How To CLEAN & RESTORE Vintage Vinyl Albums | Discs & Covers

In this video I tell you how I clean Beatles vinyl and take a look at some vintage and modern cleaning accessories.
0:00 - Intro & titles
1:07 - Condition is KING
2:11 - Vintage cleaning methods
2:55 - Cecil E. Watts & his vinyl cleaning inventions
4:46 - EMITEX
6:32 - Get a record cleaning machine
7:17 - Record cleaning fluid
7:58 - Cleaning front cover panels
8:55 - Removing stickers
9:16 - Cleaning rear cover panels
11:00 - Information & sign off
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[@user-is4jf8yr4z]

Wow, I always wondered what that "EMITEX" looked like :D

[@bobstar76]

Recently required emoted cleaner in a haul of vinyl.

[@timhubbard8895]

A velvet pad with a foam backing. A total piece of rubbish! All it ever did was move the dirt and dust from one part of the record to another! I use an ultrasonic cleaner these days..

[@scottroberts7103]

It's a shame early Beatles covers had their Emitex ads printed into the artwork. I guess they didn't assume that all these years later, people would be obsessive about their original records.

[@Musicradio77Network]

The most interesting part is the Emitex record cleaner ad was shown on the back every Beatles UK albums as well as the Tamla Motown albums.

[@indigohammer5732]

Yeah! The fabled "Emitex"! :)

[@orbtastic]

I always assumed it was due to Emi records. I inherited one of them along with my mum's record collection (mostly Beatles) along with one of those velvet box/brush cleaners. They were starting to rot by the time I got them in the early 80s.

[@ZykovEddy]

I think that wood glue method, while very tricky, is very effective, if done correctly. This is the method I use for most of my records, and it never failed me yet. I must've cleaned 500 records that way. I've had records that played like VG due to old dirt in the grooves, and after upplying wood glue, they played almost like NM.

[@ACEinOZ]

I know someone who sprayed his signed Cold Chisel album cover with hair-spray and discovered how to remove marker-pen writing. :)

[@vincentrathbone26]

Oh shit !

[@evileyeball]

Yeah no, Nothing comes near my signed Trooper Discography except for a post covid sharpie marker from Ra McGuire and Brian Smith on Hits from Ten Albums (which wasn't out in 2009 when they signed my discography) and possibly on some of the other 45's I've since added (Including the very Rare Raise A Little Hell // A Fine Mess (You've gotten us into) 45).

[@gram1608]

OMG.....

[@BeAGoodDoga]

Back in the 1960‘s here in Australia, we had Clenidisc “The miracle liquid record cleaner”, and Fredorec “The safe record cleaning sponge”. These products were advertised on the back of the pale pink Parlophone 7’ sleeves here in Australia, and feature on some of my Aussie Beatles singles.

[@dbdigital57]

While I won’t use wood glue on my playable LPs to keep them clean, when you have a truly noisy record that has visual grunge, the wood glue method actually provides the most improvement as a first step. Afterward then a proper cleaning method to ensure residue removal is complete. Just my experience on resurrecting the worst of the worst.

[@San-br4qv]

The bad part of the wood glue is the label If the glue goes to the label, you’ll be sad. I think wood glue is very delicate, which by my POV, I’ll use very little, but the enough to complete the playing surfaces, still, not getting the label

[@edryba4867]

Wood glue actually works because it is primarily made of polyvinyl chloride - the exact same main ingredient in your vinyl albums! Isopropanol-more commonly known as “”rubbing alcohol”, and the higher the percentage of alcohol, the better… DON’T use 70%. And never use anything less than 90% Isopropyl alcohol on an album (which he mentions as being in a microfiber cleaning cloth, which he shows you after he describes what can be done with the stuff. But, as he should have also mentioned, look for the highest percentage you can find. Here in the USA, I have not been able to find pure Isopropyl the way you can in the U.K., at any drugstore (“…your neighborhood chemist…”).

