Bought my first new audiophile LP...back it goes


I opened my 200g pressing of Neil Young's "Prairie Wind" today. Had my Audio Intelligent cleaner all ready to go. Slipped the first licorice disc out of it's poly record sleeve...and it had three 3"x1/2" stains of some kind. I gently tried to clean them off using AI step 1 and AI step 2 and a soft cotton cloth, but to no avail. One other side was stained, too. So, back it goes to Elusive Disc. For $40 I expect the vinyl to be pristine and absolutely free of defects or stains.

Is this common with new audiophile vinyl? What a hassle...
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Showing 2 responses by cmo

The only lable I hve had trouble with is Sundazed. Out of about six records three were messed up... one completely unplayable. The Fantasy 45 from Acoustic Sounds have been incredible everytime (super expensive everytime too...;-)

Chris