How could this happen? I know little and have never thought about the manufacturing process of record labels. From this example, however, it is apparent that the printing process consists of two steps, the first being sunburst-background coloring and then typing various specific information including artist name, song title, catalog number, barcodes and so on (and this error occurred at the first step). Although it is not so unusual to come across LP and single records with typo, misprint or blank labels, I have never seen before this type of faulty production.
"You don't see no music on the records unless you watch the grooves. And that ain't much. That's pretty boring,"
once said Bruce Springsteen. Despite his words, I have never felt bored when looking at these vinyl analog artifacts.
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Feb 12, 2016
Collecting log: Unusual label error for My Hometown US 7" single
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That misaligned label at right gives a glimpse as to how 45 label sheets were laid out. For 3.5" trim labels as on styrene 45's, the bleed was designated 3.75" and such was also how they were centered on a sheet. I don't know if Pantone Warm Red or Magenta was used in conjunction with Pantone 123 to get that "sunburst" appearance on the label. If that right side pic is any indication, probably the latter.
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile, at that point, label sheet backdrops (on which label copy would be printed) generally came from Keystone Printed Specialties Co., Inc. of Scranton, PA. The light tint outside the label area was usually 20% halftone, regardless of color.
Hi wbhist, thank you so much for your insight and info, which I never thought of as I am totally not familiar with these things. Very interesting!
DeleteHave you ever seen a Born in the USA LP with the same label (side1) on both sides? Canadian Pressing 1984
ReplyDeleteNo, I haven't. That's an interesting finding. There must have been such error discs in circulation for each album. For example, I own an early U.S. copy of DARKNESS (Scranton pressing) carrying the SIDE2 label on both sides. I also have a mislabeled Mexican TUNNEL LP with the SIDE 1 label on SIDE2 and vice versa, and so on. Although many collectors disregard defective items, it's funny to encounter and see such error printings during hunting and collecting!
DeleteThe paper labels were in stacks. Somebody had to separate the sides and load them into the pressing machines, to plop on the top & bottom of the blob of melted vinyl (the size of a quarter-pounder). It's very easy to make this error. Then the stampers come down and press the record and it gets trimmed and slid onto a spindle.
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