Speakers Corner


I received a message this week from Speakers Corner Records. I had asked if they used mold release compound in their manufacturing. They told me they used Pallas as their pressing plant and Pallas does NOT use mold release compound in manufacturing. Since the records sound terrific already, I'm very glad that I won't have to clean them. Now, I'll have to purchase some more.
washline
Speakers Corner is a good reissue house; Pallas is a good pressing plant. I doubt any plant would say they use mold release compound in their production since the pvc compound, as supplied, contains various things, including thermal stabilizers and material that helps ease removal from the stampers.
I'm with sbank- though largely buying old, used records, I clean any new ones too. 
CZ, I'm gonna send you a PM. 
I haven't yet compared to any originals I own. As for now, I have the two Weather Report discs, the Mahalia Jackson at Newport, and the few releases of Ben Webster and Coleman Hawkins. I don't plan on cleaning them unless I hear a reason to do so from playing the actual records. I don't believe the correspondent was lying when he said that no mold release compound is used. Some of the very best sounding records I've heard. 
No one said or implied that anyone was lying.

Do you believe in dust and dirt? Do you believe that the inside of record sleeves are always 100% clean? Do you believe that when center holes are cut that debris has never ended up on a record? If so, God bless, don't clean your new records. Cheers,
Spencer
I believe in minimal stress the records should have in their entire shelf and playback life.
The dust and dirt and spindle hole debris of a brand new record can be swept with anti-static carbon-fiber brush especially if they’re so minimal.

Anyone washes produce with soap in here?
Do I believe in dust and dirt? What is this? The Interfaith Council on Faith in Reality? I simply reported that Speakers Corner stated that Pallas doesn't use mold release compound, so the necessity of cleaning is obviated for those who would otherwise clean the records after purchasing. The reason that I asked the question to begin with was the because the record sounded so pristine already that I didn't want to do anything further to muck up what I was already experiencing. The company confirmed that. I don't believe Pallas would have any incentive to mislead on this question because it would affect future sales if the records did indeed become affected later. 

I have otherwise been cleaning all of my records. I think the mold release agent is often audible as a kind of haze hanging over the recording. I notice a strong difference after doing so, but I also notice on occasion that the cleaning introduces other sonic artifacts, so I'm not always comfortable with doing so.