Brand New Vinyl Records Skip

Why are they skipping.

Brand new vinyl records skip.

Is there a way to fix this or do i just have a dud record. A common reason your records may skip is dust and dirt that gets into the grooves. I have checked the needle for any lint or dust but i see none. My other vinyls play just fine without skips.

I m fairly new to the whole record thing and it s really bugging me that a brand new record skips. When in doubt play the record on a friend s turntable or record shop to rule out the vinyl itself. I purchased a brand new sublime vinyl and it skips like crazy throughout the entire record. No matter what record i put down on my turntable the record skips.

So i recently got some records for a victoria all in one player i and very happy with the product and albums except it seems to skip on my micheal jackson thriller album. I ve gotten into records over the past year and a half. I ve been building up a nice collection both of new and old records. I use a mix of distilled water with a.

At first i thought it s an old album so i got s new copy brand. Demand for new vinyl records outstripping supply is a common theme when the topic of quality control rears its ugly head. We hope this article has provided guidance on why your new vinyl record is skipping. I tested other records and they don t skip.

Time for a magic trick. I m going to correctly guess you are using a crosley. Even brand new records i have not touched. Remember the two main culprits the setup and the record and that more often than not it is a turntable or environmental issue when it is a brand new record.

You should clean brand new records before you play them the first time. While it may occur on old records due to storage paper sleeves or dust in the environment new records may also have dust or dirt. I do this with every new record and i never have any issues with pops unless there is a manufacturing defect or something.