Mae - The Everglow - (2016) 2nd press /300 Painless vinyl variant 28pg storybook

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129

• *From my personal collection and has been well cared for but is ready to find a new home to be appreciated, not a random reseller.
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• This has the high audio quality of what other sellers would regularly list as a 'NM' vinyl grade, especially on Discogs. These lazy sellers think "looks okay, sounds good, NM". In my experience most sellers don't know how to follow the Goldmine grading rules correctly or accurately at all. It's physically impossible for that many records listed to be truly NM by strict Goldmine grading standards. I regularly open brand new sealed modern records that come with hairline marks or scuffs on them from manufacturing and shipping, immediately disqualifying them from ever being graded as high as NM, unplayed right out the shrink wrap. All of the existing vinyl plants are now constantly overbooked and their process has been hastened, quality control is not what it used to be at all. If you've been collecting records for a while then you've probably already observed exactly what I'm referring to. The reason this is not listed as NM is because it has a few visible cosmetic surface marks that technically visually disqualify it from being graded NM on the Goldmine scale, but they don't affect audio meaningfully. These are an overall clear, dynamic, high-quality audio experience from start to finish. You can rest assured and buy with confidence from an honest conservative grader valuing accuracy and transparency.

This is the 2nd pressing from 2016 of The Everglow by Mae which is the the 'Painless' variant limited to only 300 copies on Blue/Teal Marble and Rust/Orange Marble 2xLP with a 28 page "foil stamped" accompanying storybook.
Vinyl (EX): Vinyl almost 100% flat, playback sound unaffected, barely any vertical variance around the circumference and audio is fine. All sides have almost no scattered light surface marks, harlines, or scuffs. Any surface marks are cosmetic and superficial with no meaningful impact on playback. Only sparse very minor ticks, no major jarring audible pops. All sides have very minimal noise floor on lead-in and intros/quiet passages. Essentially no noise floor in the mix of all sides when the music is playing fully. All sides audio mix has great dynamics and seperation, overall very clean and solid. Visually as close as you can possibly get to true NM. Clean playback overall, excellent audio presentation and great volume. Great seperation and mix overall on all sides with minimal noise floor/crackle. Great mastering and seperation of instruments and frequencies, bass is very full body. Only ever played a few times total, very clean!
Jacket (EX): Jacket still in original shrink wrap with hype sticker, shrink wrap is slightly receded from the opening, shrink is slightly loose and doesn't have a tight grip but is still intact. All corners are relatively sharp and have no major crushing or creases. Jacket opening has minimal wear just a few slight lips. Bottom left corner on back cover has a small crease diagonally across it. Minor very light crush impact on bottom left back corner at the seam, intact. Top left back corner has a visible crease coming in from the opening.  The seam of the jacket joining together at the top back edge is coming apart due to failing or poorly applied adhesive. Top back seam seperating but shrink holds it together structurally for the time being. A small application of a quality archival glue could make this jacket essentially almost like new again, for that reason and since the seam cardboard is physically undamaged I am grading this jacket as EX since it is overall presentable and otherwise in excellent physical condition. An especially conservative grade would put this jacket at VG+ at the lowest, overall it is very clean and nice plus a small dot of archival quality glue would solve this easily if that's important to you. This seperating of the factory applied adhesive is not due to heavy handling, any misuse, or improper storage. There's literally nothing that could have been done to prevent the separating due to subpar manufacturing.
Insert [Storybook] (EX): Storybook is in excellent condition overall, sharp edges and corners with minimal wear. Foil stamped cover text is clean and undamaged. Light ring crease/curve around it from where vinyl was pressed againt it previously. The inside pages of the storybook are mostly all near pristine for the most part. 
Inner Sleeves: Stock white paper inner sleeves have moderate to heavy wear. Heavy ring outlines on stock inners. Moderate to heavy creasing across stock inners. Seams of stock inners are seperating and starting to come apart. Heavy creases and crinkles around edges of stock inners. Stock inner sleeves will be included for completeness but the vinyl will be shipped in upgraded replacement sleeves for continued protection. One owner and vinyl has been swapped into a Boundless Audio 3-ply poly inner sleeve which will be included and help protect the vinyl during shipment.
Please note that while graded conservatively, modern vinyl grading remains inherently subjective; audio playback can vary depending on individual turntable setup quality, stylus, cartridge alignment, and tracking force.
Please also note that due to the static nature of vinyl records, minor dust, fibers, or paper particles may be present upon arrival despite careful handling. Records will be carefully handled and visually inspected prior to shipment; however, vinyl naturally attracts dust/static and it is not possible to guarantee a completely particle-free surface during storage and transit. A light carbon fiber brush cleaning on each side is recommended before first play, and additional wet-cleaning methods may be used depending on equipment and preference. A quality record clamp is always recommended (in the majority of setups that accomodate one) for optimal playback of all vinyl records, but especially important with records that are not 100% flat and have any level of edge or dish warp.
Shipped in a cardboard deep cardboard box LP mailer with all components seperated and vinyl record placed outside of the jacket to prevent seam splits. Jacket and contents will be protected using cardboard stiffeners, outer sleeves, and bubble wrap as necessary to minimize movement during transit. Jacket will be filled with inner sleeves/cardboard sheets to prevent crushing/flattening. Shipment service by default is USPS Ground Advantage, I used to use Media Mail by default but after having multiple packages severely damaged upon delivery, I honestly don't think it's a very reliable method for safely delivering valuable or rare vinyl records anymore. Ground Advantage is higher priority handling than Media Mail, typically gives better tracking updates overall and also includes a default insurance coverage. Most importantly, I haven't had any 'Ground Advantage' packages be delivered heavily compromised yet, so I have a lot more faith in it to deliver your item in a timely manner and undamaged. 
*I made Media Mail available as an option for this listing but I still strongly recommend selecting Ground Advantage. Not only is Media Mail generally slower, it can be handled very poorly by comparison. Sometimes Media Mail sits in sorting facilities for extended periods with varying temperatures or with heavy loads placed on top of your package, which can potentially cause your record to become warped or damaged in transit. Ground Advantage is superior in every sense of the handling and coverage, please take note.

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