[@jeffmccaskill9227]

Regular white glue works great too especially when coated on heavily

[@localwally6172]

I’ve found using the Spin Clean, which basically gets the record wet and manually scrubs the grooves, followed by the Nitty Gritty vacuum machine works very well. $1 budget vinyl can sound back NM as long as there are no actual scratches. It doesn’t fix truly bad grooves but does take out all of the grime and dirt packed in the grooves after 50+ years.

[@Elsprouto]

I've just stumbled upon your video's and find them extremely informative and well presented. The background information you give on everything is fascinating and very helpful. I've got rid of all my PVC covers thanks to you, and bought PVC free ones. Excellent channel which i will recommend to friends, I'm subscribed now. Many Thanks.

[@Parlogram]

Glad you're enjoy them and many thanks for the sub!

[@leon9021]

That last tip to clean the flip back edges is a revelation! I always thought that was just wear. On to get some cue tips!

[@davidbrush9761]

Brilliant! Cleaning the flip back edges was a revelation, didn’t realize it could be done.

[@Parlogram]

Glad I could help, David.

[@indigohammer5732]

I had a "Parostatik Disc Preener" not too long ago. It was actually pretty good for an initial clean of very filthy records.

[@vinyladventures]

I just recently bought a Pro-Ject vacuuming system used off of someone locally to me and it has been one of the best investments I’ve made!

[@Agamemnon2]

What a treat to see the Emitex cleaner for the first time, after reading countless ads on inner sleeves and sometimes even boldly printed on the actual jacket.

[@rockinronist]

I discovered that you can remove minor surface crackle, ticks, and even possibly a skip by playing the record at 78 RPM using a Crosley Cruiser record player. The speed and the weight of the tone arm cleans the grooves out quite nicely. Even brand new records seem to have crackle these days, even after using a Spin Clean on them. Of course, using a good stylus is important. I have never seen any evidence that by using this process, it had caused damage to the record. I've had great success with this! I picked up my Crosley used for $15.00 US.

[@andrew-xr1de]

I use "Magic Eraser" on the covers, just dampen and rub but stop before the print starts to come off. Wet it, squeeze it out and go over quickly and than wipe off with a clean rag.

[@dhpbear2]

4:30 - I was introduced to the Disc Preener over 50 years ago! I bought one myself. They were available separately (at least in The States). I've never seen that fancy chrome version.

[@mrsary7868]

Great tip for cleaning the back covers with a rubber. I have hundreds of records for sale with dirty back covers and I'm going to try that on some of them.

[@Parlogram]

Good luck & thanks for watching.

[@gxios]

I would caution people to be very careful cleaning the fold over tabs of a copy of Revolver. I ruined a good copy by slightly smearing the black photo with a little isopropol on a Q-tip.

[@Parlogram]

That black back panel is very unforgiving.

[@vincentrathbone26]

Ouch !

[@mahatmacote6478]

Safest to place a thin ruler or card against the flip back tab before cleaning, thus covering the black card.

[@kmg2480]

I just cleaned the rear flipbacks on a couple of very dirty LP covers, as you demonstrated, and they look manifestly better than before! It's a shame that nothing much can be done to cure the yellowing that a great many covers suffer from.

[@thefleshexperience]

I commented below...but I use bleach on terribly yellowed and stained covers. I know it sounds drastic, but the results speak for themselves. I’ve returned many a yellowed rear back to a much nicer shade of white. Give it a try on a really trashed cover and see what you think. Be very careful how you do it- I’d recommend reading the method I detailed in my comment. I’ve removed giant names written in felt marker that seemed impossible while simultaneously whitening it. The text and photos remained unharmed, remarkable as it seems.

[@ellenbeckmann4293]

@@thefleshexperience da kannst du neue Hüllen kaufen.lg Ellen Ich meine neue Papierhüllen

[@ellenbeckmann4293]

Innenhüllen,Papierhüllen , meine ich,gibt es zu kaufen. Lg Ellen

[@vmitodd]

I have had success cleaning album covers with a "dry cleaning sponge", a product used in archival libraries for delicate antique books. Lifts dirt, and can reduce brown foxing, and remove smudges from the non-laminated areas with little scrubbing effort.

