Can I Degauss my vinyl ?

you are welcome Blueskiesphd.
I may get or make a big ol' degausser to try it out too.
I would think one could do a bunch of LPs all at once too. A stack of five or so should be good, but that is just a guess..

If you have the money get the Furutech Demag. My wife bought me one for Xmas. Works very well. It is expensive, glad I got mine as a gift. If you have a large collection it is worth it IMO. Many artical abought the Furutech mostly positive from audio reviewers.
The black particals that go into making of records can become magnitized over time.
I like my Furtech a lot, works very well on CD's also and looks great. Looking great does not mean it works but it does help with the price. Very well built.
Have not tried it yet on cables.
See if you can get one on loan? I'm sure you will keep it once you hear the improvment.
Joe Nies

(http://www.elusivedisc.com/prodinfo.asp?number=COSO5005-45QPC)

I did some internet research. Apparently the electrostatic charge on the surface of an LP can act like an electromagnet with respect to the stationary cartridge, when the LP is in rotation. I guess I can buy that idea. However, if you do a good job with a zerostat to remove charge from the LP surface, then there should be no problem, in theory. So why would one need also to degauss? Still keeping an open mind.

So Joe, do you also use a zerostat prior to playing an LP? Have you compared the beneficial results of the Furutech with vs without first using the zerostat. Then, do it the other way around. Use the zerostat then either do or don't use the Furutech. It would be of interest to learn whether the Furutech is beneficial after using the zerostat.

Another reference/confirmation, regarding carbon black: (http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue47/classic_records.htm)