Picture Disk Vinyl Plain
In this video we discuss the topic of picture disc vinyl records are they really worth your money or are they a waste of your time.
Picture disk vinyl plain. Vinyl still makes up the disc s core but the disc is pressed with the addition of a printed picture on either side sealed by a thin polyethylene foil on top. Rather than pressing directly into pure vinyl picture discs are made from a sandwich of materials to achieve a full color printed effect. The prototype of the lp was the soundtrack disc used by the vitaphone motion picture sound system developed by western electric and introduced in 1926. I want to keep the images as pristine as possible.
4 9 out of 5 stars 42. I have several picture discs in my record collection but i ve never played them. Dark crystal age resistance aureyal pic disc rsd 2020 9 26 lp vinyl record new. Solo picture discs by the four original members of kiss released in 1978.
Thriller vinyl picture disc by michael jackson cd sep 2008 2 discs cbs 19 50. Picture discs are gramophone records that show images on their playing surface rather than being of plain black or colored vinyl. Curved air s air conditioning was. Same issues as everyone else has indicated with skipping on when doves cry.
Instead of a plain old black disc you get a record with a picture of the singer in vibrant color. For soundtrack purposes the less than five minutes of playing time of each side of a conventional 12 inch 78 rpm disc was not acceptable. Frame my collection picture disc 12 lp vinyl record frame display black matting wooden black frame with wall hanger uv glass easy mount system. The sound on the picture disc is really exceptional for a picture disc when it s not skipping.
Collectors traditionally reserve the term picture disc for records with graphics that extend at least partly into the actual playable grooved area distinguishing them from picture label discs which have a specially illustrated and sometimes very large label and picture back discs which are illustrated on one unplayable side only. A set of four u s. Limited edition vinyl soundtracks vinyl picture disc vinyl picture discs explore cars pictures for walls explore huge pictures for. While most phonograph records are black except for the label in the center picture discs may display a photograph or artwork over the entire playing surface.
Back in the heyday of vinyl lp albums the picture disc was a unique variation highly sought by some collectors. Joker omps soundtrack bn exclusive picture disc vinyl lp record.