What records have you bought with high hopes for a win, but ended up with a dud. Dud as in a burned out second hand record or flat out bad recording.
I bought a Simon and Garfunkel Parsley Sage Rosemary and Thyme. First pressing. Looked very clean. Took it home, gave it a wash and put it on. All sorts of embedded crackle on side 2. Side one sounds like an old needle stripped the groove of its shape. Grungy, flat and noisy. Pretty much a throw away.
I bought a Simon and Garfunkel Parsley Sage Rosemary and Thyme. First pressing. Looked very clean. Took it home, gave it a wash and put it on. All sorts of embedded crackle on side 2. Side one sounds like an old needle stripped the groove of its shape. Grungy, flat and noisy. Pretty much a throw away.