Pete S Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 I'd love to know why there is a gold vinyl of The Professionals. Was it to get it noticed? 2 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
MrsWoodsrules Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Never had much on colour vinyl, one I can remember I had is a Ral Donner disk. Other than that, coloured vinyl was really out of the norm, but you wouldn't come across many in the bar at Wigan in my time, first I ever really seen was with the Punk Rock scene made them popular. 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Philb Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Never had much on colour vinyl, one I can remember I had is a Ral Donner disk. Other than that, coloured vinyl was really out of the norm, but you wouldn't come across many in the bar at Wigan in my time, first I ever really seen was with the Punk Rock scene made them popular. You see a lot of doowop 45 on coloured vinyl my wife has a lot I think she has a Pete Cooke & Baby Dolls on blue or white vinyl amongst others. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Jaco Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 You see a lot of doowop 45 on coloured vinyl my wife has a lot I think she has a Pete Cooke & Baby Dolls on blue or white vinyl amongst others. That Pete Cooke thing on blue vinyl is from 63/4. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Premium Stuff Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Isn't there an Eddie Foster - I never knew - on a multi colored IN.? Yes but they are boots Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Pete S Posted November 29, 2013 Author Share Posted November 29, 2013 There's a Tonnettes on red vinyl, all those Bobby Patterson things on yellow vinyl, various coloured vinyl 60's bootlegs from P.A. including The Volumes, Blues Busters on red vinyl though thats Jamaican I think... Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
MrsWoodsrules Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 You see a lot of doowop 45 on coloured vinyl my wife has a lot I think she has a Pete Cooke & Baby Dolls on blue or white vinyl amongst others. Yeah, I know they are plenty of northern out there on colour Phil, just wasn't that common, I just didn't see em much. Although, if I remember correctly, didn't some of the Casino Classic/Grapevine stuff come on colour vinyl too? But was generally referring to U.S. originals. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Philt Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 You can't beat a gold un Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Marc Forrest Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 You see a lot of doowop 45 on coloured vinyl my wife has a lot I think she has a Pete Cooke & Baby Dolls on blue or white vinyl amongst others. Yes, when I collected the Logo label I had that one too, light blue non see through vinyl. It looked good! I had at one point the Monoraxs on Astra in I think four diffetent colours! Think I kept the red one. Loads of coloured labels esp in the group and doo wop section of my collection left Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
TOAD Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Jamaican studio one ska came out on in various colours Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Rupert Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 There's a Tonnettes on red vinyl, all those Bobby Patterson things on yellow vinyl, various coloured vinyl 60's bootlegs from P.A. including The Volumes, Blues Busters on red vinyl though thats Jamaican I think... i no its not soul but ive put a diana dors red vinyl for sale on ebay and its from 1960. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
pogo paul Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Don't see what all the fuss is about. Records should be black, end of. Coloured vinyl should be strictly reserved for all them shite pop tunes from the 70's that came out on coloured vinyl. It's much harder to check condition on anything other than black as well.In my experiance, coloured vinyl wear out after about 10 plays, I had the Kent lp "For Dancers Only" on red vinyl and completely wore it out,What's the point of that? frame it and put it on the wall???? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
boba Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 lots of times colored vinyl was actually done by pressing plant employees. Tefteller had this score where he went to the house of some dude who worked at a pressing plant and he had a completely unique collection of multicolor splattered vinyl of rare records. Tefteller at least had a website with them pictured, don't know if it's still up. even when it wasn't a rogue employee, it seems like certain plants tended to do them. there might have been something like the plant owner asking the label owner if they wanted to press a few up on colored vinyl as some sort of promotion. 2 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Paul Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Pete's right, coloured vinyl records have existed for a hundred years, more for show than for sound quality. Raw vinyl is actually transparent. It becomes black after carbon black powder is added to the mixture to get a smoother blend of ingredients and it also happens to reduce the surface noise of the material. Carbon black is better for this because it's non-reflective, that's why records are usually black - or at least a carbon grey kind of colour. Those Pye pressings from the 1970s looked red and a bit transparent when held up to the light so I assume that's because of another ingredient. If coloured powders were used instead of carbon black it would result in higher surface noise, that's why most coloured vinyl records don't sound as good. I assume it also means the mixture isn't as smooth or consistent. Paul P.S. I've heard it said that transparent vinyl is also better quality than coloured vinyl but I'm not sure why because it wouldn't be a smooth enough material unless some another process is involved. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 coloured vinyl records have existed for a hundred years, more for show than for sound quality Red vinyl was used quite a bit in Japan by Toshiba (Stateside, Liberty, Capitol etc.)...I think they look (and sound) fabulous...I believe when used it was for the first pressing run, but doesn't always hold true. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Driveller Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 It did, way before the 60's, remember those kiddies records in multicoloured vinyl, nursery rhymes etc Very true, Pete. In fact it's worth remembering that in 1949 when RCA Victor introduced the 45 RPM single, coloured vinyl was planned as the STANDARD system. They issued their first series of releases on different coloured vinyl according to the category: Pop - black Classical - red 'Light Classics' - midnight blue Country/Western - green Children's - yellow 'International' - sky blue Rhythm & Blues - 'cerise' (though often described as 'orange') Have a look at the first 45 (Arthur Big Boy Crudup) on Popsike and you'll see in action. All the best, Nick Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Driveller Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Quick note before Mike closes the thread - while we're on coloured vinyl - 2 of my personal fave pieces: One I didn't get my hands on (quite pricey) - https://www.popsike.com/NORTHERN-SOUL-Monster-CHUCK-FLAMINGO-Whats-My-Chances-ROJAC-M-GREEN-WAX-HEAR/110868756979.html and one I did (quite cheap - about £3 from a record fair in the '90s): Both quite nice, I think. All the best, Nick Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 (edited) At the risk of turning this into a coloured vinyl thread - has anyone mentioned the Ted Taylor and Artistics Okeh releases on purple wax? edit - this was split from another thread. That's what the first part of my sentence refers to. Just don't want to appear more of a dimwit than usual. Thank you. Edited December 1, 2013 by Godzilla Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
