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MikeH said:

Otis Redding - Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul (Vinyl, US, 1965) For Sale | Discogs

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:( I have this pressing but it's not in great shape. Pretty crackly/noisy.
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I hate you all. I have lots of work to do.

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Otis Redding - Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul

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Just bought a 1966, VG+, UK Mono for £25

edit - hope it's not to noisy
 
I just received these AP’s from my local:


Beach Boys- Pet Sounds stereo 33
Muddy Waters- Folk Singer 45
Helen Merrell 3
Pretty awesome, right?

Except they are ALLLLLLLLLLLL warped. All 4 discs. I think they are the new 180g represses and not the older 200g discs. Not off to a very good start with that as far as I’m concerned!

I put in a special order for these with my local so unless I want to screw them over I think I am stuck with these defective discs. This suuuuuuuucks.
 
Urbs_hott said:
I just received these AP’s from my local:


Beach Boys- Pet Sounds stereo 33
Muddy Waters- Folk Singer 45
Helen Merrell 3
Pretty awesome, right?

Except they are ALLLLLLLLLLLL warped. All 4 discs. I think they are the new 180g represses and not the older 200g discs. Not off to a very good start with that as far as I’m concerned!

I put in a special order for these with my local so unless I want to screw them over I think I am stuck with these defective discs. This suuuuuuuucks.
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Can someone nearby flatten them for you?
 
Urbs_hott said:
I just received these AP’s from my local:


Beach Boys- Pet Sounds stereo 33
Muddy Waters- Folk Singer 45
Helen Merrell 3
Pretty awesome, right?

Except they are ALLLLLLLLLLLL warped. All 4 discs. I think they are the new 180g represses and not the older 200g discs. Not off to a very good start with that as far as I’m concerned!

I put in a special order for these with my local so unless I want to screw them over I think I am stuck with these defective discs. This suuuuuuuucks.
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Might be worth seeing what AP says even though you didn't buy direct from them.
 
Urbs_hott said:
I just received these AP’s from my local:


Beach Boys- Pet Sounds stereo 33
Muddy Waters- Folk Singer 45
Helen Merrell 3
Pretty awesome, right?

Except they are ALLLLLLLLLLLL warped. All 4 discs. I think they are the new 180g represses and not the older 200g discs. Not off to a very good start with that as far as I’m concerned!

I put in a special order for these with my local so unless I want to screw them over I think I am stuck with these defective discs. This suuuuuuuucks.
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I mean I'm on the other side of the country but I'm sure I could take care of those for you.
 
Turbo said:
Can someone nearby flatten them for you?
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That is a good question. I’m not aware of anyone from here in the Vancouver area. I do plan on getting a Vinyl Flat once the Can/US border opens up again, but who knows when that will be.

Has anyone flattened an AP press before. Some comments on here about records melting lately has me a little weary of trying it.
 
Urbs_hott said:
That is a good question. I’m not aware of anyone from here in the Vancouver area. I do plan on getting a Vinyl Flat once the Can/US border opens up again, but who knows when that will be.

Has anyone flattened an AP press before. Some comments on here about records melting lately has me a little weary of trying it.
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I have without issue using the VF. It's really key to take temperature measurements and to use records you care less about at first until you get the right conditions. I find that as long as I keep it under 130F and do short 1-2 hr runs, everything is ok (my medium setting is around 128F). Dish warps are the easiest to flatten in my experience.
 
Urbs_hott said:
That is a good question. I’m not aware of anyone from here in the Vancouver area. I do plan on getting a Vinyl Flat once the Can/US border opens up again, but who knows when that will be.

Has anyone flattened an AP press before. Some comments on here about records melting lately has me a little weary of trying it.
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Yes I've flattened several. They're fine. It's usually random coloured presses that cause issues. I actually just flattened the new White Stripes best of as well, really weird warp and it came out dead flat, I don't think it would be an issue.
 
Urbs_hott said:
That is a good question. I’m not aware of anyone from here in the Vancouver area. I do plan on getting a Vinyl Flat once the Can/US border opens up again, but who knows when that will be.

Has anyone flattened an AP press before. Some comments on here about records melting lately has me a little weary of trying it.
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You're planning to have it shipped across the border and to pick it up yourself to save on shipping? That's what I ended up doing. I piggy-backed off my wife who was ordering medical equipment and was picking it up at the border for that same reason. The import and storage service fees were a fraction of what we saved (beyond the fact that my wife had to take a 1hr drive both ways).

Well worth it considering the VF is on almost constant use.
 
Turbo said:
You're planning to have it shipped across the border and to pick it up yourself to save on shipping? That's what I ended up doing. I piggy-backed off my wife who was ordering medical equipment and was picking it up at the border for that same reason. The import and storage service fees were a fraction of what we saved (beyond the fact that my wife had to take a 1hr drive both ways).

Well worth it considering the VF is on almost constant use.
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Yes indeed! I have a post office box over there and get things shipped to it pretty regularly to save on shipping/import fees. It’s about a 45 min drive each way for me, but I have 2 little kids so a little road trip for dad is sometimes exactly what the dr. ordered.
The pandemic really screwed up my system though. I think I have about 15-20 packages waiting for me over there right now. Mostly records, that are probably all warped and outside the return policy. 😫

Annnnnnnnnd that’s where the Vinyl Flat comes in....
 
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