[Vintage-Audio] Re Pirate Album Replications?

[Duane Fischer, W8DBF]

Hi Bob (and all):

I noticed the first Dynagroove albums in 1970, but mostly from 1971 forward. 
Then in the late seventies, guessing about 1977, the thickness of the album 
increased. Sort of a halfway between the original pre-Dynaflex junk and the 
Dynaflex junk.

I do have numerous albums with the plastic jackets, but all date from the 
eighties forward. Those with production dates prior to the eighties were 
reissues! The jacket said "1969", but it was actually pressed in 1985.

Bob, I HATE those plastic jacket things! Worse then trying to thread a 
needle when one is totally blind!

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" 
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Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 8:54 PM
Subject: Re: [Vintage-Audio] Re Pirate Album Replications?


> Duane Fischer, W8DBF wrote:
>> 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?
>>
> Hi Duane,
>
> I guess I have never seen a new LP that didn't have a paper sleeve. 
> Although I remember hearing even in the mid-70s about how the paper would 
> degrade and ruin your records,  and replaced some with plastic sleeves, I 
> don't recall seeing plastic ones used on new LPs either.
>
> Duane's original question prompted me to wonder - how much, if any control 
> did the recording artist have over the actual physical product?   For 
> example, as early as 1964 there was a pretty consistent negative view of 
> RCAs "Dynagroove" process, but they kept on using it until the late 1970s. 
> Other companies were using a high percentage of "reground" plastic rather 
> than virgin vinyl.    I've never read a record contract, but I wonder if 
> the artist had any "say so" in this or whether the record manufacturer had 
> total control over the vinyl material and process, even if it did affect 
> the quality of the product.
>
> 73, Bob W9RAN
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