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[jdandy]

Originally Posted by 'cisco

Dan....thanks for the explanation about vinyl storage
I guess when you enter that Music Millenium store all the employees would say out loud in unison...Dan ....just like "Cheers"

'cisco.......Not exactly. Under their breath it was more like, "Here comes that perfectionist a**hole again. I wonder how many albums we'll have to open for him today?" And under my breath, "Screw 'em, I'm the customer. I want what I'm paying for."

[two dot]

Dan, what happened to all of that vinyl???

Originally Posted by jdandy

'cisco.......I understand completely. Record warp is a true blight on the medium. The majority of new album warpage is due to mishandling the cases of albums, either at the pressing plant, the wholesaler, or the store. Often, cases of new albums would be haphazardly stacked under record bins at a store. Vinyl is heavy. Improper storage takes its toll.

Buying brand new vinyl, my ratio of flat albums verses warpped albums was typically 3 out of ten, occasionally higher. I purchased more than 700 albums at Music Millenium in Portland, Oregon over a period of years. I got so tired of driving back over to the Burnside store to return a brand new warpped album, I began having the albums opened in the store, placed on the stores turntable, and spun (not played) to insure they were flat before I left the store. I refused to accept warpped vinyl. To Music Millenium's credit, they always accommodated me, although sometimes certain store clerks would develope a bit of an attitude. Once this ritual of me opening the albums in the store became commonplace, they began to expect it from me, and eased up. Either way, I went home with flat vinyl.