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Some LPs I bought have a "LAST" sticker on them. For example, several London FFRR (UK pressings on orange labels) Stereo Treasury Series of Haydn Symphonies.There are also "FIRST" stickers on reference recording LPs I just bought. Were these put on at the factory or were they just a way for the former buyer or seller to identify the pressing?
Thanks.
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"First" was an initial record treatment, a type of Freon solvent, that was used to lift off grime buried deep in record grooves. The early fluorinated-type Freons had little effect on vinyl and I have had no problems with records treated with First. However, I too would avoid them if they are treated with Last record preservative.
The treatment works, silently. The only problem occurs when it is applied without sufficient prior cleaning of the LP.
I agree. If the record is cleaned on a good machine and rigorously polished when the preservative is added, noise levels are not appreciably increased and the record is far less prone to developing a static charge (which attracts dust) and seems to suffer no deterioration with age.Since I have not encountered a used record with the last label on it, I don't know if they are generally better or worse than average in condition. I would expect that anyone who would subject themselves to the considerable expense and pain-in-the-ass procedure would also be careful in their handling of their records.
obviously a euro thing if the preservative... one question, curiously:
who sticks the stickers on the discs? do they come from the factory so treated first or last, and so noted, or does the company supply the stickers with the product, for users to proudly display?
Yes, Last supplies the stickers inside the package. I suppose its just so you can readily identify which LP's you've already treated so as to avoid re-treating.
I thought it was the LAST record preservative (which I happen to like, by the way), but when you later mentioned the "FIRST," it could be some other meaning. If the sticker is round, about a half-inch across, and looks like a LAST "logo," it's the LAST record preservative. (Older stickers were white, newer stickers are silver.)My experiences with LAST record treatment have been the opposite of Jabberwock's- It if anything *reduces* surface noise. But I only noticed the change with certain cartridges. (Most notably the Accuphase AC-2.)
I've never seen a "first" sticker, but when I see a "Last" sticker on an LP, I avoid it. Usually it means that the record has been treated with Last record preservative. I find such records to be noisy and/or veiled sounding, but that may be just my experience.
They must be Last Record Preservative stickers, since the lettering looks like a logo. The LPs generally sound ok, although there is some faint background noise and an occasional faint squeaky sound. I haven't cleaned them yet. From your warning, I get the impression this stuff doesn't just rinse off with a disk dr. cleaning. Thanks again.
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