Well-yeah. Reproduction of music via a phonograph is based on various parameters at a very, very small level. Any of those parameters, singly and by themselves, may not seem particularly important, but they all combine into a whole that will, or will not, provide the best that your system can offer. Your picture doesn't seem to show an issue, but if it's as you describe, I'd definitely see about a change.
Oh, and I wouldn't become too enamored with the Test Record. Set up the cart with the Mint, and you should be good to go.
Oh, and I wouldn't become too enamored with the Test Record. Set up the cart with the Mint, and you should be good to go.