[@ACEinOZ]

I use windex and a suitable paint brush to clean records while they're revolving on the turntable.

[@thebillryan]

Does it concern you about the chemical content in the windex? I keep reading that chemical fluids,(including tap water, best to use pure distilled water) can cause erosion in the grooves long term. In the 70s and 80s we didn't even bother to clean nor change the stylus. Ha ha. Still sounded great to my ears.

[@MW-xb4rz]

I found that Windex will build up quickly on your needle and I cannot suggest why. I started using isopropyl alcohol and believe that it does the job well. I have an analog to digital recorder and when I record vinyl to cd, I’ll lightly clean the record with foam backed felt pad and then lightly spray the entire record to reduce hiss and crackle while recording.

[@lucacastegini4473]

Very interesting and very helpful. Thanks Andrew for the usual quality infos.

[@thecaptainjones]

Nice video Andrew. That Watt's Dust Bug brought back a few memories! Cheers.

[@glennspringthorpe6227]

I'd just watch this guy cos he knows exactly what he's doing. No waffle, no blagging; a knowledgeable man. Not many of those, around.

[@viesturaunestereschannel1677]

Great to learn more and more from you! Great video as always

[@user-wi3rr4md4g]

I'm a Korean Beatles fan who collects albums I learned a lot from your video Thank you

[@jesserussell7242]

Thank you Andrew for sharing that with us I love the fact that you can clean vinyl records. I have my very first cleaning machine I’ve started to clean all of my records so that way they would sound better I have a thought about cleaning the record covers great idea especially with the Beatles 45s and albums.

[@HandyAndyTechTips]

Great video as always. I particularly like the intro, with the opening shots timed perfectly to the music. Very professional.

[@Parlogram]

Thank you very much!

[@bobcash4617]

Informative video, Andrew. I would like to share something I've stumbled on and been doing for years that may sound crazy - but works every time. For cleaning and restoring laminated covers, I first use tissue and some Windex (or similar) to remove dirt from the front and flip backs on the back. I use cotton swabs on the back flip backs. Then, I put a couple of drops of Novus #2 Fine Scratch Remover on a clean tissue and apply a section at a time to the front cover and cotton swab the flip backs. Novus is a light carnauba wax that dries very quickly and will make the treated area look "foggy" in appearance a few seconds after application once dry. Then, I use another clean tissue or soft cotton and buff out the treated area. The end result is a glass like, shiny laminate that is virtually scratch free and looks brandy new again. The results will amaze you. A second application may be needed if the laminate has heavy ring wear. This will not work on non laminate surfaces. Novus costs between $4. and $5. for 2 fluid ounces. I use MoFi "1" cleaning fluid to hand clean vinyl. Cheers.

[@Parlogram]

Great tip, Bob. I'll have to try it!

[@helgar791]

Sounds like a plan.

[@dbdigital57]

What are “flip backs”?

[@ellenbeckmann4293]

@@Parlogram dann legt dir mal einen Vorrat ,an Wattestäbchen, an. Die sind bald nicht mehr im Verkauf. Die arme Umwelt .lg Ellen

[@Deadman-rt8dq]

I remember the dust bug, I used it on my first record player, I can remember my father buying a lot of the things you've shown from the 60's and 70's, those were the days! The dust bug was okay as long as you only used a drop of the fluid, but I swear overtime the brush got hard and damaged the records!

[@SamHarrisonMusic]

I use Emitex while drying my hair with a Morphy Richards hair drier with my mate Fran ;)

[@leonardosullivan963]

A good video with useful tips. I recently bought a Loricraft RCM, having previously cleaned records by hand. The Loricraft is a game changer.

