Why do mint-looking LPs sometimes play poorly?


I've purchased some older Japanese vinyl (e.g., pro-use LPs) and some older half-speed vinyl pressings (e.g., cbs mastersound) and on a few occasions, although they have *looked* perfect under very bright light, they play with quite a bit of surface noise. The LPs are not warped, and the surface noise persists after a thorough cleaning. Any insights or recommendations? Thanks!
schuyler1976

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Macdadtexas when steaming i ve noticed if you get a record that has a lot of dust and debris on it before you use a brush on the LP first pass the steamer lightly and then vac this will get most of the debris off the surface before you start brushing doing this results in a better playing record.

Using a double rinse is key to a great playing vinyl record. Sorry to get off the subject.
Mike