@slaw: I confused heat with steam. Unfortunately don’t have a steamer either — wonder if a steam iron would work? . . . carefully though, so as to not warp the record. Or lighter fluid, like goes in a cigarette lighter? I could try that. I played the other side of the album and it pops and ticks a lot. Don’t know if this one can be saved.
Found an an old copy of the Beatles second album. Sounded pretty good, better than some others I have. Just don’t have the album cover for it, unless it’s hiding among the other albums I’ve yet to look through.
Found a comedy album by Alan Sherman, “My Son the Nut” with “Camp Granada”. 😁. And “Introducing The Monkees”. WTF?