FamSarley Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Hello All, I recently purchased a 180 gram reissue of David Bowie's, "Ziggy Stardust...." and on the first play the entire second side was skipping. I run an AudioTechnical AT-LP120 with the stock needle and have had it for about a little over a year now. I am currently in contact with AudioTechnica's customer service over it, but I was wondering if anyone had any ideas as to what could be the problem. I returned the album initially and bought a different copy, but came up with similar results. So I have re-calibrated the tone arm and its weight. and have messed around with some of the settings, but I haven't found any solution. My concern is that it might be something in the needle or else the antiskate perhaps. Either way, all help is greatly appreciated! Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChasHawk Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 You might also just need to clean the record. highfives, hammertime and toxicity 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinyl21 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 A lot of people have complained about the recent reissues of this album. I just checked discogs and people were complaining about the 2nd side and especially B2 skipping. Here is what someone said. "The second side of my version is close to unplayable. Skips abound (similar to those saying B2 skipped). Will be looking for another version soon. Very disappointed." Might want to look into a better/older pressing of that record. ChasHawk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowBearToe Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 (edited) I had a copy of The Format - Interventions and Lullabies that skipped multiple times through every song on both sides of the album. I cleaned it and then it didn't skip at all. This is when I started cleaning every record before playing them. I'd recommend trying that as well. If that doesn't work, I'd say it's most likely a pressing issue, not an issue with your LP120. Edited February 3, 2017 by RhoBearToe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas³ Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 31 minutes ago, vinyl21 said: A lot of people have complained about the recent reissues of this album. I just checked discogs and people were complaining about the 2nd side and especially B2 skipping. Here is what someone said. "The second side of my version is close to unplayable. Skips abound (similar to those saying B2 skipped). Will be looking for another version soon. Very disappointed." Might want to look into a better/older pressing of that record. No issues with my copy. OP give it a good cleaning. vinyl addict 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oblivions Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Clean the record Clean the stylus/check for proper tonearm weight calibration Research Discogs and online to see if others have a similar issue If you do all the above and the record still skips, it is time to contact the seller about a replacement/refund. It happens sometimes. The newest reissue of the Talking Heads' Speaking in Tongues had a ton of skips even though it was brand new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethereal Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 180g records suck, it's a marketing gimmick that people confide in for someone odd reason but in all reality, adds an extra 40g to the record(s) when it doesn't need it. this is the main reason people open 180g records to find them instantly warped and/or unplayable in some way. vinyl addict and fuckinandsuckinandtouchin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGMA_BALLZ Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Just use the download card...downloads don't skip spaceghost 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museummouth Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 33 minutes ago, ethereal said: 180g records suck, it's a marketing gimmick that people confide in for someone odd reason but in all reality, adds an extra 40g to the record(s) when it doesn't need it. this is the main reason people open 180g records to find them instantly warped and/or unplayable in some way. I have never seen a 180g record warped. It's the exact opposite. allenh, nardes, Eliminator Jr. and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas³ Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 5 minutes ago, museummouth said: I have never seen a 180g record warped. It's the exact opposite. Same. toxicity, DecayToDeath and nardes 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throughbeingcruel Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 4 hours ago, museummouth said: I have never seen a 180g record warped. It's the exact opposite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 I've never had a record skip. Sounds like you're on Gods side. somethingvinyl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinyl addict Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 7 hours ago, Thomas³ said: No issues with my copy. OP give it a good cleaning. Ditto. Sounds very good actually, all the Bowie reissues do. Is the platter level? (Not the turntable) Is the headshell/cart/stylus level? Is the antiskate setup correctly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freedumb Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 (edited) N E W R E C O R D S S K I P P I N G ! ! ! Edited February 4, 2017 by freedumb Fungi and somethingvinyl 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fungi Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 just want to chime in that i also own the 2016 180g reissue of this fine album and it plays great without skipping. however, others may not have been as fortunate. there are multiple complaints on discogs where people received copies that skip badly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinyl addict Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 OP, what's the deadwax read on your copy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allenh Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 It's quite possible that this was pressed at different places around the world to meet demand so it's again quite possible for there to be batches that are absolutely fine and batches that skip like a double dutch. If you got both yours from the same shop or from different shops that are getting their stock from the same distributor the chances are both your copies are from the same batch. There's usually nothing wrong with the AT120 in itself so if it doesn't happen with other records blame the record not the machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinyl21 Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 ^ Possibly this andthere are also a bunch of people on Amazon complaining about the same issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamSarley Posted February 13, 2017 Author Share Posted February 13, 2017 All good points, Sadly, I cleaned it recently and re-calibrated nearly everything, but it still skips. It got better, the first track doesn't skip at all anymore on the second side, so I may clean it a bit more thoroughly again and see if it helps. Otherwise I am definitely blaming the pressing and it is unfortunately a bit late to return it, but I'll contact the seller and see what they have to say. Thanks for all of the help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thievedrelic Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 On 2/3/2017 at 0:03 PM, museummouth said: I have never seen a 180g record warped. It's the exact opposite. I have absolutely received warped 180g records. I'd say more frequently than lower weights in fact. vinyl addict 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yancey47 Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 It'll still look good in the frame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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