gimmick records

[megatrends]

From the 80's band "we've got a fuzzbox and we're gonna us it" a 12" single. One side had 3 or 4 tracks while the other had etchings of the band. Reckon it must've been machine done as i've seen 2 copies and the etching is identical, but how much the tooling to do such doodles.?

Computer controlled, not much work at all for a machine.

[Alec124c41]

Actually, that would probably have been stamped like any oyher record side.

Cheers,
Alec

[Cabbage Patch Elvis]

I'm with Alec on this one. I have a few of these, and the term "etched" is used fairly loosely here. Often the execution is underwhelming. It always sounds cool, though.

[jmikec93]

I dont know if this really counts but i pre-order a record that is pressed with powdered coffee in it. the store said it most likely will have noise from the coffee but will smell like coffee, so sounds like it basically for show.

http://paperplastick.limitedrun.com/products/17527

[megatrends]

I dont know if this really counts but i pre-order a record that is pressed with powdered coffee in it. the store said it most likely will have noise from the coffee but will smell like coffee, so sounds like it basically for show.

http://paperplastick.limitedrun.com/products/17527

Well now I've seen everything lol.

[jmikec93]

well turns out that i won't be one of the coffee records. i got an email that is was messing with the machines and coffee was getting pressed on other records. they were only able to press half of what they sold. unfortunately, i'm in the half that didn't get one.

[megatrends]

Actually, that would probably have been stamped like any oyher record side.

Cheers,
Alec

Yes what they do is laser etch the design with a computer into a plate and press it like any other record yes sir