First Colored Vinyl Record

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First colored vinyl record. 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. 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. Down in the weeds where the world once was red orange colored vinyl vinyl 2lp.

Omaha indie heroes first new album since 2011 details. But as early as 1899 the vitaphone talking machine co. Astro coast 10th anniversary edition colored vinyl vinyl 2lp record store day kanine records. 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. It is generally accepted that the label vocalion pressed the first colored 78 rpm which was a rusty maroon color or red as in vocalion red records are best like their advertisements claimed around 1917. The vinyl and the sleeve or cover will have clearly visible defects lower grades like poor or fair may well not play through every time without skipping and will display noticeable cosmetic damage like cracks on the vinyl or tears on the sleeve vinyl records will sometimes be given a play grade and a visual grade. Made records that were brownish red in color.

Vamos a la playa w nicolas muñoz lab exclusive edition of 800. Pre dating vinyl the early 78s were made of shellac and the reddish color was intended to set their product apart from the black. The earliest examples of colored vinyl records date to 1908 with the introduction of blue amberol cylinders by the edison company. 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.

Colored vinyl records history. The first discs by berliner gramophone were black and that has been the standard color for gramophone records ever since.