Michael Fremer's record cleaning process....

It was an old piece that Fremer had republished from another
writer, as I recall, using Orbitrac(k) pads, and perhaps
even a fluid that is no longer made. I can try to find you a
link because it was on his AnalogPlanet site. I believe
Fremer mainly uses the Audiodesk ultrasonic these days, but
may be wrong. PS: I'd give you the link but am in the midst
of some Internet issues here. It is called "The most
comprehensive record cleaning article ever! and the author
was michael wayne. it is on the analog planet site, but a
search of Fremer's site under 'cleaning' should pull it up
if it doesn't show up in an open search on the intraweb.

I give Fremer credit for keeping the vinyl torch burning (sorry for the mixed metaphor) during the nadir of the medium. And he does seem to have endless energy, running to shows, writing for Stereophile, keeping up the Analog Planet site, and doing presentations, etc.
As to cleaning, agree there are countless methods. I found the US doesn't completely do the job on old, grotty vinyl. So I use it in combination with the Monks.

Slaw: with due respect, the older I have gotten, the less I believe that there is "one best" anything- writer, cleaning method, record, etc. (Frogman did you a solid in response to your 'extraordinary recordings thread' in a somewhat similar vein). FWIW, you refer to MFremer in the third person in your last post, when 'Grooves' who directly addressed some of your comments immediately above, is M Fremer. Perhaps you didn't know that.....

Slaw: I'm frankly a little confused by your serial comments. I don't remember saying anything about El Camino, but my recollection is, it was a horrible recording, and deliberately so- to give it that garage/lo-rent sound. If I remember, it was the Danger Mouse behind the wheel on that one. He's done some good music, e.g Gnarls Barkley, but I've never listened to it on my rig (I actually have a vinyl copy of The Odd Couple, but haven't gotten around to playing it yet). Also have nothing to offer on Ric Ocasek- a friend represented The Cars back in the day, and I remember that their first album was great, but haven't heard it in years.
As to my comment about Frogman, I think his point, and mine, is that you can discuss music without making it a competition or a 'right or wrong' proposition. I hope that's OK, since I'm really not interested in arguing any of this.

I'd invoke Godwin's Law here, but you guys are being literal. What an interesting thread....