Beatles, "Sargent Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band". Nothing I can say that hasn't all ready been said.

https://www.audioaficionado.org/atta...1&d=1705028082

Sure you can, which pressing?

Jimmy Smith's "Prayer Meetin', with Stanley Turrentine, Donald Bailey, Quentin Warren & Sam Jones. Another excellent Blue Note 'Tone Poet' pressing.

https://www.audioaficionado.org/atta...1&d=1707439574

Eva Cassidy, Acoustic.

Dukes of the Stratosphere aka XTC
 

Ricki Lee Jones, debut album.

This was the first CD I bought when I bought my first college system, some 35 years ago (Yamha receiver and Magnavox CD player, around 1988). This CD was recommended by the local shop for its recording quality. Getting in vinyl just recently (2020).

So, researched Discogs for a good pressing, bought it, and what the heck??? Surface noise I can't get rid of.

Hey, its vinyl.

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/..._QL70_ML2_.jpg

Just some thoughts, but either you got burned with a bad pressing, or your vinyl needs cleaning with an ultrasonic machine, or there's a cartridge alignment problem. I have both an original 1979 issue and the Kevin Gray/Steve Hoffman remaster on an RTI pressing, and they're both pretty quiet, especially the RTI.

Not sure of the pressing you purchased, but the U.S. WB vinyl has been reported to be very noisy.

I have the MFSL copy and it's as quiet as a mouse.

Bob

Thanks Tony, Bob -
as this is the only disc I have with this kind of noise, I suspect I got a bad pressing. It is a Warner Bothers pressing, not 180 gram, and is visually perfect. Would need to research which exact pressing I might have, but academic at this point.
I do clean all my disks, in a basic Spin-Clean set-up. So far, so good overall.

Might look into the MFSL release - still like the music!