I’d hate to think what you refer the “gently squeezing the spindle” thing then!!
…and Sasha of old 
Also a little tip with TT’s, well this works on the Technics and only for 33 rpm records, press and hold the 33 button and at the same time give the 45 button a quick tap to speed up the slower track momentarily. Don’t try this with 45’s, it doesn’t work, heheh 
^^^Nice one - I’d forgotten about that!
Pro Tip! 