[@helgar791]

The Loricraft is perhaps the best vacuum machine in the world. It's still falls miles short of the best. 1) Use an Orbitrac to clean off surface dirt. 2) Use an Ultrasonic cleaner to clean your record. The AudioDesk Systeme is great as is the Degritter, which is slightly cheaper. Or 3) Use Dr. Kirmuss' cleaning method. It's labor intensive but does a great job. 4) Then place them in high grade rice paper inner sleeves. Sleeve City's Ultimate Inner Sleeves are the best. They're double sided. 5) Place your album into a polypropylene vinyl outer sleeve. At least 3 mil. Sleeve City makes a nice one, but Vinyl Storage Solutions makes a 4 mil that is the best. Alcohol and any formula such as Windex will leave a film that will gravitate to the bottom of the grooves. This build up becomes rock hard over time through friction and can only be removed by an ultrasonic cleaner. This has been proven microscopically. Never play a wet record. The liquid will gravitate up the stylus into the housing where the delicate workings are greatly shortening the life of your cartridge. Next question.

[@Parlogram]

Thanks for the tips, Hel.

[@helgar791]

@@Parlogram You're doing fine with the Loricraft. I would however still use an Orbitrac to clean off surface dirt before using your Loricraft. I know it's expensive, especially when you may have a large collection, but sleeving your records is important. With your Beatles records I would do this (which I do anyway). Buy Vinyl Storage Solutions resealable 4 mil outer sleeve with a double pocket. They also sell them with tuckable pockets. Take the record out of the original jacket and put the original inner sleeve into the original jacket. Put the album cover into the resealable outer sleeve and seal. Buy either plain white or black outer record jackets. I like the ones that show the label. Place the record into the rice paper sleeve, then place it into the plain outer jacket. Then place the record into the second sleeve behind the outer sleeve. That way the jacket is protected from dust, dirt and fingerprints. The Vinyl Storage sleeves are ultra clear and the jacket then is clearly seen while both the record and jacket are protected.

[@danmartinez5502]

Vinyl Solutions a 4 mil Dual Flap is superior to any outer sleeve on the market today. No contest not even close and a Canadian company run by a Veteran.

[@robbegrijp9224]

Another great video with some really helpful tips, thank you Andrew!

[@Parlogram]

My pleasure, Robbe!

[@boydsargeant7496]

Loved this and saved it, I will be going ‘back’ through my collection and cleaning up those rear edges!

[@luisarchondo7283]

You are great . Thanks for all

[@dt9344]

Thank you for sharing Andrew!

[@Parlogram]

My pleasure!

[@nrod66]

Helpful video, Andrew.

[@CraigLafferty]

Thank you so much for the history!

[@RUFITNESS]

This helped a lot, I’ve started collecting records, but I was quite unfamiliar on how to clean them. Also, loved the intro

[@joebloggs8636]

For people like us,this was great...i subbed you...i knew most of it but still was great!

[@bobsoldrecords1503]

Very informative Andrew. I like the background music too🙂

[@Parlogram]

Cheers, Bob. Glad you liked it!

[@ynotstraw]

I have tried everything from ultra sonic baths to wood glue, but the easiest and best thing I've found are goat hair brushes, they are really effective, and will get the crud out of the grooves left after wet cleaning. The other more controversial thing I sometimes use is Magic Eraser Sponges, used wet and lightly around the disk they will remove tar spots and light marks and leave the surface looking shiny and new, used dry you can remove surface scratches, but the surface will be duller, and probably less saleable. Used aggressively you can remove deeper scratches and improve sound quality of battered disks no end, but they sometimes look horrible after. Why not experiment on some Mrs Mills Lp's from the local Oxfam ;-)

[@davidcoulson5229]

Very interesting video! With some treasured albums I store the record in a new inner sleeve preserving the original (within the cover) as they tend to wear with use to the point of splitting sometimes.

[@mkruup]

Great episode Andrew. It´s therapautic man!

[@Parlogram]

Thanks! Cleaning records is good therapy.

[@donhanson4791]

Another enjoyable and informative video.. thank you Andrew.

[@Parlogram]

Glad you enjoyed it, Donny.

[@fredgien]

I really love your channel; very informative!

[@Parlogram]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@AudiophileTommy]

This stuff is priceless !!! Love your videos !!!

[@Parlogram]

Thanks!!

[@briandoherty3364]

Another great video. Super work!

