Perfect Vinyl Forever

@aubullience - indeed, there is residue from the pressing plant on new records, especially if they are not in poly-lined sleeves. I run every new record through my DeGritter on medium cycle before playing. Just takes about 6 or 7 minutes and I can do other things in the meantime, and I always put them in new poly-sleeves like those Mo-Fi ones, though there's not really much difference between brands (except Mo-Fi charges more for their's). 

Others have vigorously denied that there is any residue on new vinyl that would require immediate cleaning. I have no opinion but the idea is out there. Can you say what residual substance would need to be removed?

Definitely no residue streaming.  

@lewm - There is usually residual paper substance on the surface from paper, non-polylined sleeves. I understand that there can be substance residual just from the pressing process itself. These will usually not be that noticeable but it depends on your system and its sensitivity to surface noise. I just make it part of my record process - I open the record, run it through the DeGritter for a few minutes, and I'm good to go... Some people do the cleaning several times before they play even a new record for the first time, but once should be fine.

Larsman, I really didn’t ask my question in order to start an argument, but one must admit that “residual paper substance” and “substance residual from the pressing process” are not very specific phrases. Nevertheless I realize that many do as you do , cleaning brand new LPs. I just still wonder why.