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From:
Oliver Barkovic
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Date:
Tue, 26 Sep 1995 17:38:46 -0700
Subject:
Re: stupid vinyl tricks
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quoted 20 lines On Tue, 26 Sep 1995, Jon Drukman wrote:>On Tue, 26 Sep 1995, Jon Drukman wrote: > >> >> it's in the MIDDLE of the track. (ever seen "stylus flight" by equitek? > >actually what i was thinking was anywhere but in the inside groove >(i've also seen it all the way around the very outer edge >of the vinyl. & speaking of locked grooves, i believe i have >an ep w/ several tracks on each side, all ending in locked grooves- >great for radio play, horrible for at-home listening). > >One more trick: 2 (side-by-side) grooves, so that someone >using an automatic turntable can't guarantee which song >will be played. > >BTW, who IS generally responsible for that writing? >artists, labels, a bored laborer at the pressing plant? > >(I take it that if an artist wants something written, >that can be done......but what about other circumstances?)
MAD magazine used to release flexidisks with 5 or more songs on them, all in the same space, ie when you put the needle down it would go into one of the 5 grooves and thats the song you would hear. Weird. MAD. Weird. Peace, Ollie