[@Parlogram]

Thanks again, Brian!

[@ManzaMediaTV]

I loved this! Great production, also.

[@Parlogram]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!

[@kennysrecordcollection9573]

Great video! Can’t wait to try some of these techniques

[@Parlogram]

Thanks, Kenny. Have fun trying them out!

[@ThePoppermostTV]

Love these vids! :)

[@seanparry3161]

I use distilled water 50% and isopropyl 50% mixture. I spray onto the vinyl and use a fine microfiber cloth, works a treat.

[@gregoryromano9211]

I do too--no complaints, works well. It's easy and cheap.

[@elvisonwax]

This is the method I use - in the discoantistat. It took me ten years to figure out I needed to throw the anti stat liquid away! I got horrible results, spent a decade thinking about it and watching videos and bingo. I also clean dirtier records in warm water and dishwashing liquid. You can only do this if you have soft water, though.

[@stephenlynch5143]

Brilliant thank u so much for your help

[@anthonykerr311]

I love record cleaning arm I had one in the 70s very is interesting as usual thanks l

[@gregoryirwin263]

Fantastic video

[@Parlogram]

Thanks, Gregory!

[@eliasmodernell3348]

Faab Andrew. Had never seen an Emitex exemplar before. Very informative

[@TheHutt]

My little tip: If there is writing made with a ballpen on the laminated part of the cover, you can use hairspray (apply to a cotton pad and rub gently) in order to rub it off. Won't work on non-laminated surfaces though (for example, if the ballpen has broken through the laminate, and of course on the back side).

[@rogerturner1881]

i have a Spanish album from Connie Francis and the back[non laminated from 1969] has 3 black felt pen dots next to some of the tracks, how can i remove them...?

[@TheHutt]

@@rogerturner1881 Felt pen is worse, I'm afraid.

[@slowpawstevet3676]

I can highly recommend VINYL SHELTER Record Cleaner Cleaning Fluid , i have used many types of record cleaning fluid over the years with mixed results, many leave residues which become sticky and damage labels. vinyl shelter is not one of these products, if used properly it works extremely well with no sign of residue but can cause marks on some labels. i use a microline stylus which can detect the tiniest traces of dust, after cleaning with vinyl shelter there is the clearest silence from vinyl surfaces, but will not, of course, remove sctratches! . I use the fluid with Knosti Disco Anti-stat cleaning machine and goat hair cleaning brush (Tonar wetgoat).

[@moondogaudiojones1146]

Again...I learn something new! I tried hard to keep my vinyl clean but once in a while there was The Woody Allen moment! Great vid again!! really informative!!

[@tipple58]

That, sir, was a masterclass! Thank you.

[@Parlogram]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@britsluver]

I love watching you ♡

[@philipfranklin3958]

Ever try the Spin Clean MK2 record washer? Been around since 1975 and have had good results, and a lot more reasonably priced at $79.

[@localwally6172]

I use that but instead of towel drying I put it on a Nitty Gritty vacuum machine. It’s also stupidly expensive but the combination of the two is very effective.

[@philipfranklin3958]

@@localwally6172 Thanks. I might try that in the future considering the price if I can afford it, but will continue using micro fiber cloth in the meantime which, admittedly has given my records a nice gloss after spin cleaning.

[@Ricecooker64]

My back cover was terrible, but with this information I made a slight Improvement bit it cleaned up the flipbacks nicley, but the cigar stains are annoying. Thank you! awesome job!

[@Parlogram]

Glad it helped, Emily!

[@HolocronStudios]

Thanks for this! I found a first pressing Beatles For Sale for £2 but it was beaten up badly, glad I saw this video!

[@markjamesmeli2520]

BEST video I've ever seen on the topic. Especially for the covers. My older brother heard the pencil eraser trick worked on the White Album best of all around 1972 or so. When I worked in used records, if I found a White Album cover that was in generally good repair (US covers with no split edges or writing, etc.), I would give them the eraser once over.

[@Parlogram]

Thanks Mark, glad you liked it!

