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    Posted: 15 Dec 2019 at 11:59am
Of the 19 new vinyl records bought this year only one had a noticeable warp - being in the back of a Royal Mail van on the hottest day of the year probably didn't help. Disapprove 
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Originally posted by sheepskinstu sheepskinstu wrote:

Originally posted by Chris Firth Chris Firth wrote:

Originally posted by sheepskinstu sheepskinstu wrote:

They have repressed the Police album box set so ordered it from Amazon. The original batch was faulty. There was a repeating skip on the first side of Outlandos d'Amour. Sent two copies back. Hopefully this will be better...


Fingers crossed .... Smile

Have you had a real close look at the point where it skips?
Sometimes there's a lump of crud in the groove that can be persuaded to move.

Amazon will get to the point of just refunding you and calling it quits.
They'll only accept so many returns of a specific item, and they will stop supplying you with replacements.

It looked like a bit of vinyl that had embedded itself in the groove during the cutting. I did try and clean it but was reluctant to push it too far. Amazon's return system is the only reason I bought it from there although it's nigh on impossible to discuss the fault in detail.


I'd be surprised if there was a bit of swarf on the lacquer, but it's not impossible.
Swarf is byproduct of the cutting process, and it has to be gathered during cutting, as the swarf itself is highly flammable.
The swarf is vacuumed away from the lacquer surface.
The lacquers are normally scrutinised to find such issues such as residual swarf in the groove.
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Originally posted by Chris Firth Chris Firth wrote:

Originally posted by sheepskinstu sheepskinstu wrote:

They have repressed the Police album box set so ordered it from Amazon. The original batch was faulty. There was a repeating skip on the first side of Outlandos d'Amour. Sent two copies back. Hopefully this will be better...


Fingers crossed .... Smile

Have you had a real close look at the point where it skips?
Sometimes there's a lump of crud in the groove that can be persuaded to move.

Amazon will get to the point of just refunding you and calling it quits.
They'll only accept so many returns of a specific item, and they will stop supplying you with replacements.

It looked like a bit of vinyl that had embedded itself in the groove during the cutting. I did try and clean it but was reluctant to push it too far. Amazon's return system is the only reason I bought it from there although it's nigh on impossible to discuss the fault in detail.
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Originally posted by sheepskinstu sheepskinstu wrote:

They have repressed the Police album box set so ordered it from Amazon. The original batch was faulty. There was a repeating skip on the first side of Outlandos d'Amour. Sent two copies back. Hopefully this will be better...


Fingers crossed .... Smile

Have you had a real close look at the point where it skips?
Sometimes there's a lump of crud in the groove that can be persuaded to move.

Amazon will get to the point of just refunding you and calling it quits.
They'll only accept so many returns of a specific item, and they will stop supplying you with replacements.
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They have repressed the Police album box set so ordered it from Amazon. The original batch was faulty. There was a repeating skip on the first side of Outlandos d'Amour. Sent two copies back. Hopefully this will be better...
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That's a result Smile

My record buying policy is to buy them online, from Amazon.
They get returned and replaced or refunded FOC.
I have bought new from record stores and opened them on the counter, and handed 'em back when I see they're warped or dished.
I don't buy that many records these days, so I don't buy all that much from Amazon directly.

The last vinyl record I bought was direct from the artist at a gig, and it was signed.
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Called Acoutics Sounds and they're sending out a replacement album.  "We stand by what we press".  A pleasure to deal with. Smile

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