I don't know the answer but I can attest to similar issues I have had with some new records I have purchased.
Tom Waits Mule Variations is one such example. I am on my second copy due to noisy grooves, and the new copy is just as bad as the first. I have played it on three different turntables with the same noises in the exact same places of the songs, so I am sure it is not equipment related.
Tbromgard's reply might have some truth to it. I had never thought vinyl would need to be broken in, but perhaps it does, depending on the place it was made.
Tom Waits Mule Variations is one such example. I am on my second copy due to noisy grooves, and the new copy is just as bad as the first. I have played it on three different turntables with the same noises in the exact same places of the songs, so I am sure it is not equipment related.
Tbromgard's reply might have some truth to it. I had never thought vinyl would need to be broken in, but perhaps it does, depending on the place it was made.