Philips Vinyl: Dutch vs Italian Pressing

@bdp24 - Italy has long been a hot bed for record piracy, the largest in Western Europe, according to an IFPI study circa 2002, when the hardgoods market started to diminish in favor of Internet access, see [url]https://books.google.com/books?id=JQ0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA43&lpg=PA43&dq=italian+record+piracy...[/url]
But, a lot of the stuff I’m talking about was released on major labels in Italy by the likes of Polydor (now Uni) or Ricordi (now Sony). Granted, there are some really nasty "unofficial" copies (love that euphemism), but that shouldn’t put one off of Italian pressings as a whole. I’ve bought the King Records Seven Seas (Japanese) imprints of some, simply because of price. (The going price for an original italian pressing of Museo Rosenbach- Zarathustra as an example, is easily 4 figures).

The OP mentioned Italian pressings in connection with Philips records, and I replied that my own experience with these pressings was less than ideal.  I should have mentioned that there are some Italian labels  that are superbly pressed - notably those by Black Saint and Soul Note. I have several dozens of these records and am amazed at their quality/quietness.

I have this box, LPs "made in Holland", box "printed in the Netherlands".
The first thing you will notice is that LPs are paper-thin, I even weighted one today, it is just 105g. Vinyl itself is what must have been called "virgin vinyl": very-very quiet. But with lots of clicks annoyingly reproduced by my Lyra/Sondek. Most of my LPs, some with noticeable scratches, play beautifully. This set clicks pretty often although looks Mint.
I hate washing my LPs, but I will pull out VPI-16.5 for a spin and shall report if a good bath helps

Well, I washed my Sibelius set today. With MoFi fluids, then 18 MOhm deionized water (distilled water is like a tap compared to this: the benefit of running a genetic testing lab for my hobby)
Same result: pops and clicks coming from the Left, then Right channels. Otherwise dead quiet vinyl. !!??? Is this a pressing/manufacturing issue? I have no idea but it does not sound like a scratched LP to me
CSPIEGS, please update what you are hearing once you get your box, now I am curious!!!