Stylus stuck in groove

@mijostyn,

I wondered whether the OP might have some loose plaster or paint directly above his turntable. Not always easy to see on a high ceiling.

Assuming that he’s using it without any lid.

The bit about the vinyl being ok one day and not the next is indeed strange.

Could the sleeves be responsible in some way? Vinyl inner sleeves always did seem to vary quite a bit in quality.

I’ve even seen some bad plastic ones for CD audiobooks, where it’s almost impossible to remove and return discs without a fair bit of unnecessary friction.

The only guess I have is it might be the sleeves.
Unless it’s audio gremlins.
Not the ceiling.

It would be debris in the sleeves. Very possible. I have had it happen with new records.

I don't see what's so unusual I have had records where the stylus gets stuck and keeps repeating the same line.
 On examination it's usually a small brown or black speck sometimes removable with a cleaner or finger nail, other times it seems permanently lodged. At times I think it maybe actually in the vinyl itself.

I felt my initial post was very appropriate for this strange thread.