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Out of interest, how did the seller grade the LP in the pictures? If that isn't a hair at 11 o'clock on the third picture and it's a scratch then you won't clean that away. If it's a superficial scuff then you should be ok. I have LPs with scuffs that look horrible but that affect play only marginally. I tend not to trust a seller that supplies LPs dirty for another purchase. Why wouldn't you be bothered to do even a cursory clean before sending it out? How can you accurately grade through a layer of dust/dirt?

Buy separate spray bottles to apply the cleaning liquid and the distilled water. To wash, spray the distilled water into the LP and wipe with the cleaning cloth, repeat once or twice. Flip the LP and do the same. To dry, use the drying cloth then place the LP on a mug or similar so both sides are exposed to air for drying.

I don't use a machine. All done by hand, quite relaxing activity. I use a cleaning mat https://www.analogueseduction.net/record-cleaning-work-mats/analogue-studio-professional-vinyl-record-cleaning-work-mat.html A brush to apply the fluid equally in the surface like this https://www.analogueseduction.net/brushes/analogue-studio-antistatic-record-cleaning-brush.html And two microfibre cloths, one for removing the fluid only. The other to do an initial dry only. You're best placed to see if 'damage' is causing the clicks. Watch the LP as it plays and see if clicks coincide with scratches/damage. A clean isn't going to do any harm, scratches or not

And there's one of the advantages of a Record Cleaning Machine which will be a significant investment. I've always accepted that wisdom too. London water is so hard washing an LP in it would probably leave more residue than you were cleaning off!

Difficult to tell but a good clean/wash would clear a good deal of what I think I can see. As Brad says, if the surface is damaged, not dirty, cleaning won't work. I use L'Art du Son cleaning fluid followed by at least two washes of distilled water and let the LP air-dry completely. L'Art du Son isn't cheap but lasts a long time and one bottle will clean a lot of LPs. Others will use other means as effectively I'm sure. It is a religion 😃

It is. Exceeded expectations for me. One of the recordings of that year I didn't know about the Silkheart, thanks I like this one a lot https://www.discogs.com/Richard-Teitelbaum-Hiuchi-Ishi/release/3998813

Thank you. I shall investigate Just realised that 'On vibes' as a title is a pretty good clue. It's reissue title 'Mallets aforethought' makes it even more worthy of attention !

As a big vibes fan but at the same time sadly ignorant of Feldman's discography are there any albums where he solely plays vibes or does he always double?

Enjoyed listening to this very much. Thanks for reposting and making the show in the first place

I really should get round to buying all three of those Evans albums

Archie Shepp - Attica Blues Big Band, Live At The Palais Des Glaces tremendous (thanks to Pim for not liking it enough to part with it)

To a very happy buyer. Terrific service and grading, superfast postage too. Buy with confidence folks! Thanks Pim

I can try!

That's a Not Two All-stars band Unsure why it needs a wooden box. Also, seems odd that they're only releasing an 8 minute piece by the full ensemble. I wonder if there's going to be a follow up companion release with more from them all. Nice to see Homburger included playing the Bach solo and with BG. Saw that live, stunning

A local, central London hotel has just donated all its toilet paper and soap to the charity for older people that I work for to be distributed with our emergency food parcels. More could easily do the same

Thanks for highlighting this

An all time favourite. One of the great live albums. I've just finished listening to his 'Justments album, for the same reason Have now moved onto Curtis Mayfield - Sweet Exorcist. More genius.

1983?! Now I'm suddenly feeling my years. I was only reminiscing with a good friend just before the lockdown about seeing them about then, maybe a year later, in London. May still have the LP in a cupboard somewhere, maybe not

Great songwriter, great voice. Great loss.

Many Trost releases make it to Spotify

Beatrice Dillon - Workaround One of my occasional forays into contemporary electronic, dance related music. Pitchfork put it rather well "Though the 14 tracks range in style and duration, from hypnotic club cuts to brief, abstracted etudes, they all share a palette of scratchy drum machine and glistening FM synths; virtually all are paced at roughly 150 beats per minute, so that they feel less like standalone compositions than variations upon a single, overarching theme." or just, very good indeed, as I'd put it

New old Westbrook about to arrive. Nice feature here https://thebluemoment.com/2020/04/02/mike-westbrooks-citadel-room-315/amp/?__twitter_impression=true Purchase info at the bottom. Ordered mine!

Thanks Pim

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