I figured that I was not alone. The fact that it is incurable is of 
course a total bummer. I tried both wet and dry methods as well and they 
did nothing whatsoever. I think I will just trade it in at my local used 
record dealer tell him of the condition and let him figure it out. I 
think the cover alone may be worth something as Tom mentions in an 
earlier response. Maybe someone can do some "record husbandry" and marry 
this nice cover to a clean disc in a damaged cover.

C'est La Guerre,

AA


Daniel Shiman wrote:
> I know *exactly* the haze you're talking about.  
>
> It's definitely characteristic of those '50s Emarcy/Mercury vinyl pressings.  I've always thought it was an organic reaction precipitated, or at least exacerbated, by some wear.  I've seen it with only a few other record labels over the years, and never so much as with those '50s Emarcys.
>
> It seems like an intractable problem, either way: no amount of wet or dry cleaning has ever produced any difference in my experience, darn it all.
>
> -Dan
>
>
>
>   
>> Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:31:52 -0500
>> From: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: [ARSCLIST] Pressing Haze: Help Needed
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>
>> I own an otherwise flawless copy of the following LP:
>>
>> Clifford Brown and Max Roach at Basin Street
>> Mercury MG-36070 (Black and Silver "Drummer" Label)
>>
>> While the overall condition is quite nice the A side of the record has 
>> what appears to be a grey haze (when viewed from an angle) that covers 
>> all of the first track and two thirds of the second track, the rest has 
>> a typical bright gloss. The hazed portion plays terribly with a lot of 
>> background noise, when the haze ends the record instantly sounds 
>> beautiful. What is this, what caused this and can it be cured? My guess 
>> is that It cannot which is a shame. Luckily, I have another very clean 
>> Japanese pressing to listen to. Has anyone else encountered this before 
>> and if so what were your conclusions?
>>
>> Thanks in advance and I hope everyone in the US had a restful holiday 
>> weekend,
>>
>> AA
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