Amazon.com: TRAUMA: CDs & Vinyl (original) (raw)

Having listened to this album on Spotify, I thought I would finally purchase this on vinyl. I will not review the music as it speaks for itself, however I would like to discuss Amazon's product description.

The product cover and the audio quality are fantastic - no problems whatsoever there. My issue is with the vinyl. If you go online (Discogs) you will find that the there are over 15 vinyl variants of the album, with differing production runs:

200 - Half Neon Magenta / Half Clear (Impericon exclusive)
250 - Clear w/ Black & White
250 - Gold / Beer A/B w/ Bone Splatter
300 - Clear Green (Smartpunk exclusive) (was originally supposed to be aqua blue)
500 - Red (FYE exclusive)
500 - Neon Green w/ Kelly Green & Purple
1000 - White Trans Red A/B w/ Aqua Blue
1000 - Transparent Yellow Orange Galaxy
1000 - Ultra Clear w/ Neon Magenta Splatter
50 - Test Press
??? - Black
??? - Red/Neon Green with Blue and Purple Splatter (Tour Press)
??? - White (Spotify Press)
??? - Neon Magenta/Neon Green with Blue Splatter (Street Team Press)
??? - Yellow

If you then look at the description on Amazon (as of 23/12/2020) there is no mention of vinyl variation. All that is written is, "Second studio album by the American metalcore band, featuring hit single 'Breaking Down'".

I still purchased the vinyl album from Amazon not knowing which colour variant to expect. In the end, I received a Transparent Yellow Orange Galaxy variant, which looks super and I'm very happy with.

Basically, if this is something that you don't care about, then order without hesitation; however, if you want a specific colour variant, ordering from Amazon is complete pot-luck.