"Dave Platt" wrote in message
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Poor quality control from U.S. record suppliers was a large part of
what led me to pretty much stop buying vinyl back in the 1980s.

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I was quite unhappy with the situation and stopped buying music
almost entirely... didn't start again until several years into the CD
era.

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Pretty much my experience, except that I was in the UK.

After the crap that was sold as LPs, CDs were a revelation. Not only no
clicks, pops, crackle, whooshes and thumps (all pressed into the vinyl, not
due to poor handling) but significantly less distortion and a clearer, more
listenable sound. The added bonuses were the end of spending time with a
cleaning brush and having to be so careful with the pick-up, plus the
smaller size and the longer uninterrupted playing time.

Why *anyone* still wants to mess with vinyl is totally beyond me.

David.