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Di I really need to clean my LP's?

Recently, when announcing to a relative my intent to use a recently purchased Spin-Clean Record Washer on some LP’s, of which I am the original owner and which have not been played in decades, her reply was, “If you’ve always handled them correctly, and stored them in their sleeves, why do you need to clean them?” I think that this is a very good question. Is there a good reason for me to clean them?

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Here's an idea:

Listen to a handful of LP's. Then clean them and listen again. You may then decide for yourself, not ask others what you should do.

If you DO decide cleaner records sound better than non-cleaned ones, you can get your LP's far cleaner with a vacuum-style cleaner than you can with the Spin Clean. The  vacuum machines offered by Record Doctor, VPI, Pro-Ject, and a few others offer great cleaning at a reasonable price. And for around $500 you can assemble an ultrasonic cleaner, which some prefer to vacuum cleaners.  

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