/runout as the other variants which... have a good sounding Side C (PMT·009·1·C S-100950 SAFF). Not entirely sure what the reason is behind it.

Did anybody receive this album with a clean Disc 2? I Side C being awful for most people.

Honest review about this pressing:

Vinyl: Sounds decent, nothing fancy for me. Does the job if you want to listen to the album. I personally can't tell the difference between this pressing and the normal record.

The packaging: The packaging is god awful, I put the entire thing in a sleeve since this is packaged with the kind of paper you'd use to print your homework on, the picture on the front isn't glued perfectly so if you're not careful you can just break the cover art. Every time I pull this out of its sleeve I instantly regret it because the packaging just breaks more and more

The content: Everything inside is really cool, from the little book with poems to the slipmat, the extra art, etc etc. Adds a lot to the whole atmosphere of the album. Only thing that sucks are the dried flowers. I don't know what I was thinking when I opened the envelope but now they are everywhere and there were some on the record itself before I even touched the envelope.

Overall this is a cool thing to have in your collection if you like the album, there is no denying it's really good. The packaging just sucks because it just falls apart since it's really cheap.

Limited to 5000. Information available for a little time on the weblink, and then on the instagram of the turntable slip mat manufacturer.

I have to say, I am a bit underwhelmed by this release. There is nothing particularly "limited" about it, it seems. More were released on the PMT store recently, and there is no numbering to indicate how many were pressed.

The extra items are kinda cool, and are definitely high-quality and pretty, but have nothing to do with the album itself. I looked through them a couple of times and am probably going to keep them on the shelf. The slipmat is the only thing I truly enjoyed of the bunch. I'm also not particularly pleased with the flimsy packaging. There's nothing sturdy to hold the two LPs together, and I've been storing them in their individual sleeves in the plastic that came with everything.

Now as for the pressing itself...after seeing others' issues with the audio quality, I made damn sure to clean the discs with cleaning fluid and a brush, and to additionally give it a little extra time with an anti-static brush. Side A sounds great, Side B sounds great until "Out of Mana", where we get some staticky surface noise. Side C, as many others have stated, is the worst. "Into the Water" is able, but there's a lot more pops, static, and surface noise than I'd like from something I paid this much for. The rest of Side C is okay. Side D is the same issue. I'm going to have to give it another go with the cleaning and antistatic brushes before I listen to it again.

Overall, I'd say this was worth the price I paid for it, but I wouldn't go crazy searching for a copy or spend a crazy amount of money on it, unless you see the additional items and decide it's worth it for you. You'll be fine with a regular pressing.

Decent pressing with some minor issues. It's pressed from the same plates as the other US vinyl editions, but sounds significantly better than my red/blue copy, which is plagued by pops and surface noise throughout. There's still a pop or hiss here or there on this pressing, but it's not nearly as bad. Also, while it's not d as so, I'm pretty sure this is a 180g pressing, while the retail ones were lighter. There are also different center labels on the LPs than the standard versions and I like these much more.

Everything inside the package is pretty, but probably not worth the extra $20. The album cover glued to the front of my package is completely off center. It seems like it shouldn't be that hard to paste a square in the center of another square, so not sure how it's so off. The slipmat is HORRIBLE quality and I wouldn't recommend anyone actually use it. The Pogolith book and Manual packet are gorgeous and high quality and the little "Singles" order form insert is a fun design. It also has an envelope full of dried flower petals that I didn't bother opening because they'd just make a mess.

Overall, I wouldn't recommend anyone paying more than original price ($45) for this. No extra music, nothing signed, and nothing that feels like it wasn't just produced or printed easily, except the flowers. It's also dubious how actually "limited" this thing is since they've sold a ton more copies of it in the PMT store this week.

This release is so much bullshit. Dried flowers and shit artwork on newspaper. Really?! You get a slipmat out of it tho...

Does anyone know the original retail price on this one? Trying to figure out how inflated flipper prices are..

How did you get this record already? I just got a shopping notification for mine. It's supposed to arrive on 12/14.

Amazing quality and great pressing. Very happy with all the goodies and extras. Feels good for once for a band to put real effort into a limited vinyl instead of just some wacky color vinyl. Everything feels hand packaged with care and a lot of detail in packaging. Really think there might be some secrets hidden on the vinyl or package based off reading it. Anyway, not many complaints(kinda wanted a gatefold is all), glad they didn't rip me off with just some color vinyl I paid 45 bucks for.