Nah, peerless, I know what you`re saying, I convert a fair amount of cassette & vinyl myself when the original source is in good condition.
I`m talking about stuff like RECENT japanese bonus edition tracks or remastered ep singles & b`sides.The errors are different than vinyl pops- they’re more like intermittent buzzy tones or loud ticks with static.

I wonder is if these files are corrupted during transfer somehow or if theyre actually on peoples drives in this state?