I work in a pressing plant - the reason why most glow in the dark records sound pretty crappy is because a metal oxide powder needs to be mixed with the PVC to make them glow. Metal oxides can't melt with PVC so they stay suspended in the PVC extrusion and it's basically like baking sand into your record. We experimented with a technique to use one central piece of oxide doped PVC surrounded by pure clear PVC, the sound quality is much better but too time consuming to ever be commercially viable. The whole glow in the dark think is for novelty use only IMHO.
totally loved this..was not bored at all.. I am loving the glow in the dark vinyl, never knew it existed til recently when I saw the GHOSTBUSTERS glow in the dark vinyl, very cool. I want to track down a couple glow in the the dark records. We have some great used vinyl stores here in Montreal, gonna do some searching.. thanks for the video. Kirk.in Montreal
Thank you! Sounds like you watch both of them. I have some more cool videos planned for the near future (or at least by late summer). Thanks for subscribing
Variation in light output and duration is also due to the type of pigment powder used. The old and cheap glow in the dark pigment is zinc oxide which fades quickly and needs a higher ratio of powder to PVC, therefore worse sound quality. Strontium aluminate is much brighter and longer lasting so much less has to be added but it's a fairly recent invention. Green is the most efficient color, orange is generally too dark to be useful. Blue works ok but green is best.
I was going to mention that record. There are so many glow-in-the-dark that I could have gone on for another 10 minutes talking about the ones I don't have in my collection. So many records out there ;)
Another great video!! Love how you edit it all together. And don't give a shit about other complaining it's not all about the music. Design is an intrigal part of this whole experience and the inner ocd nerd wants it!
Loving your videos - and crazy vinyl! There is a Yellow Dog 7" of "Little Gods" that glows, can get that cheap of eBay and a Sarah Brightman & Steve Harley "Phantom of the Opera" 7" too. ✌️
OMG your so lucky to have all of those Glow in the Dark vinyls. I really want to get a bunch more for my collection. I only have a Michael Jackson Glow in the Dark. I've been collecting Record Albums since 1974. Thank you for the great video. Philip.🤩😍🥰
Mannn i'd love one of my albums to be printed on a record! Anyone can produce an mp3 and burn it to a CD but there's something special about having your music on vinyl!
+Cesar Juarez-Vargas - well, they were average price when they came out, at least. No idea about which ones might be overpriced (I know the Beach House one is, though)
I have Warren Zevons Excitable Boy on Glow in the Dark the worst sounding album I own it sounds like some played it with a four inch nail stylus before I brought, bad seriously bad 😂
GOZER'S DEN you can scan bar codes with the app on albums that have them, which makes it go faster but yes it's time consuming, what's excellent about it and why I tell my friends with large collections to do it, is...it gives you 3 estimates of the value of your collection. Which makes it easy to have estimate for get your collection insured
Another great video man. I always love how much you talk about design as it's something that interests me a lot too. P.S: Have you seen my Flaming Lips EP yet? ;)
I've only got one GITD 7" but there is pressing of Perturbator's Dangerous Days that I think glows red and is rare and sold for a lot these days. Too bad they sound noisy.
There is one vinyl I wanted to preorder, and it was glow in the dark, so I wanted to check if they sound bad (like picture disks). I got my answer! Thanks. I will order the colored version instead.
I love your videos so much. You seem like the nicest person and such a soothing voice. How many records do you own roughly? Amazing taste as well. Can't say enough.
I didn't realize glow in the dark records was still a thing until I saw your video. I was a heavy record collector in the early punk days and still own a glow in the dark UK import on Virgin Records called Moving Targets by a band called Penetration. I also have a UK sampler album for The Label that's a picture disc with an elaborate and colorful Medusa head which has many glow in the dark elements.
James Martin ☢️ Hi ! ➡️ Moving Targets 🎯 by Penetration # V 2109 On Virgin Records !!!! Mine Still GLOWS In The Dark after 40 years !!!! ( 1978 Release ) It's a great Album too !!!! 🎯➡️ ☢️ Cheers !! 🥃 Andy 🎸 O'Neil 🎩🍀🕷️😎 🖖
