Engraved Versus Factory Stamped

[Guest]

Hi

Anyone give me advice on whether an 'engraved' piece of viynl is a bootleg? Had someone tell me that unless viynl has a 'Factory Stamp' then it is not the original. Cant see why a bootlegger would engrave viynl anyway, what would the point be?

Any views would be apprciated.

Cheerz

[Soul-slider]

Hi

Anyone give me advice on whether an 'engraved' piece of viynl is a bootleg? Had someone tell me that unless viynl has a 'Factory Stamp' then it is not the original. Cant see why a bootlegger would engrave viynl anyway, what would the point be?

Any views would be apprciated.

Cheerz

Not true mate, some record pressing plants have their own stamp, smaller pressing plants don't have any and the log number is scratched in. I've got originals that have no stamp whatsoever, especially on the smaller independant labels.

[Guest mel brat]

Hi

Anyone give me advice on whether an 'engraved' piece of viynl is a bootleg? Had someone tell me that unless viynl has a 'Factory Stamp' then it is not the original. Cant see why a bootlegger would engrave viynl anyway, what would the point be?

Any views would be apprciated.

Cheerz

Don't think US Motown factory stamped their records for a start did they??

Edited January 22, 2007 by mel brat