Off Center Vinyl Pressing

It could even be something such as the paper label extending over the spindle hole on the record that is preventing the record from rotating concentrically.

Off center vinyl pressing.

Off center pressing is essentially when the spindle hole in the center of the album is not properly aligned to the center of the grooves. Custom vinyl packaging custom vinyl cover sleeve gatefold jacket center labels. Discussion in audio hardware started by tom holvey aug 24 2017. Watch the arm sway.

If it s just at the outer edge then that s a warp. Johnny cash off center on one side. Never mind the bollocks on vinyl and while playing it i tried to lift the stylus off the vinyl with the cueing arm but it was still playing. Is this an off center pressing or something e.

Johnny hartman live at sometime original 1977 japanese lp on trio. A warp can cause damage to a stylus if it s severe or is causing the needle to actually catch air off the record. Listen to the whoosh. Most off centre issues that you come across are very minor in such a way that many vinyl enthusiasts would not bother carrying out this procedure.

Sounds like crap on side 2. No copyright infringement is intended. Without proper alignment the needle is unable to track in the grooves and may cause it to wobble back and forth between the groove. To give an example of how bad it has become here s a list of my recent purchases from this last saturday s record store day and their problems.

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An off center pressing will be equally off center throughout the entire side. A record pressed off center meaning the spindle hole is not central to the grooves stamped on the vinyl is perhaps the worst culprit of them all. Not all records are produced to equal quality standards. I have tons of old used vinyl and i d say one in ten is off centered.