First Colored Vinyl Record

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First colored vinyl record.

The very first colored vinyl was in fact a burgundy colored record produced by vocalion records in the 1920s to make their pressings stand out from the widely used black vinyl. Records that have a shiny surface and can be played smoothly without jumps will be of greater value than those that are heavily used and blemished. From there a small number of colored vinyls were produced up until the 1960s when a few record companies including columbia regularly started producing multi colored. Edison inc s blue amberol records made from highly durable celluloid cylinders colored a distinctive cobalt blue for marketing purposes.

For decades colored vinyl was looked upon as some open joke. Other bands have released records with 2 colors divided down the middle. The condition of the vinyl itself is obviously important too. First record 第一唱片 is a label of questionable legality from taiwan catering to soldiers mostly from the us stationed there.

Almost without exception a colored vinyl disc would play with much more noise and hiss compared to their black counterparts. Isis released their first ep red sea on tri colored vinyl. Beginning in 1889 when phonograph cylinders were first sold commercially records were either made from black substances or dyed black to hide surface inconsistencies. The first notable use of another color came in 1908 with thomas a.

Also appears as first only. They also did sell to locals. None of the record companies in taiwan seem to have had legitimate licensing arrangements with major american or european record labels however making all of these titles unauthorized. You also want to look out for warping a vinyl in excellent condition will be completely flat.

My first colored vinyl has some great importance to me. A way that record companies could charge more while distancing themselves from what many music lovers demanded from their records. In the 1960s thousands of titles were released in taiwan as colored vinyl records. For added head scratching each 45 was printed in a different color from deep red to dark blue yes colored vinyl actually existed in the years immediately after world war ii see also.

A badly warped vinyl record. Divided like a pie one third was red one third was black and one third was tan gold. Electronic artist isao tomita issued a coral or peach vinyl disc of the bermuda triangle on rca red seal. Some sources claim the records were legal in that country but this is still a controversial point of view.

Taiwan colored vinyl records.