Related to what Ken is describing, this Wikipedia article on "Unusual types of gramophone records" has a thorough section on "Unusual grooving" too:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unusual_types_of_gramophone_records#Unusual_grooving Cheers, Jacob Odeluga, Ken wrote: > > Just to chip one other small thing on this regarding the part of your > question referring to: > > 'I'm thinking of things beyond concentric >> grooves, groove reversal (starting a record from the inside to play >> outward), and looped grooves." > > [I think you know all the following Denise. It's just for the record and > for those who don't know! ;-) > > There are several well-known Detroit electronic music records which > unconventionally play from 'inside-to-out'. > > Many of them were cut by renknowed cutting engineer, the late, great Ron > Murphy at NSC. > > http://fwd4.me/mEe > > Here's one which plays like that: > > Drexciya - Deep Sea Dweller > > http://fwd4.me/mEg > > > In fact Mr. Murphy was behind a number of unconventionally cut records of > the same ilk, including this one, which was one of NSC's more well-known > 'double-groove' cuts: > > Hidden In Plainsight EP > > http://fwd4.me/mEa > > > Ken > > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Elliot-Knight [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 05 November 2010 16:06 > To: Denise Dalphond > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: (313) Research question about vinyl manipulation > > I've never heard of it being done and I can't imagine it would work very > well - any adhesive along the seam would stand a good chance of seeping > into the grooves thus producing an obstacle for the needle > > Also, having seen enough microscopic images of vinyl record grooves I can > tell you that the grooves of two different records will not line up well > enough for the needle to track. > Once the needle hits the seam it's going to bounce out of that groove. At > best you could, if very lucky, find two records that might work but you'd > have to use a microscope to find a matching point between the two at any > point along their grooves. What more, if you were lucky enough to get the > needle to track at one point I would bet money that upon reaching the 180 > degree rotation the groove won't match and the needle will bounce. > > MEK > > Denise Dalphond <[email protected]> wrote on 11/03/2010 05:08:48 PM: > >> From: Denise Dalphond <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Date: 11/03/2010 05:09 PM >> Subject: (313) Research question about vinyl manipulation >> >> Hi all, >> >> Has anyone ever done or heard of anyone doing the following IN DETROIT: >> >> Physically manipulating a piece of vinyl by cutting it down the middle >> exactly and then gluing it to another half of vinyl so that the >> grooves match up and it can actually play? Or any other kind of >> dramatic vinyl manipulation? I'm thinking of things beyond concentric >> grooves, groove reversal (starting a record from the inside to play >> outward), and looped grooves. >> >> Feel free to message me directly if you'd rather. Thanks! >> >> -- >> Denise Dalphond >> Ph.D. Candidate >> Department of Folklore & Ethnomusicology Indiana University >> http://denisedjsdetroit.blogspot.com/ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Disclaimer > The information in this email and any attachments may contain proprietary > and confidential information that is intended for the addressee(s) only. > If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any > disclosure, copying, distribution, retention or use of the contents of > this information is prohibited. When addressed to our clients or vendors, > any information contained in this e-mail or any attachments is subject to > the terms and conditions in any governing contract. If you have received > this e-mail in error, please immediately contact the sender and delete the > e-mail. > > >
