Gippej Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 First off, sorry if this is posted in the wrong forum. Mods, feel free to move it if it is. I was just curious if anyone else has noticed many, if not most, of their brand new records are covered in tiny scratches? I was thinking that maybe it could have something to do with the Audioquest carbon fiber brush I use (even though I apply no pressure at all), or is this more to do with lack of quality control? Either way I find its frustrating opening up a brand new (and usually overpriced) album only to find its beat up on the surface already. Granted, these are tiny surface scratches scattered throughout (or scrapes) and most of the time appear to not be audible, but I still find it disappointing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghjghj Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 First off, sorry if this is posted in the wrong forum. Mods, feel free to move it if it is. I was just curious if anyone else has noticed many, if not most, of their brand new records are covered in tiny scratches? I was thinking that maybe it could have something to do with the Audioquest carbon fiber brush I use (even though I apply no pressure at all), or is this more to do with lack of quality control? Either way I find its frustrating opening up a brand new (and usually overpriced) album only to find its beat up on the surface already. Granted, these are tiny surface scratches scattered throughout (or scrapes) and most of the time appear to not be audible, but I still find it disappointing. you wrote "brand new" 2 times in 1 post, and didnt mentioned sticker or deja. It feels kinda wrong. chuck, agaetisbyrjun and tape 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deletedunknown Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 you wrote "brand new" 2 times in 1 post, and didnt mentioned sticker or deja. It feels kinda wrong. I bought a brand new sticker with a peace sign and psychedelic flowers on it. It gave me deja vu, as though I had held the same sticker in some far off arcade in my youth. The sticker was brand new, though, so it would be illogical for me to have held that same sticker in the past. EDIT: There was also a scratch on it, but it didn't affect playback. Still I found it disappointing. ghjghj 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gippej Posted December 30, 2014 Author Share Posted December 30, 2014 Already starting to feel like this was a mistake bruch023, tape, rochambo and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Already starting to feel like this was a mistake LOL I've had new records come a little scuffed up. I don't know enough about the manufacturing process to explain why, but it's not exactly a rare experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onwardempire Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Vinyl record production isn't like making silicon wafers, tiny scratches are par for the course. They can creep in at any point from the manufacturing process through to packing and distribution in paper sleeves or whatever. As long as the record sounds badass its all good. Royce 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psus2h Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Yeah. They are made in a factory quickly and made with machines so it's not uncommon for them to be dirty, with fingerprints, or light scratches out of the (factory sealed) sleeve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsgoodtobefree Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 80% of the new records I buy are not spotless. The 20% that are always come with polylined sleeves, which I think every pressing should have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youspinmeround Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 When they put the records in printed inserts I cringe....Its impossible to remove them without scuffing and usually they already are from being assembled No artist should ever use that The thicker jacket inserts that you can actually open the jacket and remove are ok, poly lined or even a simple paper However those thin ass wax paper printed inserts drive me nuts /rant onwardempire, slinch and David The Gnome 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onwardempire Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 80% of the new records I buy are not spotless. The 20% that are always come with polylined sleeves, which I think every pressing should have. Anecdotally I think mine are about the same, most of the records that make me go 'ooo this one looks shiny new' have had poly-lined sleeves, or that card that you get with a sort of coating on the inside, whatever that is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burntwolf Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 it's def QC in the last several years polylined sleeves really are the best... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gippej Posted December 30, 2014 Author Share Posted December 30, 2014 When they put the records in printed inserts I cringe....Its impossible to remove them without scuffing and usually they already are from being assembled No artist should ever use that The thicker jacket inserts that you can actually open the jacket and remove are ok, poly lined or even a simple paper However those thin ass wax paper printed inserts drive me nuts /rant This. I replace all my inner sleeves with poly lined diskeeper sleeves, but those printed sleeves are the worst. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rottengoth Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Best way I found to get records out of printed inner sleeves is to open it up just a tad bit and blow until the sleeves open up as much as they can and don't stop blowing until the record is safely removed from the sleeve. (I know this entire thing sounds wrong) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slayerhatesusall Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Its common, I also sometimes get records that have unremovable smudges on them (isopropyl alcohol doesn't remove them). Usually these flaws don't effect the play much if at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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