Weirdest record defect?
A couple weeks ago I went to a small venue to see a little-known artist Mary Timony. I discovered her when her latest album "Untame the Tiger" was featured on Qobuz under "New Releases". I picked up a copy of the record at the merch table after the show (great show btw). So here is why I am posting-throughout both sides of the record at fairly uniform 90 second intervals there is a loud bass bump/thump. Loud enough to be concerning as to my woofers. The record is perfectly flat and there are no visible defects. There is no discernible static problem and static would not cause a low frequency thump.
The label is Merge records. Any ideas as to the cause? I have never encountered this before.
I wouldn’t say it’s weird as i’ve heard it in very old 70s vinyl and unfortunately had to throw them away. Ye olde PVC infection. However, i just recently purchased the Cars original album on a 2016 re-issue. From front to back, both sides, there was the background PVC type woosh. Store suggested i clean it which i did. No dice. Back she went and swapped it for Black Sabbath’s original 50th anniversary. Haven’t opened it and dropped the needle yet. Looking forward to it with fingers crossed. |
@heretobuy That is a very common problem if you have a spindle that is exactly the right size and not undersized. I keep a spindle hole drill right by my table. Many spindles are undersized. |
