cosmic roy writes:
quoted 4 lines Clear/coloured vinyl is generally noisier than black vinyl, and it>Clear/coloured vinyl is generally noisier than black vinyl, and it
>seems to damage more easily, too -- I think the problem might be that
>it's somewhat more brittle than black vinyl -- though the surface
>noise on my copy of electosoma isn't excessive.
if this is true, it's only true for the pressing plants in the UK.
when we inquired about colored vinyl over here we were told that the
only thing that affects sound quality is whether the vinyl is virgin
or recycled. virgin vinyl starts out clear anyway, so theoretically,
clear vinyl would be the "purest" or most unadulterated product
available. most records are black because it's easier to see the
bands that way, but the black dye is added in a coloration stage just
as orange dye or whatever would be added if you were making a "colored
vinyl" product. the truth is all virgin pressings are "colored vinyl"
- it's just that 99.9% of the time, it's black coloring that's added.
now if you want to see a truly trippy colored record, check out
"Trying To Reach You" by Up Above The World on Exist Dance - Mike K
went down to the record plant in person where they let him experiment
with different dyes and spattering effects. the end result is like a
bad LSD nightmare frozen on wax. check it.
btw, the difference in sound quality between virgin and recycled vinyl
is really obvious and any company who is still using recycled should
be shot.
Jon Drukman jdrukman%dlsun87@oracle.com
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