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Bad vinyl

I recently bought 3 albums and each one had to return due to bad pressings, Dizzy, Diana Krall and Bowie. I was so disappointed, 3 out of 3 were bad, really bad. The store didn't have other copies so I bought Jeff Beck and Nora Jones new albums and they sound perfect, btw, not bad work either.

That at is a 60% return ratio. Anyone else experiencing the same?
raymonda

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dweller
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If you intend to use your new vinyl (not "sealed" investment), play ASAP and listen for defects. I've been burned because I didn't play and could not return. Won't happen again. Also, look for warping and "dishing".
 
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dweller
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Hi Bill. I'm not saying you're wrong but I've purchased vinyl lately (within the last 10 years) that is just dreadful. This includes a limited edition "Are You Experienced?" ($35?) that has an impassable bridge (between the groove sides) that renders the song useless. Also, a first King Crimson album that sounds like white noise was mixed into the music. In both cases, I waited too long to return. So now I'm preaching "play ASAP and listen for defects".
As for the "old days", I remember many purchases that had paper fragments, from album label punch-outs, that got into the hot pot. Guess we'll have to wait for Heaven for a perfect world... 
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