In a message dated 11/30/2009 5:12:06 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
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Mike  Gray wrote:
> Played with a *very* worn stylus that's damaged the groove  -
> Groove wear is a potential culprit Mike but in this case it can be  
> conclusively ruled out. This haze stops dead two thirds of the way  
> through track 2 only on the first side. The worn stylus theory is  
> simply not an option with a condition like this. I think it is far  
> more likely to be some kind of mold, storage and/or pressing  defect.

AA



My experience is that this exactly the cause of the haze.  The former  
owner played the record two-thirds of the way through track two--then noticed  
the wear and lifted the stylus at that point.
 
Don Chichester