Hi Keith!
I received both this week and have listened to them 3 times now. My pressings (all 8 sides) are perfectly flat and perfectly centered. No pops, no clicks, no scuff marks...nothing. Very satisfied with the product quality. Sound is really good, although I felt it lacked some mid-range depth and was slightly top end bright. Not much and I'm not overly concerned about it, but that's the impression I got from playback on my system. The material itself is wonderful. I played it 3 times in succession because I enjoyed the acoustic presentation so much.
REM's unplugged sound quality doesn't approach some of the other bands who have done the MTV gig. Alice In Chains comes to mind and remains superior to all of the unplugged shows I have heard sound quality wise...Clapton is close.