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In Reply to: RE: Interesting indeed---a business model based on ripping off from both ends: posted by mwhitmore on November 11, 2011 at 09:53:29
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"In this land right now, some are insane and they're in charge. To hell with poverty, we'll get drunk on cheap wine."
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Hi Sordid,
As a college freshman in 1960 I joined the Columbia House Record Club for their intro offer. I don't remember any different markings on the jacket or label with those. It does seem like the records had a sealed plastic sleeve (rounded at one end like the record, square at the other end) rather than the usual paper sleeve but if so, I changed those long ago so now I can't tell.
I think the offer was choose to 10 or 12 records for $.01, then agree to buy 5 or 6 more at the regular price. I got out then so only received 15 to 18 in total. My player at the time was real crap but I never noticed any sonic issues years later as my systems improved. Not sure I could identify all of those today but I still have most of them.
I also have a few used Columbias purchased years later that are labeled Columbia Special Products. Could those be the ones you are referring to?
"For a nominal service fee,
you can reach nirvana tonight."
1. Different mastering, - the records sounded different....
2. They did not have the label's ID codes in fine print surrounding the sticker.
3. The stickers were often askew and misapplied and/or wrinkled.
4. The vinyl itself was actually thinner sometimes....
"In this land right now, some are insane and they're in charge. To hell with poverty, we'll get drunk on cheap wine."
None of the ones I bought had stickers on the jacket or record label.
"For a nominal service fee,
you can reach nirvana tonight."
is a sticker....
"In this land right now, some are insane and they're in charge. To hell with poverty, we'll get drunk on cheap wine."
...how were they made worse? Were they recorded from 8th generation copies or something? Crappy vinyl?
many 45s used recycled vinyl - paper labels and all!
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"In this land right now, some are insane and they're in charge. To hell with poverty, we'll get drunk on cheap wine."
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