"I've got to face it" - Heartbreakers - Derby City

[Solidsoul]

Hi, I have a mint copy of this record apart from a small pimple/bump in the vinyl about half a minute into the song.The grooves go over it. It plays fine with no problem.

I have noticed other copies with the same pimple at the same place in the vinyl. Have all copies got this pressing flaw or are some ok with no small pimple/ bump in the grooves?

 

Edited August 31, 2021 by D9 Ktf

[Solidsoul]

On 30/08/2021 at 15:52, D9 Ktf said:

Hi, I have a mint copy of this record apart from a small pimple/bump in the vinyl about half a minute into the song.The grooves go over it. It plays fine with no problem.

I have noticed other copies with the same pimple at the same place in the vinyl. Have all copies got this pressing flaw or are some ok with no small pimple/ bump in the grooves?

 

Judging by the lack of replies, all other copies must have the same fault. Otherwise somebody would of liked to say there copy is faultless. Either that or no one can be bothered enough to go and have a look!

 

Edited September 2, 2021 by D9 Ktf

[tosh]

Just checked and mine has the self same pimple

[neckender]

My copy does not have the dimple and ive had other copies that were without the dimple too.

[Billywhizz]

mind ok great flip as well 

[Solidsoul]

So it looks like some copies have the minor pressing glitch and some don't.  I think one of the pressing disc stampers may of had a dimple in it. It does not effect play, so is ok.

[Benji]

as far as I know dimples in the vinyl can have two reasons. Either the stamper was faulty, then all copies would have the very same dimple(s) at the very same spot. Or inferior quality vinyl was used. Then dimples may have resulted from dust or something like that in the hot vinyl.

As some of you have fine copies and others haven't I guess second reason is appropriate. On the other hand, if all faulty copies have dimples at the very same spot then there were two presses. One with a matrix from a fine stamper. One with a matrix from a faulty stamper.

[Steve L]

Another no dimple copy here

[Solidsoul]

11 hours ago, Benji said:

as far as I know dimples in the vinyl can have two reasons. Either the stamper was faulty, then all copies would have the very same dimple(s) at the very same spot. 

 On the other hand, if all faulty copies have dimples at the very same spot then there were two presses. One with a matrix from a fine stamper. One with a matrix from a faulty stamper.

The dimple is in the exact same spot on the vinyl in every case. The record plays great with no problem as the playing groove is fully there.

[Frankie Crocker]

Thanks for flagging this up. I don’t have my copy to hand, but I will check it next time I shuffle through the box. I think it’s OK and I would imagine the few I sold on were not marked. My copies came from Skippy White’s in Cambridge MA. I left a load of copies behind. I also left a load of Exits in the basement as this was just before demand shot up. I must have left 100 plus Precisions on Skippy’s label behind too. When the sales assistants in Cheapo’s Records across the street realised what Skippy had, they cleaned him out of the best stuff including a box of goodies I set aside to pick up on the next trip.