Guest Posted December 19, 2008 Posted December 19, 2008 in record listings, what does Bb mean in relation to the label? (chess record label) cheers mick
Guest miff Posted December 19, 2008 Posted December 19, 2008 in record listings, what does Bb mean in relation to the label? (chess record label) cheers mick Its the drill hole you see through the label on some 45s
Guest Posted December 19, 2008 Posted December 19, 2008 does it affect value on more expensive 45s? cheers mick
Chalky Posted December 19, 2008 Posted December 19, 2008 does it affect value on more expensive 45s? cheers mick not really, often collectors can't be so choosy. Dealers will often say if there is a bb hole but rarely if ever does it affect the price, some dealers don't even mention the fact there is a bb hole.
Guest mel brat Posted December 19, 2008 Posted December 19, 2008 not really, often collectors can't be so choosy. Dealers will often say if there is a bb hole but rarely if ever does it affect the price, some dealers don't even mention the fact there is a bb hole. Casting back to my early days of buying US imports, I just felt that they just added to the charm and mystique of owning them, like the alternative "gold star" occasionally stamped onto the label - and that abnormally large centre hole! Weird!
Guest Posted December 19, 2008 Posted December 19, 2008 gold star???????????????????? cheers mick (i feel like an apprentice again)
45cellar Posted December 19, 2008 Posted December 19, 2008 (edited) gold star???????????????????? cheers mick (i feel like an apprentice again) -This one has Gold Star over the "V" In Oliver. Found mainly on ABC Related Labels. - -Identical other than the Bb Hole. Price normally about the same - Could be difficult to collect a Label without the odd Bb Hole here and there. -Nothing wrong with this - Definitely Original, but Unusual. DEMO Copies Under Normal Circumstances should NOT have a Bb Hole. The Gold Paint or Bb Hole only applied to Stock Copies It was a way to stop resale of Deleted / returned records at FULL PRICE second time around. In the same way L.P. Covers are Clipped or have Bb Hole. rong with this Edited December 19, 2008 by 45cellar
Guest mel brat Posted December 20, 2008 Posted December 20, 2008 (edited) -This one has Gold Star over the "V" In Oliver. Found mainly on ABC Related Labels. ...and deleted records on the MOTOWN label, as we established a few threads ago! If they're genuine "BB" (ball bearing) holes, does that mean that some bubblegum chewing kid was employed to actually shoot a 'B.B. gun' at piles of old records? I know that freckle-faced American kids were fond of their facsimile Winchester rifles and hunting guns back in the 60s*, but really... (B.B firing guns "...just like your dad's" were always advertised in the back pages of the Superman comics I read as a child)* Edited December 20, 2008 by mel brat
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