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From: Jon Drukman <jsd@ramona.cyborganic.com>
Subject: Re: Pressings and Background reading, and more!
To: idm@hyperreal.com (idm music)
David K. Collins writes:
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...
recycled vinyl is made up of old records. they just melt 'em down and
use 'em again. impurities find their way into the mix and cack up the
sound quality. sometimes if you're very lucky you'll find a bit a of
an old record label that didn't get removed all the way boiled into
the middle of your platter. arrrggghhh!
incidentally, it may interest you to know that "colored vinyl" is
marketing bullshit. virgin vinyl is clear. they just add black dye
to 99% of it. so black records are just as colored as so-called
"colored vinyl."
Name: Jon
Email: jsd@cyborganic.com
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