The dozens of records I’ve added to my collection in recent months have been cleaned, played, catalogued and filed, and it has all been a lot of fun. I am delighted!Ĭleaning and playing records on acquisition is no longer a chore that requires tedious preparation and cleanup. Now it plays with barely any distracting noise, and this is one of those sparsely instrumented recordings that would show up disc noise. A minute or so in the cleaner and it was visually obviously much cleaner. The crackling and popping made it almost unbearable to play. The sleeve is very worn but the disc looks okay. I picked it up thinking that if it sounded horrible I would ditch it. For example, my $1 ex-library copy of Herbie Mann’s Stone Flute looked quite clean. The Spin Clean with The Groovinator onboard is a miraculous cleaning combo – easy, quick, and very effective. A veil is lifted – a ‘cleaner’ sound! Even those sounding musically tired and flat are refreshed. A clean with this diluted mixture makes all my records sound much fresher – even the ones that are well-played and those that look fairly clean. I call it The Groovinator record rejuvenator. My son tells me that it has the same aroma as the cleaner used in tattoo parlours (where hygiene is paramount). The Groovinator is a ‘soapy’ concentrate that is diluted with distilled water – it’s a mild soap with a flocculant and a wetting agent. Beware and shop around before buying, though, as retailers charge surprisingly different prices.
It’s virtually silent, and I find rotating, rinsing and drying the discs to be quite therapeutic, especially as there is no motor or vacuum noise.Īt the price paid, it’s a bargain for easy and quick record cleaning that is very effective.
I can use it anywhere I have a flat surface and it doesn’t need power.
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The unit is light and compact so is easily portable and easily stored. Your gleaming clean record is now ready to play.Īfter using the Spin Clean, initially with The Groovinator (from the USA, see Facebook page), for a few months, I have no reason not to clean my records with it. You add the chosen cleaning solution up to the mark, and begin cleaning – with three or four rotations in each direction – then rinse with clean water, buff dry with the soft cloth, and air dry to ensure that the label is not damp. Out of the box, the record support rollers drop into slots – for 7-inch, 10-inch and 12-inch records. The Spin Clean, now in an updated MKII (from Southbound Records, and other stores), has been around for a long time, and remains popular because it works. I’ve tried a lot of record cleaners, and have now identified three great products that are easy to use and very effective at removing grime from my grooves when used in the Spin Clean. Ensuring a scrupulously clean vinyl disc lifts this mask, improving clarity, resolution, definition and bass depth, and quieting the background of the disc-stylus interaction. The veil that contaminants, including mould release oil on new discs, puts over the cartridge output is graininess and loss of dynamics, and unrealistic musical texture. The cleaner the record, the better the music listening experience, so let’s get the groove gunk gone (see my previous article on deep cleaning here ).
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I know how to make records – even really old records – more enjoyable. Have you tried a Spin Clean with The Groovinator? Or L’Art du Son? RICHARD VAREY has, and he’s here to tell us all about it.
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