KevH Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Got a novelty appeal to them.I suppose that was the objective from a selling point.I would have avoided coloured vinyl bitd because they didn't look kosher. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest newone Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 I have a record on the lemon label(not soul so its not a lemon soul)and yes the vinyl is lemon (lol) Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Gordy/Tamla/Motown white labels look nice on red wax & they sound OK. I think it was often done by various labels as a straight forward marketing ploy to make the record stand out. There's a few on the Texas Dynamic, Jox and Cobra labels on red wax. Another one, Swiss Movement on gold Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Cunnie Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Bought this a few weeks ago & it's still available here at Juno on red vinyl.https://www.juno.co.uk/products/frankie-knuckles-presents-directors-lets-stay-home/509339-01/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0QYXUkdZqA Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Peter99 Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Swiss Movement I Wish Our Love Would Last For Ever was gold - always looked nice and a great record. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYDvYGOMwIs Peter Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Tony Smith Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Got the purple Okehs and the Jetstream yellows has anyone else Jetstreams changed colour? And there are quie a few that are purple at light too if you know what I mean? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Simon T Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 A few off the www 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest gaz thomas Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 (edited) I'd love to know why there is a gold vinyl of The Professionals. Was it to get it noticed? i had a copy of willie rosario - wobbly blues on bmc in the 80s on red vinyl it came via martin coppel via my mate john evans who was staying with him at the time it was totally original its the only boogaloo 45 i have ever had on mad coloured vinyl Edited December 1, 2013 by gaz thomas Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Mark R Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Quite popular again of late, here's some faves, new and old..................... Cheers, Mark R Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
sepia Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 got a gail winters goldie. 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Platters 81 Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 del satins green vinyl.....i didnt buy Dave A's yellow vinyl......my theory is that Soussan distributed these to UK DJs to promote the boot? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 del satins green vinyl.....i didnt buy Dave A's yellow vinyl......my theory is that Soussan distributed these to UK DJs to promote the boot? Ha! I have a red one! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 In fact it's worth remembering that in 1949 when RCA Victor introduced the 45 RPM single, coloured vinyl was planned as the STANDARD system. They issued their first series of releases on different coloured vinyl according to the category: 'International' - sky blue True...here's one from the Latin shelf...yes my name is David and I collect Latin records Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Got the purple Okehs and the Jetstream yellows has anyone else Jetstreams changed colour? And there are quie a few that are purple at light too if you know what I mean? Have some yellow JetStreams with brown bleeding in...and indeed some more brown with yellow bleeding through! Quite a few mid-6Ts NYC discs from Big Top, Diamond etc are brown when held up to a bright light. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest stevie frear Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 (edited) Edited December 2, 2013 by stevie frear Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Tezza Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Picture of The Professionals on Gold Vinyl anyone ? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Soulsider Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Picture of The Professionals on Gold Vinyl anyone ? Here on Manship's website https://www.raresoulman.co.uk/auction/latest/ 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Labeat Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Little Stanley, "The PW", red vinyl Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Mr Faye Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Pete's right, coloured vinyl records have existed for a hundred years, more for show than for sound quality. Raw vinyl is actually transparent. It becomes black after carbon black powder is added to the mixture to get a smoother blend of ingredients and it also happens to reduce the surface noise of the material. Carbon black is better for this because it's non-reflective, that's why records are usually black - or at least a carbon grey kind of colour. Those Pye pressings from the 1970s looked red and a bit transparent when held up to the light so I assume that's because of another ingredient. If coloured powders were used instead of carbon black it would result in higher surface noise, that's why most coloured vinyl records don't sound as good. I assume it also means the mixture isn't as smooth or consistent. Paul P.S. I've heard it said that transparent vinyl is also better quality than coloured vinyl but I'm not sure why because it wouldn't be a smooth enough material unless some another process is involved. Really cool information paul Love to learn about things like that Aaron Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Missgoldie Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 I have nothing worth while to contribute to this thread other than that I can't stand coloured vinyl. I only have one in my collection. 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Geeselad Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 (edited) seem to remember some purple vinyl Okeh's or is that just my addled mind playing tricks, anyone? Edited December 5, 2013 by geeselad Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
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