quoted 5 lines I've seen this mentioned here a couple of times before, but I can only> I've seen this mentioned here a couple of times before, but I can only
> kind of guess what the difference between virgin and recycled vinyl
> means in regards to pressing. Could someone please give a full
> explanation for me. I'm guessing that recylded vinyl is more brittle
> and therefore "falls apart" when its pressed...
As far as I'm concerned the problem seems to be that you get bubbles, bits
of paper (from the original labels?), toenail clippings and other crud, in
the vinyl, causing lumps and crackles and even tracking faults.
I have bought (white label) records which appear perhaps to have been
"skimmed" ie the original grooves removed prior to repressing. This is my
guess because the white label shows faint signs of having been a
recognisable label design - must have been bleached or similar. Has anyone
else seen this, can confirm my theory about skimming?
J
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OK, I lied about the toenail clippings... :-)
James Skilton aka Steady J - steady-j@firefox.co.uk