I was still buying vinyl only up to about 1996 never had any problems with the 1990s records.
I've only got one recent re-release and it is very noisy. Cleaning did not help.
I'd say the problem is due to a number of factors:
1) Worn out pressing equipment
2) Almost all the people with decades of experience in pressing are now retired or dead
3) Due to the vinyl revival pressing plants have been working at capacity, quality control suffers or just isn't bothered with at all due to the need to keep up and fill orders. They just bang them out and worry about it later.
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Just curious as to what this *specifuc* flaw is though - you just don’t hear it on older records. Digital related ? But then the flaws would be on the same spot in all pressings, and they aren’t.
Possibly some contamination at the pressing stage and its getting stamped into the vinyl.
Depending how deep it is etc will depend on some stylii not noticing it as much
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I've had this same effect on a couple of records, replaced both, Neil Young Live at the Roxy was one of them but Amazon replaced it no problem.
Replacements were perfect.
Micheal Fremer at Analog Planet seems to have his finger on the pulse regarding all things vinyl, I am sure he is contactable via email. Contact him and make him aware of this, see what he knows.
Regards Neil
I've got to be honest the quality of vinyl pressings has ALWAYS been hit and miss. To pretend otherwise is a lie, in my opinion of course.
At school in the 70s my friends and I were always taking them back.
The good ones occurred just enough to keep you buying more. But it has always been a dodgy format and always will be.
Tis a shame cos it can be excellent.
I agree.. it only seemed to be a few of the very recently pressed lps.
Personally I thought it was something in the transfer but as Tom says he had lps replaced and similar noise is on these too, in different places on the cut. It sounds like a digital fart. More investigation is needed, I’m sure we can crack the riddle!
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