Do we see a needledrop here?

[Track06]

[Mrbeatleg]

no, this is a needle drop

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[Mr Bump]

Since the record rotates clockwise, that little brush is removing the dust after the stylus has already passed over it?

[alphabeatles]

Since the record rotates clockwise, that little brush is removing the dust after the stylus has already passed over it?

I saw that too! But the brush is already working on the next grooves...

LPs! Such clever primitive technology.

[mojofilter]

You can't tell if that's a needledrop from the spectral view. The top image looks like it could be sourced from mp3 or FM radio, because the frequencies don't go above 15 KHz. The bottom image has frequencies that go to about 17 KHz. Don't know what that is. Generally, transfers from vinyl have frequencies that go all the way to 22.05 KHz in each channel.

If you can zoom in to the very end of a song that fades out, you may be able to see clicks and thumps in the spectral view.

[Kwai Chang]

LPs! Such clever primitive technology.

I know it looks primitive...but, it may actually have a similar mechanism on resonant harmonic density
as a prism has upon light. And, that describes the problem sufficiently: pictures just aren't loud enough!
More than ANY other component, I heard the most drastic improvement in fidelity the day I bought a Grado M-1+ cartridge! $165.00 + 8.5 % Ca Sales Tax.
That was in 1985! I realized that I was truly hearing my LPs for the first time! And the way love Beatles, that meant I never got around to playing about half of my collection ever again!
Thank you!
KC

[csnyfan]

There's no telling if the source material is a needle drop in as it's too far zoomed out.
However, this is obviously not a clean, unedited needle drop because
- one track comes from a different source
- the silence between tracks has been faded down

[Garrod Lofthouse]

Capturing the output from a turntable and pre-amp at a low volume affects the spectral appearance, too. It wouldn’t matter if the disc is very clean, made from high quality vinyl and played back on the best gear in your neighbourhood.

[Track06]

Thanks form letting me know your thoughts.
Another one a little zoomed in:

[mojofilter]

"A little zoomed in" is about as useless as "zoomed out to max." If you can't show us a close-up, then go to the fade and turn your stereo up as the sound fades out. If you hear surface noise and / or clicks and thumps underneath the music, it's from a record.