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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
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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baylinor
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That sucks. An outer ring fixes all warps.

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slaw
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@baylinor 

That's not entirely true especially when a record is "washboard" in the center of the record surface.

 

@audphile1 

I had similar issues with the Cassandra Wilson.

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audphile1
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@slaw interesting but I’m not surprised. When did you buy ir?

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larsman
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You might want to post this on the 'Analog' thread as well. But no, I've never had a record warped enough to even notice much, never mind not play. As long as it plays fine, I don't care if it's not perfectly flat; I'd rather just enjoy the music.

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