Records are getting noisy


I asked this as part of someone else's string last week, but I am getting a little more irated every day with this problem. Some of my new vinyl (bought within the last year) is starting to get lots of pops and cracks. Not scratches, not skips, just pops and clicks. Drives me crazy.

All records are cleaned with VPI 16.5(Walker method right now, and steamed if the problems doesn't get any better), machine and tubes are working perfectly. All records then get ZeroStat after cleaning and put into MoFi sleeves. Records are then cleaned with an Audioquest brush prior to playing.

I have even tried Gruv Glide, and no change on certain records. I am listening to one of my all time favs right now, Shelby Lynne "Just a Little Lovin" and it's driving me crazy. The record is clean, has always been well cared for, and now it's a crackin, poppin, annoying mess!!

What have I done, and how do I fix it???
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I have that re-release also i I agree, I was totally disappointed, a waste of money.
You are absolutely correct. The vinyl is getting noisy. Even the new mofi is not as quiet as the old mofi. The japanese pressings are still pretty good
I was using the MoFi as an example. The older Japanese pressings are much better.

Many of the new reissues are not even remastered. The older originals, even though this comment is very general, in many cases are better. IMHO.
Vinyl from the late seventies and early eighties is pretty quiet in many cases