I don't have a record cleaning machine. I bought a very inexpensive copy of All 'N' All by Earth Wind & Fire, that without my reading glasses on looked ok, but on closer inspection (and playing) appeared to have a layer of sugary, crackle and pop inducing glaze all over both sides. I was dying to hear it last night, so washed it like a dish (but rinsed for a very long time). 
And it worked! It is now playable, reasonably quiet and full of vinyl detail, musicality and goodness.All 'N' All is a kickass, relentlessly funky album from a real band at the top of it's game. Awesome rhythm section, ferocious horns. Serpentine Fire is blistering!
2 comments:
Hi Lloyd,
I've used this technique a bunch of times, seems to work pretty well. Nice to see you're spinning some vinyl - Great album too! The speakers and amp sound great.
Cheers,
Dustin
Wow, the dishwasher! Are you kidding me?! I was looking at record cleaners on eBay, but the price tag of $500+ put me off.
I might have to try this. My copy of U2's "Achtung Baby" hung out a lot with Snap, Crackle and Pop in it's previous life :)
- pat
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