If you’ve ordered your Take Off Your Pants & Jacket vinyl from Mightier Than Sword Records, we’ve got some news for you. The guy who handled the artwork has spoken in the comments of this photo on Facebook.

hey guys, my name is timmy and i handled laying out the artwork for this release. figured i’d give you some inside scoop from my firsthand experience on this project and hopefully it can calm your nerves a bit. i started production on this release all the way back at the end of 2010. this has been plagued with hangup on top of hangup from the start. i know we sat on it for a few months (on multiple occasions) in order to get certain copyright approvals for the 7 inches. the original packaging design wasn’t cutting it in real life, as the materials weren’t strong enough to withstand the weight of the 3 additional 7 inches. it changed printers … twice. there was always something that seemed to hang us up for a week or two at a time. i’ve worked with R.J. on multiple releases and we’ve had our disagreements, but the dude’s heart is in the right place. this isn’t a scam. in my opinion, it merely shouldn’t have been announced when it was announced. we all know that we learn from our mistakes and become a better person / businessman / sandwich-maker - because of it. i’d most definitely be upset if i was in your situation - and i think that the anger has been fueled by some promises that don’t seem to have been followed through with. unless there is something going on here that i don’t know about, you guys will most definitely get your records, and they will be awesome. there was a lot of love, and stress that went into this and i don’t think it was for nothing. you guys deserve an apology for sure, but in the meantime, pump some lossless TOYP&J FLAC files and live life to the fullest. i hope this can all be resolved in a professional manner. super unfortunate it had to get to this point.

blink-182 have posted a statement regarding the delay of the TOYPAJ vinyl release. If you’re unaware, Mightier Than Sword Records was going to release TOYPAJ, just as they had Enema Of The State, Dude Ranch, and Untitled. This was announced a year ago. RJ, the owner of MTS, has recently deleted his Facebook and Twitter, and basically dropped off the face of the planet with $100,000 of supporters money. So, below, is a statement from blink.

“It has been brought to our attention that there are copies of the blink-182 catalog on vinyl that have been preordered and the orders have not been fulfilled. Although this is not a release that we have any control over we are currently trying to rectify the problem. In the meantime we ask that if you are wanting to buy any blink-182 vinyl that you should consider not purchasing from MTS records and or SRC records until this issue is resolved. In addition to this we would suggest asking for a refund from the point of purchase if you have not received your order.

If you are interested in vinyl you can check out Interpunk

Didn’t have a chance to get blink-182’s Take Off Your Pants and Jacket on vinyl? Well, today’s your lucky day. Hot Topic will be repressing the album.

propertyofzack:

RJ from Mightier Than Sword Records has confirmed to PropertyOfZack that the label will in fact be doing a vinyl re-issue of blink-182’s Take Off Your Pants And Jacket. Mightier Than Sword is planning three different versions of the LP to match blink-182’s original release of the album. A triple gatefold jacket with a die-cut slit is in the works for packaging as well. RJ believes it will be the best blink-182 re-issue that has been done to date on the label.

tipoftheiceberg:

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(via kickingbackadeathwish)