04-13-2016, 02:42 AM
Took a gamble on a $10 shipped average condition copy of this:
![[Image: d4re1ijb.pbv.jpg]](http://iforce.co.nz/i/d4re1ijb.pbv.jpg)
It's in about what you would expect condition wise for 1973, I got it for $10 so I was never expecting good, plenty of visible marks and scratches on the surface, first play was pretty horrid, noisy, hissy clicky poppy and skippy all throughout, ****. Decided to give the record a thorough wet clean, and it came up pretty awesome, it went from a matte finish to a super shiny black again, there are still marks there but they are no longer as pronounced, I just finished a full play of it now, there is still some slight clicks and pops between tracks, but the hissing, and more importantly, the skipping has been totally eliminated, I might give it a second clean and see if that improves it any more, as it was properly dirty! My gamble paid off!
![[Image: d4re1ijb.pbv.jpg]](http://iforce.co.nz/i/d4re1ijb.pbv.jpg)
It's in about what you would expect condition wise for 1973, I got it for $10 so I was never expecting good, plenty of visible marks and scratches on the surface, first play was pretty horrid, noisy, hissy clicky poppy and skippy all throughout, ****. Decided to give the record a thorough wet clean, and it came up pretty awesome, it went from a matte finish to a super shiny black again, there are still marks there but they are no longer as pronounced, I just finished a full play of it now, there is still some slight clicks and pops between tracks, but the hissing, and more importantly, the skipping has been totally eliminated, I might give it a second clean and see if that improves it any more, as it was properly dirty! My gamble paid off!
