[Vintage-Audio] Re Pirate Album Replications?

[Duane Fischer, W8DBF]

Hello Bob,

Thank you.

Question: But no paper liner that the album slides into? Maybe I just never 
got lucky and bought one without it! Was it ever normal to sell albums 
without the paper jacket?

Duane Fischer, W8DBF/WPE8CXO
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Nickels" <w9ran at oneradio.net>
To: "Vintage home and professional audio equipment from 1975 back" 
<vintage-audio at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 1:09 PM
Subject: Re: [Vintage-Audio] Re Pirate Album Replications?


> Duane Fischer, W8DBF wrote:
>>
>> Then upon removing the actual album I discovered it was Dynaflex! Now 
>> unless I am totally wrong here, Dynaflex was not put into the marketplace 
>> until about 1971. Hence, this album could not be an "original" from 1968 
>> with Dynaflex!
> Hi Duane,
>
> According to Record Collectors Guild online. Dynaflex was:
>
> "Ultra-thin pressings of high-grade Virgin Vinyl introduced by RCA Victor 
> in late 1969. Although considered inferior by most collectors because they 
> do not seem flat when held, they actually have much quieter surfaces then 
> most of the popular records pressed by RCA in the mid-to-late-1960s due to 
> the extraordinarily high percentage of reground vinyl used in all but its 
> Red Seal, Vintage Series, and Original Cast pressings. Dynaflex was also 
> less prone to breakage and permanent warping in shipment. Its lighter 
> weight reduced shipping costs and allowed for the use of a higher grade of 
> vinyl because less material was required. They were supposed to lie flat 
> on the turntable due to their own weight, but RCA forgot that many people 
> had changers with 8-inch turntables!"
>
> So now that we've narrowed the time span down to a 1968 record and a 1969 
> process, my bet is someone at RCA just made this "running change" without 
> making any comment to consumers.
>
> 73, Bob W9RAN
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