Durutti Column "Without Mercy" Pressing Issue

 I BOUGHT a copy of the Durutti Column album ‘Without Mercy’ a few months ago only to find there was a crackling noise through quite a lot of it. This was particularly annoying as the album has several quiet passages, and I consider the LP to be one of the band’s best. I’ve now changed the album four times and still haven’t got a perfect copy, so I assume there is some fault in the pressing. Can you help? - Steve Langdon, Ipswich, Suffolk

AS FAR as Factory Records, Durutti Column’s record company were aware, there was no problem with this album. But, if you are willing to be albumless for a while, send your copy off to Factory Records, 86 Palatine Road, Didsbury, Manchester 20, together with a covering note, and they will send you a new copy.