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Record mishaps

Just dropped a pristine 1957 Faye Richmond Girlesque record I received from ebay on (of all places) the corner of my end table, while examining it under my table lamp. This resulted in a few what appear to be superficial scratches 🙄.....so what was pristine is now.... not so much...depressed....has anyone else ever done something stupid such as this in regards to record handling? This is a first for me. I'm hoping to play it at some point to see if the scratches are audible....its a mono record, so I think it may play ok. 
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millercarbon
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I once made the mistake of handing a fully loaded pipe to a guy who took a great big hit, staggered back, and flung his arms out for balance nailing my turntable. So no more standing bong hits around the turntable. Live and learn.
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Lol!!! That'l learn ya....too funny!
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bdp24
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I was in a band with a great singer (Drew Hurd, brother of Cornell Hurd of the Austin, TX Western Swing band carrying his name), who one night was playing some 1950's Jump Blues music (ya ever heard Louis Jordan, Big Jay McNeely, Chuck Higgins, or Joe Houston? Wild, baby!) on 78's. He had them spread across the floor in front of him, which he was sitting on. He leaned forward to reach for one of them, coming down on one with his knee. Crack! He picked up the 78, and said "Oh man, that was worth a lot of money." Not any more.
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Ouch! Now that s#cks!!
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tubegb
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I’ve had a number of miscues (pun intended) involving records over the years. Something tells me that over time the odds/statistics of such an event happening are somewhat inevitable. Anyway, to error is human…
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