Looking for a nice clean USA demo must have clean labels and play without any styrene burn or hiss if anyone can help please PM ady thanks.

3 on 'cogs...all UK based sellers...

FWIW I've had both the demo and the blue stocker on USA Philips copies in Minty conditions but never was I happy with the way they both played . Both had exactly the same kind of annoying hiss (Pffff) all along. Only not due from cue-burn but from the laquer cut I believe. That hiss-like distortion was most prominent in "charged" passages such as the intro and the second verse of the song where Bobby gets 'angry'.

To my deep despair as I love and favor my USA pressings 99,99% of the time and my Philips collected bits are cute as it can be I believe. Still I remember playing them so many times before letting them go. And I still hear how they played with those distortions 30 years later after trialing VTF, VTA and anti-skating forces to no avail. Ending up keeping a Canadian copy without the issue. The UK Philips should be safe too I believe.

Edited April 15, 20232 yr by Tlscapital

Nice one cheers

 

 

I sold a UK issue recently that was crystal clear.

I've had a good playing USA copy but it's 50/50 getting a good one even when they look mint.

Yes I've heard need a UK one I think thanks anyway

2 minutes ago, Alan T said:

I sold a UK issue recently that was crystal clear.

I've had a good playing USA copy but it's 50/50 getting a good one even when they look mint.

To agree and complement what a "good one" can be ; I've heard those USA "good (or better) ones" but they're still not good in my book as they sound "fuzzy" to the best and were played on "muffled" phono gear. Especially in direct comparison once you've heard a 'crystal clear' ones there's no turning back...

To be clear on audio-phonic terms I'm of the "anti-muffled" playback rendition school that some call of the 'no pseudo scientific lab specs' addicts. LOL But yes some tonearms and turntables mostly (carts, amps and preamps too) can be over-damped to alter in such a way the cartridge signal up out of the speakers.

The "muffled down" playback rendition is still favored by most as it's more comfy and/or compliant with the typical phono groove high frequencies distortions even to the cost of a less 'lively' and 'dynamic' playback experience mostly. But others like I have found to really favor the 'livelier' experience FWIW.

Those less lush mastered sixties and seventies 7" single pressings than that of the 'higher end' market like LP's are eminently more prone to such HF distortions issues. On major labels too. And the Mercury group (Philips, Blue Rock...) sadly is well known for that with their troublesome styrene pressings.