amnesiac Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Hmm. First thing I do with a new record is take it out very carefully of the awful heavy cardboard sleeve and then put it into a Mofi one. The problem is, if I look carefully at every record I've purchased, I'll see lightish scuffs that don't affect play. They can only be seen in the light and/or at certain angles. Here is an example of one of the more harsh cases: Bear in mind that is one of the more rough examples of this issue. Look at a record in bright light and see if you have any form of light scuffing that doesn't affect play... Someone put my mind at ease, please. Thanks. StrangeTerrain 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooks Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 I was trying to think of a sarcastic way to respond to this thread, but, fuck it. andi and Metal Mike 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agreetodisagree Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Frankie says RELAX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toomany45s Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Frankie says RELAX *FRANKIE SAY RELAX Common error. drds89 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Hundred Fifty-Two Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 I gotta ask: you clean the records before you play them for the first time right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omik11303 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 I actually know exactly what you're talking about. This is the case with a lot of my records, even some older ones that were supposedly 'unplayed.' I wouldn't necessarily call them scuffs, because they're not gashes in the records that skip every time you play over them. I don't really know what causes them, but believe it or not, I wouldn't be surprised if years scraping up against a paper sleeve is the cause. It's anyone's guess. It's not a big issue for me, because they don't affect the sound. Dusted_By_Space 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eight1echo Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 that don't affect play. problem solved drds89, Big Country, Dusted_By_Space and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloudsbelow Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 I always figured it was residue from the pressing plant or something along those lines. Almost all the records i buy have it.. except the real nice pressings! they dont sound and they dont (in my experience) clean off when I run em through the ol'vpi 16.5 with a dist.h2o//iso solution. I dont clean my records before I play for the first time but I am thinking about getting that anal about my records. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amnesiac Posted January 7, 2014 Author Share Posted January 7, 2014 I gotta ask: you clean the records before you play them for the first time right? I use a Discwasher brush on them, but I don't deep clean them if that's what you mean. Perhaps I should invest in a SpinClean sometime in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 so, if these marks don't affect the sound, then what the fuck are you complaining about? it's not like it's a $1000 hooker that wont fuck you. that would be something to complain about. andynz and Dusted_By_Space 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloudsbelow Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 so, if these marks don't affect the sound, then what the fuck are you complaining about? it's not like it's a $1000 hooker that wont fuck you. that would be something to complain about. I think we can all agree that the quality control of some plants isn't up to snuff and more records are coming out with defects than ever before (i missed the oil shortage, but from what I hear). By complaining, to the plants, distros, bands, labels etc.. we can put pressure on the industry to improve the products that we so love and cherish... Instead of returning defective records to my shop I will always mail labels, bands, etc to at the very least enlighten them to my bad experience. If the labels, bands, distros, etc wont replace it then I will return to my shop. Also, in my experience some of these "scuffs" as described by Amnesiac do affect the sound, it has become increasingly apparent to me as I slowly improve my set up. jase 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billya Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 so, if these marks don't affect the sound, then what the fuck are you complaining about? it's not like it's a $1000 hooker that wont fuck you. that would be something to complain about. Or a Craigslist hooker who won't go down on you, but you go down on while listening to Fun House by the Stooges. David The Gnome, Satan and tomfiend 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloudsbelow Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 I know I said about that "they dont sound" but I should have been more specific. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amnesiac Posted January 7, 2014 Author Share Posted January 7, 2014 so, if these marks don't affect the sound, then what the fuck are you complaining about? it's not like it's a $1000 hooker that wont fuck you. that would be something to complain about. If I'm paying a premium price for this format, then it should be perfect. Kinda sucks to drop $30 on an album only to have the record marked up. Also, resale value is impacted by this. What should be a M graded record goes to NM right off the bat. Cloudsbelow 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourfourtwo Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 What the fuck is going on today? Is it the cold weather? bathroommonkey and Satan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 send it back. get a replacement. find scuffs on replacement. rinse. repeat. forever letdown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serum7 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Maybe try a FLAC player. bathroommonkey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 New year, same old VC... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Also, resale value is impacted by this. What should be a M graded record goes to NM right off the bat. So. Much. OOF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derkwithano Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 New year, same old VC... and believe it or not, you're part of the same pattern with this type of comment heh. NoFxpunkguy, onlettingjoe, sacredheart and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amnesiac Posted January 7, 2014 Author Share Posted January 7, 2014 Thanks for all the help guys! Goodbye. bathroommonkey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smailtronic Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Or a Craigslist hooker who won't go down on you, but you go down on while listening to Fun House by the Stooges. Metal Mike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 and believe it or not, you're part of the same pattern with this type of comment heh. Fine by me...sure beats being an entitled hobbyist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Mike Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Thanks for all the help guys! Goodbye. Miss you! Seriously, what did you expect? This is life. Even things that can be avoided like split seams are accepted by most of us. And in many ways, that's something that shouldn't happen because things can be taken out of shrink wrap / shipped with the LPs outside of the jacket. Maybe try requesting that the LPs be shipped outside of the sleeves and outside of the jacket. As you said it doesn't affect playback, but does affect resale value. I'd rather have something without seam splits, but with this light scuffing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock N Roll Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 What the fuck is going on today? Is it the cold weather? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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