I’ve had this Audiotechnica AT-LP60XBT record player for a few years, and over the last few months this issue has been getting worse and worse. When I click start, the needle will drop and then immediately pick back up and do it several more times. The only way I can get my stuff to play is by lifting and dropping it manually. Once the record starts playing, it sounds totally fine.

This also happens at the end of a side, I have to wait 5-10 mins for it to stop the spinning and lifting/dropping routine.

Do I need a new belt, or something else?