alocispepraluger102 Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 (edited) mercury recordings of the late 50's/early 60's had this awesome smell when you opened the jacket. it seemed to be on the vinyl itself. they should have marketed the fragrance. as i recall, the capitol's smelled nice, too, but not that great. does anyone recall any top smelling vinyls? Edited December 12, 2007 by alocispepraluger102 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 You reminded me of the "Mercury smell" but never encountered the Capitol. My guess it was a residual effect of the printer's laminating process for the covers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alocispepraluger102 Posted December 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 (edited) i thought it might have been the staticguard. yeah, it was a bit inky. Edited December 12, 2007 by alocispepraluger102 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christiern Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 I don't associate any particular smell with Mercury records, but I have always liked the smell of acetate discs--even my 50 year old acetates have retained a prepossessing fragrance. Then, of course, there is Victor 22493, which was better than Woolworth's Evening in Paris, and should have been bottled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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alocispepraluger102 Posted December 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 chris is on a roll tonight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Brown Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 The Stein Song? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 YES! Mercury Records from that era do have a distinctive aroma! But the BEST smelling LPs are Casablanca albums from the mid to late 70s... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 First "smellie" I encountered was Grant Green's "Easy" on Versatile. Then all the other Versatile albums I bought, until the label moved into Buddha's ambit, smelt like that. And the smell never goes. Now THAT is something I find strange. There were some Gospel companies whose LPs smelt like that. I think Atlanta International/Gospearl was one of them. Some Malaco double LP sets like the Florida Mass Choir's "Let the Holy Ghost lead you" smell the same. But I've ever encountered smelly Savoy LPs that were manufactured by Malaco in the same period. But in all these - and other - cases, it seems to me that it's the actual record that smells, not the sleeve. You only get the smell when you get the record out. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Beat Steve Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 There were some Gospel companies whose LPs smelt like that. That reminds me of one or two Excello twofers I bought new in the late 70s. They had a funny and intense smell unlike any European records that would have made them immediately recognizable if I had been doing a blindfold test. I did notice a similarly intense smell with other U.S. pressings with cardboard covers (though far from all, and the smell of that Excello was unlike that of the others). I don't know if it is the typical U.S. cardboard covers of the 70s with their lousy printing inks that develop ring wear faster than you can pull the record out of your rack but it does seem like the smell of some U.S. printing ink did move on into the interior of the sleeves and maybe settled in the vinyl. Or was it the label glue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 I just tried a few Excello LPs from that era. Yes, they do smell just a bit different from the Versatiles and other gospel labels. I also tried a few Nashboro and Creed LPs from the same period - "Slim & the Supreme Angels sing old favorites" smells - but rather different from any of the Excello LPs; and different from the other smellies I have. I did get a strong feeling that this was more to do with the shrinkwrapping that's still on that copy than the vinyl - but after you've sniffed a few... MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christiern Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 Should we, perhaps, initiate a Sound Sniffer's thread? Excluding, of course, the many recordings that would stink on any label or tape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umum_cypher Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 This thread crosses the line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 This thread crosses the line The Equator? MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christiern Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 Kindly specify line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 I've never had a 'sniffy' thing about vinyl. Some of mine smell a bit musty these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user0815 Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 substance-abuse glorification shouldn't be allowed here. glue sniffing can damage your brain cells ... i'm just saying ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 substance-abuse glorification shouldn't be allowed here. glue sniffing can damage your brain cells ... i'm just saying ... Never thought of that - but never noticed any improvement in the music, either. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 Kindly specify line. It's probably what made those Casablanca albums smell like they did... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 Kindly specify line. It's probably what made those Casablanca albums smell like they did... That was the artwork And Parliament's costumes MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man with the Golden Arm Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 this one smelled right outta the shrink wrap. his "all senses" album ... so was that lavender or pitchooli? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 this one smelled right outta the shrink wrap. his "all senses" album ... so was that lavender or pitchooli? Yes, it does - even now, just tried it. I don't know if the UK version does, but mine's an original. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 PCBs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christiern Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 I am told by leading historians that no recording is as funky as the Bolden cylinder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertrand Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 Not only do leading historians say it, but so does Wynton Marsalis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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