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Needle gets stuck on the brand new 7"

Hello

I bought a brand new 7" record. Record does not seem to have any visible damage. Somehow needle gets stuck on same exact place on second track of side A.  Strangest thing is that after needle got stuck i played the second track again and it played just fine. Then i tried to play that song few hours after that and the needle got stuck again, but on the second attempt right after the first one it played fine again. Might some vinyl expert here know why this happens? I am pretty sure that problem is the record and not my player since all other records seem to play just fine. 
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chakster
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Use magnify glass to check what’s in the groove. You will see if something wrong with vinyl surface in the groove.
If the problem is the record just return it for full refund or replace it with a good one from the seller.

If the record is fine then it’s your system, try lower tracking force to play the same record first. You can also try higher tracking force etc.  
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chakster
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When you said "Somehow needle gets stuck" do you mean needle skip or what? I have thousands of 7'inch records (45rpm), when the needle skips the reduced tracking force will help your cartridge to go through the defective part of the groove (bump, scratch on record surface). 

But in your case it can be exactly what @dweller said, if you have problems only with 7'inch records that visually are clean without any bumps/scratches in the groove. 

It would be nice to play the same records with different cartridge and to check your tonearm settings. or to play the same record on another turntable. 
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