The Lifespan of an LP?


How many times can one play a new vinyl lp before the sound noticeably degrades? For the purpose of the exercise, assume one takes decent care of the record and has a properly set up and maintained, good quality deck and stylus. My system has been taking quantum leaps in quality over the last three years and I find myself buying more mint and near-mint vintage  records on Discogs and audiophile remastered records from MoFi etc. Thanks!
heilbron
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@glupson, a laser turntable manufacturer in Japan called Edison Laser Player.  One notable disadvantage of the laser technology used is that it will not play clear or colored vinyl, which is sometimes used for novelty singles and promotional material. Another is that while the technology allows for superior sound pickup, it also “reads” all dust and dirt in the grooves rather than pushing it aside, so clicks and pops can become much more pronounced. A thorough and frequent cleaning of the vinyl is therefore required

"Not to be confused with Emerson, Lake & Palmer."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELP_Japan
allenf1963,

Thanks for explanation.

Sure, I did think Emerson, Lake & Palmer first.
Never say never.

"You never hear me talking about flawed recordings. Instead what I talk about is how many I used to think were flawed, now come to life."

"That is why I have avoided buying Springsteen and the Stones, it is just too well known that their recording values suck."

"Which speaking of, a little birdie tells me there are some outstanding quality Rolling Stones albums, and Led Zeppelin. So I stand corrected on that. But not Bruce. Springsteen remains the King of Great Song, Bad Recording."

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"Year of the Cat on MoFi is so stepped on, so devoid of life and presence and detail I sent it off to Tom for entertainment value. Some clown on discogs thought it was worth $20! Pure crap, even compared to my random average beat up played a million times copy."
Early Stones recording quality on original Decca doesn't suck.  I wish I had bought them all, as the Stones had turned to c**p by 1975 (46 years of c**p from these geriatrics and counting).
My copy of 'Aftermath' still sounds great after 55 years and there is ~30 minutes of music crammed onto each side.  I must have played it quite a bit as well.

My original mono 'Blonde on Blonde' did wear out a long time ago but I was playing it on my father's primitive Collaro that set tracking weight with a spring and must have been running at 5 grammes or something.  You will know if they wear out; there was extraneous white noise.