First Colored Vinyl Record

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First colored vinyl record.

Divided like a pie one third was red one third was black and one third was tan gold. 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 releases are mostly copies from us or. Also appears as first only.

Taiwan colored vinyl records. Electronic artist isao tomita issued a coral or peach vinyl disc of the bermuda triangle on rca red seal. The condition of the vinyl itself is obviously important too. Edison inc s blue amberol records made from highly durable celluloid cylinders colored a distinctive cobalt blue for marketing purposes.

In 1957 the first commercial stereo two channel records were issued first by audio fidelity followed by a translucent blue vinyl on bel canto records the first of which was a multi colored vinyl sampler featuring a stereo tour of los angeles narrated by jack wagner on one side and a collection of tracks from various bel canto albums on the back. You also want to look out for warping a vinyl in excellent condition will be completely flat. Other bands have released records with 2 colors divided down the middle. 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. First record 第一唱片 is a label of questionable legality from taiwan catering to soldiers mostly from the us stationed there. Isis released their first ep red sea on tri colored vinyl.

They also did sell to locals. For decades colored vinyl was looked upon as some open joke. 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. 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.

Some sources claim the records were legal in that country but this is still a controversial point of view. 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. A badly warped vinyl record. The first notable use of another color came in 1908 with thomas a.

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.