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Never use your fingers to remove dust from vinyl because the oils on your fingers damage vinyl. Only touch the labels and the edges of your records any time that you handle them.

Touching the record surface This grime builds up over time, compounding dust and dirt while also contributing to stylus wear. Always handle your records by the outer edge. If you do accidentally touch the record surface, it's best to clean the record immediately before playing or storing.

The most straightforward way to skip a track on vinyl is to lift the tonearm and move it to the beginning of the next track. To do this, you need to carefully lift the tonearm using the cueing lever, or by hand, and move it over the groove that starts the next track.

Contamination and Debris: Touching the needle can transfer oils, dirt, and debris from our fingers onto its surface. This can lead to contamination, affecting the quality of playback and potentially causing damage to the record grooves.

To stop it, pull the cueing lever up to lift the tonearm off the record. Guide the tonearm back to its resting spot. Only then should you press the "stop" button. Nothing could be easier if your modern record player boasts a USB port or Bluetooth speaker technology.

If you touch the record's surface, you increase the risk of getting dirt on the record and damaging it unnecessarily. To avoid these risks, some vinyl enthusiasts will protect the record's sound quality by using cotton gloves that protect the records from fingerprints.

Here's how it's done: Carefully slide the inner sleeve out of the record's outer jacket. ... Using your torso as a fulcrum, with one hand slightly squeeze the sleeve to buckle the opening and slide your other hand in, brushing against the inside of the sleeve and taking care not to touch the vinyl with your fingers.

Vinyl disks are susceptible to wear with repeated use. Care should be taken to not overplay a disk. Ideally, a disc should be cleaned before and after playback.

The phrase 'Off the Record' is used when you'd like the listener to keep your comments confidential. Example of Use: This is off the record, but I think Jim cheated on the entrance exam.

I suggest: Use 'record' if you are referring to a single document from one original witness/source; otherwise, use 'records'.