"Keith G" wrote in message
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"jasee" wrote


This is quite an interesting thread: I had no idea there was such a thing
as recycled vinyl, though I used to live near a pressing plant in New
Malden and once went to see it (about 35 years ago?)

What about original vinyl now? Hast the vinyl of 30-40 years ago
inevitably detoriorated in other ways? Was recycled vinyl used then?



If what I heard was anything like the truth, vinyl was recycled back in
the 70s due to the 'Oil Crisis' at the time. Today, given the far smaller
number of records produced and the virtual disappearance of the
supply/return mechanism on a broad scale, I *suspect* it's unlikely
anybody actually bothers to **** about recycling records....


The Oil Crisis was when the ultra thin LP came in, it was all about
conserving oil products at that time. I know because of the oil tankers I
served on at the time were ordered to go at half speed to save burning up to
much of the stuff. Going from Rotterdam to the Persian Gulf and back took
about 4 months with no going ashore & made the crews stir crazy. Thats the
reason I give for being an audiophile ;-)