Do I 'Hafta' clean a brand new audiophile LP?


Just got Roy Orbison's "lonely and blue" 200g pressing from Classic Records in the mail today.

I placed it on the VPI cleaning machine and just stopped.
It looks so perfect! Why risk sonic changes?

Do new albums REALLY need cleaning...?

John
jbatlanta

Showing 1 response by dan_ed

I'll echo the other responses, clean it! What? You think these things are clean when they come out of the presses? I even go so far as to put new albums into a new sleeve after I have cleaned them. Just take a look at a new record with mold release compound stuck to it and you'll see why.

Enjoy the Roy tunes!