Non Fill Vinyl Records

The sound produced is noise a shsssshing sound that we ve all heard too often.

Non fill vinyl records.

This flaw causes a grinding or scratching sound at the non fill point. I couldn t in good conscious sell this nearly brand new record graded higher than vg. In fact if the record is held in the right light it s even possible to see the non fill area. The results are poor sound quality and a shooshing noise.

Under light the unfilled areas appear to sparkle. A vinyl non fill record comes from a problem with the molten vinyl. Non fill is when the vinyl does not fully flow up into the stamper giving a truncated groove wall and deformed lands. Virgin vinyl means that the album is not from recycled plastic and will theoretically be.

The words 180 gram vinyl have been the cause for many misunderstandings and debate among the audiophile and vinyl records community. It occurs most often on a 180g record s outer edge and is caused by the vinyl s beginning to harden prematurely. This was the problem that plagued classic s early 200g quiex sv p flat. So tired of these shitty pressings.

Side 1 has a steady non fill crackle through the entire side. If it doesn t pour properly or it starts to harden too early the machines can t cut the groove properly. Here s the new friday music issue of queensrÿche s empire. Of note omnivore s campaign is the first time this album has been released on vinyl.

Unnecessarily so i would say there is nothing magical about heavyweight vinyl and certainly some myths float over those shiny 180g stickers on the record covers but that doesn t mean there are no benefits from pressing 180g or even 200g vinyl lp s. Which is ridiculous for a 25 record. Non fill refers to a pressing defect that occurs when the molten vinyl does not flow fully to produce a well formed groove.