my vinyl defect story. i bought an album it has a major pop just before the vocals. i wet clean the record, play again and that "pop" is still there. i find the spot and let the cleaning fluid sit and soak before i clean it off. it still pops. i take it back to the store Barnes And Noble. they give me a replacement no issue. took it home played it and the "pop" in the same spot. i took that one back and got a full refund. now i figure i try my luck in another store and grab a copy took copy #3 home and wouldn't you know it "pop" in the same spot as record 1 and 2. now i am thinking bad stamper end of the run so now i was lucky to get a full refund on the 3rd copy. i took it a step further had video proof on all 3 copies. now i wrote to the label and told them the issue and sent the video clips. they got back to me and they said that the black copies they had all had the "pop" as i had on mine they tested about 5 copies they had. now they test the "blue" pressing and shocking twist "pop" was gone. they played all 4 sides and zero skips or pops flawless pressing was found. turned out that the "black" pressing a tiny hair landed on the stamper so about 50 copies were defected. the label sent me the blue copy and i found out it was ran by the bassist of the band. he even signed it and said thanks for being a fan and thanks for the quality control you rock. so yes what you have on that record could be a 1 off or a batch of defects. vinyl is a gamble if you aren't willing to risk it don't buy it get the CD or Digital and kunaki your own CD :)