This is why I prefer black vinyl when I’m buying second hand. I find regardless the care during the cutting process and creation of the coloured vinyl, black vinyl is always a little less noisier on the inside and outside grooves though it isn’t really a big deal as vinyl is in general a little noisy. I love music but don’t have the time to spin my vinyl as often as I want so I listen to my FLAC files and online the most. Recycling thoughts from the same discussion w/ Indie Vinyl Den (https://twitter.com/ckchew23/status/686270949465939968) I think, admittedly, the novelty of it is a part of collecting today. As a vinyl junkie and I can admit that. The only exception to this is Jean Michel Jarre’s “Tout est Bleu” 12″ that skips and goes into a loop half way through track 2, side 1. This kind of loses out on the significant indie scene of previous decades, at least, where some bands chose to do it themselves–though, admittedly, plenty of them had a similar attitude themselves and found it a gimmick. However, in my opinion, despite what countless audiophiles may say, I do believe a lossless digital (CD, FLAC, etc.) Together, they are in a way “Last Of My Kind,” to use the title of another album highlight penned by Jerry Cantrell, long a dominant songwriter within Alice In Chains, with lyrics from DuVall. Vinyl is supposed to be black! Lessons Learned9. One way is by stacking them. Why do I need an expensive colored repress?! This has black/white quarters which you can honestly hear when the needle transfers from black to white. Picture Discs are a different story. "@type": "blogPosting", Back in the days when vinyl was “the” format, the record companies would melt down the returns, labels and all, and recycle it into new popular records they could sell. Flip back garrod and loft house for example. I hate it especially when the coloured vinyl makes no sense in terms of design. @MarbleheadJohnson Da tokah. "url": "https://blog.discogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/discogs-logo-e1451320659600.png" We can be fussy or go on with it and make it better for those sensitive audiophile ears who have a great system set up at home. Here’s the thing: I’ve always loved visual art more than I’ve loved music. Consolation Prize 2. Use for recovering chairs, or for seating i Because why? AC/DC - Back in Black KISS - Rock and Roll Over Alice in Chains - Black Give Way To Blue Coheed and Cambria - Vaxis - Act 1: The Unheavenly Creatures Ghost - Meliora Green Day - Dookie Green Day - Shenanigans Mastodon - Crack the Skye Mastodon - Emperor of Sand Ozzy Osbourne - Diary of a Madman Three Days Grace - Three Days Grace A word of caution for those glow-in-the-dark records too: According to Pirate Press, “Glow-In-The-Dark pigments unfortunately deteriorate the acoustic properties of the recording and do often cause increased surface noise.”. Virgin vinyl should be the bigger selling point (and I don’t mean the record label). I like vinyl. ... Black (3) Blue (4) Brown (57) Gray (50) Green (2) Multi-Color (12) Red/Orange (3) White (17) Yellow/Gold (2) Style. Not the color it’s pressed on. Worst example imo is the re-release of Oppenheimer Analysis’ New Mexico on Minimal Wave (http://www.discogs.com/Oppenheimer-Analysis-New-Mexico/release/7013884). Shop Black Gives Way to Blue [CD] at Best Buy. I have a mint copy of: http://www.discogs.com/Hapshash-And-The-Coloured-Coat-Featuring-The-Human-Host-And-The-Heavy-Metal-Kids/release/2001661 and it sounds not bad. Vinyl flooring is perfect for kitchens and bathrooms. There doesn’t have to be that one cynical way of releasing music. 2) Buying second hand. I have always found it questionable the sound of colored vinyl, with picture discs sounding the worst. Colored vinyl doesn’t sound different than black vinyl, it is just a different color. } Sometimes a bit of label would get in with the vinyl (if the label were originally off-center, for example), but that was pretty rare. Colored editions are not my exclusive choice every time, but they are fun when available. Is it really that hard to locate one of the existing 90+ vinyl pressings of The Clash? I always think back to those days of taking a break from GI Joe or riding BMX bikes around the neighborhood to sit and enjoy a Ratt LP on the stereo. As we enjoy the non-stop upward momentum of the vinyl boom it’s clear more and more people demand colors that pop. "mainEntityOfPage": "https://blog.discogs.com/en/true-colors-black-or-colored-vinyl/", The labels were punched out before the vinyl was ground up and melted down. is a greater handicap on the quality of the playback of the record. As always YMMV, sometimes when it comes to the aesthetics at least, one of the originals is still one of the best. For decades, colored vinyl was looked upon as some open joke. The sound difference between black vinyl and colored vinyl is really not that discernible. I don’t see it anywhere in the article or in any of the comments. Not to mention how it looks…, [u=discosanddragons] Hah, yep, 180 gram is more of a sales pitch than a tried and true practice. I own many of them, and some do have pieces of old labels randomly in the “new” vinyl. The main issue right now, as others have pointed out, is the rush to master/manufacture records as quickly as possible. Nope. I recommend googling the subject, there are many vinyl manufacturers online that will literally grade the typical degradation in sound by their color. as people charge more for vinyl these days, it seems (again MOST) companies pay attention to quality control on test pressings and the like. Issues Beautiful Oblivion Black Vinyl LP ... For The Fallen Dreams Six Clear W/ Black And White Splatter Vinyl LP $20 . Yet we do it obsessively. Shaw's floorté, floorté-pro, resilient vinyl flooring is the modern choice for beautiful & durable floors. These powder free gloves are 5mils thick making them anti-tear and anti resistant. Yes, seriously. "width": "810" Recording on Black Gives Way To Blue began in October of 2008 at Dave Grohl’s Studio 606 in Northridge and finished at Henson Studios in Hollywood. Last Of My Kind 4. Happened again lately with Shadow Kingdom and STB releases. And in pressing vinyl there is BOTH visual art AND music. For example, you can find a barely-played 60s pressing of the 2001 soundtrack for a couple bucks…and often in dollar bins. You’re making me a believer! I love both. That’s the source of most of the earlier quality issues regarding colored vinyl. These are just a few examples — show us your choices! First off, did we need this repress? Custom … "headline": "True Colors: Differences Between Black and Colored Vinyl", Your description of the picture disc process is incorrect. I get the one copy i can afford or like the most (when pre ordering for example). Prices as low as $3.15 Per Yard. color from the past :). Equipment that likely needs to be serviced and / or set up properly. 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