CleanerVinyl was founded by vinyl nuts who at some point realized that they needed a high throughput method for cleaning their massive vintage vinyl intake. Need is the mother of invention, and our first prototype led to CleanerVinyl One (now replaced by an improved design, CleanerVinyl EasyOne). When we buy a vintage record that plays rough, we record our favorite track on that album as it played when we received it. And when the record sounds great after cleaning we declare success, and record it again with the aim to publish before/after cleaning videos to promote the awesomeness of ultrasonic record cleaning.
So when we found "Bad Benson" (CTI 6045) in the bargain bin of a local thrift store we were excited! CTI is one of our favorite labels and our collection probably now contains about 50% of their output of great 1970s jazz. George Benson recorded it in 1974, and we love the track "No Sooner Said Than Done" on the B side. Nice and mellow, perfect for hanging out on a Sunday afternoon!
The record looked good. It did not have any major scratches and so we bought it for $2.99. Happy day, we thought. But when we put it on the platter and played it, it sounded very rough. That meant: Off you go to the ultrasonic, where we cleaned it with one of our new CleanerVinyl EasyOne units in a PS-30A cleaner (we like to use the EasyOne for the occasional cleaning of a single record...very easy to use. Instant gratification!)
And, wow, after our standard 15 min cleaning run in distilled water with a few drops of Kodak Photo-Flo, this record sounded great! Almost like new! So we decided that this one was a great example of the power of ultrasonic cleaning, and we decided to make it the focus of a CleanerVinyl Before/After video! Watch it on YouTube. Enjoy!:
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