[@750drums]

Thank you; most helpful

[@Parlogram]

You're welcome, David!

[@DanismyName]

can you do a video of just cleaning a record and jacket? I found those parts of this video fascinating and satisfying :)

[@madvinylnyc7821]

Very informative

[@atomicrocker]

I never saw this video before, but I cleaned the back of my vintage Please Please Me LP (UK) cover exactly this way, with a cotton stick and IPA.

[@blackvinylgrooves]

Hello Andrew, I must admit I never knew anything about the history of record cleaning. I have been lucky as far as finding original 60s Beatles LPs in mint to mint minus shape. Six are UK originals, the rest are a mix of first pressings from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Denmark. As such, I have had little problems with grimy Beatles records, but thave with a lot of other records. For records with a lot of bildup, crud, film, and even drops of paint, I do use glue. I prefer white glue, like Elmer's or school glue. It works just as well as wood glue , and is easier to remove. But glue should only be reserved for records with a lot of junk on them. Something crate diggers often come across in the wild. To easily remove the glue, get enough in the trail off vinyl, to form tabs you can easily pull and peel. Here in the US we never saw EMI or Philips products before the advent of the internet. I have a large record collection. Roughly half of which is classical. Like jazz, this can get you into the area of early LPs, from the late 1940s, and early 1950s. If you collect early LPs like this, you will often find these are on noisy vinyl, even if they look mint minus. For such records, a good modern cleaning machine is essential. The machine I use is a VPI 16.5. These can be bought on ebay for a few hundred dollars each. The only reason I use lighter fluid, is to remove stubborn stickers, especially from covers that are not laminated. The fluid I use is original Ronsonol. The stuff used for butane lighters does not work as well.

[@Parlogram]

Thanks for watching and for the tips!

[@declanfarber]

Every record I buy, new or used, goes thru a SpinClean before I first play it. This works great a removing clicks and pops, even on new vinyl. For the harder cases I have an ultrasonic cleaner, which I built myself (there are many discussions online as to how to do this.) Then every disc goes into a MoFi antistatic sleeve, and the playing surfaces never get touched by the hand of man.

[@timotheous2815]

Medical alcohol wipes are also very good for cleaning laminated covers and removing tape residue etc. I recently had an early 60s columbia LP with a terrible tape job on it. Some time and effort with the wipes brought it back to almost new. The only issue was yellowing on the edge of the rear panel where the tape overlapped onto the paper from the flipbacks.

[@Parlogram]

Great tip, Tim. Thanks!

[@astolatpere11]

Lp cleaning machines are expensive, but as you indicated, I bought my NittyGritty vacuum machine in the early '90s and it still works great. I also use an enzyme based fluid. Love your vids!

[@stephenfurley1025]

Always used Duraglit wadding for laminated covers. Go over with the wadding. Remove residue with toilet roll, and buff with soft/microfibre cloth. It can really make a difference to tired-looking covers. Also good for taking light scratches out of perspex and CD cases. Oh, apart from a soft rubber, white bread(!) can sometimes clean grubby-looking card.

[@Parlogram]

Great tip!

[@stephenfurley1025]

Thanks@@Parlogram . For anyone that doesn't know, Duraglit wadding is for polishing metals. There's a version for silver, but it's not as effective for general use, or wasn't when I tried it. You can also get Brasso Wadding, which is about the same as the standard Duraglit.

[@GeoffT650]

Great channel love the content. I used to have a loricraft, but I found that it left very fine scratches on the vinyl surface. Would be curious to see if you have ever noticed it? If you get a chance look at the area where the run out groove is. Under a strong mine used to show faint concentric lines. Sometimes the lines would have gaps where the arm would bounce ever so slightly.

[@jessierussell8011]

Wow that’s A great video that you made Andrew I would love to keep all my record and tape whether it be 78 4533‘s even all the Beatles albums. I am the type of collector who loves to collect lots of stuff as long as it is in very good condition especially when it comes to the Beatles and I love the warm sound of vinyl there’s nothing like it.

