shamrocks Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 you know, not pressed on black? variations in covers do not count (i.e. yesterday and today, the velvet underground & nico) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicondevil Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 In the 50's Fantasy did jazz pressings on red. mrrom92 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Route36west1 Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 my grandfather has some radio promo 45s from (I believe) the 60's which are blue / green. not as old as the 50's ^ but I was surprised they pressed on color back then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 I am pretty sure I have seen colored 78s, but not in real life...not sure what year they would be from either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxxo Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Actually, the original 45's pressed by RCA (who debuted them in 1949) were pressed on a specific color of vinyl to indicate the type of music. You can see an ad here. scottheisel and homework 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxxo Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 I am pretty sure I have seen colored 78s, but not in real life...not sure what year they would be from either. Columbia had a famous (and now valuable) series of blue 78's in the 1930's. A company called Vogue made clear 78 picture discs in the 1940's. scottheisel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zacaroo21 Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Actually, the original 45's pressed by RCA (who debuted them in 1949) were pressed on a specific color of vinyl to indicate the type of music. You can see an ad here. Very cool. That add reminds me of tootsie pops for some reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isavedlatin54 Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Very cool. That add reminds me of tootsie pops for some reason. thought the same thing, haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paranoidantroyd Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Pretty sure Edison dropped an 11" filled with tears of children during the Great Depression, circa 1929. swemoll, killerofjoy605, somethingvinyl and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uniquemel0dy Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Pretty sure Edison dropped an 11" filled with tears of children during the Great Depression, circa 1929. It would be all dried up by now, or no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonbeams Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 I think the poster was asking what was the first variant, not the first colored vinyl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hipsterasfolk Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Deez nutz in '69 One Hundred Fifty-Two 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrocks Posted April 17, 2013 Author Share Posted April 17, 2013 okay, what was the first release that was able to capitalize on the idea that people would buy more than one copy of the same record. moonbeams 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexH. Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 I read somewhere (I think Our Band Could Be Your Life?) that Mudhoney's first single was pressed on brown vinyl, and when it went out of print super quick, they pressed more colors and marketed those as special collector's variants. It may be the first case of intentionally pressing limited runs of colored vinyl to bank on collector nerdery. This would be 1988. Wikipedia & Pette Discographies seem to back me up on this, although it says they got the idea from Amphetamine Reptile, so who the fuck knows: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touch_Me_I'm_Sick http://www.pettediscographies.com/subpop/sp18.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zacaroo21 Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 I read somewhere (I think Our Band Could Be Your Life?) that Mudhoney's first single was pressed on brown vinyl, and when it went out of print super quick, they pressed more colors and marketed those as special collector's variants. It may be the first case of intentionally pressing limited runs of colored vinyl to bank on collector nerdery. This would be 1988. Wikipedia & Pette Discographies seem to back me up on this, although it says they got the idea from Amphetamine Reptile, so who the fuck knows: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touch_Me_I'm_Sick http://www.pettediscographies.com/subpop/sp18.asp My dad bought me that book for my birthday. Haven't had a chance to open it yet, but looking forward to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrocks Posted April 17, 2013 Author Share Posted April 17, 2013 great book, i missed that tidbit the first time through Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonbeams Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 I read somewhere (I think Our Band Could Be Your Life?) that Mudhoney's first single was pressed on brown vinyl, and when it went out of print super quick, they pressed more colors and marketed those as special collector's variants. It may be the first case of intentionally pressing limited runs of colored vinyl to bank on collector nerdery. This would be 1988. Wikipedia & Pette Discographies seem to back me up on this, although it says they got the idea from Amphetamine Reptile, so who the fuck knows: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touch_Me_I'm_Sick http://www.pettediscographies.com/subpop/sp18.asp Road to Ruin was pressed on yellow in the UK in 78. Also in 78 were 25 black copies of the Misfit's Horror Business, the rest on yellow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrrom92 Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 In the 50's Fantasy did jazz pressings on red.Beat me to it. They were also pressed on blue, black, might be some other colors. But red was most common for 1st pressings. There was color vinyl before, but this is the first example I can think of where records were pressed on the same label for the same release, on different colored plastics. Fantasy 3-1 was released in either 1950 or 1951, if you'll excuse my rusty memory.The 1949 RCA victor 7" 45s are colored vinyl, but I wouldn't call them variants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futures Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Actually, the original 45's pressed by RCA (who debuted them in 1949) were pressed on a specific color of vinyl to indicate the type of music. You can see an ad here. That is so awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Hundred Fifty-Two Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 My dad bought me that book for my birthday. Haven't had a chance to open it yet, but looking forward to it. Stop posting and read this. AlexH. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emo Revival Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 I have a copy of Sgt. Peppers from the 70's on grey marbled vinyl. Def not the first colored vinyl but probably an early variant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noalarmplanet Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 I have a copy of Sgt. Peppers from the 70's on grey marbled vinyl. Def not the first colored vinyl but probably an early variant. Is it pinkish at all? I believe I have the same one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr. sincere Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Probably the Gaslight Anthem's first record. One Hundred Fifty-Two 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emo Revival Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Is it pinkish at all? I believe I have the same one. Yup, it's this one http://www.discogs.com/Beatles-Sgt-Peppers-Lonely-Hearts-Club-Band/release/2441151 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
withengineheart Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Joining the Beatles party with my copy of White on White pressed in 78. First ''variant'' I can think of released for collectability. A bunch of releases had gimmicks and sthuff with releases (Sticky Fingers, Cheech n' Chong, Sgt. Peppers etc) but they were the main release most often and not a collectable variant. Hmm.. good question OP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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