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Noobie. Vinyl reissues. Am I expecting too much?

I'm a thrift shop/garage sale/flea market bottom feeder. Recently got involved with older then new reissues. First 45 album turned out to have manufacturing defects do returned it (MFSL Barber). Traded it for an ORG Diana Krall album (33) and a Cannonball Adderly 45 from AP.

The Diana Krall album has crackles on one side so I think it's going back too. The AP was great - after I cleaned it (quite oily fingerprint covered). I have had a number of OJC albums that are trouble free.

I guess my question is this - as I move up the food chain, should I expect audio improvement combined with manufacturing/packing issues? Am I expecting too much or just bad luck?
trehane

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kencalgary
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Trehane, I understand what you are getting at and have found that some manufacturers of "new" vinyl face the problems of sloppy execution that plague many products. Some high-priced LPs have arrived with warped edges (which can be put down to pulling the LP off the machine too early), improperly placed labels, etc. Most, however, have been very quiet, beautifully pressed and wonderful reissues of almost-impossible-to find classics.

so, while we should expect the best unfortunately the results do not always meet the highest mark.
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