My Little Record Report by Patrick Hallahan - UNSTAGED

Join My Morning Jacket's Patrick Hallahan as he tours through a vinyl pressing facility to pick up the first pressing of My Morning Jacket's new album, Circuital. Catch their live online concert, directed by Todd Haynes on May 31, 2011 9PM ET / 6PM PT.

Part of UNSTAGED, an original series from American Express in partnership with YouTube and VEVO.

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[twotonetommyfan3325]

does it bother anyone else that the i in pressing is missing 

[Geraldine Hallahan]

Hi Patrick, we could be related! Good luck with your green vinyls. Check me out in facebook or at uTube. Do you know much about your family history? Anyway Merry Christmas. Geraldine Hallahan

[Rockstaralan]

Sounds like you got hold of a bad copy. It's a still a common oversight(and one of the more noticeable downsides) in the production of vinyl; They somehow let a bad one slip through the cracks. As for my copy, though the 4th side is pressed just slightly off-center, it is an otherwise near-flawless copy, with a relatively quiet surface, as well as being perfectly flat and clean.

[JamieTateJamieTate]

That's what I have, the black vinyl 45 set. I can take the clicks out in Pro Tools but the whoosh of surface noise is pretty loud at times.

[Rockstaralan]

You shoudl re-invest in the 2 LP 180-Gram version, which was mastered at 45 RPM, and pressed on plain black vinyl. That's the version I just picked up today at my local indie record shop here in town. It only set me back all of $20. Of course, I was a little disappointed that this version wasn't pressed on green vinyl, but at least I know I made the right choice.

[JamieTateJamieTate]

So that's where they made my warped and off centered pressing of Circuital. Great.

[Illadelphism]

If you don't like My Morning Jacket, you're not American.

[gergreg2883]

Man your beard is getting epickly Civil War'ish!

[EdwinSutphenPhoto]

Wahoo! It looks awesome! What a crazy process. Can't wait until it arrives in the mail :D

[Conor McGann]

THe song is "Circuital". When are ye coming to cork?