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One of the main things I use is isopropyl alcohol. I've heard people argue that it removes some sort of layer of lubricant or something like that that is on LPs as part of the manufacturing process but I doubt that's an issue for an old 45. Be careful not to use it on an acetate or a shellac 78.

stick to freebasing, you're good at that

You are not very bright and are just a shill for a website. You clearly have no degree of reading comprehension since if you read my first post I was DEFENDING the website you work for. You're an idiot and literally have nothing to say of interest unless it's to promote what you're here to promote. Only an idiot would have responded to my second post like you did, I was even saying that I even do things that are "kind of dumb" and you were overreacting ridiculously. You on the other hand are far beyond "kind of dumb" and can't read a simple sentence. If you want to really "skip past my penny's worth" you could put me on ignore. But you won't because it's your job to read anything that appears slightly negative about a certain website and get huffy about it. I do appreciate your wonderful contributions to the site, pretty much the same amount I appreciate the google ads that are on the site, since they're equivalent. Your account could just as easily be replaced by an automatic robot that searches for words and spews out random irrelevant attacks.

I'm sure it's a bootleg. Pittsburgh is the king of bootleg cities.

When I make a trivial dumb mistake and someone points it out, I also get very defensive and take it as a deep personal criticism and point out 18 irrelevant ways that I am perfect.

tits are not safe for work (at least in the US, maybe there's tits everywhere in the UK workplace). I think you should say NSFW and put some space inbetween that and the videos so people can choose whether or not to scroll down.

Russell, are you going to buy that vinyl flattener thing? I'd be interested in knowing how it works out. I think it said on the page somewhere not to use it on styrene though.

it's weird that the collier version doesn't have writers credits on it but it does have a different publishing than the linda queen record... although obviously soul people stole songs all the time...

yeah, my middle name is Elmer, was trying to keep that a secret but now it's out. I'm trying to keep the family legacy alive.

sure, but I can listen to it on mp3 and wait until I get a not cracked copy of the 45

I got lucky and just happened to be at the right place at the right time when they turned up. I was in goner records in memphis and they had a bunch of the green ones and a bunch of the yellow ones, they were $75 apiece. I thought about buying a double to resell but the record has an unusual, weird sound and I couldn't tell if sweet soul people would be into it or not. I already have enough doubles of random records that aren't that easy to move even though i think they're good. It took a few years for people to even care about it, it might not even caught on at all if the right people hadn't gotten and played it.

OK, now there's a line of 3 people for it so I guess I don't need more people wanting the record. Thanks a lot.

apparently it doesn't clean it but I'm guessing it would hold the crack together. I should start a whole new thread of cracked record experiments and glue.

this is headed for the trash...

I didn't compare them back to back but I think the Plush 45 even had some different lyrics on cool eye

I think there should be a separate "tragedy record of the day" thread where all the "this guy paid too much for a bootleg" posts go.

yeah it is kind of dumb, i definitely use the picture to evaluate the auction a lot and often don't thoroughly read the text (which is how I ended up buying a cracked record that arrived a few days ago). Also, the fact that you missed it is proof that isn't that clear.

no sorry. I do have the yellow PEM and the green PEM, will let you know if i turn up another copy.

I don't understand, doesn't it actually say that the picture is from an older copy?

just purchased some anti-static foam cleaner, i will see what happens

Thanks a lot, I don't think it's static (it's been covered in so many fluids and even glue at this point) but I'm always willing to try a different cleaning agent. Maybe that will fix these specific records. I will try to buy one and report back.

I wasn't trying to have a competition, I was hoping to get one new technique that would get some record even cleaner when my existing techniques fail. if I get desperate on a record in the future I still might try it and I will report back if it works, it might work on some special case. My existing cleaning techniques came from cleaning 1000s of records and I definitely screwed up some records in the process and got better over time. I like it when people aren't as good at cleaning not because it's a competition but because it gives me an edge when bidding on ebay if there's an audio clip. If you can recognize the sound of noise in the soundclips and recognize whether it's something you can probably clean (versus, for example, heat damage or deep scratches) you can get a playable record for cheaper. The one piece of free advice I keep giving people is to always use a lint-free cloth, like the microfiber ones you can get at an auto supply store. I don't want anyone to damage their records irreversably in their cleaning process. As a side note, have you ever used glue on a wet-played record and did it fix it? I definitely am never going to experiment with unwarping (I always had planned to) -- I know some experts at it and it's not even consistent for them. I've sent them some records and had some much better and a couple others rendered unplayable (when they just needed extra tracking force before). If I need a record dewarped in the future I'm going to send it to a record store that has an actual dewarping machine. Apparently not super effective but at the same time, much safer I think. I think there's also a few different model of dewarping machines. If you want to try dewarping, you could buy this thing instead of trying to get your technique from scratch: https://www.vinylflat.com/index.html I'm pretty good at fixing skips, but not as good as some people I know who actually use a jewelers loupe and a needle to target the exact spot and recarve the groove correctly. I might experiment with that more in the future.

I'm sure there would be no objection -- there already has been a few other CD swaps. I think you are saying to record "your box" which is your entire personal collection. Do most people here just have a box (or two) of 45s? Honest question. Also, are they all records to DJ with or just collected records? Thanks.

at that point I think you should just invest in a VPI, nitty gritty, okki nokki, or other similar cleaner

Phase Six on Plush is the original version of the Phase VI record on PEM, both sides are different recordings than the PEM record. It's much rarer and a little better IMO.