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To clean or not to clean...

Brand new spanking vinyl. When one receives a  brand  new never played album. What is the consensus?
To clean or not to clean?

I  have leaned toward not cleaning until after numerous spins. This may be more out of  hope that conditions at the pressing faculty are on par with a semiconductor factory. Overall  I have not had issues, but once in a  blue moon you do  get that annoying pop that make you cringe and think" I should've cleaned this one".

Or am I simply guilty of the lessening of a mundane task.
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terry9
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@mijostyn 
I have seen postings from people who claim to have worked in pressing plants. Some of them claim that they used mold release compound. Some claim that it is a residue from the pressing process. Some claim it does not exist. Others claim that it depends on the plant.

I suspect that I have seen an oily substance on newly pressed records. So I clean with an US cleaner and a good lab grade detergent, and rinse heroically.
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millercarbon
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I took some records out last night and played them. At the end of the evening as the system was powered down the records were a little bit dirtier, the heat death of the universe a little bit closer.
audition__audio
1,698 posts
 
I always wet clean records new or used the first time I play. Then I use a record brush for the next 3 to 5 playings and then wet clean again. 

I would think cleaning a new record would be critical. Been thinking about the new ultrasonic cleaners, but I have heard several have reliability problems. 
perkri
929 posts
 
I clean everything - new or used - whenever I pu records.

After cleaning, they get resleeved in MoFi sleeves.

After that, brush before play (and milty in the winter)


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