Brand New Vinyl Static and Pops

Cleeds, the laugh is on me. Staticmaster not Dynagroove. I can’t even imagine how I came up with that name. Anyway in my experience it works better than anything else I own to eliminate static charge. Mine is wider than the one in your image, and I was going on received information when I claimed it was discontinued. Could it be they took the polonium out of the product to permit sales? Anyway if you have one don’t eat it. Further reading suggests polonium is still used.

lewm

... the laugh is on me. Staticmaster not Dynagroove. I can’t even imagine how I came up with that name ...

Perhaps an inner cranial static discharge. It could happen.

... if you have one don’t eat it. Further reading suggests polonium is still used.

NOW you tell me!

Had similar issue with Neil Young Harvest pressing bought brand new from Amoeba in Hollywood CA.  Took it back but they wanted to only allow me another copy of the same.  After negotiation I was able to get a credit instead and found a clean older used version.

As already stated by many, I clean (Pro-Ject Record Cleaner) all new vinyl just in case, but some new may just be defective.  You could see a pattern and color difference in the part of new vinyl I returned.

I also, clean my stylus regularly as even with clean or new records some micro debris can build up.  I used a Pro-Ject acrylic platter cover and have no issues with static.

A lot of new vinyl is noisy - moreso on average than back in the heyday of vinyl - in my experience.

Awesome Guys!

Lot's of great info here.

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