The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

I measured the labels, and they are about 99mm. I also measured the labels on a couple other LPs, and they were all 100mm which, as you say, is the standard size. The runout cuts into the labels by about a millimeter. That would make the diameter of the concentric groove about 98mm, if that means an...

Thanks for your kind answers! I didn't know that the label was affixed at the same time the record was pressed. Most labels seem to be sitting on top of the vinyl, a glued-on piece of paper. This one seems almost impressed into the vinyl - there's almost no ridge. When I get home later, I will measu...

Hello! I hope you will suffer a question from an outsider, one who is merely a consumer of records, because I really don't know where else to ask. Please forgive my ignorance. I came upon this forum while researching this, but have had no luck. What I am wondering is, how can a runout groove end up ...