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Just asking a question because this is either just how it is or I'm really unlucky. I've found every, single, solitary white vinyl I've ever bought with the exception of one are always discolored. Whether it looks like it's covered in nicotine stains, sharpie streaks, numerous black dots and discoloations, they're always disgusting and I always regret buying them. Numerous other colored vinyl I buy also seems to always have odd streaks and discolorations. Anyone else? Just me?
 
Note: Most of the time it doesn't effect play. However, the one I mentioned that looked like a toddler wrote all over it with a sharpie was flat out unplayable and I needed to get a refund. Basically, I just was wondering if this was common and don't feel like running into anymore unplayable colored records.

Just asking a question because this is either just how it is or I'm really unlucky. I've found every, single, solitary white vinyl I've ever bought with the exception of one are always discolored. Whether it looks like it's covered in nicotine stains, sharpie streaks, numerous black dots and discoloations, they're always disgusting and I always regret buying them. Numerous other colored vinyl I buy also seems to always have odd streaks and discolorations. Anyone else? Just me?
 
Note: Most of the time it doesn't effect play. However, the one I mentioned that looked like a toddler wrote all over it with a sharpie was flat out unplayable and I needed to get a refund. Basically, I just was wondering if this was common and don't feel like running into anymore unplayable colored records.

I would love to hear Aziz on 45rpm. I'm in.

All of this is The Beatles fault. 

Vinyl records are pressed from very small pellets that are melted and stamped. To clean every pellet from the hopper before pressing white records is a time consuming (and shitty) task. If you want them to clean out the hopper there's a charge of about $200. So most of the time you just get streaks instead.
 
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That just means its a 1/1 variant and will go for $$$$$$ on ebay!