Poor vinyl press

This has probably happened to every digger. You go through your newest additions, one of which has the sickest sample you've ever heard - its too bad the record was poorly pressed and its hardly worth sampling! As I'm writing this I'm listening to a Leon Spencer album, there's a wicked sample here but its in such poor quality. Last time I was in this position was when I picked up a Bo Diddley LP with a classic break barely spitting out of the wax for me.

How often have you been in this situation where you pick up a rare, or hard to find LP only to be smashed in the ears by a poorly pressed cut?

I got Jeff Becks Wired LP with the famous break but it sounds kind of weak. I dont know if it is the beacause of the pressing cause the LP is worn out anyway. But I couldnT resist.It was 10 cent for this LP and I thought "10 cent for a dirty break.....thats ok":)

Have you tried to increase the tonearm weight? Depending the reason for the "thin" sound this can help sometimes. But dont forget to reset it cause too much wieght is't what needle and your other records want.


peace

80's pressings are the worst vinyl ever made.... vinyl manufacturing just kept getting lower and lower quality over the years and by the 80's a lot of records were real thin and had shallow grooves... Warner Bros jazz records from the 80's come to mind... they put out horrendously sh!tty quality vinyl during that time period... it's a shame because they had some decent artists too. when compared to an original old school 180 gram record, some vinyl probably only weighs half that...

crossings wrote: some vinyl probably only weighs half that...

yeah, k-tel...

crossings wrote:80's pressings are the worst vinyl ever made.... vinyl manufacturing just kept getting lower and lower quality over the years and by the 80's a lot of records were real thin and had shallow grooves... Warner Bros jazz records from the 80's come to mind... they put out horrendously sh!tty quality vinyl during that time period... it's a shame because they had some decent artists too. when compared to an original old school 180 gram record, some vinyl probably only weighs half that...

Duno man, I've got some 80's stuff that sounds fantastic. Bob James, Tom Scott, Earl Klugh, etc. I've also got some 60's Jazz that sounds better than mid 70s funk. So it's really hit and miss, I will add 'Prestige' to my list of labels to be weary of!

you might try a noise removing plugin in your daw or audio editor.

i got a wutang 36th chambers, which is very low quality... happens from time to times...
but what i hate more is when vinyl is twisted

I have copies Drum drops vol.1 and 2 that look really clean and glossy but play with TONS of surface noise its just horrible.

KidProcrass wrote:I have copies Drum drops vol.1 and 2 that look really clean and glossy but play with TONS of surface noise its just horrible.

Thats dirt bro.

Give the Lp's a good clean with specific vinyl solution and a firm but soft cloth or brush.

If the grooves are worn you can see it, but lodged in dirt or grease not always...

djtrublu wrote:

KidProcrass wrote:I have copies Drum drops vol.1 and 2 that look really clean and glossy but play with TONS of surface noise its just horrible.

Thats dirt bro.

Give the Lp's a good clean with specific vinyl solution and a firm but soft cloth or brush.

If the grooves are worn you can see it, but lodged in dirt or grease not always...

surface noise isn't always dirt.

listen to any 'colored' or 'picture disc' vinyl and you will hear the surface noise.

i played a white 45 this morning that was really noticeable.

You havent heard a bad pressing until you've heard og pressings of late 60's/ early 70's bollywood soundtracks. Distorted compression on the master recording pressed hot onto recycled ( not virgin) vinyl always makes for an interesting listening experience. Part of their charm, imo.