rolling n00b thread

hey guys--

just got a thomas pacconi 1900-2000 classics record player for free, pretty sweet for a n00b player even if the speakers are kind of crappy. it's supposed to have a headphone out but i can't find it.

first record was 'sexual life of the savages' as a gift and i'm borrowing some beat-up velvets stuff, buffie st. marie, a time life country collection. i picked up a poco record, 'scott 3,' and 'i am the cosmos' yesterday. the last two are 4 men with beards reissues. they look nice and are heavy but 'i am the cosmos' skips on the title track! is 4MWB trustworthy/good in general?

how often should i clean the new records?

still so excited you guys and i look forward to asking more n00b questions down the line and hope others will do so as well, on this thread!

http://images.worthpoint.com/files/pb/1923/8803/53427.jpg

return the skippy record! it takes overcoming some laziness, but youll feel happier having done it. 4MWB pressings/masterings vary by quality (i think there might be a s/d thread in ILM), but shouldnt skip!

clean your records whenever they look dusty (or maybe if the needle accumulates dust after a side), or if you hear some unexpected surface noise. no big deal, though -- some people NEVER clean their records.