Why don't people like black vinyl??

[fixedfrequencies]

because white boys just feel inferior around anything thats 12" and black.

/thread

[chutterhanban]

George Bush doesn't care about black vinyl.

winning

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[mindovermatter]

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[GradedOnACurve]

I like 180 gram whatever color the artwork is.

Black looks even better if it goes with the album art.

I think this looks awesome together.

Anyone know where I could get a copy of this on the cheap?

[tylerrr]

because white boys just feel inferior around anything thats 12" and black.

/thread

[kickinfatbeats]

i personally have opted for the colored versions of several albums simply because they the more rare variant - i.e. the HT deftones stuff: colored limited to 2000, black who knows? 5000+?

[vinylville]

I'm likely a bit older than some of you and have a lot of records.

Most of them are black vinyl. Thats how it used to be, for the most part.

I have a few colored vinyl LPs and even some colored 78s and 45s but honestly

I always looked at it as a marketing strategy by the record companies more than

a sound quality factor or some other technical benefit.

They look cool on the turntable, that much is clear.

[mclz]

Black looks even better if it goes with the album art.

I think this looks awesome together.

Yes, that is true. Although the original label didn't look so good:

I still think the label is the most important piece of a record's aesthetic.

I think the old label was the default Reprise label on records.

[coreyc]

I usually go for color if its an option usually cause I like having a rarer variant.

But, I am a noob when it comes to record collecting I really just started not to long ago does the black vinyl have better sound quality.

[violetflower]

Isn't coloreds just another name for blacks?

[derkwithano]

lol @ people saying certain colors sound better than other colors

[gabpower]

lol @ people saying certain colors sound better than other colors

I'm pretty sure I've seen vinyl experts talking about how virgin vinyl will sound better. Vinyl is basicly clear but black additives are added to make it last longer. So without making a very long post about it, clear vinyl should be the best sounding then after that it's black because of the special additives.

Too bad I can't find my sources back.

[hirize]

I'm guilty of getting caught up in the colored vinyl craze lately- especially swirls- will go outta my way and pay more for any color variant over the black pressing. just makes it a little more fun I guess. I wish they'd start making heavy-weight picture discs so they might sound as good as non-picture discs.

Speaking of colored pressings, anyone know anywhere selling Fu Manchu's In Search Of in blue?

[moonbeams]

lol @ people saying certain colors sound better than other colors

Before I sold my variants last week, I listened to them all very closely to see which one sounded best so I could keep the best sounding one.

I found that black did sound the best.

I also found that there was no relationship between color and sound quality amongst colored vinyl. However, where in one pressing clear green was the weakest, in another clear green was the strongest.

I believe that it is not the color that determines a record quality, but other factors. If you were to press 10 records in a row, it is possible that some will sound better than others.

[flood]

also records pressed earlier in the run technically sound better than ones later in the run..... go google hot stampers and witness a whole nother realm of vinyl collection douchebaggery

[slinch]

I wish they'd start making heavy-weight picture discs so they might sound as good as non-picture discs.

Weight ≠ sound quality. Picture discs sound bad because of the way they're made.

[jerseydave77]

go google hot stampers and witness a whole nother realm of vinyl collection douchebaggery

I just read up on Hot Stampers - holy shit people are truly stupid and lazy.