[@Parlogram]

Thanks for watching, Jessie. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@idaslpdhr]

I have always cleaned the laminate and flip back with Surgical spirit gentle and buffed with a dry soft cloth

[@crunchyfrog555]

I bought an OkkiNokki record cleaner for around £300 about 12 years ago, and while I've seen people say they can be unreliable, I've had no issues with it and it's the best purchase I've ever made for vinyl. I've used generally my own solution of isoprop and distilled water and also the same with "L'Art du Son" for when I'm REALLY wanting to go overboard. The results are affordable and absolutely the best I can do. As far as sticker residue goes, I've used WD40 as it works quicker than zippo fluid (plus I'm dsiabled and have grip issues). Caution though, as you REALLY need to avoid contact with papers as the oil will be absobed and ruin everything.

[@Parlogram]

Thanks for the tips, Daniel. I used to use the same combination of fluid. "L'Art du Son" is good stuff.

[@crunchyfrog555]

@@Parlogram Thank you too for sharing. Of course there's always myths around in these sort of areas, so actual hard usable data is important. I don't know what it is about Art du Son, but it works. If I had to give some sort of metric, a good clean with isoprop and water gives perhaps 70%-80% of the clean that Art du Son does. You will still be left with the odd pop or click from stubborn dust, but the Art du Son seems to get almost everything. Well worth the cash.

[@kirahastings9900]

I have a velvet cleaner that you hold over the rotating record to gather the dust. It fits in it's own little velvet-lined case. Probably bought it sometime in the 70's. Didn't know Sgt. Pepper record was that valuable. Mine (US) still has the original inserts. All my Beatles album were loved and played often back in the day.

[@berniehunter2174]

I’ve had ring marks on the laminated EMI sleeves. Using car polish like autoglym got rid of the ring marks to a immaculate shinny finish on the laminated sleeve.

[@shnibby69]

Totally Fab!

[@antoniograncino3506]

The Loricraft cleaning machine is essentially a re-issue of the Keith Monks machine from 40 years ago. They clean fairly well, but I experienced some scratching from the Monks unit that left some very audible "schlurps" on my audiophile vinyl. I was not pleased. You give passing mention to sonic and cavitation type machines. I have not tried purely sonic cleaners but the cavitation principle really gets deeply down in the groove to remove ground in dirt and mould release, leaving a nearly new-sounding disc that formerly was very gritty and noisy. Kirmuss Audio makes an excellent cavitation cleaner that can handle 3 albums at once and is available from them direct for $870. Some friends and I pooled our hardly-earned cash to purchase one and have not regretted the substantial outlay. There are other similar (and vastly dearer) units out there which I'm sure work as well at least. And the Kirmuss employs both sonic and cavitation action. Another tip for improved vinyl sound: a new stylus, or even better, a new cartridge employing a Shibata or Line Contact stylus. Old records were mostly played with a spherical stylus or an elliptical, which is basically a spherical stylus with the front and back ground off. These types have a very small contact area, which wears out the middle of the groove ultimately. By switching to a much higher profile stylus, you would then be tracing the unworn upper and lower areas of the groove. But it is essential first to thoroughly clean the record before playing, in order to remove the accumulated dirt etc. from the heretofore untraced parts of the groove.

[@MSMediaRotterdam]

Shibata or Shibata like styli also make good 'work horses' in radio studios; like mine..

[@matbasterson520]

I recently got a HumminGuru, my first ultrasonic machine. I paid $479.00 and after 100+ records I'm very happy with it. It is compact, easy to use and I have had great results, and yes, even with my older Beatles records. I bought the HumminGuru brand surfactant to go into the distilled water (two drops per 400ml of water). I previously used the Spin-Clean. Great video!

[@Parlogram]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@timcharlton6485]

I have always repaired covers that have come loose by fixing the seams with small pieces of double sided carpet tape.It's an invisible fix and stronger than most glues on the market.

