zeronyne Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 From another forum: Try playing a gold or platinum record from the RIAA. Our copy of McCartney's "Flowers in the Dirt" had some of the most amateur foul-mouthed rap I've ever heard (and I've heard a lot of bad demos.) We compared groove patterns, and out of twenty or so, there were 4 different records. Probably rejects or returns, bought wholesale and then gilded ( or whatever they do; spray paint?) Anyway, the records on the wall are actually playable.EDITED for freshness "For instance" is not proof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJDM Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 Hmmm... Gives new meaning to the line: "Do not send original master disks as demos. Due to the high volume of submissions to our office we will be unable to return your disk". DJDM.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitar Geezer Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 Right...I'm gonna rush right home, take one of em off the wall...and give it a spin Lynn G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedster Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 Wow...that's amazing! And to think I already used all of my gold records for clay pigeons... "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Klopmeyer Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 I've never actually spun a gold/platinum record on a turntable, but while looking at rows of them one day at a recording studio, I noted that several of them seemed to have the same groove pattern. I assumed it was just a mold from which all the ceremonial gold records were made... the ones that shared the same apparent song length and groove patterns were all from the same label. - Jeff Marketing Communications for MI/Pro Audio My solo music and stuff They Stole My Crayon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMcGuitar Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 Originally posted by Tedster: Wow...that's amazing! And to think I already used all of my gold records for clay pigeons...Like John Entwhistle? May all your thoughts be random! - Neil www.McFaddenArts.com www.MikesGarageRocks.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip OKeefe Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 One dead giveaway is if the number of tracks on a disk don't match up... another is if you never released the record on vinyl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtrmac Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 I was told that they just use any old LP that they have laying around. I guess thay figure that the real LP is worth money, it is a million seller after all. Mac Bowne G-Clef Acoustics Ltd. Osaka, Japan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedster Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 Originally posted by NMcGuitar: Originally posted by Tedster: Wow...that's amazing! And to think I already used all of my gold records for clay pigeons...Like John Entwhistle?I knew I'd heard or seen that before...figures... "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovepusher Sly Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 So in the future after our civilization has turned to dust, some archeologist will dig up a gold Paul McCartney album and think he sounds like Ludacris. How ironic. Sly Whasineva ehaiz, ehissgot ta be Funky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wraub Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 The studio where I used to work had quite a few discs on the walls, and while I worked there we had a few more come in. The companies who sent them to us pretty much admitted to me that they were any old disc they had lying around, almost never the actual record on the attached label. Often, I was told, they are cut-outs that never sold, bought in lots for scrap and recycling. This is how they get recycled. Well, one of the ways... Peace, wraub [edited to add minty flavor] I'm a lot more like I am now than I was when I got here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spokenward Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 one thing to keep in mind - There are a lot of different suppliers of "award plaques". Not all of the awards you see are RIAA awards. The different official award styles over time are documented at the RIAA site The RIAA gets a pretty good price for official awards. here's a good link at lennon.net that alludes to the changes over time in the awards. It also name drops the official vendor. It may be apocryphal, but at one time I was told that gold 45's played in reverse - a product of the lacquer / stamper process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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