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Warped LP's

Hey,

So, are some pressings just warped from factory?

I had purchased Springsteen’s Letter to You from Amazon (double LP) and the first LP has a very visible warp/wobble to it, although it sounded fine.

But didn’t like that and so exchanged it for another and this one also seems to have a bit of a wobble to it although not as bad as the first one (same side).

Since it seems to sound ok, I will probably just stick with it.

Amazon packing seems pretty secure and safe so I don’t think it is on them although who knows how they are kept at their warehouse.

But wanted to inquire if this happens time to time.

Thnx

jay73
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limomangus
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Yeah with the prices of vinyl getting a wrapped one really sucks.

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slaw
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Love my ORB. I chose to invest in it around 15 years ago. 

I was buying around $500 a month in lps for a few years, so it's been used quite a bit.

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audphile1
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Exchange the defective LP. If the warp is minor and other than that the record is perfect, consider keeping it. 
I just bought a brand new Cassandra Wilson Blue Light Till Dawn directly from blue note and the 2nd LP has a minor warp. I requested a replay which was sent promptly but it has the exact same issue. I won’t bother replacing it. It’s too minor and other than that great record. 

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jay73 OP
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Played through the whole album and as stated before, it seems ok, so I will keep it.

But I almost tripped out when I got to side D or what I thought would be side D.

At first, it didn't look right to me and I thought, oh no, this is defective also and will need to return.

But then I quickly realized that how the album is, it doesn't have a side D. I have never seen a double LP with only 3 sides to play (live and learn I guess).

Side D is just an image without any grooves. I thought that was interesting.

 

 

walt8489
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I have many 3 sided LPs.  Most of the time this occurs on vinyl reissues that were originally issued on a single CD.  Since a single CD can hold over 80 minutes, conversion to LP (which can generally hold 25 minutes per side at most) results in the need for a double LP, but not necessarily all four sides.  It all depends on the length of the original CD.

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