returning vinyl for warpage?


Ok so I am kinda new to vinyl so I am not sure if I am just being too picky so here is the deal:
I purchased 2 new LPs, Beatles white, and Them Crooked Vultures. Both are double lp, and the first song or so has a noticable warp. They play fine...but it's awful nerve racking to watch the needle ride up and down over the waves LOL. I have purcased about 30 records new from the same store and never had this problem before. Since they play fine, is it unreasonable to go back and request another copy? TCV wasn't that big of a deal but the darn Beatles cost a chunk of change!

thanks for your input.
no_money

Showing 4 responses by kurt_tank

Sorry to hear about your bad luck.
It does not hurt to try asking.
Besides, what is the worst they could do, say "No"?
(Good Luck!)

Question: How good of a pressing is the album of Them Crooked Vultures?

(I like the CD fairly well, and was thinking of getting the vinyl version.)
Palasr, thanks for the info!

No_money, Thank you too, and if they won't exchange it, you should do a search here, and on AudioAsylum, on how to do record flattening with two pieces of glass in your oven.
(I am not sure of the temperature or the length of time to do it, but I have read that it works very well, and does not damage the vinyl.)

Good Luck!

PS I am off to find and buy a copy of TCV!
No_money,

Do you use a record clamp of any sort?

I ask, because I have a Basis turntable, and I use their proprietary clamp, and I never have an issue with warped records. I just play right through through them, and the stylus just tracks great. It is not a periphery ring, of the sort that VPI makes, but still, it does seem to flatten out the records so that I have not had ANY issues with any of the new records I have purchased, or even the older, used, records that I buy.

You might want to check into getting some sort of clamp first, and see if that works. (I am sure that it is much less expensive, albeit it probably is not as effective as a peripherial ring, in reducing warpage.

Also, you might want to check with Rega, or your Rega dealer, as to what they recommend. Some turntables do not work well with heavy clamps.

My two cents worth anyway.
So Curio, and Mosin, is that made out of glass or acrylic?

I would be interested in buying it, as it looks fairly cheap to make, hence it should be fairly cheap to buy.

Thanks for the info.