Vinyl Question - Effects of Off Center Pressing; Warbling?

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Hey guys,
I picked up that War on Drugs "Lost In The Dream" album on vinyl. I thought I was imagining things the other night when I thought I heard some uncomfortable distortion on some of the tracks. At first I thought it was a system issue, but then other albums were okay, so I went searching just out of curiosity, and it turns out that there's been some discussion about this on this particular album over on SteveHoffman re: that distortion.

So here's another thing I've been noticing sometimes - the tonearm seems to wander back and forth on some albums. I read the other night about off-center pressings. It does it the worst I've seen yet on this WOD album, and audibly, I'm hearing some warbling, almost as if the speed is off, like it's speeding up and slowing down. Can that be an effect off an off-center pressing?
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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,321
    I know I have gotten some bad vinyl where distortion was crazy. U2 Joshua tre 180g was one of them. In the 80's I got a lot of bad pressing.
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  • msg
    msg Posts: 10,020
    Jeez, really? This is common? I had no idea.

    It's just about unlistenable in some parts.

    So what do you do? Return it and try again somewhere else?
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    edited January 2016
    Defects in new vinyl are more common than you'd think. Ask the store that you're buying from about their return policy on such issues. If they have turntables setup so that you can listen to used vinyl on them, open up your new records immediately after purchasing them and play them on the spot.
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  • agfrost
    agfrost Posts: 2,428
    Get an old Nakamichi: It'll take care of that problem for you.

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  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,639
    I also have found albums with similar issues in past. I buy new from our local Bull Moose & anytime i have a issue they take great care of me. I had a issue recently on a brand new Tool album. I called them up & i didnt have to bring it in till new one arrived. It pays to get to know who you buy new albums with
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