[@davidhardy7356]

A really nice informative video for novices new to this record cleaning caper . As for me i still have my original Watt's Dust Bug with a good supply of spare velvet roller pads and nylon bristle brushes . I also still have the original Parostatik Disc Preener and the Parastat Brush . Also still have EMITEX velvet record cleaner and one of those Philips Record Cleaning Cloths alongside a multitude of other record cleaning brands . .Fine for a general clean and once over . However like you state the best thing to use is a record cleaning machine for a really deep clean and scrub up. I have been applying all those record sleeve cleaning methods for decades now . I tend to give the laminated cover a final spray and polish with a light coating of good old Mr Sheen furniture polish for a really high shine that also act as protective coating .

[@Parlogram]

Mr Sheen is great, unfortunately I can't get it over here in Austria. Thanks for watching!

[@davidhardy7356]

@@Parlogram maybe you could still use some similar brand of spray polish on sale in beautiful Austria . However i would like to remind people never under any circumstances should anyone use water out of the tap to clean their records . Especially here in the UK .

[@JamboLinnman]

Over the years, my record cleaning has evolved from just using cloths and brushes to a cheap wet cleaning machine, then a vacuum RCM and I’ve just order the Degritter ultrasonic machine. Expensive, yes, but my collection and system now justify it. I want my records to sound their absolute best and remain in top condition for when my kids inherit them… 😁. Great tips on cleaning the outer sleeves!

[@xfoolsgoldx]

Interesting video. I use a spray and velvet brush and is good for my needs.I avoid anything with bristles as I have found over the years that too my bristles come off and end up being undidected on the black vinyl service of my records. Only noticed this when I used the brush on one of my white vinyl records.

[@Garfield-ok9qp]

Hello, very nice video. I have the first press vinyl White Album. I'm showing it on my channel. Advise me with what should I clean the cover to make it perfectly white like in the 60s?

[@jsteed44]

I use a warm damp cloth withe 3 drops of rubbing alcohol then apply to vinyl moving in a circular motion been doing that for long while without issues great opening to an informative video

[@Parlogram]

Sounds good, John. Thanks for watching.

[@Vince_Tasciotti]

I have seen the advertisements for Emitex on the Beatles albums and inner sleeves. But this is the first video that explained the Emitex was a pre soaked paper wipe. I had the impression that it was a type of fluid in a spray bottle.

[@gregtapevideo1464]

Cool video! Thanks! I powerwash my records!😆😜✌

[@michnygaard]

Very fine ideas for covers. Records clean best in a ultrasonic. With care.

[@liamthoralexanderspencer4684]

I find it interesting that what i do is basically a home made 1st gen EMITEX cloth, the thing that’s interesting to me is that i learned that from my mom, who learned learned it from her uncle so the advice I’ve been given probably does date to the 60’s!

[@Ricecooker64]

I came into this video thinking some tears and water damage not literally VANDALIZED! Great Video!

[@klydolph2]

I read about the Staticmaster record brush that uses radioactivity to break down the static electricity that makes dust and debris cling to LPs. I've never tried it but it sounds quite esoteric and special. I read that when you use it the dust just falls off the LP like theres nothing to it. It uses radioactive polonium which has a half life of about 4 or 5 months so the radioactive cartridge has to be replaced a couple of times a year. They sell refills of radioactive polonium. It seems this product is still available.

[@fulhamn]

Great video. How do you clean the Matt finish covers (USA version you referring to in this video) cheers

[@horowizard]

Discwasher Systems Discwasher always worked for me.

[@timothyweers8054]

I remember using a basic svelte cloth from the local av store, then I graduated to their spray which after a while started to leave wet stains over the vinyl. One day I went to a record store and the woman behind the counter told me to use gin when cleaning the records. I started to and what a difference. My mom has a record she really played down and claimed it was worn, first I washed it in the gin, then I played it with the gin on the record (I only used a BSR ceramic cartridge at the time or a cartridge where the needle was bent downward towards record because of how much gin was used), the record cleaned up beautifully making most of the years of playing go away virtually sounded like it was only a couple years old instead of 30+ well used.

[@vinstyles]

great vid - thank you

[@Parlogram]

Glad you enjoyed it