pops and crackle on new vinyl (the returned soundtrack)

[jay]

So i bought the soundtrack for "the returned" on a recommendation of a friend, i've not yet seen the tv series its from but man the soundtrack is great, right up my street...

Anyway, i opened the sealed package last night and gave it a spin on my record player, i was admittedly more than a bit pissed but did notice some surface noise in a few of the quieter parts of the record... on investigation this morning seems there's quite a bit of surface noise/ crackle on a lot of tracks and even some rhythmic popping (suggesting a mark/scratch on the vinyl) on side one track 6 which is not great is it. Visual inspection reveals a few light marks but i can't see a mark where the pop happens...

Admittedly i do not buy a huge amount of brand new vinyl and most of my collection has been bought second hand but i do buy enough new to say that its quite rare in my case at least to hear such things on a brand new record. I have a nice turntable/stylus system so i'm sure it ain't down to that.

Anyone else bought this LP? Have I bought a duff one?

What would you guys do? Send it back? Or is it just par for the course...

J
And hey, enjoy the christmas break if indeed thats your thing

[Ronnies-Pockets]

Give it a good clean and try again.
It's not uncommon for new records to have surface noise. If still no good send it back

[dusty]

Just this morning I was playing a brand new bought sealed copy of Etta James Good Rockin mama on Ace Records too discover side 2 has a scratch right across the whole side even onto the label.
I've never had this before on a brand newie...it was an Xmas present too, so quite disappointing.
I will contact the person who gave it to us and have it returned, because I think the store who's sold the lp ought to be made aware of it.
It could be interesting to know if they have had problems like it before.

[wipers]

Lots of new sealed records end up being scratched or play badly - especially new indie records. Whereas I find a lot of new house records are warped or have pressing flaws.

[ginghamkitchen]

It's worth pointing out that shrink wrap can be applied more than once!

[medlar]

It's worth pointing out that shrink wrap can be applied more than once!

An old trick that was practiced by a very large music retailer on Oxford Street.

[dusty]

The store where the Etta James lp was contacted and they have offered to replace it thankfully.

I have come across pressing flaws ( too!! ) many times, most of which I can live with. But a scratch across a whole side!? Also I never buy a new lp and try not to buy new sealed lp's at all without checking for warp's! As again there's been too many instances where records have been quite badly buckled.

[toby.d]

Yeah earlier in the year I got a re-issue which was warped horribly. Side effect of tight shrink wrap?