Liquid-Filled Vinyl Records Give New Meaning to the Term “Trippy Music”

September 18, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

Vintage vinyl? The good 180-gram stuff? Coloured vinyl? Picture discs? Holographic etchings? Nice, but passe. The cool kids are now collecting liquid-filled vinyl.

It’s just how it sounds: two transparent pieces of vinyl sandwiching oils of various colours. And when these puppies start spinning on a turntable, the effect is pretty trippy.

Read and see more at Vice. (My favourite is the limited-edition Aliens soundtrack that’s filled with xenomorph blood.)

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