Used record condition. Should smoke odour be a stated category?

[Tony L]

As an aside, Tony, I play a new record once and then clean it. Once cleaned it invariably sounds better. What am I removing?

I’d do it the other way round. You are removing the mould-release agent and more significantly any tiny dust particles from a paper or card inner. Disappointingly many brand new records look filthy fresh out of the paper or card sleeve. I clean them first so I don’t run any risk of driving any of that crap into the groove wall by playing. If a (cleaned new) record sounds crackly I’ll give it another longer session on the cleaner which usually sorts it.

 

[Alex S]

Sensible. Should have said anything that looks mould releasy or dusty I clean first. Anything that looks pristine I play first and it still sounds better after I’ve cleaned it.

 

[Rockmeister]

wet-cleaned and ultrasonic-cleaned vinyl. New inner sleeves. Unable to clean the outer sleeves.

Yes you can. Servisol as used by the trade. And see TonyL’s post above.

 

[Bill Colledge]

I must say I find the lingering remains of cigarette smoke much less offensive than the residue left if the record has ever been carried in a petrol/diesel powered car. Lol.

 

[Arkless Electronics]

When selling anything , ah think that ye should havetae state whether ye have voted Tory, are voting Tory, or plan tae vote Tory in the future. Doing that (tae me) ,is far more offensive than a rollie-up...

Have you been reading my terms and conditions of business?

 

[Darren L]

Astute conjecture. Yes

Most ex-smokers seem to be very sensitive to the smell of tobacco smoke IME , a mate of mine will even cross the street when he smells smoke from someone he's approaching, whereas most non-smokers don't really seem to notice IME.

 

[Hazelberry]

Thinking about it I'm amazed I've never had this problem. And I collect jazz records...

I find the smell of jazz cigarettes vastly less offensive than the common durry.

 

[gavreid]

The smokers can't smell it! It's the same with near mint - people's close-up vision is often so bad that they can't see the blooming scratches anymore...