Brand New Vinyl Records Skip

I m fairly new to the whole record thing and it s really bugging me that a brand new record skips.

Brand new vinyl records skip.

I purchased a brand new sublime vinyl and it skips like crazy throughout the entire record. My other vinyls play just fine without skips. I have checked the needle for any lint or dust but i see none. I use a mix of distilled water with a.

Is there a way to fix this or do i just have a dud record. You should clean brand new records before you play them the first time. I could understand if my setup was faulty but it seems to be ok because my other records don t skip. I m going to correctly guess you are using a crosley.

Demand for new vinyl records outstripping supply is a common theme when the topic of quality control rears its ugly head. Time for a magic trick. We hope this article has provided guidance on why your new vinyl record is skipping. Even brand new records i have not touched.

Remember the two main culprits the setup and the record and that more often than not it is a turntable or environmental issue when it is a brand new record. No matter what record i put down on my turntable the record skips. At first i thought it s an old album so i got s new copy brand. When in doubt play the record on a friend s turntable or record shop to rule out the vinyl itself.

A common reason your records may skip is dust and dirt that gets into the grooves. Hi r vinyl this is my first post here. I tested other records and they don t skip. I ve gotten into records over the past year and a half.

So i recently got some records for a victoria all in one player i and very happy with the product and albums except it seems to skip on my micheal jackson thriller album. Why are they skipping. I do this with every new record and i never have any issues with pops unless there is a manufacturing defect or something.