Father John Misty’s vinyl packaging is so elaborate, it’s causing a malfunction

For the release of his new ‘I Love You, Honeybear’ album, Father John Misty is releasing a particularly elaborate “vinyl jacket” (see below), which includes 3D cut-outs and a big fat bulk of cardboard.

Turns out, this extravagant design is so full-on, it’s leading to the LPs themselves becoming warped and unplayable. It’s an issue that’s been picked out by several purchasers, and Josh Tillman’s label Sub Pop have issued a statement.

“Thank you for buying the fancy, colored-vinyl, deluxe version of Father John Misty’s new album, I Love You, Honeybear! Also, we are sorry that many of these fancy, colored-vinyl, deluxe versions of Father John Misty’s new album, I Love You, Honeybear are, it appears, warped! In our efforts to replicate the “wow factor” of such legendary album packages as the Rolling Stones’ Sticky Fingers zipper cover by Andy Warhol, we wound up accidentally replicating the “defect factor” of the same. In short, the extra, bulging thickness of the pop-up art in the Father John Misty jacket creates a lump that, when the LPs are sealed and packed, pushes into the LPs, causing the vinyl to warp and making that handsome, painstakingly and expensively produced jacket an elaborate record-destroying device. This oversight, and any attendant suffering, is our fault, and we are very sorry. We promise to be less ambitious in the future,” the label states.

Non-warped LPs are currently being manufactured to replace the dodgy ones. Check out how the vinyl is being warped in a video, below.

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