Warped Records

I've not had problems with warped records as much as I have with off center pressings and noise. My most recent new vinyl pressings:

Pink Floyd's DSOTM 180gram 30th anniversary LP off center pressing

Eagles Hotel California 180gram German reissue from original master tapes still had annoying pops even though I cleaned it with a VPI 16.5 record cleaner before playing.

Rolling Stones a bigger bang 2xLP 180gram Holland pressing - this pressing is flawless.

Also the use of heavy paper inner sleeves is disturbing. I can literally hear the dirt scratching the record as I remove it from the factory inner sleeve. Most of the "audiophile" pressings I have bought have packaged like that. Titles like Pink Floyd's PULSE, and Echoes the best of Pink Floyd, and the 97 Vinyl Collection.

Sugarbrie
Thanks for idea.

John Mellencamp's Lonesome Jubilee (New)arrived warped and unplayable. It sat for months until I remembered reading this thread. I put the Lp between two 14"X 24"X 1/2" slabs of granite, places it outside for 3 hours with a very heavy toolbox on top. I removed the toolbox, left the vinyl pressed between the slabs and carried it into the house. After a few hours cooling the Lp was flat and sounds great. Oh ya it was over 110 degrees yesterday. It appears that the Nevada summer is good for something other than melanoma and heat stroke.

Interesting thread. I too have had slight warps in some recent purchases. I use the Oracle clamp and spindle washer, and, mostly, am able to get rid of the warps, or diminish them, so I can ignore them. Maybe we shouldn't be ignoring any defective records sent out. The prices retailers are getting should equal pristine products to our door. This is a hobby, in a sense, but why tolerate warped records at $20. a pop, and up?
Let's all start returning any defective products. I know with Music Direct, they'll usually just say, "okay, we'll take 10% off your next order," but that's just letting the problem of poor quality vinyl perpetuate. Only if enough product gets returned, will someone pay attention to quality control. IMHO
You shouldn't have to spend $800 dollars for a record flattener for records you've just purchased new!

Rolloff

I recently bought a Trinity Sessions - 45 RPM - for $70 and they were all warped. Does the oven method really work? What are the parameters for flattening them? Does anyone know a service in So Cal or a club that has a flattening machine? Thanks....

if you can use the vpi clamp system your warped lps are a thing of the past, they also damp the lps which adds more resolution to the sound, a large improvement to my aries,