I see you breadboard job,Maybe input pot do mistake??
This is my overall arrangement,I used AC psu.


//- are pins 6 and 7 on the opamps really supposed to be jumped with no resistor?
yes,short jump,no resistor.
//- grounding of the input and output plugs. Does the ground plug go to the vgnd rail or to the ground on the breadboard?
- could the channel crosstalk be happening through the vGnd rail?
yes,vGnd rail is the amp board ground.