dansparky Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 Hi, Guys & Girls, New to this forum so apologies if there is a topic that addresses this question somewhere. I recently purchased the Very Best of Don Mclean for my partner, it all seems fine apart from the third track Castles in the Air. For some reason, there is an oppressive sound over the track that sounds like a badly played keyboard/electronic fanfare. It literally sounds like someone is randomly hitting keys while a nice track plays in the background. This is rather irksome as the is her favourite track. No other track seems to be affected, I have also played a Jimi Hendrix LP and that seems fine. So that means it is not likely to be the actual record player that is at fault. I have listened to another copy of this exact album and this sound is not present? Is there anything I can do to rectify the problem? dansparky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dansparky Posted April 23, 2017 Author Share Posted April 23, 2017 Forgot to add that the record itself states that it plays at 33 1/2 my record player on has 33ppm, 45 and so on. I am not sure if this is a factor? I can see how it would explain this and rest of record sounds ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highfives Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 Oh boy. Prepare yourself for the incoming cat and Taylor Swift gifs. colbourne25, poweredbytrust and THE_James_Champ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajhall04 Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 Simple solution. Due to your record player being only 33, you simple trim off 1/2 inch from your record. Problem solved. THE_James_Champ, fuckinandsuckinandtouchin, sVegas22x and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_James_Champ Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 5 minutes ago, ajhall04 said: Simple solution. Due to your record player being only 33, you simple trim off 1/2 inch from your record. Problem solved. Woah. I had an issue with a record, and I just did this. I can't believe it worked. Thank you so much dude. Multiverse and ajhall04 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooks Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 Ahahaha 33 and a half Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGhostOfRandySavage Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 1 hour ago, dansparky said: Forgot to add that the record itself states that it plays at 33 1/2 my record player on has 33ppm, 45 and so on. I am not sure if this is a factor? I can see how it would explain this and rest of record sounds ok. I think you mean 33 1/3. Is track 3 the innermost track on that side? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dansparky Posted April 23, 2017 Author Share Posted April 23, 2017 Sorry yeah 33 1/3. 3 next two 2 pressed the wrong one. There is 7 tracks on side one so its not the inner most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGhostOfRandySavage Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 3 minutes ago, dansparky said: Sorry yeah 33 1/3. 3 next two 2 pressed the wrong one. There is 7 tracks on side one so its not the inner most. Used record? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dansparky Posted April 23, 2017 Author Share Posted April 23, 2017 yeah used, but its the only off track, all the way through. By track for its ok again? It does not sound like warping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGhostOfRandySavage Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 18 minutes ago, dansparky said: yeah used, but its the only off track, all the way through. By track for its ok again? It does not sound like warping. Say what? Try that again. Could be dirty, or if it's a popular track could have been overplayed and all messed up, could be a defect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shitty Rambo Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 They Don't Think It Be Like It Is, But It Do DecayToDeath, TheGhostOfRandySavage, Jlegg and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youspinmeround Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 Do you know what variant this is? Could be worth thousands of dollars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dansparky Posted April 23, 2017 Author Share Posted April 23, 2017 Sorry, i will rephrase that I had to dash out. It is a used record, it's the only distorted track on the record, the rest are fine. It affects the whole of that track so it could be that it is overplayed. I don't think it's due to warping? most probably it has just been overplayed. I would expect a scratchy sound though if it was this, rather than this bizarre loud keyboard sound? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 There's a special place down here for you THE_James_Champ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 4 hours ago, dansparky said: Sorry, i will rephrase that I had to dash out. It is a used record, it's the only distorted track on the record, the rest are fine. It affects the whole of that track so it could be that it is overplayed. I don't think it's due to warping? most probably it has just been overplayed. I would expect a scratchy sound though if it was this, rather than this bizarre loud keyboard sound? Have you tried licking it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebilljim Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 7 hours ago, dansparky said: yeah used, but its the only off track, all the way through. By track for its ok again? It does not sound like warping. Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like? THE_James_Champ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_James_Champ Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 6 hours ago, thebilljim said: Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like? You've got to be kidding me. I've been further even more decided to use even go need to do look more as anyone can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dansparky Posted April 24, 2017 Author Share Posted April 24, 2017 (edited) Is the Ghost of Randy Savage the only sensible one on here? lol! Edited April 24, 2017 by dansparky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGhostOfRandySavage Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 1 hour ago, dansparky said: Is the Ghost of Randy Savage the only sensible one on here? lol! You know it, brother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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