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New LP with pops + crackle, What is expected?

I just purchased two LP's from Acoustic Sounds. A original master recording of Verse by Patricia Barber (45 rpm). The other was Big whiskey by Dave Mathews Band (33 rpm).
Well Dave Mathews is perfectly quite while the other has occasional irritating background sounds. I do not want to be a difficult customer but I am inclined to return it. Recently I had to replace Pop Pop by Rickie Lee Jones because of similar defects. What level of imperfections are we expected to except with new vinyl issues? (p.s.) the store has never given me any troubles exchanging LP's in the past and will most likely not this time.

What does everyone think?
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tigerwoodkhorns
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The whole situation just stinks. We are a bunch of middle aged guys with disposable income who are willing to pay more than the price of a CD for music in a time when kids expect that music should be free. And we have to accept noisey new records.

I set up a second TT with a specific set of carts that tend to supress surface noise to play noisey vinyl, but that will be for used vinyl. I really want to avoid new vinyl unless it is something special and I can buy at Best Buy (where they will take it back).
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