The stuff that I buy is usually $10 for a record and since I don't have a lot of records, it is very attractive to me, rather than $30 180 gr "audiophile" releases. And it has become so prevalent that I just find it very difficult to ignore. Almost every record I buy has at least one tune where you can hear half a second buzz and it's warped on the outside so that the clamp on my Scout can't do much about it.
Just yesterday I bought a beautifully designed "Slow Drag" by Donald Byrd and after cleaning it with the AIVS formula, I started to listen only to get distortion several times on several different tunes. No CD would make it into stores with such defects; why does vinyl?
I find it very difficult to believe that it is only my experience since I buy brand new records and it's not an isolated problem at this point. I know many 'Goners have expressed their frustration with current vinyl pressings and I think we should demand better quality control. Returning records to my dealer will probably only hurt my dealer who already is trying hard to survive in this economy, and won't send a big company like Blue Note a message. What I think would are letters from hundreds of vinyl enthusiasts expressing their disappointment with the current state of vinyl pressings, and demanding better quality control. I am more than willing to draft such a letter so that others can use it as a template and simply sign it and mail it. I just need to know that there are enough of us who are willing to support my effort.
Just yesterday I bought a beautifully designed "Slow Drag" by Donald Byrd and after cleaning it with the AIVS formula, I started to listen only to get distortion several times on several different tunes. No CD would make it into stores with such defects; why does vinyl?
I find it very difficult to believe that it is only my experience since I buy brand new records and it's not an isolated problem at this point. I know many 'Goners have expressed their frustration with current vinyl pressings and I think we should demand better quality control. Returning records to my dealer will probably only hurt my dealer who already is trying hard to survive in this economy, and won't send a big company like Blue Note a message. What I think would are letters from hundreds of vinyl enthusiasts expressing their disappointment with the current state of vinyl pressings, and demanding better quality control. I am more than willing to draft such a letter so that others can use it as a template and simply sign it and mail it. I just need to know that there are enough of us who are willing to support my effort.