paper scuffs galore, smears and loose chaff debris scratches on the surface; noisy, lots of loud pops, damn shame 'cause the mastering sounds good. packaging was horrendous. ordered from his website and it arrived in a u-line S-167. no stiffeners, bubble wrap. nothing. just the lp. cellophane sliced open and a "cd" thrown in. all rumbling around the mailer like norman in the jungle of africa. crappy sounding end product....