Comments on: Catching Up on Rare and “Megarare” Jazz Vinyl

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 17:25:34 +0000

You are right rudolf that water(distilled at least) does not effect vinyl. But when I see a water stain I think that there could be further issues like mold. After hurricane Katrina I purchased quite a few records on the cheap from people with flood damage to there houses and collections. Mostly the covers where irreparable but I thought I could clean the mold off the vinyl with my VPI cleaner and different solutions. My success rate was like %25. If it’s cheap enough it’s worth a gamble, but at market price I definitely won’t risk it.

By: Rudolf

Rudolf — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 10:00:41 +0000

I have never heard that water affects vinyl. I wash my records with a humid cotton cloth (25/75 ratio alcohol/distilled water. At a certain time there were even people who played their records wet (the wet players).

By: Tony

Tony — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 19:25:17 +0000

Yes, and that water stain on the Giant Steps cover is not a good sign – vinyl tends to be irreparably affected.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 19:13:41 +0000

The stereo “bullseye” pressings of Giant Steps usually sell for about half of what his starting bid was.