Warped records-new and old- thread.*

I wasn’t trying to imply you shouldn’t be

 

O' No, I understood that...of course ; )

 

I realize that I am coming to this thread very late in the day. Yes, the warp is excessive! If such a record can be exchanged easily without additional expense or trouble, that is the path I would follow. If it was a mail order purchase then other considerations might apply.

I can't stand even the slightest upward movement/undulation on a vinyl record and I fix each and every one. The process is much easier with brand new records as opposed to older ones.

My policy in relation to warped records is to flatten them myself provided they are otherwise good. I just can't abide the hassle that is involved in taking back defective vinyl. About the only reason why I return a record now relates to pressing issues which are common enough unfortunately, viz. non fill/scratched/noisy etc. The thing about your record is that it is quite easily fixed with a bit of know how and patience, on one of the Japanese Disc Flatter machines. Expensive I know, but vinyl is the most frustrating of formats, fantastic and endorphin producing when done right but infuriating when not done well. Even though I say it myself, I have fixed the most impossible looking warps both for myself and for third parties, over the past 15 years or so. I have just fixed 3 records for somebody who lives overseas. When I got them, even I shrugged and felt that I was being asked to perform a miracle. Whether it was a miracle or not, these are now fixed and ready for return to him. It has taken time, though!

Digital be it CD, SACD, DVD-A, Streaming etc. is so much easier and problem free but something keeps dragging us all back to the 'most beautiful music format in the world'. I am paraphrasing U.K. Audiophile reissue specialist, Pure Pleasure Records', mantra with that latter comment.

 

Yeah, I imagine that could help. Because when I get a new album that is warped, I'll typically recall that the shrink wrap was tight enough to cause a little pincushioning of the cover.

If there is more than one copy, I look for the one with the loosest shrink. But most times there is one copy.