NEV Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 HI ALL I RECENTLY BOUGHT A COPY OF "TRYING TO GET TO YOU"-IMPERIAL WONDERS ON BLACK PRINCE. WHEN I PLAYED IT ,IT SEEMS TO ME ,PRESSED OFF CENTRE AND I'M SURE IT SOUNDS DISTORTED ,ESPECIALLY AT THE BEGINNING .WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE ELSE,WHO OWNS THIS RECORD HAS NOTICED SAME ? DON'T THINK "BLACK PRINCE" IS A BIG LABEL AND MAYBE THEY WERE MASTERED THIS WAY WHEN ORIGINALLY PRESSED AND THE OFF CENTRE IS IRELEVANT RATHER THAN CAUSE?? ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED THANKS NEV Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
45cellar Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 HI ALL I RECENTLY BOUGHT A COPY OF "TRYING TO GET TO YOU"-IMPERIAL WONDERS ON BLACK PRINCE. WHEN I PLAYED IT ,IT SEEMS TO ME ,PRESSED OFF CENTRE AND I'M SURE IT SOUNDS DISTORTED ,ESPECIALLY AT THE BEGINNING .WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE ELSE,WHO OWNS THIS RECORD HAS NOTICED SAME ? DON'T THINK "BLACK PRINCE" IS A BIG LABEL AND MAYBE THEY WERE MASTERED THIS WAY WHEN ORIGINALLY PRESSED AND THE OFF CENTRE IS IRELEVANT RATHER THAN CAUSE?? ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED THANKS NEV Hi Nev I will check my copy, I'm at work tonight but I can look tomorrow. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Stillsoulin Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 My copy plays fine,maybe you have just been unlucky. rob h. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Sue Males Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 Hi Nev, Only record I have on that label is the Soul Suspects - Funky Drop, & that plays badly off centre. Talking about that, can anyone sell me one that doesn't play off centre please. Thanks, Sue. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
sepia Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 i had the w/d,i wasnt 2 impressed with the sound of mine also. low noise & a bit muffled.thats why i sold mine. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest upsetterfc Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 HI ALL I RECENTLY BOUGHT A COPY OF "TRYING TO GET TO YOU"-IMPERIAL WONDERS ON BLACK PRINCE. WHEN I PLAYED IT ,IT SEEMS TO ME ,PRESSED OFF CENTRE AND I'M SURE IT SOUNDS DISTORTED ,ESPECIALLY AT THE BEGINNING .WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE ELSE,WHO OWNS THIS RECORD HAS NOTICED SAME ? DON'T THINK "BLACK PRINCE" IS A BIG LABEL AND MAYBE THEY WERE MASTERED THIS WAY WHEN ORIGINALLY PRESSED AND THE OFF CENTRE IS IRELEVANT RATHER THAN CAUSE?? ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED THANKS NEV Speaking from experience with off-center 45s, the sound distortion caused by being off-center is most noticeable towards the end of the 45. Most 45s that are off slightly play OK with a little distortion or pitch change towards the end of the track. If the distortion from being off-center is at the beginning, it probably can't play through since the sway will pull the needle off the groove before you get 3/4 of the way through the track. So if it plays through OK, the start distortion is a bad master, plate or vinyl. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
MarkWhiteley Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 On the subject of off centre pressings - I have a copy of Eddie Whitehead which is pressed off centre, so badly that the last owner had doctored a curly type plastic centre and cellotaped this in! Darent risk removing as I dont know whats worse - off centre or damaged label! looks none too pretty in its current state! M Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest franky m Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 On the subject of off centre pressings - I have a copy of Eddie Whitehead which is pressed off centre, so badly that the last owner had doctored a curly type plastic centre and cellotaped this in! Darent risk removing as I dont know whats worse - off centre or damaged label! looks none too pretty in its current state! M Hi Mark , sellotape can be removed with amberklene fe 10 , a fast drying solvent , it dissolves the glue without damaging the label , or vinyl , any excess glue can be wiped off gently , on dark labels you might end up with a light stain where the tape was , but no stickyness , this works on most stuck on labels to , frank m Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
pikeys dog Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Hi Mark , sellotape can be removed with amberklene fe 10 , a fast drying solvent , it dissolves the glue without damaging the label , or vinyl , any excess glue can be wiped off gently , on dark labels you might end up with a light stain where the tape was , but no stickyness , this works on most stuck on labels to , frank m Beware, it melts Styrene. I had a go at cleaning some really poor conditon records with it and it flattened the groove. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest franky m Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Beware, it melts Styrene. I had a go at cleaning some really poor conditon records with it and it flattened the groove. yes some strene can be unstable , but it still works well if used with care on the label , and is totaly safe on vinyl , but i would only recomend it for sticker removal and not cleaning records . frank m Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
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