Old Vinyl Or Repressed Recor

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Old vinyl or repressed recor.

45s lps 78s 12 singles. Promotional or promo copies of a record are often identified in some way and they often have a special label that indicates that the particular records was made for. I know a lot of people well maybe not a lot lol but a few who search high and low for original pressings of records rather than buy a new repressed version and would love to hear from people who only buy originals and why im assuming they re more valuable but im sure many people have their. Also known as singles because each side had a playing time of less than five minutes 45s.

Bits of paper were sometimes embedded in and around the edges of these wobbly new platters. The center labels were removed from old records and the vinyl was then melted down and reused. Search within our archive of 18 2 million sold auctions. But it was mostly an attempt to put a positive spin on a flimsier product.

Im an avid vinyl collector and curious about the whole original press vs. The most convenient way to sell old records. One factor that can affect vinyl records value is if the record in question is a promotional issue as opposed to a commercial or stock copy of the record. We would like to show you a description here but the site won t allow us.

You can find most any lp in this book from the the most popular pop records of the 50s and 60s to the most obscure art rock records of the late 70s. Tips for older more obscure international reggae and jazz lp s it is almost impossible to find out for certain whether the record is an original pressing. They just can t think of elvis without picturing that signature yellow sun record label or the beatles without recalling the label on all those capitol 45s with their trademark orange and yellow swirl. We buy lps 45s 78s.

A repress is identical to an original in that it is produced from the same source as the original. Repress reissue and remaster. For people of a certain age seven inch 45 rpm vinyl records are what music was and is all about. Rca records branded these as dynaflex citing innovation in vinyl production.