Let’s face it, our favourite records sometimes have a hard life. They can go through all sorts of drama before being called upon to perform their actual job. Accidents happen and life events take priority. There are many reasons your Vinyl ends up needing some help…

•  They get dropped •  Get played with worn-out Needle Cartridges •  Left uncovered •  Sleeves get lost •  Dust accumulates •  Mould & Mildew •  Stored in Poor Conditions - Hot, Humid, Bent, Damp •  Multiple house moves •  Food and drink spills •  They get lent to friends •  Stored in the loft, shed or garage •  Young children with sticky fingers (!) •  Exposure to temperature changes • and most importantly …they get played to death • 

All of this can lead to: Scratches, Dirt and even Warping.

It’s not just old records that can suffer either - sometimes brand new records aren’t quite perfect. Vinyl remains a largely analogue format. Minor imperfections created during the manufacturing process can find their way into your collection.

OUR SERVICES

All is not lost. Vinyl Shakedown offer two services to help maintain or conserve your treasured records. Both are available at our Burbage shop. Simply pop along with your record(s) and we’ll see if we can help.

Vinyl Record Flattening - £6 per disc (4 hours per disc)

Using our ‘ORB DF-01ia Disc Flattener’ your records will be carefully flattened to help correct any warping and help avoid further shape distortion and wear. The Orb Disc Flattener uses a unique heating technique which is applied with two semiconductor heater films, one on the top and one on the bottom. By thermally controlling the heating-up phase and cooling-down phase, the warped record is allowed to properly relax and return to its original flat shape.

The machine heats only the outer edge and centre of the record. The grooves are not heated and therefore their sonic shape is preserved. 

The entire process takes four hours - two hours to heat up and two hours to cool down

PLEASE NOTE: We cannot guarantee that very warped records will be fixed - but 80%+ of records we’ve flattened have either removed the warp entirely or significantly improved their playability.

Ultrasonic Cleaning - £4 per disc (10 mins per disc)

Professional cleaning helps to preserve and conserve your records. Our ‘HumminGuru EZ Vinyl Record Washer’ is a professional grade Ultrasonic Vinyl cleaning and de-gritting machine, suitable for all 7”, 10” and 12” discs. Using de-ionised water and cleaning solution the soft goat-hair brushes gently and effectively remove dust, fingerprints, grease and grime - all whilst protecting labels. The results speak for themselves - immediate visual and sonic improvement with the added benefit of reducing future wear on your Cartridge Stylus.