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Just got my copy of this and there's some absolutely fucking hideous crackling.. I've tested on both my turntables with two different pairs of carts, and it's nasty.. there aren't any marks on the records and it sounds like a pressing problem. Annoyingly it sounds worst on the two tunes I like, Zion and Rags

Anyone else had the same problem? Just wondering if it's worth getting the shop to replace it or if it's the same with everyone.

Same with mine as well. It's very annoying.

same thing on my copy

raargh, I swear what's the point in test presses if you're not even going to listen to 'em...

I remember the Kromestar Deep Medhi blank release has lots of crackles & noise too

i havent got this but noticed similar things on previous kromestar releases, particularly on the shokwave ep

mine too, and apart from that the record sounds bad anyway, try mixing it with something else and you'll see the difference.. too bad, perhaps the label guys will offer us a 320 of it ???

just got mine in the post today but havent had a chance to play it yet, been busy with exams and at work now, will check it when i get home. well annoying if theyre all like this, was wondering why redeye had it on special offer this weekend when its brand new... grrr

is it on a Southside affiliated label?

Same here. Sensi Dub also had a crackly intro. I ripped them both to WAV then cleaned up the audio removed the crackles and the random pops. At least I got them clean on CD and when I play out loud sometimes it don't matter. Still a bummer though.

its on marxmen dubs

The Southside Dubstars releases sounds pretty poor too..... whats up with the presses??

truth is i have this record and am not very excited about the cracklin'
i must say quawwali has the most crackles of my dubstep pressings.
ice cold tune, but the intro which is very quiet is filled with popples=(
f* it. dubz are dubz.spin that shit and rep the step!

yeah mine sounds pretty crackly too, hard to tell tho cos my mixers fucked so the sounds usually pretty dodgy

in fact yeah thats really bad, sounds horrible in the outro/intro between sub meditation and rags. not pleased

sometimes it can't be helped - even if TPs sound okay, condensation or other contaminants can find their way onto the stampers during the pressing process - so some of a run will be fine but others will be crackly. Unfortunately there's not much to be done about this, noone is going to check every record before it's sold.


As for the Southside releases, I own a few of the older ones and the pressings have never been the best imo.

yeah suppose theres not always much that can be done about it but still pretty annoyed. got it cheap at least though

if you've picked up a copy of a record which is crackly then you should take it back to the shop - they can then go back to the distributor, who obviously wouldn't be aware of the problem, and attempt to rectify the situation.

I'd always do this if I think I've got a problem with a record I've bought - then you can give the shop/distro, or even better the label, a chance to sort out a problem they might not have known about before...

people sell TPs whether they're good enough to sell or not cos they've spent the money on them and people will buy them. if ur gunna buy TPs listen carefully before u get your money out!

yeah fair enough but this wasnt a TP and i got it off redeye (online) so didnt have a chance to listen to the actual record before buying. cheers for the advice ThinKing, ill get on to them