Originally Posted by
Barry
Not only that, take the disc out and check it's not scratched or marked in any way.
Sorry to hear of your experience Al, but booties are a bit of a minefield these days.
I have given up buying vinyl, unless it's classical, on a recognised label and (usually) from a private seller: the amount traders ask for vinyl (often in the most appalling condition) is absurd.
I pretty much gave up on car boot records (you can usually see at a glance what the condition is going to be like: scabby sleeves=scabby vinyl (usually). Last Sunday I saw some guy pulling out records from a box like his life depended on it, and some of them were tidy looking Moody Blues albums. I jumped in after him and he'd had all the decent stuff (should have followed him to his car and mugged him. But he'd left or missed one, called "To Our Childrens Childrens Children" so I got that, £3.
Played it when I got home, and it plays as mint as the sleeve Restored my faith a bit.
I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in
T/T: Inspire Monarch, X200 tonearm, Ortofon Quintet Blue. Phono: Project Tube Box CD: Marantz CD6006 (UK Edition); Amp: Musical Fidelity A5 Integrated.
Speakers: Zu Omen Def, REL T9i subwoofer. Cables: Atlas Equator interconnects, Atlas Hyper 3.0 speaker cables
T'other system:
Echo Dot, Amptastic Mini One,Arcam A75 integrated, Celestion 5's, BK XLS-200 DF
A/V:
LG 55" OLED, Panasonic Blu Ray, Sony a/v amp, MA Radius speakers, REL Storm sub
Forget the past, it's gone. And don't worry about the future, it doesn't exist. There is only NOW.
KICKSTARTER: ENABLING SCAMMERS SINCE 2009