What is virgin vinyl? Is it better


What is "virgin vinyl"? Is it better? And what are 180g records? Are 180g records always virgin vinyl? Are these good predictors of whether the used LP I just brought home will have crackles and pops or not?
matt8268

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Record companies used to (still?) recycle product that didn't sell. They'd get records back from their distributors, stores, wherever, punchout the label area and melt them down for reuse. Sometimes the labels aren't perfectly centered and paper gets into the mix (I've seen paper in records I've bought). Needless to say, paper doesn't have a very wide frquency response or dynamic range... Long live CD's !!!!