piaptk Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Hello everyone, I've got a new series of CD/Vinyl Hybrid singles that I call CD-Records. They play on your turntable and in your CD Player. Same song in analog and digital format. Available as a set or individually. Includes a custom center-spindle adapter. I'm releasing 50 of each (they are all limited to 100-300 copies) ahead of the official pre-order to try to gauge interest in the lesser known artists before my PR campaign launches later this month. The line up is pretty incredible, in my opinion. Scott Mcmicken (Dr. Dog), Jason Lytle (Grandaddy), Circulatory System, Little Wings, Wooden Wand, Simon Joyner, Money Mark (Beastie Boys), Howe Gelb (Giant Sand), R Stevie Moore, Benoit Pioulard, Julian Gasc (Stereolab), Spaceface (mem of the Flaming Lips), The Blank Tapes, This Frontier Needs Heroes, Juston Stens, Great Lakes, Cory Gray, Briana Marela, Assateague, LABRYYYNTH, American Monoxide, Graves. www.PIAPTK.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC1221 Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 I'm a dr dog fanboy, so I bought the Scott McMicken one. If nothing else it will be a conversation piece... not sure I've even heard of this format before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChardeeMacDennis Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Not sure how well this format will work but it's interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smailtronic Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Not sure how well this format will work but it's interesting I had an Anberlin release that was like this. It played fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFP Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 I had an Anberlin release that was like this. It played fine. I also have the Anberlin one, there is also a Mars Volta hyrbid CD and a couple others.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glass realms Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 The difference between the VinylDisc singles (the Anberlin and Mars Volta singles) is that those are CDs and 5" vinyl records glued together. It sounds like these CD-Records are CDRs with the digital song burned onto the CD side and then the analog song lathe cut onto the other side. I'm concerned what kind of wear this would cause the stylus since the CDR is made of polycarbonate and not PVC. (And yes, I know this is more of a novelty item instead of something that is to be played regularly.) DC1221 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piaptk Posted October 14, 2014 Author Share Posted October 14, 2014 The difference between the VinylDisc singles (the Anberlin and Mars Volta singles) is that those are CDs and 5" vinyl records glued together. It sounds like these CD-Records are CDRs with the digital song burned onto the CD side and then the analog song lathe cut onto the other side. I'm concerned what kind of wear this would cause the stylus since the CDR is made of polycarbonate and not PVC. (And yes, I know this is more of a novelty item instead of something that is to be played regularly.) These will not harm your needle. I drop test (up down up down) and play records through all day long, in two shifts, so, literally 12 hours a day, playing these and my polycarbonate cuts, and I only have to replace my needle once a year or so, and that is with the needle being physically dropped onto the disc 200+ times a day. Polycarbonate is no harder than PVC, and the playback needle doesn't know the difference anyway... it's not trying to cut anything, it's just skating over the top of a plastic... Your tonearm weight and anti-skate should really set pretty light and neutral anyway for best life from your needle. These are lathe cut, vs. pressing, but they sound pretty damn good for lathe cuts (CDs use a very high quality polycarbonate), and I've gotten much better tracking results... still no guarantee for really shitty old players or $60 crosleys, but I test them on those too, and don't have many problems. glass realms 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballisticgoat Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Picked up a copy of the Scott McMicken one. I will probably grab a copy of Juston Stens when I have more money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just a normal guy kevin Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 If i was rich, I'd buy so many of these releases. Very cool experiments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glass realms Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 These will not harm your needle. I drop test (up down up down) and play records through all day long, in two shifts, so, literally 12 hours a day, playing these and my polycarbonate cuts, and I only have to replace my needle once a year or so, and that is with the needle being physically dropped onto the disc 200+ times a day. Polycarbonate is no harder than PVC, and the playback needle doesn't know the difference anyway... it's not trying to cut anything, it's just skating over the top of a plastic... Your tonearm weight and anti-skate should really set pretty light and neutral anyway for best life from your needle. These are lathe cut, vs. pressing, but they sound pretty damn good for lathe cuts (CDs use a very high quality polycarbonate), and I've gotten much better tracking results... still no guarantee for really shitty old players or $60 crosleys, but I test them on those too, and don't have many problems. Thanks for the info. I went ahead and ordered two singles. Looking forward to checking them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apirk Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Got the wooden wand and might pick up a couple more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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piaptk Posted October 19, 2014 Author Share Posted October 19, 2014 Today is the last day to get any of these in the pre-pre-order stage. I'll be making them unavailable until the official release date in November, after the PR campaign has launched. http://piaptk.limitedrun.com/products/535023-pre-pre-order-cd-record-series-digital-analog-hybrid-discs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piaptk Posted October 24, 2014 Author Share Posted October 24, 2014 Here is a video one of my customers made of a CD-Record I made for them, for those who are curious about them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLKpUx49wcs#t=65 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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