Has anybody else noticed that lots of new Vinyl is of really poor quality. An unacceptable amount of surface noise, the hole being off centre and some 50% of new vinyl I bought recently where the hole is too small. Also lots of warped discs about. Had to return recently 4 out of 9 new records bought to the dealer. What is going on?
180g, 200g, it doesn't matter. The quality is poor. I am not talking about the recording quality, but the quality of the actual vinyl. Pulling some thin discs from the 70s or 80s and it just sounds so much better. There is of course the odd exception. The new release of Michael Powers - Onyx Root is just superb if you like blues a'la S.R.V.

Peace